The Young Women General Presidency
The 1997-2002 Young Women General President Margaret D. Nadauld, center, and her counselors, Carol B. Thomas, left, and Sharon G. Larsen, right.
These women were the Young Women General Presidency when I began the Young Women program at age twelve. I don’t really remember much about them except the quote that you’ll find below, which was oft repeated to young women.
Members of the Young Women General Presidency travel around the world to visit young women of the Church and meet with other church leaders.
The Young Women General Presidency counsels with other general and local Church leaders to teach, serve, and watch over the young women of the Church. This includes providing opportunities for young women to grow and develop through Sunday instruction, weekly service and activities, and setting and achieving meaningful personal goals as they participate in the Church’s Children and Youth program. These efforts help young women build faith in Jesus Christ and strengthen their families, the Church, and their communities now and in the future.
- churchofjesuschrist.org
Women of God can never be like women of the world. The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity.
- Margaret D. Nadauld