Our New General Relief Society Presidency

General Conference was glorious! What an inspiring, thoughtful, uplifting Conference. We hope you had an opportunity to watch or listen to the messages from our prophet and our leaders.

Especially applicable to Relief Society - we have a new General Relief Society Presidency.

It's sad to say goodbye to Sis. Julie B. Beck, president, and her counselors Sis. Silvia H. Allred and Sis. Barbara Thompson. They have inspired us and guided us for many years. We are ever grateful to them for their service, their example, and their leadership.



Our new General Relief Society Presidency is -



Sis. Linda K. Burton (center), president, and her counselors, is. Carole M. Stephens (L) and Sis. Linda S. Reeves (R).

We are looking forward to their leadership and sustain them wholeheartedly.

Here's some quick info on the new presidency from http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/:

Sister Linda K. Burton was serving as a member of the Relief Society general board when she received her call to serve as the organization’s president at the April 2012 general conference. In her Church assignments, she spent three years serving with her husband as he presided over the Korea Seoul West Mission. They returned from Korea in 2010. She has served on the Primary general board and in various callings in the Young Women, Primary and Sunday School and as a seminary teacher.She studied elementary education at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and is married to Craig P. Burton. They have six children and 19 grandchildren.

Sister Carole M. Stephens was serving on the Relief Society general board when she accepted the call to serve as first counselor in the general presidency at the April 2012 general conference. She has served as stake and ward Relief Society president, ward Relief Society counselor, teacher and homemaking leader, ward Young Women president, member of a ward Primary presidency, Primary teacher, Cub Scout leader, Church-service missionary and seminary teacher.

Sister Linda S. Reeves was serving as the first counselor in her ward’s Relief Society when she was called to serve in the Relief Society general presidency at the April 2012 general conference. Previously she served with her husband when he was president of the California Riverside Mission. She has served as stake Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, ward young single adult adviser, Sunday School teacher and Primary chorister.
She graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor of arts degree in special education. She is married to Melvyn K. Reeves, and they are the parents of 13 children.