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Satan will do anything in his considerable power to neutralize the best of our divine nature by exploiting our vulnerabilities. He is expert at turning empathy into envy and charity into criticism. He knows that women filled with pride or jealousy are roadblocks to the Lord’s work, and if he can preoccupy us with feelings of inferiority or superiority—he can exploit either—he has a natural inroad to afflict families, friendships, and communities.
Almost every major scriptural sermon—the Sermon on the Mount, King Benjamin’s address, Alma’s address at the Waters of Mormon, and a number of others—focuses on the way we treat each other. We are admonished to turn the other cheek, to be reconciled to each other, and to love our enemies and pray for those who despitefully use us.
Unity is a natural outgrowth of charity.
As modern-day daughters of Eve, as inheritors of her majesty and her potential, we have work to do and influence to wield. Precisely because of our unprecedented access to both knowledge and technology, we can help advance the cause of Jesus Christ more than any women have ever been able to help.
One woman who endured the trek west recorded afterward, “I am grateful I was counted worthy to be a pioneer.” I am grateful you and I were counted worthy to come now, when everything is on the line, to be the women privileged to help prepare the world for the return of the Son of God. We can do it. I know we can.
