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Relief Society Presidents: Bonnie D. Parkin

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The third in a family of five children, Bonnie Dansie was born on August 4, 1940 to Jesse and Ruth Butikofer Dansie. She grew up in Herriman, Utah, and attended Utah State University. A year after graduating, she met James L. Parkin, and the two were married in 1963 in the Salt Lake Temple. They have four sons. Bonnie served on the Relief Society general board from 1990 to 1994 under Elaine L. Jack, and then was called as second counselor in the Young Women general presidency. In 1997, her husband was called to serve as mission president of the … Continue reading →

Relief Society Presidents: Elaine L. Jack

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The first Relief Society president from outside of the United States, Elaine L. Jack was born March 22, 1928 in Cardston, Alberta, Canada only a quarter of a block away from the Alberta Temple. Elaine graduated high school as valedictorian, and went on to attend the University of Utah. During her first year of college, she met her future husband, Joseph E. Jack, although they didn’t become engaged until he graduated medical school. Married in the Alberta Temple on September 16, 1948, the young couple moved immediately to New York, where Joe completed his internship and residency. Two years later, … Continue reading →

LDS Week in Review April 23-28

We had a great week in the LDS blog last week. You can gain insights to this week’s lessons by reading Gospel Doctrine: Manifesting The Works of God, Gospel Doctrine: Physical and Spiritual Blindness, and RS/EQ: Technology, Blessings and Scriptures. This week for Relief Society we learned about serving as a teacher in Serving in Relief Society: Teacher. You can learn more about past presidents of the Relief Society by reading Relief Society Presidents: Elaine L. Jack, Relief Society Presidents: Mary Ellen Smoot, and Relief Society Presidents: Bonnie D. Parkin. There were several blogs on strengthening your family this week. … Continue reading →