Dear Sisters of the Centralia Stake,
I want to thank each of you sisters for the love and support that you have shown to me and those sisters that have served along with me as the Centralia Stake Relief Society Presidency for the past six years. It has been enjoyable! I have enjoyed the opportunity to visit your wards, meet you sisters and be strengthened by you. What a blessing it is to have the Gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives and to have an organization that provides what the sisters in the church need to help us be better women, wives, mothers, grandmothers, aunts, friends etc.
It has been a pleasure to have had the opportunity to get to know so many of you. I so admire your gifts, talents, your willingness to accept assignments and serve in so many capacities as needs have arisen. Heavenly Father and our Savior Jesus Christ provide so many opportunities to learn, grown and be strengthened through callings and service to others. As we put forth effort to do good, look for the good and help one another we grow and are strengthened.
I was thrilled this morning to raise my right hand to sustain our newly called Stake Relief Society president, Sister Addie Simper, first counselor, Sister Sally Montgomery, and secretary, Sister Heidi Simper. What wonderful women with testimonies of Relief Society, the Gospel of Jesus Christ and who understand the value and importance of women in the kingdom .
I have a testimony of the gospel, I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer, Joseph Smith is the prophet of the restoration, the priesthood has been restored to the earth at this time for the benefit and blessing to each of us. We have a living prophet today in Thomas S. Monson along with the Twelve Apostles as prophets, seers and revelators. Our Stake Presidency and our bishops have been called by proper authority. My heart is full to know that we live in the last days, much has been given to us and much is expected of each of us as we prepare for the second coming of our Lord and Master Jesus Christ.
May each of our testimonies grow and be strengthened as we learn more of our Father's kingdom here on earth as we strengthen home and family and assist those in need.
Love,
Sister Sallye Johnston
