Daughters in My Kingdom

I wish we could figure out a way to post pictures of the books to go along with our posts. Emma, do you know how to do that?

Daughters in My Kingdom was recently put out by the church and given to people at church (for free). It is a history of the Relief Society and also discusses the roles of women in the church, home, world, etc. I didn't really look at my copy until I was called to serve in Relief Society about 6 months ago and then I made it a part of my morning scripture study time--it's actually a pretty short book, but I only read small bits over the course of the 6 months--you could probably sit down and read it cover to cover in a few hours.

Anyway, I really liked it. I learned a lot of things I hadn't known before. I don't know if you guys heard about the pants thing down there in Utah but women and our role in the church has been/is/will be a big issue for a lot of people in and out of the church. As a practicing Mormon, I think it is important to learn about Relief Society and more importantly, my divine gifts/role as a woman and a daughter of a Heavenly Father. As I studied this book, I also read a really interesting article about women and the church. I would definitely recommend it and would love to know your thoughts on that as well.

Here's the link:
 http://www.fairlds.org/fair-conferences/2012-fair-conference/2012-to-do-the-business-of-the-church-a-cooperative-paradigm