"Remember, sisters, we all have our own challenges to work out while
passing the tests of mortality, and we probably often think ours are the
most difficult. Recognize limitations; no one can do everything. When
you have done the best you can, be satisfied and don’t look back and
second-guess, wondering how you could have done more. Be at peace within
yourselves. Rather than berate yourself for what you didn’t do,
congratulate yourself for what you did.
"Faithful women
and young women who have recently joined the Church already are
assisting in the work in many newly opened countries in eastern Europe,
including the Soviet Union. The work rolls forward in the vast continent
of Africa and is hastened through the service of
faithful women.
Righteous women join the Church in Asia and help to strengthen it in
their own lands. Many wonderful women valiantly serve the Lord in Latin
America and on the islands of the sea. In fact, dear sisters, your
influence for good is felt in 135 countries and territories where the
gospel is now being taught.
The
strength of this Church from its beginning in 1830 has been and will
continue to be enhanced through the faithful service of good women and
young women like you." Beloved M. Russell Ballard
