Elaine Low Jack
1990-1997
A personal testimony of Jesus Christ is the key to happiness,
and Elaine wanted every sister to have one. “The first point [of Relief
Society] … is to build personal testimony,” she said. “That is the foundation
for everything else we do.”
Sister Jack’s desire was magnified in 1992
when the Relief Society launched the gospel literacy effort, a worldwide
service effort to help sisters learn to read. “The ability to read is more than
just an earthly skill. It’s important to our eternal progression as well,” said
Elaine.
“If we’re going to bring souls to Christ, they must be able to understand the basic commandments and gospel principles that are in God’s word—the scriptures.”
“If we’re going to bring souls to Christ, they must be able to understand the basic commandments and gospel principles that are in God’s word—the scriptures.”
Subsequently, women and their families were blessed as Relief
Society sisters volunteered in schools, set up literacy programs, and taught
their visiting teaching sisters how to read.
Before being called into the Relief Society
general presidency, Elaine served as second counselor in the Young Women
general presidency under Ardeth G. Kapp. Relief Society marked 150 years in
1992. In celebration, Sister Jack encouraged sisters to participate in service
projects in their communities. Sisters did everything from sweeping a path to
the water hole to painting homeless shelters to collecting books.
Additionally, the general presidency organized the Relief Society Sesquicentennial Satellite Broadcast on March 14, 1992. Sisters felt a great spirit of unity as they participated in the Church’s first live broadcast to sisters in 10 major cities around the world in addition to those in theUnited States ,
Canada , and the Caribbean. From 1997
to 2000, the Jacks served as president and matron of the Cardston Alberta
Temple
Additionally, the general presidency organized the Relief Society Sesquicentennial Satellite Broadcast on March 14, 1992. Sisters felt a great spirit of unity as they participated in the Church’s first live broadcast to sisters in 10 major cities around the world in addition to those in the
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“We are part of a grand whole,” Sister Jack said. “We need each other to make our sisterhood complete. When we reach out to clasp the hands of our sisters, we reach to every continent, for we are of every nation. We are bonded as we try to understand what the Lord has to say to us, what He will make of us. We speak in different tongues, yet we are a family who can still be of one heart.”
