One of life's most glorious principles is that we can always rise above our present level. Each day offers a

fresh beginning. Life courses can be rerouted, and if we see a need for change in our lives, we can do something about it.

Today, we will discuss the life and teachings of a woman named Leona Jacobs, who served a mission in Syria and Palestine in the 1930s, and later served as a Relief Society General Board member.

She taught by word and by action that through slow but continual improvement, we can

prepare our hearts to live and share the gospel with others. Hello, and welcome to the

Latter-day Saint Women Podcast, where we share the inspiring stories and teachings of women of the

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I'm Carly Geiman, and I'm here with Shaylyn Back, we're your co-host.

Thanks for joining us today.

As a reminder, in this season, in the Latter-day Saint Women podcast, we're learning from

the lives and teachings of women featured in the book at the Pulpit, which is a church

publication available online and in the gospel

library app. To discuss Leona Jacobs' life and her talk, prepare thy heart, we are very excited

to have on the show today, one of the editors about the pulpit, Kate Holbrook. Hello, Kate.

Hi, thanks for having me today. So to get to know Kate a little bit better, she is a leading voice in the study of

Latter-day State Women.

She's the managing historian of women's history at the church history department where she writes,

studies, and interprets history full-time.

She received a master's degree from Harvard Divinity School and a PhD from Boston University

where she studied religion and society.

Kate is a popular public speaker and she has authored and edited several books, including

at the pulpit, the topic of this season of the podcast, and a history of the first 50 years

of the Relief Society. Her major research interests are the practice of everyday religion

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