President Jean B. Bingham | Every Woman Belongs in the Church of Jesus Christ

Latter-day Saint Women Podcast

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 670 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

“It is my fervent wish that every woman know she absolutely belongs in the Church of Jesus Christ and is a valued member of the Relief Society.” Tune in to this special episode to hear insights and personal experiences from President Jean B. Bingham, the current Relief Society general president. President Bingham shares experiences that have shaped her life, including infertility, parenting foster children, and gaining a global perspective as she worked and volunteered as a teacher with refugee and other vulnerable populations. She shares her desire that each woman, regardless of marital status, race, background, or other category know that they belong, are loved, and are needed in the Church. She also shares her recent experiences studying the topic of priesthood power, and encourages women to take President Nelson’s challenge to study and learn more about how to access and draw upon priesthood power. Resources: • Jean B. Bingham biography https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/learn/jean-b-bingham?lang=eng • Church Newsroom article, “Project Protect Begins Distributing 5 Million Masks for COVID-19 Relief” https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/project-protect-begins-distributing-5-million-masks-for-covid-19-relief • Church Newsroom article, “How Latter-day Saint Charities Is Helping the World Food Programme During COVID-19” https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/latter-day-saint-charities-world-food-programme-covid-19 • Church News “Women of Covenant” series https://www.thechurchnews.com/category/women-priesthood-covenant • President Jean B. Bingham’s April 2020 General Conference Talk, “United in Accomplishing God’s Work” https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/04/34bingham?lang=eng • President Russell M. Nelson’s October 2019 General Conference Talk, “Spiritual Treasures” https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2019/10/36nelson?lang=eng

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Latter Day Saint Women podcast, where we share the legacy of women of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
0:11.0	You'll get to know the faithful women who shaped our past and hear from inspiring women of faith today.
0:16.0	I'm Shailen Back.
0:17.0	And I'm Carly Geiman.
0:18.4	We are your co-host.
0:19.3	And today we are so honored to welcome President Jean Bingham, the Relief Society General President to our show today.
0:26.7	Sister Bingham, welcome.
0:27.9	Oh, thank you. It's a great opportunity to be here.
0:30.5	We're so happy to have you.
0:31.8	We're really excited. Thank you. As a quick introduction, President Bingham is the 17th General Relief City President, where she
0:39.5	has served since April of 2017. And at the time of her call, she was serving as a counselor in the
0:45.2	primary general presidency, and prior to that, she had served on the primary general board.
0:50.7	President Bingham grew up across the United States, and she and her husband raised their family in the Chicago, Illinois area.
0:56.9	So President Bingham, we're really grateful for this opportunity to talk with you to learn more about these experiences and the background that you have that shaped your life and prepared you to serve.
1:08.0	And also to discuss a few topics that we know are on the minds of sisters in the
1:12.4	church today. So thank you again for being here. So President Bingham to dive right in to get to
1:18.1	know you and your family, you and your husband have two children and five grandchildren.
1:22.8	And you've also shared that you were foster parents to teens and children, and you've said many of
1:28.6	those teens and children have become a part of your family.
1:31.5	And we'd love to know what led you and your husband to become involved in foster care
1:35.6	and what you learned and experienced and how it shaped who you are today.
1:40.0	You know, it's been a wonderful opportunity to be a foster parent.
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