Sheri Dew | The Immeasurable Influence of Women of Faith

Latter-day Saint Women Podcast

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 670 Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Through stories from her personal life, professional experiences, and Church service, Sheri Dew illustrates how we can increase our spiritual capacity to receive revelation and better understand our own unique personal mission. She shares her experience serving as the first unmarried woman in the Relief Society general presidency, and urges us to build bridges to people who may not feel, for a variety of reasons, that they belong or fit in the Church. Sheri inspires us to recognize how seemingly ordinary women can be extraordinary in their faithfulness, diligence, and dedication to Jesus Christ and His Gospel. She shares the power and blessings that come from asking questions, and committing and recommitting ourselves to patterns of temple attendance, scripture study, and obedience. Additional Resources: • Sheri Dew's October 2001 General Conference Talk, "Are We Not All Mothers?" https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2001/10/are-we-not-all-mothers • All General Conference Talks by Sheri Dew https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/general-conference/speakers?speaker=Sheri-L.-Dew⟨=eng&encoded=true • Sheri Dew Biography https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1997/05/news-of-the-church/sheri-l-dew-second-counselor-relief-society-general-presidency • Sheri Dew BYU Women's Conference talk and biography featured in "At the Pulpit" https://www.churchhistorianspress.org/at-the-pulpit/part-4/chapter-48

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Latter-day St. Women podcast. I'm Carly Geiman. And I'm Shailen back. Today, we're excited to share with our listeners a Latter-day St. Women podcast episode with Sherry Dew that originally aired in 2020. We love this episode because Sherry shares insights from her personal, professional, and church service experiences and highlights seemingly ordinary women in her life who have impacted her faith through their influence.
0:23.7	Whether you've heard this episode before or are a new listener, we think you'll love hearing her perspective about the importance of questions and how seeking help from heaven helps us deal with our everyday challenges.
0:33.7	We also want to share that links to transcripts of our podcast episodes are being added to the show notes of existing episodes.
0:41.0	We know many of our listeners have asked for transcripts and we're excited to be able to share those with you.
0:46.2	Thanks again for tuning in and we'll be back soon with more new episodes of the Latter-day St. Women podcast.
0:56.0	Hello and welcome to the Latter-day Saint Women Podcast. Hello and welcome to the Latter-day Saint Women Podcast, where we share the legacy of women
1:01.0	of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1:03.4	You'll get to know the faithful women who shaped our past and hear from inspiring women
1:07.6	of faith today.
1:09.0	I'm Carly Gehman.
1:10.6	And I'm Shailen Back. We're your co-hosts.
1:12.5	Today we are thrilled to welcome Sherry Doe to the podcast. Sherry, thank you for being here with us today.
1:17.7	My joy. Thank you for the privilege. Well, and Sherry, I feel like there's many women in the church,
1:22.0	myself included, who feel a strong connection to you or even feel like we know you just because of the books and
1:28.7	biographies that you've written, the talks that you've given, your service in the General
1:32.6	Relief Society presidency. And Carly and I just feel so fortunate to be talking with you today.
1:37.5	Thank you so much. It's my privilege, so thank you.
1:40.2	So Sherry, we were sad to hear about the recent passing of your mother. And as we were preparing for this interview and reviewing many of your talks and interviews,
1:49.2	you frequently spoke about your mother and grandmother.
1:51.5	And your grandmother passed when you were quite young.
1:54.4	And in one of your general conference talks, you said to the world, my grandma was ordinary.
2:00.3	And I just feel that. I feel like
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