A year rolled by, and then after two years, we went for our own endowment. By that time I didn’t understand what was going on. We went and we had our endowment on the sixth of April 2002. That was a cherry on top for me to receive my endowment. And after that we got our patriarchal blessings. And there’s a sentence in my patriarchal blessing that I used to read often for five years wanting to understand. What does this mean? It said, “You will work in the house of the Lord, you and your husband.” I said, “Who am I? To work in a holy place like that one.” And then, after five years 2007, no 2003. After three months I was called to Relief Society president, that was 2003 … and then I served for three years because my husband was called as bishop, then in 2003, so I was released as a Relief Society president.
I loved serving as president. I’ve learned that we are so different. And I’ve learned that we need to … as a president you’re like a mother to the sisters no matter how old they are. But you are a mother to them. I have learned to love. I have learned to visit the sick, to mourn with those who mourn. I traveled—because by then I didn’t have a car—I would travel. We have different locations. I would travel because I needed to see someone who was sick. Sometimes, because I was not working by then, when I was cleaning the Spirit would just prompt me to go and visit someone. I’ll leave whatever I am doing and go to the sister. And when I got there you feel that sister really needed you. When I was the president I learned so many things. Mostly charity. And that has helped me to be the mother that I am today.