Angels attend them

This post is part of the General Conference Odyssey. This week covers the Priesthood Session of the April 1988 Conference.

President Faust gave a talk about women to the men in Priesthood Session. I suppose you could see it as one of those "women are great" talks people are always complaining about (not me; I quite like those talks, hee hee)—but it really wasn't that at all. Like Sister Jones in our most recent conference, Elder Faust emphasized the unity of the sexes and the need for men and women to work together. But he also talked about some of women's unique roles, and I liked thinking about them in an aspirational way—since obviously, I still need help developing some of these strengths!

Here is one thing he said about women:

They are the enrichment of humanity.

Isn't that an interesting phrase? I liked thinking about how I can personally "make richer" the lives of those around me. I also liked this:

Surely the secret citadel of women’s inner strength is their spirituality…This inner spiritual sense seems to give them a certain resilience to cope with sorrow, trouble, and uncertainty.

Again, it's something I'm working towards—resilience and staying hopeful even when I feel discouraged. And then, this may have been my favorite line:

I believe angels attend them in their motherly ministry.

I believe it too! At least I want to. Very occasionally, I feel it for sure, but mostly I'm just hoping and trying to trust that it is so; that as I pray for help in caring for my family, help will come in ways I'm not even aware of.