Eliza R. Snow said: “We stand in a different position … ; we have made covenant with God, we understand his order” (Millennial Star, Sept. 1871, p. 578). These covenants include the counsel to Emma Smith recorded in the Doctrine and Covenants to “lay aside the things of this world, and seek for the things of a better” (D&C 25:10).

I am dedicated to that charge.

The path, straight and narrow, was marked by Jesus Christ. Isaiah called it the “highway … of holiness” (Isa. 35:8). I testify to you today that the Lord has trusted the women of this church with most-sacred works on the path to perfection. – Elaine L. Jack, “Ponder the Path of Thy Feet,” Ensign (CR) November 1993