Sister Beck Visits Mormons in India

 Mormon in India: Sister Julie B. Beck’s Visit To India

Sister Julie B. Beck, general president of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also know as the Mormon Church) visited Mormons in Hyderabad, India on June 13 2008. Before visiting Hyderabad she visited Bangalore, in the South of India. She visited India for a Leadership Training Meeting. She came with her husband and President Melvin R. Nichols (Mission President of the India Bangalore Mission). The district presidency was also present for the meeting. She came to the Mormon church building of the Hyderabad II Branch. She also visited other places such as Sri Lanka and other parts of Asia. All church members were invited and there were a lot of members present for the meeting.

Personal Visit to Indian Sister Before Meeting with Mormons in India

Sister Beck met with two sisters in their home before the meeting. As one of the sisters told her about her marital problems and the things that she was struggling with, Sister Beck just did not give her good advice but used the scriptures to strengthen this sister. Sister Beck shared a scripture form Mark 6:48: “And he saw them toiling in rowing, for the wind was contrary unto them, and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea.” She explained that in those times the night was divided in to four watches and even though the Savior saw His disciples struggling with the great winds He did not come to help them in the first hour itself but He came in the last hour. So she said we need to be patient in our trials and wait for the fourth watch. She said in her own life she felt many times that these trials are not going to end and said but the trials did end in the Lord’s due time.

Sister Beck’s Meeting with Mormons in Hyderabad, India

In her talk Sister Beck spoke about importance of families and how husbands and wives can have happy marriages. It’s important that we be willing to sacrifice for each other and also support each other in magnifying callings. She shared her own example that as she is in different nations most of the time and travels extensively but her husband is very patient and supportive. She spoke of creating righteous traditions which will help us to follow the gospel. She also spoke about leadership principles and that we need to work together and pray for our callings.

My Personal Thoughts on Sister Beck’s Visit

I was very impressed the way she presented her talk. It was very simple she did not use any power point presentation or any thing extra, all she used is her own personal example of how she grew and how the Lord helped her. I know that she truly is called of God.

(Editor’s note:  This was written by one of Mormon World’s regular contributors, Sangeetha. Sangeetha is a convert to the Mormon Church from India. She shares her stories about being a Mormon in India and her experiences there. I’ve made very few grammatical changes and added headings etc. I’ve attempted to do so while changing her content as little as possible. If you are interested in writing for Mormon World, whether regularly or just one-time, please visit the Contribute to Mormon World page.)