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Monday, June 26, 2017

Church loses a former auxiliary leader

Just doing a quick post tonight to report the death of Sister Barbara W, Winder, who passed away yesterday at the age of 86. She served as the 11th General President of the Relief Society (from 1984-1990) and later also served as assistant matron of the Jordan River Utah Temple and even later as the matron of the Nauvoo Illinois Temple. During her time as a general Church leader, she gave seven very insightful addresses (between general sessions and the General Women's meeting addresses, which were, as previously noted, common for that time, replaced by individual Young Women and Relief Society meetings, then started up again biannually in 2014). You can review any of those talks here, and the Church news article written on the occasion of her passing here. Enjoy, and thanks again for your continued interest and expressions of support.

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