Rebecca Woolf shares her inspiring journey from faith crisis to serving as a Relief Society president. A mother of four, she discusses the emotional challenges of leadership transitions and the grief of leaving beloved roles. Her reflections on navigating faith amidst social media highlight the delicate balance between personal belief and online influences. Rebecca emphasizes authenticity in leadership and the power of vulnerability to foster genuine connections, ultimately transforming ministering through community support and proactive engagement.
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Celestial Room Comfort
Rebecca Woolf was grieving after being released as Relief Society president and found solace in the Leading Saints podcast.
A temple worker recommended the podcast to her after witnessing her distress in the celestial room.
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From Doubt to Calling
Six months before being called as Relief Society president, Rebecca told her husband she was considering leaving the Church.
Despite her faith crisis, she accepted the calling, which ultimately strengthened her testimony.
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Grief and Release
Rebecca discusses the grief she felt after being released and how a temple worker's podcast recommendation brought comfort.
The worker had heard an episode about a grieving bishop, validating Rebecca's feelings.
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Rebecca Woolf was raised in Provo, Utah, the daughter of John and Shawna Edwards, with four brothers. She met her husband Landon at Brigham Young University. After graduation they lived in four different states as Landon studied and trained to become a pediatric anesthesiologist, and Becca studied and trained to become a mother of four incredible boys. They have now settled in Spokane, Washington. Becca has served in the Church as a counselor in Primary, Young Women, and Relief Society, as a Sunday School teacher, and as a Relief Society and Young Women president.
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Becca vulnerably shares her experience as a Relief Society president in a new ward where the sisters embraced each other and she grew by striving to love as Jesus did.
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