One of the greatest challenges of the Church in our day is the diversity of its members. Worldwide expansion and rapid growth, coupled with the complexities of modern society, can generate misunderstandings and misperceptions. More than ever, we need to work at seeing eye to eye and communicating heart to heart. Elaine L. Jack, general president of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, rejoices in the diversity of women while at the same time acknowledging their feelings of unity. In Eye to Eye, Heart to Heart, she invites readers to perceive others as the Savior would. Her discussions of such Christlike qualities as hope, gratitude, charity, and joy help point the way to the unified sisterhood that is an expressed goal of Relief Society. "What we as human beings do within our spheres of influence are generally small things. . . . But the sum of such small things creates powerful results," writes Sister Jack. "Our gestures of kindness to each other, our pledge to live good lives, our efforts to make our homes solid and nurturing-all these contribute to the unfolding of God's eternal plan." She encourages women everywhere to contribute in their own unique ways, thus enriching the world and creating bonds of love that transcend cultural harriers. In Eye to Eye, Heart to Heart, Elaine Jack combines a sweeping vision of women's possibilities with a warm, personal view of women as individuals. The resulting perception makes it clear how, even in a church that covers the earth, we can come to see eye to eye and understand each other heart to heart.
