President of the General Relief Society Presidency

Julie Bangerter Beck, the new general president of the Relief Society, was serving as the first counselor in the General Young Women Presidency prior to receiving her call to direct the Church’s women’s service organization.

As a child she learned to speak Portuguese when she lived in Brazil with her parents and 10 brothers and sisters while her father served as mission president.

She is a graduate of Dixie College and Brigham Young University.

Beck was a full-time homemaker prior to her service in the Young Women general presidency.

Beck and her husband are the parents of three children and eight grandchildren.

Recent articles, addresses, and speeches

The Vision of Prophets regarding Relief Society: Faith, Family, ReliefApril 2012 General Conference

What I Hope My Granddaughters (and Grandsons) Will Understand about Relief SocietyOctober 2011 General Conference

Daughters in My Kingdom: The History and Work of Relief SocietyOctober 2010 General Conference

“And upon the Handmaids in Those Days Will I Pour Out My Spirit”April 2010 General Conference

Relief Society: A Sacred WorkOctober 2009 General Conference

Fulfilling the Purpose of Relief SocietyOctober 2008 General Conference

Mothers Who KnowOctober 2007 General Conference

What Latter-day Saint Women Do Best: Stand Strong and ImmovableOctober 2007 General Conference

All General Conference talks by Julie B. Beck