Relief Society General President
1990–1997

Elaine L. Jack was raised in Cardston, Alberta, Canada. Her vision of Relief Society was characterized by her great confidence in the goodness of women, in the unique contributions women make individually and collectively, and in the importance of strengthening families. She encouraged sisters to make Charity Never Faileth a motto of such personal significance that the whole world would be blessed. During the 1992 Relief Society sesquicentennial, sisters throughout the world engaged in service projects to help their individual communities. An expansion of the service is the ongoing gospel literacy effort. This effort was initiated by the Relief Society to help all Church members gain the basic reading and writing skills necessary to read the word of God and to encourage lifelong gospel study and self-improvement. Charity, literacy, and family not only characterize Sister Jack’s administration, they are the hallmarks of her life. She and her husband, Joseph E. Jack, have four sons.