‘Gracious’ and ‘gutsy’ LDS woman who led a powerhouse Relief Society presidency dies

March 22, 1928—June 10, 2025: Elaine Jack, assisted by counselors Chieko Okazaki and Aileen Clyde, navigated the “gulf between women working at home and in the world.”

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Elaine Jack, president of the Relief Society women's organization of the church from 1990 to 1997.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Elaine Jack, president of the Relief Society women's organization of the church from 1990 to 1997.

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