Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson was born Sept. 12, 1963, in Pocatello, Idaho. She was sustained during the April 2022 general conference. She married Douglas R. Johnson on July 31, 1987, in the Salt Lake Temple. They have three sons.
After graduating from the University of Utah with a degree in English in 1985, President Johnson earned a law degree in 1989. She practiced law for nearly 30 years as a partner in the Salt Lake law firm Snow, Christensen & Martineau, where she was firm president at the time of her call to the Primary general presidency.
President Johnson served as the Primary general president for a year before becoming Relief Society general president on Aug. 1, 2022. She and her husband also served as mission leaders of the Perú Arequipa Mission from 2016 to 2019.
In honor of President Johnson’s birthday today, here are nine quotes from the past year.
1. Disciples of Jesus Christ
“As disciples of Jesus Christ, we come together today in support of one another, and seeking to strengthen and deepen a personal relationship with Him and our Father in Heaven. Because together in Christ, all things are possible.”
— Gather Together Conference, Aug. 19, 2023
2. ‘The source of our relief’
“The Savior will not leave us alone. He stands with open arms, ready to build us up, lift us up, help us in every way.”
— Church News video, Aug. 3, 2023
3. Light makes a difference
“When it is darkest, even a small light makes a big difference. So, we believe the Savior’s injunction — that His followers should be a light — applies to us, especially in times of darkness.”
— Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit, July 13, 2023
4. Providing relief
“Whenever we provide relief, temporal or spiritual, we’re bringing our brothers and sisters to Jesus Christ. And the interesting fact — and I think I can say it’s a fact now — is that as we provide temporal relief, we have an opportunity to find the Savior for ourselves.”
— Church News podcast, June 20, 2023
5. ‘We can have confidence in Him’
“What I have learned over a lifetime is that the Lord has the very best plan in mind for me and for you. With confidence, I tell you that Jesus Christ offers relief from worries about the future. He can be trusted! Have faith, make big plans, keep moving forward, and believe that the story He will write for your life is more wonderful than the one you could write on your own. We can have confidence in Him.”
— This Week on Social, May 26, 2023
6. Alignment with Christ
“Alignment of our heart and mind with Jesus Christ is at the very heart of how we keep our baptismal and sacramental covenants to take the Savior’s name upon us and always remember Him. It is the way we stay on the covenant path.”
— BYU Women’s Conference, May 5, 2023
7. Jesus Christ is relief
“Jesus Christ can lighten our load. Jesus Christ can lift our burdens. Jesus Christ provides a way for us to be relieved of the weight of sin. Jesus Christ is our relief.”
— April 2023 general conference, April 2, 2023
8. Divinely appointed orbit
“Your divinely appointed orbit will put you in an intersecting orbit with people who need you and people from whom you will learn. I hope you will recognize your assignment as by divine design. … I hope you will let your lights shine to illuminate those who are in your orbit and discover for yourselves the reason for your assignment.”
— Provo Missionary Training Center devotional, Jan. 3, 2023
9. Priesthood power
“In my experience, priesthood power, particularly that with which I have been endowed in the house of the Lord, amplifies the companionship of the Holy Ghost and my understanding of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. When I access and draw upon priesthood power, I am a more nimble instrument in the hands of God in helping His children return to Him and their heavenly home. Priesthood power increases my capacity.”
— Church News essay, Oct. 30, 2022
