Legal professionals are known by many names, such as lawyer, attorney or counselors of law.
But one of their “sweetest” titles is “advocate,” said Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson, who practiced law for almost 30 years before receiving her call as a general officer of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
“An advocate is one who intercedes for, represents or pleads the cause of another, particularly in a court of law or at the bar of justice,” President Johnson said. “Of course, ‘Advocate’ is the name given to, and responsibility of, Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Advocate with the Father on behalf of those who confess His name and keep His commandments.”
President Johnson’s remarks came during the J. Reuben Clark Law Society Annual Fireside on Friday, Jan. 16, at the Church Office Building in Salt Lake City. Her keynote address explored the intersection of law, peacemaking, religious freedom and women’s vital societal roles.