In the LDS Church, she has served as both as a wardPrimary and Young Women president and a counselor in a ward Relief Society presidency. She also served for a time as a stake Young Women president. She was also an early morning seminary teacher for 6 years and an ordinance worker in the Chicago Illinois Temple. She also served for six years as a member of the Primary General Board. In April 2016, she was called as first counselor to Joy D. Jones in the Primary General Presidency.
In April 2017, Bingham was called to succeed Linda K. Burton as Relief Society General President.[4] She called Sharon Eubank and Reyna I. Aburto as her counselors, in what was called an 'unusually diverse' presidency.[3] Bingham was selected to participate in the 2018 White HouseNational Day of Prayer and was quoted, "This nation has been given relative peace and prosperity and we humbly ask thee to watch over those in harm’s way, protecting our freedoms in the pursuit of happiness."[5]
Bingham helped unveil a completely redesigned and updated Relief Society website in 2019 that allowed women across the church to, as she explained, "access resources for hope and help, see what sisters around the world are doing and listen to inspiration for women on podcasts."[6] In 2019, Bingham participated in the first-ever 'Sister-to-Sister' question-and-answer worldwide live event as part of BYU's annual women's conference.[7] She visited the West African country of Sierra Leone from June 5 through June 16, 2019 to meet with members of the LDS Church there.[8] Bingham was the keynote speaker at the International Women-In-Diplomacy Day in March 2021, emphasizing in her remarks that education is key for the success of women worldwide.[9][10]
On August 1, 2022, Bingham was released as Relief Society General President and was succeeded by Camille N. Johnson.[11]
Personal life
Bingham married Bruce Bingham in the Provo Utah Temple in 1972. They have two children and fostered many children.[3]
