Luke recorded that as the Savior traveled with His Apostles throughout Galilee, teaching in “every city and village” of the region (Luke 8:1), many women also traveled with Him. Some of these women had been healed of various maladies; others could have been wives of the Apostles. A number of these same women continued to follow Jesus up to the time of His death and Resurrection (see Luke 23:27, 49; 24:10; John 20:11–18).
Luke’s account of the women who traveled with Jesus emphasized the Savior’s concern for all people, including women—who were often marginalized in first-century Jewish society. Using the means they had, these women supported Jesus and His chosen servants.
“It must be comforting to you beloved sisters of his Church to remember that this same Jesus, our Savior through the Atonement, demonstrated his love and concern for the women of his time. He enjoyed the company of women and had close friends among them. …
“Is there any reason to think that he cares any less about women today? …
“As our Lord and Savior needed the women of his time for a comforting hand, a listening ear, a believing heart, a kind look, an encouraging word, loyalty—even in his hour of humiliation, agony, and death—so we, his servants all across the Church, need you, the women of the Church, to stand with us and for us in stemming the tide of evil that threatens to engulf us. Together we must stand faithful and firm in the faith against superior numbers of other-minded people. It seems to me that there is a great need to rally the women of the Church to stand with and for the Brethren in stemming the tide of evil that surrounds us and in moving forward the work of our Savior” (“To the Women of the Church,” Ensign, Nov. 1992, 95–96).