Beck attended Dixie College and graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in family science.

[1] In October 2002, Beck was called as First Counselor to Susan W. Tanner in the Young Women general presidency of the LDS Church.

Beck served in this capacity until 2007, when she succeeded Bonnie D. Parkin as the general president of the Relief Society.

[3] A report issued a few days after Beck's speech stated that "she has caused a stir among Mormon women not seen since 1987, when President Ezra Taft Benson said unequivocally that mothers should not work outside the home except in emergencies.

"[2] Beck's second annual address to the church's women in September 2008 focused on strengthening the role of the Relief Society in each congregation throughout the world.