To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
In the middle of the Great Depression, under the direction of General Relief Society President, Louise Y. Robison, what would become the world-famous Relief Society ”Singing Mothers” was organized. Since most women, at this time, were mothers, the name felt appropriate. But in Oslo, Norway, where there were many single sisters, the name “Singing Sisters” was […]
The earliest singing in Mormon history was performed by Lyman Wight in 1831, in a Kirtland congregation. He sang a beautiful song in a tongue no one had ever heard before. A “tongue’s duet” in the Kirtland Temple was sung in perfect unison, as if practiced a thousand times. Elizabeth Ann Whitney sang in tongues […]
In 1876, Brigham Young asked Emmeline B. Wells to organize, with the women, a wheat storage program. Emmeline’s husband, Daniel H. Wells, confessed the men had tried for years. Brigham Young said, “They have continued to let the grain go; now we want to see if the sisters will be more successful. Pres. John Taylor […]
It was expensive to buy from New York and have items stagecoached out west. Brigham Young wanted his people to be self-sufficient, so it made sense that if the women wanted something, they should learn to make or grow it themselves. That is how the Silk Industry began. Sisters wanted finer clothing items and fancier material, […]
Mormon women fought for suffrage, and this is their story. Several bills, in Washington D.C., were created to stop the Mormons from living in polygamy. Many national government leaders clearly wanted to rid themselves of the Mormons and their strange ways, particularly in the area of polygamy. It was believed women were being forced against their will, and […]
The Woman’s Exponent was started in the Salt Lake Valley. In the 19th century, it was one of three newspapers, written by and for women, in the west. It was never a church publication. Women used this newspaper as a forum to teach, motivate, and advertise to the local women such gatherings as Woman’s Suffrage, […]
I discovered a woman who lived back in the 1700’s, who has touched my heart. Her name is Isabella Marshall Graham. I invite you to google her. Her biography, “Power of Faith” will inspire you as it inspired me: Power of Faith She was born in Scotland in the year 1742. She received a good […]
What is the difference between our Relief Society and a Society organized by a bunch of women? With all the truth we have been flooded with, what are we, as women of God, doing with it? I have learned for myself this answer: We are in partnership with the men to bring exaltation to all […]
For Pioneer Day, we visited the Kimball family plot where Heber Chase Kimball, Newel Kimball Whitney, and many of their family members are buried. I collected information about these two men from the Internet and we took turns reading about them. I was intrigued by the fact that Heber and his wives and children were […]
Did you know that the Relief Society was not the only women’s organization for Mormon women? Let me tell you about it. Brigham Young was concerned, as he traveled around the territory, as he saw the women staying home from church to create lavish meals, and appearing to be more consumed with wearing stylish clothing than […]
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