To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
Sometimes, I wonder if we are building as much character in our Young Women as we used to. 1916 BEEHIVE REQUIREMENTS In 1916, every female over fourteen was a Beehive girl until she entered Relief Society; there were no Mia Maids, Gleaners, or Laurels. The following are twenty out of the three hundred seventy-three requirements […]
I had the most wonderful experience learning about The Rift, a piece of history of which I was not aware. I attended the Sons of the Utah Pioneer Convention (2011) and met with some great Mormon heritage: Gracia N. Jones, and Michael and Darcy Kennedy (from the Smith family), and Mary Ellen Elggren (from the […]
Ellis Reynolds was born on January 20, 1847, in Davis Co., Iowa. Her parents were baptized when she was a child, emigrated west, and settled in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Her mother died when Ellis was young. At the age of twelve, Ellis, while visiting a friend, saw a picture of a young gentleman. Jokingly, she […]
Our gospel is a maker of heroines. Celebrate with me one such heroine; one of many. Amanda Barnes was born on February 22, 1809, in Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts. She married twice, two different men, each by the name of Warren Smith. She had five children with the first Warren Smith; three children with the second. […]
Have you ever felt hurt by those you serve with, in your callings? Have misunderstandings stirred a resentful heart, culminating in an output of gossip and blackened reputation? This is a sad, but true example of the damage that is caused by petty female jealousies. We must be watchful and learn from this lesson. In 1882, the […]
Over the years, Church history scholars have written papers, articles, and books about the great pioneers who have carved our latter-day legacy. I enjoy randomly coming upon recorded remembrances that have miraculously survived, been researched, and made available to us so we can continue along our own paths of enduring faith. It is sad, but […]
Rachel Ridgeway Ivins was born on March 7, 1821 in Hornerstown, New Jersey. She grew up with a very close extended family. When Rachel was six years of age, her father died, and a few years later at age ten, her mother passed away. She, and her siblings, lived with her grandfather Ivins, who was a […]
Mary Freeze is one of those amazing early Mormon sisters, but perhaps not quite so well known as her counterparts. She was born in Nauvoo, on October 12, 1845. Her father, James Lewis Burnham, was a minister of a christian church, but upon hearing the message of the missionaries, realized he did not have the […]
Across the street from the Beehive House, in Salt Lake City, at 70 E. South Temple, is a piece of land with a history that is far too delicious to forget. It’s all about a girl and her house. Harriet Amelia Folsom was 22 years old and freshly arrived in the Salt Lake Valley with […]
Minerva Bernetta Kohlhepp was born Aug. 28, 1888 in North Ogden, Utah, the second of ten children. Her mother’s father was one of Brigham Young’s bodyguards. Her father was disowned by his family when he joined the Church. Minerva was raised in a religious family, and an artistic home. Since age four, she thought of […]
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