To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
When I first set out to discover Relief Society, nothing was online. I remember the first time I walked into the Church History Library (which, at that time, was in the corner of the main floor of the Church Office Building), I didn’t know what I was going to find. I didn’t know what to […]
This is a General Conference Odyssey post for the October 1981 Saturday afternoon session. We all feel pain, but do we feel driven to overcome our pain? Most of us have heard the stories about President Kimball’s health problems, yet they never prevented his work as God’s prophet, if he could possibly help it. The […]
This is Part 3, where Leah Widtsoe concludes her article on the powerful destiny of our Relief Society. Click to read Part 1 and Part 2. There are two great truths with vast implications that all should understand: 1) all great causes have small beginnings; 2) a chain is no stronger than its weakest link. […]
This is Part 2 of Our Powerful Destiny from a Voice from 1946. You can find Part 1 here. This post continues with an article written by Leah Widtsoe, for The Relief Society Magazine, back in 1946. When I read it, I was amazed how she nailed so many things. She writes frankly, and her […]
Leah D. Widtsoe was the wife of John A. Widtsoe, an apostle and well-known scriptorian. It may be of interest to you to know that Leah was, in her day, a housewife-turned-scriptorian. And much of what Elder Widtsoe talked and wrote about came from Leah’s insights. Leah wrote several articles for The Relief Society Magazine. I would […]
I have been in far too many situations where I felt unprepared as a teacher. One time, I “stupidly” volunteered during Sacrament meeting to teach the Gospel Doctrine class when the teacher was suddenly called away. Luckily, I had my scriptures with me (because without my marked-up scriptures, I am completely lost), and I thought […]
When President Nelson requested that we discontinue the use of “LDS” as a label of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, my original site LDS Women of God was immediately changed to Latter-day Saint Women of God. As predicted, my SEO suffered. I realized I was not loving how long my website name […]
This General Conference Odyssey post is on the Saturday morning session of October 1981. Last week, we heard some drastic changes to our Sunday schedule. Now, everyone is trying to figure out how to work that into a ward situation. All lessons in Priesthood/Relief Society will now be taught from General Conference addresses. And if […]
This is a General Conference Odyssey post on the most recent General Conference gathering: October 2018. The whole church is abuzz over the big change to two hours of church. Who doesn’t like the idea of less church, less lesson preparation, and less stress in our callings? But what does this really mean for members of […]
I don’t usually pay much attention to political issues, but as more and more infringe upon my rights as a mother, as well as a citizen of the United States, I am beginning to see the importance of awareness, education, and action on my part to understand what I can do to maintain a secure […]
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