To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
When my children were small I thought it was terribly romantic to have an old-fashioned Christmas and leave a fresh orange in their stockings. I hoped they would feel the appreciation and gratitude of bygone years. It took me a while to figure it out, but the appreciation and gratitude finally came when I began […]
One of the first women’s rights demonstrations in United States history took place in 1870 in Utah Territory. The Relief Society held an Indignation Meeting on January 14th in the Old Tabernacle Building on Temple Square. Several other meetings were held as the sparks continued to fly and the women stood firm in their convictions. Mormon […]
I’m kind of amazed at the answer I receive when I ask friends what their Relief Societies are doing. The typical answer is, “Oh, not much. We have dinner together; nothing special.” If you understand the history of this organization, you will begin to understand the destiny and responsibility that lies at our feet. In […]
The following story is about Louisa Free Lee Wells, who crossed the Plains with one of the first companies of pioneers. Louisa Free was a young girl in Nauvoo who became one of the many wives of John Doyle Lee (infamous for his involvement and execution over the Mountain Meadows Massacre). Even though he was […]
Is your testimony a private part of you; guarded from just anyone, or deep inside your soul, but to shy to share it? It seems to be a rare occurrence for sisters, in general, to share their feelings for a testimony that is like fire in their bones. I have thought about this a lot […]
“Know this that ev’ry soul is free, To choose his life and what he’ll be; For this eternal truth is given, That God will force no man to heaven” (These words were written in 1805, and can be found in Hymn #240: Know This That Every Soul Is Free). What is this great gift we […]
In a home setting, parents have to teach, repeatedly and consistently, truth so children grow up to recognize what truth in learning is. We are all on this earth to do what? Perfect ourselves. Many of us forget this and get caught up in crooked paths. But when we know who we are (we are […]
The following is Bathsheba W. Smith’s record of crossing the Plains. You will see that this was a woman used to the finer things in life; yet, she too had to face the hardships of the trek across the Plains. We often don’t realize that most of the pioneers were city-folk roughing it for the […]
Eliza R. Snow, ever the poet and optimist, writes her account of the first months after settling in the Salt Lake Valley: Our first winter in the mountains was delightful; the ground froze but little; our coldest weather was three or four days in November, after which the men plowed and sowed, built houses, etc. […]
When my husband and I were first married we belonged to a ward that was affectionately referred to as “Newly wed and Nearly dead”. It’s funny, now years later, we are in a similar ward where we are closer to the nearly dead members. Oh well, what goes around comes around, right? There are a […]
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