To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
I hope most of you are familiar with the Relief Society’s work in gathering wheat; and how it was a huge contributing factor to the Welfare Department. This is the story: Sister Emmeline B. Wells became associate editor of the Woman’s Exponent in 1875 and editor in 1876. “Aunt Em”, as she was affectionately called, is […]
I recently watched an old videotaping of the Phil Donahue Show with three women who brazenly forfeited their membership in the LDS Church because they were feminists and didn’t like the church’s stand (this was back in 1993). Briefly, I’ll quickly give you the lineup of these women, but it’s the fourth woman I would […]
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. […]
Joseph Smith taught the women, in those early meetings in Nauvoo, much about the principle of charity. As this is a woman’s sacred calling, we carry the “mantle of charity”. Where have we heard a similar phrase? The men carry the “mantle of the priesthood”. Likewise, we women carry this co-partner. Is that something to […]
Newsletters are great. I’ve seen so many different styles over the years; it kind of gives you a flavor of what the ward is like, at a glance. I can still say today that my favorite calling has been the ward newsletter person. Before you all write me off as crazy, I’ll tell you what […]
This is a comment I received that offers some interesting food to digest. What do you think? “From Sis. Beck’s “Mothers Who Know” 2007 talk: “Mothers who know do less. They permit less of what will not bear good fruit eternally. They allow less media in their homes, less distraction, less activity that draws their […]
My dishwasher is broken and I am terribly put out by it. How sobering to discover how dependent I have become. I’ve been doing dishes by hand and it is drudgery, plain and simple. So, while mindlessly gazing through the window that sits above the sink, my thoughts trample aimlessly and recall a once beloved […]
In Pres. Monson’s parting address at the close of the April 2011 General Conference, he said, “As we receive the issues of the Ensign and Liahona magazines which will contain these messages in written form, may we read and study them.” For several years now, I have read the talks, underlined key points, and promptly […]
I continually share my testimony of how we, as the women in the church, work with the men, to bring to pass the blessings of the priesthood. Too many of us still think that the men ARE the priesthood, which is not doctrine. The men are caretakers of the priesthood. Through this gift, they are […]
This past General Conference, we heard two talks on the Atonement. There were also talks given on Desire, Hope, and The Sabbath and the Sacrament, which closely relate to this topic. Elder Kent F. Richards reminded us how the Atonement covers all the pain that we experience. And Elder C. Scott Grow spoke on how […]
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