To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
Let’s examine the word stone or rock in Hebrew, it is eben and looks like this: אבן The Aleph, א , is the first character in the Hebrew alphabet and represents God or Heavenly Father. The Bet, ב , combined with the Nun, ן , means Son in Hebrew or Jesus Christ. Hence, stone in Hebrew […]
A friend of mine wrote and sent this letter out to all RS Presidents and Bishops in her stake. I thought she did a beautiful job of explaining the simple change that has once again come over Relief Society. Dear Relief Society Leaders, What a wonderful blessing it is to be called to work with […]
The Ninth Meeting of the Society met on May 26th, 1842. “Meeting opened with singing ‘How Firm a Foundation’. Prayer by Coun. Cleveland. Mrs. Prest. Not present. House full to overflowing.” Councillor Whitney rejoiced in the numbers present and the show of faith with their works from the donations offered. Joseph and Emma walked in […]
“We have owned a small home in Rosarito, Mexico, and go there a lot all year long. Over the years, we have enjoyed getting to know the Mexican community. With the help of sisters in my ward, we have supplied the schools and orphanages with school kits, newborn kits, hygiene kits, clothing of all kinds. […]
This blog has been an amazing ride for me as various talks, ideas, and histories have come to me on such a regular basis. I am never at a loss for what to post here. I hope what I share with you is interesting and helpful to you in some way. I now present to […]
Patty Bartlett Sessions was a sought after midwife and a leader among women of her day. Her story is worth remembering. She was born to Enoch and Martha Ann Hall Bartlett, in Bethel, Maine on February 4, 1795. The oldest of nine children, she showed intelligence at a young age, and received a good education […]
Elder Holland gave a talk called Terror, Triumph, and a Wedding Feast at a CES Fireside a while back. His words have rested on me for days. I just need to share them with you. First of all, Terror: We live in a world that is “Terrible”, and there is certainly reason to fear. All of […]
It appears that gone are the days of month-to-month entertaining. We have to adjust our thinking and think anew. As I have studied how our early sisters organized themselves, I see, readily, Sis. Beck’s vision. She is not asking us to do anything new, she is asking us to refocus. Times are always changing, and […]
When men were called on their missions, many of them were married. We have heard of these men leaving their wives behind (with a household of children and a working farm) to serve these missions. But there were some men who took their wives with them. Many women served in the Hawaiian Islands. When men […]
Years ago, I came up with what our family called “The Tolman Covenant”. I thought it was so incredibly clever. I likened the scriptures, just as Nephi said to do, to myself, my family, and my time period. I recently ran across this little family document and I now share it with you. I don’t […]
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