To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
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 […]
This is a talk I ran across, in the Relief Society Magazine, given by Joseph Fielding Smith who was serving as the President of the Quorum of the Twelve at the time. “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would never have been finished without the organization known as the Relief Society which embraces […]
This is mother’s response to our son’s request. (Read here to read a father’s response.) Dear Son, So many women don’t understand the Plan of Heavenly Father. Isn’t it silly that they think they can call the shots and change doctrine? The order of the priesthood is not a guideline from the Handbook, it is […]
Our son was presented with a question about women and the priesthood and he came to us for clarification, so he could give her a better answer. This was his father’s reply. The next post will be his mother’s input. Dear Son, Petitioning the church to allow women to have the priesthood is a cause […]
Almost one hundred years ago, the Relief Society began holding a Visiting Teaching Meeting, where visiting teachers were required to come and be trained. Guidelines from the Relief Society Handbook were discussed. Questions were answered. Completion was marked off, and the sisters were energized to continue on to the next month. Not all sisters were […]
Our Guest Post today is from Michaela Stephens. Her blog can be found here. I have a confession to make: I am not a very good cook. I could tell some pretty good stories about some times I’ve tried to cook and made an epic failure. There’s the salmon soup that was so bad our neighbor’s cats […]
When we are given the responsibility of instrumentation (interpret this as being instruments in the hands of God), through a calling, opportunity, or inspiration other people are relying on us to succeed. If we really understood this, I am positive we would act differently. Let’s take our Callings: Most of us have Callings. Our Callings […]
Back in 1942, the Relief Society set out to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of this great organization. For months the sisters held bazaars, promoted the Relief Society Magazine, talked about it’s history, started more projects, and organized huge celebrations. They organized a magnificent program that would be held in the Tabernacle, in Salt Lake City, […]
I have been fascinated with RS Pres. Amy Brown Lyman’s journey in organizing the Relief Society’s work in Social Work. It’s an amazing story and shows what our Relief Society is capable of doing when leaders go the extra mile by focusing on saving souls. Relief Society has been in the humanitarian business for 170 […]
LOVE, WATCH OVER, AND STRENGTHEN The General Relief Society announced they were going to be emphasizing Visiting Teaching for the rest of the year. I imagine this will continue with the new Relief Society Presidency. I like this approach. In order to reach people, you need to go after the heart first, and that is […]
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