To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
Probably the most important Relief Society Documents are the Minute Book, the Relief Society Declaration and the Purpose statement. Here’s why: Sarah Kimball was a resourceful sister, living in Nauvoo, wanting to find a way to help build the temple. She and her maid decided to form a sewing group of ladies to make shirts […]
This General Conference Odyssey post covers the General Women’s Meeting of October 1984. All the talks seem to support one another with one profound message: Striving Together. Because we all have weaknesses that are known by Satan, we always have to be on our guard. But it’s exhausting. We need help from one another, and […]
The underground train, in London, is much narrower than the tunnel it travels through, so much so, there is a gap as you step from train to platform. Signs and announcers remind you constantly to beware of getting caught in the gap. As I saw the signs and heard the announcements, I remembered a talk […]
I’ve talked to enough people to know that the Relief Society organization is struggling down in the grassroots of the ward level. With all the changes we’ve been experiencing, people are wondering just how to move forward with the church. What is our Relief Society sisterhood? Here are my thoughts and observations and maybe a […]
Sister Barbara B. Smith told a heartwarming story in the October 1983 Relief Society meeting. Would our Relief Societies do as much? “A visit by a Relief Society president to an inactive deaf sister revealed that it hurt the sister too much to go to meetings and never be able to join in the discussion. […]
Women need women. It’s a fact of life. So, when Priesthood meeting addresses talk about their brotherhood and having a place to belong, I immediately look at our Relief Society. Do we feel that sisterhood? That feeling of belonging? Elder Stevenson talked about creating a playbook that keeps you on the strait and narrow path. […]
It still amazes me how timely these talks are, in regard to what we’re experiencing today. The session this week covers the General Relief Society meeting in October 1981, and guess what the first talk is about? Transition! As we all look forward to next year’s new schedule, we are going to be adapting to […]
General Conference Odyssey from the October 1980 Priesthood session I keep running into talks that emphasize ministering to one another. I don’t know if it’s inspired timing or if this topic is of such great importance, it’s always being talked about. So, here we go again. What is the big deal about Ministering? We’ve already […]
The lesson this month is about charity; loving those who stray and never giving up on them. This is the very definition of visiting teaching. Sometimes, I’m not sure how to go about sharing a visiting teaching message. For example, this month. Are we expected to talk about loving those who stray, or actually loving […]
Visiting Teaching Message The world would say they are fighting for this very idea–to be of one heart, but somehow they think they can achieve it without Jesus Christ, and that would be impossible. Along with this idea, everyone demands that race, gender, and ideology be fairly treated, even specially treated to the point that everyone […]
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