To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
Who says we can’t have anymore ward activities? Not the handbook. It’s possible the activities chairman was falling into the trap of hosting too many parties and our leaders would like us to be a little more purposeful at our gatherings. In ward council, the leaders in the ward can brainstorm ideas to get various […]
The Young Women’s organization began as the Cooperative Retrenchment Association in November 1869. President Brigham Young organized the society in the Lion House, his official residence in Salt Lake City, with his daughters as charter members. He challenged them to grow spiritually, to resist idleness and gossip, to retrench from the styles of the world […]
I haven’t needed to go out prom dress hunting much, so going out these past couple of days has been an eye opener. Living in Utah, I guess I had some assumptions that have now been cleared up and I am here to report both good and bad news. The bad news is that the […]
Mary Freeze is one of those amazing early Mormon sisters, but perhaps not quite so well known as her counterparts. She was born in Nauvoo, on October 12, 1845. Her father, James Lewis Burnham, was a minister of a christian church, but upon hearing the message of the missionaries, realized he did not have the […]
This is a talk given by President Boyd K. Packer called, “The Golden Years”. This one addresses how useful the older generation is, and should feel. Pres. Packer tells of attending a meeting where there seemed to be a majority of elderly people in the congregation. He was very impressed with this attendance. The stake […]
I had two girls go through the Young Women program, and I have to be honest, it was a hard time for them. When they served as presidents of their classes, the advisors typically took over, not giving them the opportunity to exercise leadership skills. Activities were usually thrown together at the last minute, if […]
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