I’ve been thinking about ward activity lately. There are wards with just a few people to draw from, and other wards where there are more members than callings. I really feel for the Bishop who has to juggle a certain number of members, attitudes, abilities, and strength. The Relief Society President can help with this [...]
Quotes
"Without the wonderful work of the women I realize that the Church would have been a failure." (Heber J. Grant)
Unusual Mothers
The Relief Society Magazine used to have a feature entitled, “Unusual Mothers”. It would spotlight women who had given birth to a large number of children. Often these women spotlighted were women who had sixteen, eighteen, or more children. Indeed, those numbers are unusual, even for then, and deserve some honor. As I understand it, [...]
RS Meetings: They Are A’Changin’
If you got the September 2010 issue of the Ensign, or Liahona, you’ve probably seen the article about Relief Society: Using Relief Society Meetings to Teach and Inspire. You can also find it on line at lds.org. This article gives several ideas for planning your Relief Society meetings. Realize that the General Board has made [...]
Strength in Our Schools
School is starting up. It’s always an exciting time of year with new clothes, new schools and classes, and new friends. It’s also a break for mom. Come on, admit it! You can actually have a couple of hours to do something you want to do, finally. But, then come the after school activities and [...]
The Tongue: A Help or an Hindrance
Have you ever been visit taught and the companionship begins a game of “I have it worse” in front of you, leaving you out completely? Maybe you’ve visited someone only to have them list, and repeat, their ailments until you have to boldly look at your watch and excuse yourself. Such are the joys of Visiting [...]
Maude Adams
Did you know that Salt Lake City was the birthplace of one of America’s first leading actresses? Occasionally, while traipsing through old western towns, I’ve run across pictures, news articles, and even tour guides, proclaiming the glories of the great Maude Adams. Let me tell you a little about her. Maude Kiskadden was born in [...]
Wife, Mother, then Woman
The prophets foretold a long time ago that marriage would be under fire; that children would be in danger if left to their own devices; and that temptation would pull women out of their duty. We are seeing this more and more as the years get full to overflowing with technological shortcuts that make homemaking [...]
Choose Ye This Day
I have often wondered why the Relief Society has changed our meeting system, suggesting our meetings be less frequent, less structured, and less demanding. For the past several years I have seen wards either have too many “fun” activities to keep an imaginary quota, or drop all activities, because they don’t know what they want [...]
The Secret to a Happy Ward
The World, Satan, and Life typically separates us and keeps us feeling alone and powerless. But Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ gather us together in their arms in love. As members of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ, we are commanded to mourn with those who mourn, comfort those in need of [...]
Amethyst’s Hope in Our Young Women
Emmeline B. Wells (5th RS President) did a lot of writing in her day. She had an opinion about everything, especially woman; how she should be treated, what she could accomplish, and what she should do with her life. Emmeline wrote under many pseudonyms, including Amethyst, who is the author of this interesting article I [...]
The History of the Relief Society
This article gives you the history, purposes, and destiny of the Relief Society at a glance.
