In January 1917, there were 71 stakes in the Church. Emmeline B. Wells was the Relief Society President, and the Relief Society Magazine was two years old.
As they announced the New Year in the magazine, the presidency listed all the ventures the sisters were involved with in the Community and in the Church. [...]
Activities for a New Year
Quotes
"The true spirit of the Church gives to women the hightest place of honor in human life. To maintain and merit this high dignity, she must possess those virtues which have always demanded and which will ever demand the respect and love of mankind." (David O. McKay)
The Joys of Visiting Teaching
Why is Visiting Teaching such a problem for so many of us? We have all experienced, at one time or another, a bad visit, an incomplete month, avoiding or being avoided, insincerity, dread, maybe even a success story, and satisfying joy. I’m aware that many of us feel the same about visiting teaching. [...]
Let History Acknowledge Our God
The 60’s and 70’s really ruined us, when it came to history. Thank goodness we have come back to embrace our past and include it into our future.
I ran into an article in the Women’s Exponent. Emmeline always promoted the remembering of our roots. History lessons abound within the pages of this [...]
Janice Kapp Perry
Who knew that at age forty a woman would begin writing songs and end up making such a huge impact on millions of people? Janice Kapp Perry has always been musically inclined, but it wasn’t until she was injured playing basketball, and stuck in bed, that she decided to give writing music a try. [...]
Embracing Hope
I ran across a talk, given by Chieko Okazaki, called Healing From Sexual Abuse. This talk was given way back in 1992, taped and sold by Deseret Book, and given again at a BYU Conference in 2002. I think her talk is important for us to know and understand.
She gives eight strong messages:
1. “Sexual [...]
Youth of the Noble Birthright
Did you know that a year after the Relief Society was organized, in 1843, a group of young people wanted to organize themselves to bring relief to the poor?
Heber C. Kimball hosted a houseful of young men and women eager “and delighted” to receive counsel from him. This company of youth were “lamenting the loose [...]
Relief Society: Get Involved
Do you feel involved in your Relief Society? Do you feel more loyalty to your calling? Do you feel like you belong to the organization of your calling, because a) you have no direct contact with your Relief Society, b) you feel more accepted and loved by those you are serving with, c) you have [...]
Belle Spafford
Belle must have been a very likable woman. Many women have hang ups about power, authority, competition, but it doesn’t appear Belle suffered from anything like that. Mostly, she just wanted to keep a low profile, but when forced into position, tackled it with humility.
Marion Isabelle Sims Smith was the youngest of seven children. Her [...]
Moral Discipline
Elder D. Todd Christofferson gave a talk last conference (Nov. 2009) that deserves some further analysis. He spoke on the internal control vs the external control of our moral agency.
When I look at how the world views things it occurs to me the mindset is totally different; another counterfeit to uncover. I see the conflict [...]
The Three Orders of the Priesthood
Although we usually think of only the Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthood, the three grand orders of priesthood which Joseph Smith spoke of at the temple grove on August 27th, 1843, include the Levitical Priesthood (held by Aaron [under Moses] for the preparatory outward ordinances and the gathering of Israel), the Patriarchal Priesthood (held by Abraham with [...]
The History of the Relief Society
This article gives you the history, purposes, and destiny of the Relief Society at a glance.
