To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints asks a lot of its members. I made a list just to see how overwhelmed I can feel. Daily and Family Prayer Family Home Evening Personal and Family Scripture Reading Family Council Financial and Debt Management Provident Living Tithing and “a generous” Fast Offering Food Storage Emergency […]
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 […]
Because there is a war going on between good and evil, sometimes I wonder what Relief Society is doing about it. Is it okay to talk about issues that are controversial during class or activities? Not to be controversial, but to become aware of the evil around us and know how to stand for truth. […]
I just discovered a wonderful talk, given by Spencer W. Kimball back in 1958, entitled, “Women, Wonderful Women!” His charge is to motivate us to be mothers righteous enough to create a whole community of righteousness. Elder Kimball focuses his talk on the mothers of the Stripling Warriors. “These sisters must have been organized to […]
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. […]
Like many others, I just saw Unplanned at the movie theaters. It’s an interesting dilemma to watch people do something about a problem and go home and resume a normal life. What do “normal” people do when they want to change the world? It’s too overwhelming to even think about. This post is not about […]
The early sisters in the Salt Lake Valley had little to work on when they first arrived. But organizing themselves, they got to work setting their world afire. In our day, we cannot even hope to accomplish anything in two hours a month. We must be like those sisters who loved and lived the gospel of […]
How can I belong to Relief Society now that it’s only two hours a month? That is a good question. Here are some ideas to think about. First of all, every ward is unique, and it will be up to bishops and RS presidents to decide what is needed in their ward. But we are […]
Christmas is upon us, once again. We live in a world of contrast: great abundance and destitution. May we treat Christmas with the spiritualness it deserves, making someone else’s holiday special as we reach out and serve. We were challenged, by Pres. Nelson, to read the Book of Mormon by the end of the year. It […]
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