To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
The most common Relief Society activity groups I’ve heard of are Book clubs, exercise groups, and Young Mom’s groups. Occasionally, after passing out an Interests Sheet, you might see a class on photography, scrapbooking, or museum trips. Enrichment nights are often dinner or maybe a humanitarian project. Again, if you are doing something more exciting than […]
The Relief Society program, which changed in the last few years, is still trying to find its way. I hear of women still trying to figure it out. So, if your Relief Society is running smoothly I seriously want to hear from you. It seems to me that when Pres. Hinckley wrote the book Standing […]
When the Female Relief Society was first organized, there were nineteen members, plus officers; by the following March there were 1158 members attending. They outgrew their meeting room and would meet in The Grove, where the spillage of sisters could still be included. The Society became so popular that even unseemly women wanted to join. […]
I love the story of a Katrina survivor who gives his extraordinary thanks to the two amazing groups that helped so much in the clean-up of their ravaged city: the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and the Mormons. It also makes me very proud (I don’t care, I really am proud of this) […]
We are losing our Young Women. So many of them want nothing to do with the “old lady” club (Relief Society is well known to be full of gray haired, old ladies). Well, my hair isn’t completely gray, thank you very much, and I still feel pretty young…on most days. But Young Women should know […]
Where do I fit in the kingdom? And does it matter if I fit? What if I have found my own way, and fitting isn’t important? What if it is important to me that I fit in, but I just don’t? Men don’t really ask these questions of themselves, but I think women tend to. […]
Back in the 1970’s, at the time Relief Society dues were dropped and the church consolidated its schedule, all women became instant members into the Relief Society upon baptism into the LDS Church. Before then, paid dues identified the choice each sister made as she accepted the responsibilities and opportunities a member of the Relief […]
There is so much variety in the world today, it’s hard to focus on our true interests. Because of our busy schedules, it’s easier to just catch a few minutes here and there doing what we like to do. With work taking so much time, sometimes it’s just preferred to stay home to be with […]
In the book Women of Covenant (which is a wonderful and revealing story of the Relief Society-and in my opinion every member of the Relief Society should read it), Jill Derr says, in talking about Amy Brown Lyman’s administration, that the “vision of Relief Society…was to better prepare for the terrible challenges ahead”. Sis. Lyman’s […]
As I continue thinking about RS activities, I think we all have similar complaints. It’s frustrating to plan something and nobody comes. It’s hard to come up with something the sisters will find appealing and get them to commit their time. Jane, your comment from Sis. Beck was perfect. Are we creating the socializing event […]
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