To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
As you read through our Visiting Teaching message this month, I hope Eliza R. Snow’s quote strikes a chord in every one of us, as sisters in the kingdom: “If any of the daughters and mothers in Israel are feeling in the least circumscribed [limited] in their present spheres, they will now find ample scope […]
We enjoyed reenacting the first Relief Society meetings where we got an idea what it was like for these women who were the first in this dispensation to be organized into a sisterhood. Joseph Smith told the sisters that an organization for women has always existed on the earth. We have much to be grateful […]
The subsequent meetings of the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo lasted for the last half of 1843. Because so many sisters were coming to the meetings, they decided to split the sisters up into the four wards that were in Nauvoo at the time. They met at different hours and days of the week. Other […]
The Relief Society was discontinued for a period of nine months. The women finally gathered again on Jun 16th, 1843. Emma desired the meetings to continue, though she was not in attendance at this one. Councilor Whitney presided. The meeting opened with a discussion, or probably a testimony meeting of sorts, where everyone could express […]
I have worked my way through the first year of the meetings of the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo. Meetings discontinued for almost nine months. There is still the next year to go through. Eliza tacks on an epistle, explaining that she would have put this in the beginning of the book, but she was […]
All meetings were held in the Grove. The Fifteenth meeting was held on August 4th, 1842: More discussion about worthiness, forgiveness, and objections began the meeting. Emma also mentioned her trip to Quincy, to the Governor. This trip was to hand over a petition for the protection of the prophet. The governor was polite and […]
The Twelfth Meeting was held in the Grove on Jun 23, 1842. Previously, Joseph Smith had given the Relief Society a place to build a house for the poor, so with that purpose, the women went to work. The first item discussed in this meeting was a collection of funds “for the purpose of preparing […]
Meeting held in the grove, June 19th, 1842. President Joseph Smith attended and opened the meeting with prayer. Character was clearly very important to Joseph Smith. He said, “Sometimes persons wish to put themselves into a Society of this kind, when they do not intend to pursue the ways of purity and righteousness, as if […]
The 10th Meeting of the Relief Society was held on May 27th, 1842, in the grove. (That means they outgrew their room. Sis. Whitney asked a few of the sisters the day before, to meet somewhere else and pray together, since there was no room for them. At this meeting they were all able to […]
The Ninth Meeting of the Society met on May 26th, 1842. “Meeting opened with singing ‘How Firm a Foundation’. Prayer by Coun. Cleveland. Mrs. Prest. Not present. House full to overflowing.” Councillor Whitney rejoiced in the numbers present and the show of faith with their works from the donations offered. Joseph and Emma walked in […]
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