To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
The Seventh Meeting was held on the 13th of May, 1942. Joseph Smith opened the meeting with prayer. Every week there is a long list of women wanting to be voted into membership. That still amazes me: sisters BEGGING to be a part of Relief Society. Brother Joseph felt strongly that anyone “who refused to […]
I have a friend who used to microfilm records for the Family History Department. She ran across a story that touched her so deeply that she made a copy for herself, so she could always remember it. She gave me a copy of her copy, so I could be touched too. This record comes from […]
Bathsheba Bigler was born on May 3, 1822, in Shinnston, West Virginia. Her father was a Southern Gentleman and her mother came from a wealthy family. They lived on a 300-acre plantation where Bathsheba was raised in luxury and trained in the fine arts of embroidery and cloth production. She was an artist as well and […]
At the sixth meeting of the Relief Society, on April 28th, 1842, Joseph Smith and Willard Richards attended, to give instruction to the sisters. And boy, did they. After the meeting ended, Eliza reported how strong the Spirit was at the meeting, “never to be forgotten by those in attendance”. You might recognize several quotes […]
In the late 19th century, Mormon women were known, by the rest of the world, to be ignorant, submissive to the male society, and helpless. But, when we look at the long list of accomplishments these smart, able women performed, we can see that they were fully capable of extraordinary endeavors. Today, we still feel […]
Jane Manning was born in Wilton, Connecticut to a free black family. She heard the LDS missionaries preaching their message in 1842 and wanted to be baptized. Many of her family joined at that time as well. She organized her family, and together with the missionaries, they set out for Nauvoo. They took a boat […]
While practicing with our Stake Choir, I found an opportunity to visit with my sitting companion. She is blind from birth and clearly fearless. She sings regularly with the Stake Choir, but I had never sat by her before. As we visited, she told me about a certain miracle she had experienced. As I reflect […]
Clarissa Smith Williams was the daughter of George A. Smith and Susan West. Her mother’s sister wife was Bathsheba W. Smith (4th RS President), who was like a second mother to her. George A. was the Historian for the Church, so Clarissa was born and raised in the Historian’s office and home on South Temple […]
(Notes for these first meetings were written in Eliza’s hand. She took excellent notes, but keep in mind, the quotes are her words, not the original words. I don’t question what is written, but some thoughts are not quite as complete as I wish they were. Again, these Minutes paint a fascinating perspective of our […]
Presendia Kimball is not one of our more well known names in history, nevertheless, there are wonderful lessons to learn from her life and her writings. Her biography is found in the Women’s Exponent (a serial starting on 1 June 1883), so much of the telling comes from Emmeline Wells, who knew her well. However, […]
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