To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
Rachel Ridgeway Ivins was born on March 7, 1821 in Hornerstown, New Jersey. She grew up with a very close extended family. When Rachel was six years of age, her father died, and a few years later at age ten, her mother passed away. She, and her siblings, lived with her grandfather Ivins, who was a […]
Relief Society had always been a Mormon community organization, even as it stretched across the world through missions and settlements mostly made up of Utah Mormons living in different parts of the world. Occasionally though, Relief Society could raise its powerful head and make the rest of the world listen. For ten years, between 1919 […]
Mary Freeze is one of those amazing early Mormon sisters, but perhaps not quite so well known as her counterparts. She was born in Nauvoo, on October 12, 1845. Her father, James Lewis Burnham, was a minister of a christian church, but upon hearing the message of the missionaries, realized he did not have the […]
Across the street from the Beehive House, in Salt Lake City, at 70 E. South Temple, is a piece of land with a history that is far too delicious to forget. It’s all about a girl and her house. Harriet Amelia Folsom was 22 years old and freshly arrived in the Salt Lake Valley with […]
Minerva Bernetta Kohlhepp was born Aug. 28, 1888 in North Ogden, Utah, the second of ten children. Her mother’s father was one of Brigham Young’s bodyguards. Her father was disowned by his family when he joined the Church. Minerva was raised in a religious family, and an artistic home. Since age four, she thought of […]
When the women gathered together for the first time in Nauvoo, Illinois, March 17, 1842, there was a lively discussion as to what to call themselves. Joseph Smith suggested the women call themselves The Benevolent Society. However, Emma spoke up and said other benevolent societies back east were hypocritical and time-wasters. She adamantly opposed being […]
In a pile of old Relief Society handbooks, I found this great little booklet about the history of the Relief Society. It was published during Belle Spafford’s presidency. It had lots of information in it, including this fascinating explanation. As the Relief Society was reorganized in the various wards and community developments throughout the Salt […]
One of the more well known children of Brigham Young was Susa Young Gates. She was a mover and a shaker in the Kingdom of God, and heaven help us if we forget all the good that she did during her time on the earth. Susa Amelia Young was born on 18 March 1856, in […]
The Relief Society Magazine used to have a feature entitled, “Unusual Mothers”. It would spotlight women who had given birth to a large number of children. Often these women spotlighted were women who had sixteen, eighteen, or more children. Indeed, those numbers are unusual, even for then, and deserve some honor. As I understand it, […]
Did you know that Salt Lake City was the birthplace of one of America’s first leading actresses? Occasionally, while traipsing through old western towns, I’ve run across pictures, news articles, and even tour guides, proclaiming the glories of the great Maude Adams. Let me tell you a little about her. Maude Kiskadden was born in […]
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