To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
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 […]
Who knew that at age forty a woman would begin writing songs and end up making such a huge impact on millions of people? Janice Kapp Perry has always been musically inclined, but it wasn’t until she was injured playing basketball, and stuck in bed, that she decided to give writing music a try. The […]
Patty Bartlett Sessions was a sought after midwife and a leader among women of her day. Her story is worth remembering. She was born to Enoch and Martha Ann Hall Bartlett, in Bethel, Maine on February 4, 1795. The oldest of nine children, she showed intelligence at a young age, and received a good education […]
When men were called on their missions, many of them were married. We have heard of these men leaving their wives behind (with a household of children and a working farm) to serve these missions. But there were some men who took their wives with them. Many women served in the Hawaiian Islands. When men […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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