To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
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 […]
This is PART 3 of a multiple part posting, please read PART 1 and PART 2 to get the background. The menorah candle branch tops were cup-shaped in order that olive oil could be poured into them with a wick. The candles were oil lamps rather than wax candles. This is very significant. Oil is […]
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. […]
It was requested of me that I share with you some of the thoughts that came out of the original Minute Book. Over the years a variety of General Authorities, including our Relief Society leaders, have quoted from it. There might be more, but two talks, in particular, focus completely on the original Relief […]
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 […]
Sometimes in teaching the scriptures I have rewritten the scriptures to suit the audience. Everyone has added their name in place of say Oliver Cowdery or Emma Smith. We might modernize some words so we carry out a deeper, more personal meaning. I’m sure Alma or Mormon don’t mind when we do that. Likewise, I […]
This is PART 2 of a multiple part posting, please read PART 1 to get the background. The dividing of the heifer, goat, and ram into two pieces was symbolic of the covenant God makes between Him and each one of us. Hence, the two divided pieces represent one piece as God and the other piece […]
Today, my husband and I celebrated our 28th Wedding Anniversary. The whole day was spent walking down memory lane through BYU campus, (kissing in front of the dormitory we got engaged at), driving around to the various apartments we lived in, looking for familiarity of the old days. Sadly, there are no more Navajo Tacos […]
How many of us really believe in the Atonement? We talk about it, we read about, we even have lessons on it, but it seems to me it is often skirted in Relief Society lessons, because…we just don’t understand it and that makes us afraid. There are a lot of things I don’t understand about […]
PART 1 This is the first part of a multiple parts posting to take the time to explain the symbolism of the menorah for Latter-day Saints. H G R R G H H = Heifer, G = Goat, R = Ram The menorah symbol is actually a representation of the Tree of Life. It really does look like […]
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