To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
The other day, while going down the freeway, I passed a billboard that invited families to come to family night activities. I immediately thought of all the places that that might include: museums, gardens, movie houses, entertainment centers, etc. It’s a nice idea to go, as an entire family–ANYWHERE–just for fun. But the next thought […]
Personal Essays–Expressive Writing Go Back to Lesson 6. No one wants to read a boring history. It is your job to learn skills to make any history interesting to read. And anyone’s history can become interesting with the right choice of words. Use a leading phrase as a springboard to begin an […]
Personal Essay–I Remember When… Go Back to Lesson 5. Essays have: an interesting hook to begin the story. one main point of interest that is told with just enough detail to make it interesting. several stories linked together with a similar running theme. can be any length. basically, you have complete freedom to make it […]
We’ve been told to proudly hang our belief on the walls of our homes. This framed piece of personal art makes me happy every time I walk into my room. It does it’s job of reminding me who I am and what is important to me. I love how Helaman teaches his sons, Lehi and […]
Show, Don’t Tell–A Vivid Use of Words Go Back to Lesson 4. Make a list of qualities that describe a person in your family. Then describe that character in a scene, snapshot, or memory. Show the person’s qualities without using the name of the quality. Avoid generalizations and judgments. See if you can get […]
Chronology–Who, When, Where, How Go Back to Lesson 3. A chronology is a list of historical events arranged in the time sequence in which they occurred. It is a very useful tool in the preparation of the history of an individual or a family; and it becomes in itself a valuable part of such […]
Conversion is a strong and repeated theme in the Book of Mormon. Some of my favorite examples of full conversion are that of Alma the younger and the Sons of Mosiah. They experienced so complete a turn-around after being visited by the Angel, that the Sons of Mosiah, who were heirs to the Nephite kingdom, […]
Wow! Three lessons in a row about missionary work. Clearly, they did this on purpose. I imagine with three lessons you get three different perspectives and stories about missionary work. I think the most important words to ponder in this lesson are “boldness” and “kindness” (Manual, pg. 147). Face it, it’s scary to set out […]
I have seen over and over a Relief Society Presidency all fired up and ready to serve after first being called only to fizzle out of steam after a year or so in the calling. I have to ask…how do you think those sisters, who served 25-50 years in their calling, did it? This happens […]
How do we demonstrate our discipleship? The word discipleship is well chosen. As sisters, we serve. That is what we do. But, as we’ve learned more about the history of our organization, we have learned that we save lives too; often by serving. So, as disciples of Christ, how do we represent Him through our […]
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