To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
If you missed the General Relief Society Meeting, you will want to see it, or read it, in its entirety at www.lds.org. I have to be honest here; I love how they are talking about the history and legacy of the Relief Society. They are making sure we understand that the Relief Society works hand […]
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 […]
In past posts we have looked at the symbolic meaning of the number ten: The Word for the Number Ten in Hebrew, and the number five: The Number 5 in Hebrew. To review, the number 10 represents the Hand of God and the number 5, means to save or rescue, using one of the Hands […]
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 […]
Wendy Watson Nelson is a BYU Family Therapist. She has been involved with and spoken at many Women’s Conferences, which BYU sponsors. She is married to Elder Russell M. Nelson. Speaking at a Women’s Conference in 2000, she spoke about Celestial Therapy. You can read this great talk here. As I read this talk, I […]
We talk a lot about one on one; reaching out to the one, finding ones to teach. I did a topical guide search on the word “one” and came up with this perspective. First of all, thanks to Joseph Smith, we know it’s possible to stand before God and speak to Him as a man talks […]
“At my school in Boston there were about 8 active members of the church who I usually just saw at church activities. I was surrounded by people who didn’t believe what I believed and it hit me hard that I wasn’t like most people in this new place. Modesty never seemed different until I was […]
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 […]
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