To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
Our beloved Eliza R. Snow was so instrumental to the women of the church in this last dispensation, it is hard to condense her history. I encourage you to read her poems, her hymns, and her writings. Eliza Roxey Snow was born in Massachusetts on January 21, 1804. At the age of two, her family […]
This is a letter written by a Relief Society President in Bangkok. We don’t always see how our “helping hands” help others. This letter gives us the other side of the story. “Thank you so much for sharing the baby kits with the needy in Bangkok. I understand your home ward in the States […]
We talk of adversity, but we are never prepared for it when it hits us personally, are we? We still manage to ask WHY? President Henry B. Eyring’s conference address gives us a good way to prepare; thus overcoming the adversity that comes to us all. I’m still surprised to run into people who aren’t […]
“I was assigned to visit a woman who had been active in our ward, but was going through some very difficult medical problems, compounded by family issues, and everything became too much to deal with and she stopped coming to church and would not allow anyone to visit her. I knew her vaguely, and was […]
The Women’s Exponent, published for 65 years, by women in the Relief Society, was never a chuch publication. When Emmeline Wells, editor and chief, retired, she hoped the church would take over her publication and continue this excellent form of communication among the women. When Emmeline offered the newspaper to the church, they turned it […]
“Our ward started really getting into the effort with a wonderful presidency who decided to give service a big focus. Our ward had always done a couple of service things every year, but this presidency took it a step further. It was at the time that the Humanitarian Center opened in SLC and there was […]
A while back I stocked my shelves with at least twenty boxes of cereal. They were on sale and I was going to add them to my storage. Unfortunately, I still have snack-fiends at home and my supply dwindled almost immediately. I think there is something to learning how to use wheat, oats, rice, beans, […]
There is a great parable, especially for our day, found in Doctrine and Covenants 101. Starting with verse 44: v 44: A certain nobleman (Jesus Christ) had a spot of land, very choice (in this case, Independence, Missouri, but it could likewise be our stakes, our homes, whatever is our Zion); and he said unto […]
In response to your note with RS Community questions: 1) Activities of benefit: variety has seemed to be a big help in different wards I’ve been in, for example book group, volleyball or basketball, service projects in the community. The three most memorable activities for me were: 1) we had a small activity about cake […]
The word for mercy in Hebrew is pronounced hesed and looks like this: חסד This word can also mean kindness or goodness. The first character is the Het, ח , which symbolically means the House of God, Holy of Holies, Temple, doorway, and reminds us of the lamb’s blood spread on the door posts and […]
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