To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
Back in the old days, I imagine women attended meetings, announced a project to work on, and everyone committed to it, or raised their hands to volunteer. Everyone dug in to make the project work, helped where they could, and ultimately it began running itself, so the women were free to begin working on another […]
This photo shows the Retrenchment Dress required by each young woman to wear. The dress was designed by Brigham Young and worn by his daughters. They didn’t like it much, but what could they do? If you can track down a copy of the video, “Pioneers in Petticoats”, you’ll be able to see the Retrenchment […]
As I continue reading through the Women’s Exponent, I am struck by how great all these 19th Century women were. I truly feel the sisterhood of our organization. Back then, each Retrenchment group would report on their meetings; the minutes were published in the Women’s Exponent. Typically, the secretary would write a short summary […]
When people ask you how you’re doing and what you’ve been doing lately, what is your pat answer? Let me know if this sounds familiar: “Oh, I’ve been busy doing stuff; I’m involved in this, and this, and this, and this, and I just never have any time anymore!” We are a busy bunch of […]
It’s never too early to think of Christmas. Am I the only one who thinks that way? Granted, I am not one of those who has the shopping all done and wrapped before Thanksgiving. I’m usually still scrambling around at the last minute still looking for that “perfect gift”, which is hopefully on sale. This […]
“Following is a list of guidelines for additional meetings as outlined in Sister Beck’s talk: The ward Relief Society president should oversee all Relief Society meetings. The Relief Society president should counsel regularly with her bishop regarding how these meetings can meet the needs of individuals and families in the ward. Plans should be consistent […]
In the Women’s Exponent, they’ve recorded many of the minutes of various Relief Society and Retrenchment meetings. Typically, they will record who spoke at the meeting and how many were in attendance. I finally found one where they tell us what was actually discussed! Now we can do a comparison. “The Lord poured His Spirit […]
Do you remember how big an issue The Equal Rights Amendment was back in the 70’s? I remember how BYU campus was empty of students as everyone was glued to a TV set to watch the Donahue Show where Sister Barbara Smith appeared with Sonia Johnson. Sis. Smith was the President of the Relief Society […]
This is a talk given by President Boyd K. Packer called, “The Golden Years”. This one addresses how useful the older generation is, and should feel. Pres. Packer tells of attending a meeting where there seemed to be a majority of elderly people in the congregation. He was very impressed with this attendance. The stake […]
How important is your practice hymn time in Relief Society? Are you learning any new hymns? Are you learning the histories of these hymns and their composers? How about a spiritual thought from the references attached to each hymn? What about having musical numbers? Are you hearing enough from all the talented sisters in your Relief Society; even […]
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