To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
This is a General Conference Odyssey post for the Sunday afternoon session of the October 2006 General Conference. Over the years, I’ve helped several people organize and research their family history on FamilySearch. It takes a little bit of effort to input the living people in order to connect them to the deceased people in […]
Living these last days is not for the faint of heart. Maybe that’s why you and I were saved for these last days? Maybe our Heavenly Father knew we could get through it? Not only are our spirits up to the challenge, we have been given great counsel by our prophets to carry on, move […]
I ran across this interesting event in Wilford Woodruff’s life that may be of interest to you. For President Woodruff’s 70th birthday (at the time he was serving as an apostle and president of the St. George Temple), he requested that the local sisters perform the endowments for his dead female relatives. This is what […]
This General Conference Odyssey post is on the April 1984 Priesthood session, where Joseph B. Wirthlin spoke on Restoring the Lost Sheep. His talk was on reactivation but, as a Family History Consultant in my ward, I am always looking for ways to “reactivate” people to do work for their dead. I found this talk […]
I’ve talked to enough people to know that the Relief Society organization is struggling down in the grassroots of the ward level. With all the changes we’ve been experiencing, people are wondering just how to move forward with the church. What is our Relief Society sisterhood? Here are my thoughts and observations and maybe a […]
General Conference Odyssey post for the Sunday afternoon session of April 1982. A few weeks ago, I discovered a book called, Salvation Universal, written by Joseph Fielding Smith. In it, I read a phrase that has stuck with me ever since. President Smith said, “The fact is, the whole plan of redemption is based on […]
How can I belong to Relief Society now that it’s only two hours a month? That is a good question. Here are some ideas to think about. First of all, every ward is unique, and it will be up to bishops and RS presidents to decide what is needed in their ward. But we are […]
We know the Lord is coming soon and the prophet has asked us to help Him gather Israel like never before. We are all called to the work of hastening the gathering. Joseph Smith learned early on that he was to lead the final dispensation. There must have been a lot of pressure on his […]
This is a General Conference Odyssey post for the April 1981 Sunday afternoon session. With General Conference coming, we might reflect, once again, upon how we will react to the work we have all been called to do and will be reminded of. What is our errand in the work of the Lord? Back in […]
A General Conference Odyssey post for the Women’s Meeting of October 1980. In Boyd K. Packer’s talk, The Circle of Sisters, he mentions the story of Nehemiah, in the Old Testament. It makes me curious to see how Nehemiah’s story relates to the Relief Society, and so I did a little research. Nehemiah’s Wall The […]
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