To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
General Conference Odyssey from the October 1980 Priesthood session I keep running into talks that emphasize ministering to one another. I don’t know if it’s inspired timing or if this topic is of such great importance, it’s always being talked about. So, here we go again. What is the big deal about Ministering? We’ve already […]
General Conference Odyssey reporting on the Saturday afternoon session of October 1980. The world is becoming more and more polarized, isn’t it? While the world teaches everyone to be tolerant of all races and species of humanity, God preaches to love one another. In the process, the world waxes colder and colder while God’s people […]
This is a General Conference Odyssey post for the Welfare session of April 1980. When Joseph Smith organized the women into what would become the Relief Society, he laid out the objective: “That the Society of Sisters might provoke the brethren to good works in looking to the wants of the poor—searching after objects of […]
Sisters! How does ministering work? Well, you’ll be happy to know that you’ve probably been doing this all your life. Catch the Vision: It’s simple. “Wherefore, be faithful; stand in the office which I have appointed unto you; succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees” (D&C […]
WOW!!! Revelation to ponder for days! Let me just say, right off the top, I sustain Pres. Russell M. Nelson as the prophet of the LDS church. And I believe he hasn’t done anything any other prophet would have done. In fact, everything has clearly been lining up for this change. It just so happens […]
I’ve talked a lot, in the past, about how women, in the Church, have power. This power comes from the priesthood and is available to every man and woman who calls upon God to better their lives and the lives around them. The Lord is depending on us to use His power. This priesthood power […]
Eliza traveled all over the Territory, that is now Utah, to teach the Bishops and organize the women into Relief Societies. Before she set out, she wrote an article for the Deseret News, on April 22, 1868, laying out the responsibilities and privileges of the Relief Society. The article contains some interesting points I find […]
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