To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
Have you ever looked up the long list of talks that focus on women and our potential? Very regularly, we have been given honor, support, promises, and encouragement by our leaders. Here is a list. After reading these talks, there can be no doubt that women have, and have always had, a vital part in […]
In the October 1987 General Conference, President Ezra Taft Benson gave a talk directed to the fathers. Today, this talk would be very different. Reading it now, for me, is almost refreshing because he speaks with such authority, making everything black and white. Where I feel more inclined to accept the message, I’m not sure […]
Is it really true? Is Relief Society the last place on earth a girl can learn how to be a mother? Perhaps, there are other organizations out there, but it’s likely our church is the last and only place motherhood is praised. In fact, our church offers so many tools to help mothers be distinct […]
The argument about women and the priesthood has been going on for a long time. But the glorifying answers have been around for just as long a time, even longer. The truth has always been given to us. An article written by Leah Widtsoe in 1933 clarifies brilliantly. Leah Dunford Widtsoe was the wife of […]
Like many others, I just saw Unplanned at the movie theaters. It’s an interesting dilemma to watch people do something about a problem and go home and resume a normal life. What do “normal” people do when they want to change the world? It’s too overwhelming to even think about. This post is not about […]
This is a General Conference Odyssey post. Some of you may remember when the First Presidency was made up of Spencer W. Kimball, N. Eldon Tanner, and Marion G. Romney. All of these men became incapacitated and so Gordon B. Hinckley was called as a third counselor to keep things going. This April 1983 General […]
In every Relief Society lesson I can remember, a lesson on the Priesthood only went as far as discussing the offices. Being women, we never seemed to get straight who received keys, what order the offices were in, or what exactly was the responsibility given to the men. The Priesthood session of the April 1972 conference, […]
When our children were young, we used to play a made-up game for FHE. At dinnertime, my husband would announce, “Let’s play Nephites and Lamanites tonight!” and a whoop would rise to the rafters while I would silently moan unnoticed and ignored. The family would divide into two teams. It wasn’t about being on the good team […]
It’s funny, when a woman tells other women to stay home and raise children, she gets blasted for it, like Sis. Beck did. When the Brethren say anything like that, they are pretty much ignored. Either way, nowadays, this is still a hot topic that gets women upset. Eliza R. Snow said, “We want to […]
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