To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
Ministering This is a General Conference Odyssey post for the Priesthood session of the April 2009 General Conference. For April Fool’s day, I saw a post about the church making a big announcement that it is returning to Home and Visiting teaching, because Ministering isn’t working. Let’s be honest, we are still struggling with how […]
This morning I woke up in the middle of dreaming that I was telling people about how monthly Relief Society meetings had evolved. Weird, huh?! But, weirder still, I found a way this dream can apply to this week’s General Conference Odyssey report. In October 1988, Neal A. Maxwell spoke on how Jesus Christ can […]
The April 2020 General Conference was indeed amazingly memorable. We joked that it would be that because of COVID-19, but all on its own, it proved to be outstanding in its messages of hope, peace, and moving forward. All of us get individual messages from our General Conferences, as we should. The spirit speaks to us individually. I’d […]
Am I My Sister’s Keeper? Yes! Story #1 Some time ago, a friend told me that once she put her missionary badge on, she felt empowered to speak up boldly. This was something she hadn’t ever been able to do before. One day, while checking out at the store, she decided to visit with the […]
I’m still working my way through the recent General Conference talks. We were told some pretty amazing things. In particular, in his talk, Spiritual Treasures, I found 25 treasures Pres. Nelson asked women to seek. Learn and understand our temple blessings. Learn and understand more of what the restoration of the priesthood encompasses. Claim our […]
What privileges are we living up to, if we even want them? And why should we seek them? Recently, while going through the Relief Society Magazine, I ran across a talk, given by President Belle S. Spafford, former Relief Society General President. This talk was given during the General Relief Society Conference in 1951. She […]
Do women realize the spiritual power they have access to as baptized members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? Three addresses, given during the October 1984 Saturday afternoon session of conference, talk about the spiritual power that is available to us if we will only call for it. “The Joy of […]
This is a General Conference Odyssey post for the Priesthood session of October 1982. In this session, a bishop and his assistant, from Ohio, were asked to speak. Unusual circumstances, to say the least. The bishop listed some important qualifications meant for young men to fulfill their duties in the Aaronic Priesthood. But reading these […]
This is a General Conference Odyssey post on the most recent General Conference gathering: October 2018. The whole church is abuzz over the big change to two hours of church. Who doesn’t like the idea of less church, less lesson preparation, and less stress in our callings? But what does this really mean for members of […]
Boyd K. Packer cared about the women of the church. He gave two talks about the Relief Society and another one on keeping the elderly active in the church. I wrote about these talks in three different posts quite a while ago: “Boyd K. Packer’s Take on the Relief Society” “More From President Packer” “Again–President […]
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