To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
I recently watched an old videotaping of the Phil Donahue Show with three women who brazenly forfeited their membership in the LDS Church because they were feminists and didn’t like the church’s stand (this was back in 1993). Briefly, I’ll quickly give you the lineup of these women, but it’s the fourth woman I would […]
Our gospel is a maker of heroines. Celebrate with me one such heroine; one of many. Amanda Barnes was born on February 22, 1809, in Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts. She married twice, two different men, each by the name of Warren Smith. She had five children with the first Warren Smith; three children with the second. […]
Over the years, Church history scholars have written papers, articles, and books about the great pioneers who have carved our latter-day legacy. I enjoy randomly coming upon recorded remembrances that have miraculously survived, been researched, and made available to us so we can continue along our own paths of enduring faith. It is sad, but […]
I love finding these articles that give you a snapshot of what it was like “way back when”. Enjoy this article from the Relief Society Magazine in Mar 1939. “According to one of our great modern thinkers, we Americans have experienced “seven adventures in pioneering”: first, for spiritual freedom—the right to worship God as conscience […]
If you were to look up the word Suffrage in the dictionary, you would see that the word means “the right to vote.” A Suffragist was one who desired to achieve this privilege, and a Suffragette was a negative label put upon those who took things a step further and wanted equal rights. Mormon women, […]
Our Visiting Teaching message for March continues in our education about Relief Society history. I’m thrilled that this is the topic of discussion. There is a deeper understanding we can gain from the Visiting Teaching message this month. I have broken it up into three parts: Under the Priesthood, After the Pattern of the Priesthood, […]
All of us have favorite Primary songs that we either grew up singing, or listen with rapt attention as the children sing these cherished songs, especially on the best Sacrament Meeting of the year: The Primary Program. We owe a great deal of thanks to one composer in particular, who wrote such favorites as Reverently, […]
I found this timely article from the Woman’s Exponent. The testimony of one can stand for a testimony of all. “We believe what is written in the Old and New Testament; we fully believe in all the words spoken by the Savior and the testimony of His Apostles. We believe in the fullness of the […]
Rachel Ridgeway Ivins was born on March 7, 1821 in Hornerstown, New Jersey. She grew up with a very close extended family. When Rachel was six years of age, her father died, and a few years later at age ten, her mother passed away. She, and her siblings, lived with her grandfather Ivins, who was a […]
We are women of destiny. When the Relief Society was first organized, there were nineteen members, plus officers. By the following March, there were 1158 members attending. They outgrew their meeting room almost immediately, so they met in “The Grove”, where the spillage of sisters could all be included. The Society became so popular that […]
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