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I have heard this from so many women:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cSomething is wrong with Relief Society; I just can\u2019t put my finger on it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I think I\u2019m feeling that if we are going to get together as sisters it needs to be worthwhile; something of value, a true accomplishment, something that has purpose.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The early RS sisters were out to accomplish serious issues of their day.\u00a0 <\/span>They wanted to have a voice, so they went out and got the right to vote.\u00a0 <\/span>There were health issues, so they paid for women to go back East to learn medicine.\u00a0 <\/span>Women needed to learn how to run households, so they provided cooking, child care, and basic sanitation classes.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We learn how to scrapbook\u2026okay, I don\u2019t mean to pick on scrapbooking, but our purpose has somehow evolved into entertaining and socializing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our day and age is different, but with equally serious issues.\u00a0 <\/span>Many marriages are falling apart; a \u201cnormal\u201d family is now dysfunctional.\u00a0 <\/span>There is too much debt amongst us, we are lacking in preparation for economic disaster.\u00a0 <\/span>Our moral standards brush shoulders with the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Why aren\u2019t we, as sisters, rallying to solve and overcome these issues, that put so many of our loved ones at risk, just like our early sisters did?\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t have any answers, I just have the same feelings I\u2019ve heard other women express.\u00a0 <\/span>I would love to hear your thoughts, ideas, and concerns.\u00a0 <\/span>Together, I think we could come up with something valuable.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have heard this from so many women:\u00a0 \u201cSomething is wrong with Relief Society; I just can\u2019t put my finger on it.\u201d I think I\u2019m feeling that if we are going to get together as sisters it needs to be worthwhile; something of value, a true accomplishment, something that has purpose.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The early RS […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[472],"tags":[249],"class_list":["post-21","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-brainstorming"],"yoast_head":"\nShare your opinions – Relief Society Women<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/03\/share-your-opinions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Share your opinions – Relief Society Women\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I have heard this from so many women:\u00a0 \u201cSomething is wrong with Relief Society; 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