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Relief Society Lesson 4: The Prophet Joseph Smith, God’s Instrument in Restoring the Truth
I abbreviated George Albert Smith to GAS in this lesson. So, when I was rereading the lesson, I chuckled at (and reworded) a question, “Why did GAS choose young Joseph Smith?” I think this is proof that I hang with … Continue reading
Relief Society Lesson 47: “Praise to the Man”: Latter-day Prophets Bear Witness of the Prophet Joseph Smith
by Kelly Ann (Lesson from Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, (2007),541–57) Start by reading the following passage from the life of Joseph Smith. Following the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum, the members of … Continue reading
Relief Society Lesson #46 The Martyrdom: The Prophet Seals His Testimony With His Blood
by guest lesson writer Aimee In thinking about the death of Joseph Smith, the lesson seems to be trying to make three main points: 1) The circumstances surrounding Joseph Smith and the position of the saints in Nauvoo had come to … Continue reading
Relief Society Lesson 45: Joseph Smith’s Feelings about His Prophetic Mission
by Kelly Ann, with input from Alisa “I have no desire but to do all men good.” The second greatest commandment is to love the neighbor. Joseph Smith had a playfulness and ability to make people feel special even in … Continue reading
Emma's Blessing
by Zenaida In the days leading up to the prophet’s martyrdom, Emma was undoubtedly feeling the strain of so much persecution, and sought a blessing from her husband. Because he was unavailable to fulfill her request, he instructed her to … Continue reading
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Tagged blessing, Emma Smith, endowment, Joseph Smith, priesthood, temple
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Relief Society Lesson 17: the Great Plan of Salvation
by EmilyCC My comments and questions are in italics, and the manual stuff is in regular font. There’s lots of juicy stuff in this lesson for some good discussion, but it was hard to make this a smoothly flowing lesson. … Continue reading
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Relief Society Lesson 13: Obedience: "When the Lord Commands, Do It"
by EmilyCC Sadly, our scheduled lesson provider is moving across the country this week and isn’t able to get tomorrow’s lesson up. So, we thought we’d offer an open-thread of thoughts and suggestions for how to teach this lesson. Here … Continue reading
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Tagged Joseph Smith, obedience, Relief Society Lessons
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Guest Post: What Spiritual Looks Like
g’s wounded heart_sm Originally uploaded by clyde_curtis A thought-provoking guest post from one of our favorite commentors, G. (The artwork is by her, too!) “It is in our extremities that we come to know God” – Unknown In my mind, … Continue reading
