After the previous nine chapters discuss themes throughout the history of the Relief Society, this concluding chapter is the call to add yourself to that history. This chapter is full of great quotes and...
As the final day in our series dedicated to International Women’s Day and Daughters in My Kingdom, we find this Sunday, 17 March 2013, is the 171st anniversary of the establishment of the Relief...
The place to begin to improve society is in the home….We are trying to make the world better by making the family stronger. President Gordon B. Hinckley, 1997 Temporal Responsibilities and Eternal Roles The...
Differentiating between Priesthood and Priesthood Holders While we sometimes refer to priesthood holders as ‘the priesthood,’ we must never forget that the priesthood is not owned by or embodied in those who hold it....
“Relief Society sisters exemplify pure religion …. As they visit the fatherless and widow in their afflictions …” This chapter is all about Visiting Teaching: its history and its components today – and full...
Any historical discussion of women (and American women in particular) usually includes the idea of a woman’s sphere–the area in which it was socially acceptable for her to act and effect change. In high...
This is not my favorite book about Mormon women, but I loved this chapter. This opening quote by Boyd Packer showed what Relief Society can be for the women of the church “This great...
Emmeline B. Wells and Her Presidency The beginning of this chapter mentions that it was Emmeline B. Wells, fifth general RS President, and her presidency that decided on the motto, “Charity Never Faileth.” Show...
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