Tag: Relief Society
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Navigating Life’s Challenges with Faith
“We are never alone. We do not need to navigate the challenges, the uncertainties and the weaknesses of life alone. He will be beside us; this is our covenant promise and blessing.” -Kristin M. Yee, Second Counselor in the 18th Relief Society General Presidency. This quote is taken from the Relief Society Worldwide Gathering 17
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March 17, 1842: Foundation of the Relief Society
The following appropriate frontispiece, was found lying on an open Bible, in the room appropriated for the Society; at its first meeting. 〈Written on a scrap.〉 “O, Lord! help our widows, and fatherless children! So mote it be. Amen. With the sword, and the word of truth, defend thou them. So mote it be. Amen.” This is shared from The First
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Lessons from Joseph’s Sacred Grove Encounter
“But for the Prophet Joseph’s experience in the Sacred Grove, I would not have an understanding of the loving nature of God and my literal claim to divine heritage, described in Doctrine and Covenants 25:1: ‘All those whoreceive my gospel are sons and daughters in my kingdom.’” Katherine D. Pullins, Associate dean of the J.
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Finding Self-Knowledge Through Divine Guidance
“I desire the Spirit of God to know and understand myself, that I might be able to overcome whatever of tradition or nature that would not tend to my exaltation.” -Emma Smith This quote is taken from Daughters in My Kingdom: The History and Work of Relief Society, on page 12. The link can be
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Extrovert or Introvert All Are Invited
“I’m on the extrovert end of the introvert scale, perhaps. But I love being with people, and I love being with these sisters.” -Kristin Yee, Second Counselor in the 18th Relief Society General Presidency The source for this quote can be found here.
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Church as a Place of Inspiration
“The messages of our prophets today that we all hear each Sunday as we attend Sunday School and sacrament meeting together are a constant inspiration and source of ideas. The Auxiliaries help us; our faith helps us; and our prayers help us. We constantly hope that our home will be a home of love, unity,
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Spread Love This Valentine’s Day
“Every person needs to know that they are ‘special’ to one or many other persons period on this Valentine Day it would be heartwarming to give ‘valentines’ to the lonely, those far from their own loved ones or from their own native lands, to a young mother who feels in need of encouragement and praise,
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Celebrating Valentine’s Day: Kindness and Warmth
“The true spirit of Valentine’s Day is one of warmth and loving kindness which may leave behind a tangible expression, be it ever so small, so that the remembrance of the occasion will linger on.” -Marianne C. Sharp, First Counsellor Relief Society General Presidency, 1945-1974 The Relief Society Magazine. February 1958, Vol 45, No. 2,
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Strengthening Society Through Unselfish Bonds
“Let the cords that bind this great Society be strengthened by our unselfish companionship.” -Emmeline B. Wells This quote is taken from the The Relief Society Magazine, January 1918. Vol 5, No. 1
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The Power of Covenants in Trust
“In the book At the Pulpit: 185 Years of Discourses by Latter-day Saint Women, there is a record of Matilda Dudley Busby, who helped organize the Salt Lake City Thirteenth Ward Relief Society in 1854. Matilda suggested a “covenant” for Relief Society members that was similar to the covenant suggested by Emma Smith in the Nauvoo Relief
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Exploring Women’s Power in Mormon Church History
“When we talk about women’s power within the church we need to look at where women have been powerful: the Relief Society, the Mutual Improvement Association, and the Primary. My experience is not dissimilar from others who have studied Mormon women and have found some disconcerting things in their institutional life.” -Jill Mulvey Derr, quoted
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Cultivating Charity: Lessons from Relief Society
“Because of women like you, we shall bless the world in ways our [Relief Society] founding mothers may never have dreamed of. I am confident that as the women of Zion earnestly seek to expand their faith, cultivate deeper hope, and develop and exercise charity, we shall walk past that threshold into a new realm
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