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  This post originally appeared in April of last year. Since today is the birthday of the Relief Society (the organization for women in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), we wanted to post it again.. Note: Please send any inquiries about the video directly to Natalie at nweames at (Gee)mail dot com ~by Natalie Editor’s note: Natalie kindly consented to share the Relief Society History video she put together for the women in her congregation. But first, we’d like you to get to know her a little better, and hear more about what went into making this video. I am the “Additional Weekday Meeting Coordinator” (previously Enrichment Leader) in the Relief Society [organization for women] in my ward congregation. Ironically, all but two of my three sisters and two sisters-in-law have the same calling. In my opinion, this is the best calling in the Church. I am the party planner and the person that helps coordinate the activities that allow the women to do both... Read the rest of this entry »

It’s the 171th anniversary of the organization of the Relief Society, the women’s organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We’ve had a lot of posts at Mormon Women about the Relief Society over the years. Today we repost a list that features many of them. Information on the Mormon History of Relief Society History of the Relief Society (video) Daughters in My Kingdom  Lessons from a leftover pizza: A visiting teaching miracle “Daughters in My Kingdom” – New Relief Society book for LDS Women Why I Love Relief Society First Person: Love in a Cookie The History and Purpose of the Mormon Relief Society Mormon Men’s Thoughts on Relief Society Small and Simple Things — Visiting Teaching Service in Day-to-Day Life Mormon Women: At the crossroads of life through visiting teaching Mormon Women in a Nutshell: The Relief Society Declaration We also know that many people have questions about Mormon women and how they are viewed in The Church of... Read the rest of this entry »

Today marks the 171th anniversary of the creation of the Relief Society in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mormon women have created videos to celebrate the purposes and mission of Relief Society. We’ve shared a few below. Why Relief Society? Aniversario de la Sociedad de Socorro Relief Society Visiting teaching is…. My Sister’s Hands  Read More →

Today marks the 171th anniversary of the Relief Society, the organization for women in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We’ll be posting (and re-posting) some posts on the topic of Relief Society. This post was originally published in 2008. -by Michelle I recall one of those days several years ago when I went visiting teaching. I must confess that I was not excited to go. I was tired. I didn’t feel good. I hadn’t had much downtime with my children because we have had lots of craziness (errands, doctor’s appointments, car troubles, dad out of town). More than anything, I just wanted to be cozy and comfortable at home. “Visiting teaching is never convenient,” I found myself thinking. (Truth be told, service is often not convenient.) I printed out the lesson and mused over the title: “Blessings of Belonging to Relief Society.” I found myself wondering about why the lessons in this particular year (2006) had focused on Relief Society. I felt the Spirit teaching... Read the rest of this entry »

From the book ‘Daughters in My Kingdom” released in 2012 for all women in the LDS church we read the following….”Elder John A. Widstoe of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles described the foundational work of the Relief Society (largest society of women in the world): ‘Relief of poverty, relief of illness; relief of doubt, relief of ignorance — relief of all that hinders the joy and progress of woman.  What a magnificent commission!’ “Latter-day Saint women, strong in faith and testimony, have truly been given the ‘errand of angels.’ Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught:  ‘Every sister in this Church who has made covenants with the Lord has a divine mandate to help save souls, to lead the women of the world, to strengthen the homes of Zion, and to build the Kingdom of God.”  Daughters in My Kingdom, p. 25 Let us go forth and do so is my added prayer!  Read More →

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will engage in new curriculum for Sunday School and Priesthood/Relief Society. For the Sunday school curriculum (14 to Adults), our study will focus on Doctrine and Covenants and Church History. Members should receive – or already possess – the following copies: Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Class … Continue reading »  Read More →

Special Note: All posts on the October 2012 Semiannual General Conference can be simultaneously displayed HERE, with the most recent post appearing first. On Saturday September 29th, 2012, over 20,000 women packed the LDS Conference Center in Salt Lake City for the General Relief Society Meeting of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Authorities present included the Relief Society General Presidency, consisting of Sister Linda K. Burton, general president, and her first and second counselors, Sister Carole M. Stephens and Sister Linda S. Reeves respectively, as well as the LDS Church First Presidency, consisting of President Thomas S. Monson and his first and second counselors, President Henry B. Eyring and President Dieter F. Uchtdorf respectively. This post summarizes news stories from the Deseret News (the most detailed), the Salt Lake Tribune, and KSL Channel 5. Archives and transcripts of the addresses are now available HERE. KSL news video embedded below: If there was... Read the rest of this entry »

Edited to add video of the broadcast: Tonight at 6:00 p.m. MDT, the annual General Relief Society Meeting of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be broadcast for all adult women of the Church (and any other women who are interested in participating). You can get a live stream of the meeting here. The video broadcast will be held live in 15 languages on conference.lds.org. Many more languages will also be available live in audio format. LDS.org will live audio in 64 languages. If you have the Mormon Channel mobile app, you can listen live in English and Spanish on the iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, Android, etc. If you have Roku TV Mormon Channel, you can also access it live. (Thanks to LDS Media Talk for the information.) For access to past Relief Society meetings, see the archive here. And for other Relief Society leadership teaching and training, see this page. To be able to access the meeting later on, The live video cached stream of the event will be available... Read the rest of this entry »

At the end of this month, women in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints all over the world will be joining together to hear from the Relief Society general leaders, who address us every year at the annual General Relief Society Meeting. This year’s meeting will be the first time our newly-called General Relief Society presidency will be addressing us. Following are a few things some Mormon women have talked about doing to prepare for the Relief Society broadcast that will be held on September 29. 2012. - Read the 2012 BYU Women’s Conference address by the new General Relief Society Presidency: ““The Vital Role of Women in the Gospel” by Linda K. Burton, Relief Society general president, Carole M. Stephens, first counselor, Linda S. Reeves, second counselor - Read through Daughters in My Kingdom and/or peruse the Daughters in My Kingdom website - Review past Relief Society Meetings - Listen to Relief Society podcasts on the Mormon Channel Sister Burton... Read the rest of this entry »

When Jesus Christ organized His church on Earth, He chose only men to be His apostles. However, this was not because the women were unimportant or because He was discriminating towards them. Apostleship is a priesthood function, and only men hold the priesthood. However, apostleship is just one way to serve God and there are many others. As we study the New Testament, we see that Jesus Christ held women in high esteem and made them essential parts of His gospel. It was to a women that he first revealed His true identity as the Savior and it was women to whom He first appeared as a resurrected being. He taught Mary and Martha that women were to be gospel scholars as well as homemakers and that both roles were equally important. He counted several women among His close friends and spoke to them as people who mattered and as people who could live lives of faith, knowledge, and service. Mormons in modern times follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. Mormon is a nickname... Read the rest of this entry »

Inside a typical LDS chapel for Sunday worship. Within every organization (and it doesn’t matter if it’s secular or religious) comes the challenge for everyone to get along with everyone else. No matter how altruistic or how well-meaning the group, personal chemistry gets in the way. Human nature, in general, gets in the way. Have you noticed it just takes a few individuals to stir the pot among many? There’s a few mal-contents in every crowd. Their antics are often rooted in the need to establish who is “greater than” and who is “less than” (with themselves on top, of course). It’s one of those games people play. It get’s old doesn’t it? Bless the Apostle Paul’s heart. He totally got it and gave a whole lecture on congregation dynamics. If certain people are driving you crazy…Romans 12 (New Testament) puts it all in perspective and gives us great advice on how to handle the social challenges that inevitably... Read the rest of this entry »

Today is the second of two days of BYU Women’s Conference, an annual event co-sponsored by Brigham Young University and the Relief Society (the women’s organization) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Thousands of (mostly) women gather every year to hear speakers on various topics, join together in large-scale service projects, enjoy various displays at the Sharing Stations, enjoy uplifting music, and enjoy associating with one another. If you are attending we invite you to use the hashtag #byuwomensconf in Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ updates. See past years’ BYU Women’s Conference talk transcripts, session handouts, Virtual Sharing Stations (handouts from Sharing Stations), and information on broadcasts. You can also watch many BYU Women’s Conference talks that are archived/broadcast on BYU-TV’s website. Following are a couple of the favorite talks from the 2011 BYU Women’s Conference. Julie B. Beck Mary Ellen Edmunds on visiting... Read the rest of this entry »