Relief Society History
The Relief Society is the oldest and largest women's organization in the world. It was officially organized on this date.
What is March 17, 1842?
The Relief Society colors.
What is blue and gold?
The current General Relief Society Presidency.
Who is Jean B. Bingham, Sharon Eubank, & Reyna I. Aburto?
“We are going to do something extraordinary.”
A. Emma Smith
B. Belle S. Spafford
C. Bathsheba W. Smith
Hint: She was the first General Relief Society President.
Who is Emma Smith?
As members of the Relief Society we sing a line from this hymn, “we’ll comfort the weary and strengthen the weak.”
What is As Sisters in Zion?
The original name of the Relief Society when it was organized.
A. The Woman of Nauvoo
B. The Sisterhood of Christ
C. The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo
What is The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo?
The Relief Society motto.
What is "Charity Never Faileth"?
Number of General Relief Society presidents so far.
What is 17?
“Empowering women should be a priority for all, because they are a potent force for creating a society where peace, religious freedom, and human rights can truly thrive.”
A. Julie B. Beck
B. Elaine L. Jack
C. Jean B. Bingham
Hint: She is the current General Relief Society President.
Who is Jean B. Bingham?
This was the opening song at the 1st RS meeting in 1842. It says that “The latter-day glory begins to come forth, the visions and blessings of old are returning..."
What is the Spirit of God?
These circumstances initiated the organization of the Relief Society. It was a desire of the sisters to unite together to do this.
A. Quilting
B. Make work clothes for those working on the temple.
D. Offer emotional support to other sisters
What is to make work clothes for those working on the temple?
The Relief Society logo.
The Sego Lily/ Wheat Sheaf (The sego lily was selected because of it’s usefulness in sustaining life
along pioneer settlements. It is an appropriate symbol of purity, beauty, patience through winter and darkness, and storing of strength for the time of blossoming. The wheat sheaf has been used as an emblem also.
The first General Relief Society Presidency.
Who is Emma Smith, Sarah Cleveland, and Elizabeth Ann Whitney?
“I believe in women.”
A. Zina D. H. Young
B. Eliza R. Snow
C. Emmeline B. Wells
Hint: She was the fifth General Relief Society President, serving from 1910-1921.
Who is Emmeline B. Wells?
This was the closing song at the 1st RS meeting, held in 1842. It says, “No longer as strangers on Earth need we roam. Good tidings are sounding to us and each nation..."
What is Now Let us Rejoice?
The initial number of sisters who were part of the Relief Society.
A. 9
B. 15
C. 20
What is 20?
Length of time to write the Relief Society Declaration.
A. 2 years
B. 3 years
C. 5 years
What is 3 years?
The General Relief Society President when THE FAMILY: A PROCLAMATION TO THE WORLD was issued.
A. Elaine L. Jack
B. Bonnie D. Parkins
C. Linda K. Burton
Who is Elaine L. Jack?
“This life is a life of choices.”
A. Belle S. Spafford
B. Mary Ellen W. Smoot
C. Louise Y. Robinson
Hint: She was the ninth General Relief Society President, serving from 1945-1974.
Who is Belle S. Spafford?
Finish this line from the hymn, “We Meet Again As Sisters”: We meet again as sisters on this the Sabbath day, to worship God together _ _ _ _.
What is "To testify and pray."
During WWI (1917-1919), the Red Cross had an approximate membership of 50,000 women in the United States. Of that number, approximately how many were also members of the Relief Society?
A. 40,000
B. 47,000
C. 32,000
What is 47,000?
The year the Relief Society building in Salt Lake City was dedicated.
A. 1956
B. 1963
C. 1968
What is 1956?
The number of years that went by after Joseph Smith passed away until the Relief Society was reorganized and Eliza R. Snow was set apart as the 2nd General Relief Society President.
A. 17
B. 22
C. 36
What is 36 years?
“We can have unity in diversity and diversity in unity. We don’t have to be like one another to enjoy sisterhood.”
A. Barbra W. Winder
B. Linda K. Burton
C. Zina D. H. Young
Hint: She was the eleventh General Relief Society President, serving from 1984-1990.
Who is Barbra W. Winder?
This sister wrote ten hymns in the current hymnbook. Including, "Oh My Father", "In our Lovely Deseret", and "Awake, Ye Saints of God, Awake."
Who is Eliza R. Snow?