RELIEF SOCIETY HISTORY
The name of the Relief Society when it was first organized
What is the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo?
The name of the first General Relief Society President who was ordained at the meeting
Who is Emma Hale Smith?
Name this hymn sung at the 1st RS meeting: "...the veil o'er the earth is beginning to burst..."?
What is "The Spirit of God"?
The Relief Society motto
What is "Charity Never Faileth?"
The woman known as “Zion’s Poetess”
Who is Eliza Snow?
The year the visiting teaching program began
What is 1843?
The location of the first Relief Society meeting
What is the Red Brick Store (Nauvoo, Illinois)?
In RS, we are “...to bear one another’s burdens, to mourn with those that mourn...” Name this scripture reference
What is Mosiah 18:9?
It was originally proposed that the organization go by the name the "_______ Society"
What is "Benevolent?"
When a small group of women met at Sarah M. Kimball's home in Nauvoo, they were originally looking to organize a society for what?
What is a sewing society to aid Nauvoo Temple workers?
The year the requirement to pay dues was dropped and all Latter-day Saint women age 18+ were enrolled automatically in Relief Society
What is 1971?
The number of sisters present at the first Relief Society meeting
What is 20?
The closing song at the first RS meeting said, "...cease to do evil and ever be one..." Name this hymn.
What is "Now Let Us Rejoice?"
The symbol of the Relief Society
What is a Sego Lily?
This publication was the voice of the Relief Society for 50 years and was later replaced with The Relief Society Magazine
What is The Woman's Exponent?
During World War I, the Relief Society sold this to United States government
What is 200,000 bushels of wheat?
At this historic meeting, Emma Smith declared: “We are going to do something extraordinary. … We expect extraordinary occasions and _____ ______."
What is "pressing calls"?
Joseph Smith said that the calling of the first RS president fulfilled a prophecy revealed to him about 12 years earlier, in which the Lord spoke of “an elect lady, whom I have called." This is now found in what section of the D&C
What is Section 25?
Visiting teaching was “retired,” and replaced with the coordinated effort of “ministering,” a “new and holier approach” to Christlike caring. When did this change happen? (Month, year)
What is April 2018?
To date, there have been how many Relief Society general presidents
What is 17?
In 2009, the Relief Society reached a landmark ___ million in membership.
What is 6?
For the organization of the Relief Society, the sisters met under the direction of Joseph Smith and two members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Who were they?
Who are Elders John Taylor and Willard Richards?
The Relief Society theme is "Charity Never Faileth." What is that scriptural reference? (there are two!)
What is 1 Corinthians 13:8 and Moroni 7:46?
Name the current Relief Society president and her two counselors
Who are Sister Jean B. Bingham, Sister Sharon Eubank and Sister Reyna I. Aburto?
The Relief Society was dissolved in 1844 as trouble in Nauvoo grew, but it was reorganized in Salt Lake City in what year?
What is 1867?