RELIEF SOCIETY HISTORY
THE 1ST RS MEETING
HYMNS
SIGNIFICANT TO RS
RELIEF SOCIETY TRIVIA
MISCELLANEOUS
100
This prophet said, "And now I turn the key to you in the name of God and this Society shall rejoice and knowledge and intelligence shall flow down from this time. This is the beginning of this Society."
Who is President Joseph Smith?
100
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?
100

As members of Relief Society, "we'll comfort the weary and strengthen the weak." What hymn does this line comes from?

What is "As Sister's in Zion"?

100

The Relief Society motto "Charity Never Faileth" comes from a scripture in this book of the New Testament.

What is 1 Corinthians? Corinthians 13: 4-8, Another reference is Moroni 7:46

100
In the bible dictionary this is "the highest, noblest, strongest kind of love."
What is Charity?
200
This is the name of the magazine sent to LDS women who paid their dues and joined the Releif Society organization.
What is the Relief Society magazine?
200
This temple was being built when the Relief Society was organized.
What is the Nauvoo Temple?
200

2nd General Relief Society President, Eliza R Snow wrote "in my first primeval childhood was I nurtured near thy side?" after Joseph Smith taught her about heavenly parents. What hymn did she write?

What is "Oh My Father"?

200
The Relief Society colors.
What is Gold and Blue?
200

These women are eligible to be members of the Relief Society.

Who are women 18 years of age and older, and women younger than 18 if married?

300
These circumstances initiated the organization of the Relief Society. It was a desire of the sisters to unite together to do this.
What is to make work clothes for those working on the temple?
300
She was the first General Relief Society President.
Who is Emma Smith?
300

This was the opening song at the 1st Relief Society meeting in 1842. It says that "we through our faith may begin to inherit the visions and blessings and glories of God." What is the title of the hymn?

What is "The Spirit of God"?

300
The Relief Society Emblem
What is the Sego Lily/Wheat Sheaf? (The sego lily was selected because of its 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 along with the sego lily, symbolizing storing of grain against time of need.)
300

In Mosiah 18:9 Alma taught that we should "bear one anothers________, to mourn with those that mourn, comfort those that stand in need of comfort"

What are Burdens?

400

In the 2nd Relief Society meeting ever held she said, "We must cherish one another, watch over one another, comfort one another and gain instruction that we may all sit down in heaven together."

Who is Lucy Mack Smith?

400
The number of sisters that attended the organization meeting of the relief society.
What is 18?
400

This was the closing song at the 1st Relief Society 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 the title of this hymn?

What is "Now Let us Rejoice"?

400

The current Relief Society General President

Who is Camille N. Johnson?

400

This was the original purpose of visiting teaching before it's goal changed to bringing the spirit into homes through friendly visits.

What is gathering donations for charity?

500
In 1918 (WWI time) the President of the US, Heber Hoover, wrote a letter of appreciation to the church for this.
What is the contribution of wheat and flour for war use? *All of the wheat and flour donated was gathered and paid for by the Relief Society. The US government later paid the church $1.20 for each bushel donated which was estimated at 205,528 bushels. The money received was invested as a trust fund made available for charitable puposes for the poor of the church.
500
This was the actual official name of the Relief Society when it was first organized.
What is The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo?
500

This sister, who was a member of the original organization of the Relief Society wrote 10 songs that are currently in our hymn book. Including "How Great the Wisdom and the Love", "O My Father", and "In our Lovely Deseret."

Who is Eliza R. Snow?

500
She was the longest serving General Relief Society President.
Who is Belle S. Spafford? *She served from 1945 to 1974 (29 years)
500

In 1830 the Lord instructed this General Relief Society president to compile a selection of hymns for church members to have. "For my soul delighteth with the song of the heart. Yea the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me." D&C 25:11-12Who is Emma Smith?

Who is Emma Smith?

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