RELIEF SOCIETY HISTORY
THE 1ST RS MEETING
HYMNS/SCRIPTURES 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." That line comes from this Hymn.
What is "As Sister's in Zion"?
100
The Relief Society Motto
What is "Charity never Faileth"?
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 Relief 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

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

What are burdens?

200

The Relief Society colors.

What are 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 all women who are 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
The Relief Society theme "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
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

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

What is the goal of gathering money for charity?

400
The Relief Society loaned this to the church during the drought of 1879.
What is wheat? (30,000 bushels of wheat were loaned)
400
The number of sisters that attended the organization meeting of the relief society.
What is 18?
400
This is the last line from the hymn, "We Meet Again As Sisters". It begins "We meet to plan our service to neighbors now in need. May charity and kindness_____ __ _____ ____."
What is "inspire our every deed?"
400

The current Relief Society General President

Who is Sister Jean B Bingham?

400
This General Relief Society president enjoyed cruising on the steamer "Maid of the Iowa" with her husband.
Who is Emma Smith? *Joseph bought the cruiser to ferry the saints coming from Europe across the Mississippi.
500

In 1918 (WWI time) the President of the US, Herbert 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 purposes 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 the 2nd Relief Society meeting ever held she said, "We must cherish one another, watch over one another, comfort one another and gain intsruction that we may all sit down in heaven together."
Who is Lucy Mack Smith?
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