Milestones for LDS Women
A General Conference Session was added specifically for women. A.1965 B. 1972 C. 1978
1978
The current General Relief Society President
Jean B. Bingham
Known as Zion's Poetess
Eliza R. Snow
The Relief Society was officially organized on this date
March 17, 1842
A woman spoke in General Conference for the 1st time since 1930. A. 1970 B. 1984
1984
We are celebrating this many years of Relief Society
179 years
Two former Stake Relief Society Presidents from our ward.
Gladys Goddard and Raeann Goodman
Wife of Hyrum Smith. Mother of Joseph F. Smith
Mary Fielding Smith
She was the longest serving General RS President
Belle S Spafford
1945-1974 (29 years)
The 1st time a woman prayed in General Conference.
A. 1977 B. 2001 C. 2013
April 2013
The 1st and 2nd Counselors in the General Relief Society Presidency
Sharon Eubank
Reyna Aburto
These sisters have this in common: Tammy Tarr, Marni Oswald, Teresa Bard, Erlina Boajon and Barbara Norell.
They all served a mission.
She gave this counsel "We must cherish one another, watch over one another...that we may all sit down in heaven together."
Lucy Mack Smith
The motto of Relief Society
Charity Never Faileth
First female proselyting missionaries called.
A. 1898 B. 1932
1898
Relief Society members worldwide. A. over 7 million B. over 10 million
over 7 million
She was the 1st Relief Society President
Emma Hales Smith
These circumstances initiated the organization of the RS. It was the desire of the sisters to do this.
To make work clothes for the men working on the Temple.
Minimum age of sisters to serve full time missions lowered from 21 to 19. A. 2002 B. 2010 C. 2012
2012
Number of Countries Relief Society is in. A. 162 B. 177 C. 220
220
She served as a scribe during the translation of the Book of Mormon
Emma Smith
This was the official name of the RS when it was first organized
The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo