Relief Society History
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 better days to this Society."
Who is President Joseph Smith?
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?
As members of Relief Society, "we'll comfort the weary and strengthen the weak." That line comes from this hymn.
What is "As Sisters in Zion"?
The lyrics were written by Emily H. Woodmansee (1836-1906). The music was composed by Janice Kapp Perry.
This is the Relief Society motto.
What is Charity Never Faileth?
The Bible Dictionary describes this quality as "the highest, noblest, strongest kind of love."
What is charity?
This magazine used to be sent to female members who paid their dues and joined the Relief Society.
What is the Relief Society Magazine?
It is no longer published.
This temple was being built when the Relief Society was organized.
What is the Nauvoo Temple?
In Mosiah 18:8-9, Alma taught that we should bear one another's _______, mourn with those that mourn, and comfort those that stand in need of comfort.
What are burdens?
This 11th RS General President has a son and daughter-in-law in the River Ridge 1st Ward.
Who is Barbara W. Winder?
These people are eligible to be members of the Relief Society.
Who are females 18 years and older?
The desire of the sisters to unite together to do this initiated the organization of the Relief Society.
What is to make work clothes for those building the Nauvoo Temple?
She was the first Relief Society General President.
Who is Emma Smith?
The Relief Society motto, Charity Never Faileth, comes from a scripture in this New Testament book.
What is 1 Corinthians? Corinthians 13:4-8.
Another reference is found inMoroni 7:46.
These two plants are on the Relief Society emblem.
What are the sego lily and wheat?
The sego lily helped to sustain life along pioneer settlements. It symbolizes purity, beauty, patience through winter and darkness, and storing of strength for the time of blossoming.
The wheat sheaf symbolizes storing of grain against times of need.
The RS Visiting Teaching program was elevated to the higher and holier Ministering program on this date.
What is April 1, 2018?
The Relief Society lent this to the Church during the drought of 1879.
What is wheat?
30,000 bushels of wheat were lent.
This is the number of sisters who attended the organization meeting of the Relief Society.
What is 20?
King Benjamin taught us that this is one of the best ways we can serve God.
What is to serve our fellow beings?
See Mosiah 2:17.
She is the current Relief Society General President.
Who is Camille N. Johnson?
This Relief Society General President enjoyed cruising on the steamer "Maid of Iowa" with her husband.
Who is Emma Smith?
Joseph bought the cruiser to ferry the saints coming from Europe across the Mississippi.
After the end of World War I (1918), Pres. & Mrs. Woodrow Wilson visited Salt Lake City, in part to thank Emmeline B. Wells, RS General President, for this donation that had helped keep American troops alive during the war.
What is the contribution of wheat and flour during WWI for use by the US and other Allied troops?
This was done at the request of Herbert Hoover, who was, then president of the US Food Administration.
All of the wheat and flour donated was gathered and paid for by the RS. The US government later paid the church $1.20 for each bushel, 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.
This was the actual official name of the Relief Society when it was first organized.
What is The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo?
This sister, who was a member of the original organization of the Relief Society and later its general president, wrote the words to 10 hymns currently in our hymn book. These include "How Great the Wisdom and the Love," "O My Father," and "In Our Lovely Deseret."
Who is Eliza R. Snow?
She was the longest-serving Relief Society General President.
Who is Belle S. Spafford?
She served 29 years - from 1945 to 1974.
In the second Relief Society meeting 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?