Relief Society History
The Relief Society was organized by this prophet and his wife.
Who is Joseph Smith?
The current Relief Society President of the Madera 1st Ward.
Who is Patricia Perez?
The current General Relief Society President
Who is Sister Camille N. Johnson?
The Relief Society colors
What are blue and gold?
The hymn that states, ‘we’ll comfort the weary and strengthen the week’
What is ‘As Sisters in Zion?
The Relief Society was organized on this date.
When was March 17, 1842? (March 1842)
This day of the week is typically the evening for relief society activities this year.
What is Tuesday?
The Relief Society now has more than 7.5 million members. True/False
True!
The Relief Society motto
What is ‘Charity never faileth’?
This is the “highest, noblest, strongest kind of love”
What is charity?
The first Relief Society General President
Who is Emma Smith?
Relief society motto for our ward this year.
What is sow good?
The year that ministering replaced home and visiting teaching.
When was April 1, 2018? (2018)
Describe two things you see on the official Relief Society seal.
What is: blue and gold, big central RS, two sheaves of wheat, torch, rays of light?
This original member 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?
The number of sisters that attended the organization meeting of the Relief Society.
What is 20 women?
Name one method of communication you can use to minister to other sisters.
What is call, text, email, visit, send a card/letter, etc?
“We’ve received prophetic direction that as sisters we can and _______ change the world”
What is should?
The longest serving General Relief Society President
Sister Belle S. Spafford (1945-1974, 29 years)
Name two of the three stated purposes of Relief Society.
1 Increase faith in Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and His Atonement; 2 Strengthen individuals, families and homes; 3 Work in unity to help those in need
Second president of the Relief Society.
Who is Eliza R. Snow?
Name one language (other than English) that is spoken by at least one sister in our ward relief society.
What is Spanish, Mandarin, Filipino, Russian, etc?
General relief society presidency counselor who spoke in the last general conference about a portrait she painted of the Savior.
This temple was being built when the Relief Society was organized.
What is the Nauvoo temple?
During World War I (1917-1919) the Red Cross had an approximate membership of 50,000 women in the U.S. Approximately this number of women were also members of the Relief Society.
What is 47,000?