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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 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 Relief Society motto
What is "Charity Never Faileth"?
In the bible dictionary this is "the highest, noblest, strongest kind of love."
What is charity?
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?
This temple was being built when the Relief Society was organized.
What is the Nauvoo Temple?
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?
The Relief Society colors
What are Gold and Blue?
What 94-episode podcast did Church historians start in 2019?
The Relief Society was organized because the women wanted to unite together to do this:
What is "make work clothes for those working on the temple"?
She was the first General Relief Society President.
Who is Emma Smith?
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.
The Relief Society emblem
What is the Sego Lily/Wheat Sheaf? *The sego lily is a white flower with an edible root native to Utah; it symbolizes beauty, patience through darkness, and reservoirs of strength. The wheat sheaf also symbolizes adequate preparation against time of need.
At the second Relief Society meeting, this woman 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?
The Relief Society loaned this to the church during the drought of 1879.
What is 30,000 bushels of wheat?
The number of sisters that attended the meeting that organized the Relief Society.
What is 18?
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?"
The current Relief Society General President
Who is Jean B. Bingham?
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.
In 1918, Herbert Hoover (then head of the U.S. Food Administration) wrote a letter of appreciation to the Church for this:
What is "the contribution of wheat and flour for war use"? *The Relief Society gathered and paid for the donation (205,528 bushels). The US government later paid the church $1.20 for each bushel donated, and the money was invested in a trust fund that benefited church members in need.
This was the original purpose of visiting teaching.
What is gathering money and goods to support those in need.
This founding 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?
She was the longest serving General Relief Society President.
Who is Belle S. Spafford? *She served from 1945 to 1974 (29 years)
What is the name of the refugee assistance program the Church launched in March 2016?
What is "I Was A Stranger"?