RELIEF SOCIETY HISTORY
THE 1ST RS MEETING
Do You Know Your KC 1 Presidency?
RELIEF SOCIETY TRIVIA
MISCELLANEOUS
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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 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
This person used to be on a regular podcast discussing gaming strategies of the PC game, Civilization. This lead to a side career of voice acting for a web series and a job narrating a commercial for a new board game.
Who is Annalee Strub?
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 that was sent to LDS women who paid their dues and joined the Relief Society organization.
What is the Relief Society magazine? (Published from 1914-1970)
200
This temple was being built when the Relief Society was organized.
What is the Nauvoo Temple?
200
This person played the flute for 10 years and has run 2 half marathons.
Who is Rachel Weipert?
200
The Relief Society colors.
What is Gold and Blue?
200
In Mosiah 18:9 Alma taught that we should "bear one anothers________, to mourn with those that mourn, comfort those that stand in need of comfort"
What are burdens
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
This person spent most of her 20's attending 5 different universities, living in 4 different states, and traveling through 10 different countries.
Who is Gina Cunningham?
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 current 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 person competed riding horses across the country winning a Reserve World Champion Title.
Who is Stephanie Zobell?
400
The current Relief Society General President
Who is Linda K. Burton?
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, Heber 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 puposes 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 person, when given a choice between a decadent chocolate dessert and peanut butter toast, will choose peanut butter toast every time.
Who is Gina Cunningham?
500
This is the Visiting Teaching message for March 2017!
What is The Enabling Power of Jesus Christ and His Atonement
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 instruction that we may all sit down in heaven together."
Who is Lucy Mack Smith?