Women in the Scriptures
This woman gave birth to John the Baptist
Elizabeth
Before 2019, missionaries were allowed to do this only twice a year—one of those times being on Mother’s Day
Call home
In October 1845, she became the first woman to speak in General Conference, delivering a talk titled “This Gospel of Glad Tidings to All People”
Lucy Smith
She was the first president of the Relief Society and served until 1844
Emma Smith
The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
Amelia Earhart
After her husband died, she gleaned the fields of Boaz and gained his favor
Ruth
In the United States, Mother's Day is celebrated annually on this day of the year
The second Sunday in May
Before 1929, all but one of the women who spoke in General Conference had this distinction
Returned missionaries
This Relief Society motto originates in 1 Corinthians 13:8
Charity Never Faileth
A German-born Jewish victim of the Holocaust, famous for her diaries
Anne Frank
This Jewish queen saved her people by approaching King Ahasuerus
Esther
This flower, often given on Mother's Day, symbolizes admiration and remembrance—red for a living mother, white for one who has passed
Carnation
Sister Belle Spafford served in this role for 29 years, speaking at every General Conference during her tenure (including once at the General Priesthood session!)
General Relief Society President
The year the Relief Society was officially founded in Nauvoo, Illinois
1842
A peasant girl who led the French army to victory during the Hundred Years’ War
Joan of Arc
She was a devoted follower of Jesus, and was healed of seven demons
Mary Magdalene
After Christmas and Easter, Mother's Day ranks third for the highest surge in this weekly activity
Church attendance
Invited by President Heber J. Grant, Ruth Pyrtle spoke at the April 1930 General Conference despite having this uncommon status among speakers
She was not a member of the church
The acronym FRSN could also stand for this original name of the Relief Society
The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo
A human rights advocate, she was First Lady of the US from 1933 to 1945
Eleanor Roosevelt
Believed she would never have children, but was told by God that she would have a son—and she did!
Sarah
In 1908, this woman founded Mother's Day as a tribute to her late mother; it became a U.S. national holiday in 1914
Anna Jarvis
She said this quote at the April 2025 General Conference:
"Wholeness is born of faith in and conversion to Jesus Christ and in letting the light of that conversion shine. ‘Many are called, but few [choose to be] chosen.”...will you choose now to be whole in Him?”
President Camille N. Johnson
Name each member of the current Relief Society General Presidency
President Camille N. Johnson
Sister J. Anette Dennis
Sister Kristin M. Yee
Her support for women’s rights led to the 19th Amendment—but she died before it became law
Susan B. Anthony