Relief Society History
Relief Society Trivia
Church
Miscellaneous
Sherwood Park Ward
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She was the first General Relief Society president.

Who is Emma Smith?

100

The Relief Society Motto

What is “Charity never Faileth”? (1 Corinthians 13:8)

100


Served the longest time as President of the Church.

Who is Brigham Young? (29 years, 8 months, 1847 to 1877)

100

This was the first Auxiliary Organization in the church.

What is Relief Society?

100

Our Ward’s current Relief Society President.

Who is Marianne?

200

The Relief Society was organized on this date.

When was March 17th, 1842?

200

In March 1931 the Relief Society General Board decided to adopt these colors as the official Relief Society colors.

What is Gold and Blue?

200


Served the shortest time as President of the Church.

Who is Howard W. Hunter? (9 months, 1994)

200

This Temple was being built when the Relief Society was organized.

What is Nauvoo Temple?

200

The fourth Thursday of each month at 6:30pm

What day of the week is the Sherwood Park Ward Relief Society activity?

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

This was modified in the 1980s using new technology to provide a cleaner, more reproducible image. The new version retained the same basic elements as the 1942 version. In 2000 a new one was created that incorporated the words Relief Society into the design.

What is the Relief Socieyt Emblem.  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

9:00am

What time does our sacrament meeting start?

300

This program started in 1843, it’s purpose is to minister.

What is Visiting Teaching?

300

The 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month.

What Sundays is the Relief Society 2nd hour meeting?

400

The Relief Society was originally called by another name.

What is the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo?

400

Current General Relief Society President.

Who is President Camille N. Johnson?  She was sustained as Relief Society General President for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 2022.

400

This Prophet read the “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” in a general Relief Society meeting.

Who is Gordon B. Hinkley?

400

Goal of gathering money for charity.

What was the original goal of Visiting Teaching? (In 1843, Relief Society leaders appointed a visiting committee and the most visible responsibilities were to assess needs and collect donations.

400

Born in 1927 and has four children, 17 grandchildren and 38 great grandchildren.

Who is Carma?

500

The Relief Society loaned this to the church during the drought of 1879.

What is wheat? (30,000 bushels of wheat were loaned)

500

The opening line from this 2008 statement is, “We are beloved spirit daughters of God, and our lives have meaning, purpose, and direction.”

What is the Relief Society Declaration?

500

The trail from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake Valley.

What is the Pioneer Trek?

500

April and October.

When is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-days General Conference held?

500

Loves all children and has influenced many children throughout the years and taught many children how to swim.

Who is Becky?