RELIEF SOCIETY HISTORY
CURRENT RELIEF SOCIETY TRIVIA
HYMNS/SCRIPTURES SIGNIFICANT TO RS
RELIEF SOCIETY TRIVIA
MISCELLANEOUS
100

This person was chosen to lead the first Relief Society in fulfillment of a revelation in D&C 25:3 that called her "an elect lady".

Who was Emma Smith?

100

The current number of Relief Society members around the world.

What is 7 million


100
As members of Relief Society, "we'll comfort the weary and strengthen the weak." That line comes from this Hymn.
What is "As Sister's in Zion"?
100

Sego Lily / Wheat Sheaf

What is the Relief Society emblem?

100
In the bible dictionary this is "the highest, noblest, strongest kind of love."
What is Charity?
200

This person drafted the constitution and bylaws for the new organization which became the first Relief Society.

Who is Eliza R. Snow?

200

This counselor in the General Relief Society Presidency worked as an artist and producer at Disney Interactive Studios.

Who is Kristin M. Yee.

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?
200

The Relief Society colors.

What is Gold and Blue?

200
These women are eligible to be members of the Relief Society.
Who are women 18 years of age and older, and all women who are married?
300

In 1918, all 200,00 bushels of Relief Society wheat were sold to the United States government to meet the food emergency caused by this event.

What is WW1?

300

This member of the General Relief Society Presidency worked as a lawyer for more than 30 years.

Who is President Camille N. Johnson?

300
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
300

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

What is the Navoo temple?

300

This is the original name of the Relief Society upon its organization.

What is the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo?

400

This person was one of the founders of the Relief Society who could not contribute goods or money but contributed her sewing skills to the temple fund by sewing clothes for temple workers.

Who is Margaret Cook?

400

This counselor in the current General Relief Society Presidency studied elementary education and Spanish at BYU.

Who is J. Anette Dennis?

400

Two hymns that have been written about what we do in the Relief Society.

What are "Sisters in Zion" and "We Meet Again as Sisters"?

400

There were this many sisters called, within a year of the Relief Society being organized to be, "visiting teachers".

What is 16?

400

The number of sisters that attended the organization meeting of the relief society.

What is 18?

500

In 1910 the Church began publishing the Relief Society magazine with this sister as the first editor.

Who is Sousa Young Gates?

500

The date the current Relief Society Presidency was sustained.

What is April 2, 2022

500
This sister, who was a member of the original organization 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?
500
She was the longest serving General Relief Society President.
Who is Belle S. Spafford? *She served from 1945 to 1974 (29 years)
500

This meeting was first held in 1978.

What is the General Relief Society meeting? - September 16, 1978.