Bishops, Interviews, Podcast Episodes, Relief Society, Stake Leadership, Ward Council, Youth Leadership 3 Comments. Relief Society; Handbook 2. 9.2 Ward Relief Society Leadership. Relief Society helps prepare women for the blessings of eternal life as they increase faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement. Training for Relief Society Leaders: Getting Started. Purposes of Relief Society. You have been called of God to serve in the Relief Society—the Lord's organization for women. Through Relief Society, women have an official role in the Church. The Relief Society has been established by our Heavenly Father to organize, teach, and inspire His daughters and prepare them for the blessings of eternal life by helping them increase faith and personal righteousness, strengthen families and homes, and seek out and help those in need. So, YOU'RE the New Relief Society President? The Relief Society is the women's organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Founded in 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois, the organization with the motto 'Charity Never Faileth,' today includes more than 6. The Church functions in large measure because of the unpaid volunteer ministry of its members. In fact, this lay leadership is one of the Church’s most defining characteristics. Learn how to accomplish these purposes in Handbook 2: Administering the Church (2. As you seek to accomplish the purposes of Relief Society, consider the following: Do I understand that my role as a leader is helping to prepare women for the blessings of eternal life? How am I seeking to help each sister: Increase in faith and personal righteousness? Strengthen family and home? Help those in need? How can I use each of the following settings to accomplish the purposes of Relief Society? Sunday Relief Society meetings. Other Relief Society meetings. Visiting teaching. Welfare. Compassionate service. Increase Faith and Personal Righteousness. Faith must be nourished with great diligence and patience (see Alma 3. We live in a time when an increase of faith and personal righteousness is critical to strengthen women and prepare them for challenges that lie ahead.(See Daughters in My Kingdom,chapter 3.) Strengthen Families and Homes. Never at any time in the history of the world have we needed stronger families and stronger homes. It is out of the homes and families that the next generation comes. Relief Society should be organized and mobilized to strengthen families and help our homes to be sacred sanctuaries from the world. Our homes can be a refuge in a world of evil influences. Whether married or single, old or young, we all have a duty to defend and practice the truths found in . Relief Society has within its commission some of the most remarkable service opportunities on earth, and they are available to all sisters. People will have trying experiences, and the network of help offered through the Relief Society can provide strength and support.(See Daughters in My Kingdom, chapters 6 and 7.)Learn more about ministering to others in Handbook 2,3. The sisters were asked by the Prophet Joseph Smith to assist the brethren . The prophet Mormon teaches us that 'charity is the pure love of Christ' (. In his farewell message to the Lamanites, Moroni declared, 'Except ye have charity ye can in nowise be saved in the kingdom of God' (Moroni 1. I consider charity- or 'the pure love of Christ'- to be the opposite of criticism and judging. In speaking of charity, I do not at this moment have in mind the relief of the suffering through the giving of our substance. That, of course, is necessary and proper. Tonight, however, I have in mind the charity that manifests itself when we are tolerant of others and lenient toward their actions, the kind of charity that forgives, the kind of charity that is patient. See Daughters in My Kingdom,chapter 5.)Leadership Principles. Prepare Spiritually. Your ability to effectively serve will require the help of the Lord. He can strengthen you as you prepare yourself to be an instrument in His hands. The scriptures teach us that becoming an instrument through which the Lord can work miracles requires spiritual preparation. In the Book of Mormon we read that the sons of Mosiah . But this is not all; they had given themselves to much prayer, and fasting; therefore they had the spirit of prophecy, and the spirit of revelation, and when they taught, they taught with power and authority of God. How does a woman in our day find answers to her own questions and stand strong and immovable against incredible opposition and difficulty?“. Participate in Councils. Elder M. Russell Ballard taught: ! When we support one another in Church councils, we begin to understand how God can take ordinary men and women and make of them extraordinary leaders. The best leaders are not those who work themselves to death trying to do everything single- handedly; the best leaders are those who follow God's plan and counsel with their councils. Among the many examples Jesus gave these leaders was the example of ministering to others individually (see 3 Nephi 1. As a Relief Society leader, you have the blessing of ministering to the sisters in your ward. Look to the example of the Savior as you seek out individual sisters and as you train other Relief Society sisters to do the same. Ministering to others is described in Moroni 6: 4 and Luke 1. As a Relief Society leader: Know, love, strengthen, and watch over all sisters. Relief Society leaders and teachers are also called to teach the doctrines of the restored gospel by the power of His Spirit. As you use the approved teaching materials, inspire your sisters to be . Under the direction of the bishop, you oversee the work of Relief Society and its efforts to save souls by building faith, strengthening families, and providing relief for individuals and families in the ward. As you seek to save souls, use the Relief Society organization. This includes planning Sunday Relief Society meetings, planning and organizing additional Relief Society meetings, organizing visiting teaching, overseeing welfare and compassionate service, strengthening new Relief Society sisters, and training Relief Society leaders and teachers. As a Relief Society leader: Under the direction of your bishop, you oversee the work of Relief Society and its efforts, gatherings, and meetings to ensure they build faith, strengthen families, and provide relief for individuals and families in your ward. As part of this effort: Organize and delegate the work of Relief Society to counselors, the secretary, and other leaders and teach. The history book, Daughters in My Kingdom: The History and Work of Relief Society, is one of the approved resources you can use to teach new sisters about Relief Society and their roles and responsibilities in it. Relief Society sisters who would like help in setting worthy personal goals may consider using Pursuit of Excellence as a guide. Learn more about who the new sisters in Relief Society are, why they need special care, how to orient and teach them, and what resources to consider giving to them.(See Daughters in My Kingdom,chapter 1. Relief Society. Return to About Mormons home Also see Relief Society General Presidency. Present Membersby Janath R. Cannon and Jill Mulvay- Derr. The Relief Society is the official adult women's organization of The Church of Jesus. Christ of Latter- day Saints and is an essential part of the structure of the Church at. The organization provides opportunities for association, leadership, compassionate. Through the Relief. Society, . The binding sense of sisterhood that characterizes the Relief Society. Relief Society program. Current lesson. materials for a weekly Sunday class focus twice a month on spiritual themes; the other two. Lessons on. cultural refinement and varied interests provide an optional midweek activity for. Once a month, a midweek homemaking meeting features instructions for. Welfare Services projects, and individual and family. Members especially appointed as . Elder Joseph. Fielding Smith later confirmed that . As an integral. part of the Church organization, the Relief Society functions in close connection with. Ward Relief Society. Relief. Society presidents, with stake presidents, and the general Relief Society presidency, with. General Authorities in what has been described as . Final decision- making responsibility rests with priesthood leaders. In 1. 84. 2 a small group of women met at the home of. Sarah M. Kimball in Nauvoo to organize a sewing society to aid Nauvoo Temple workmen. When. they sought the Prophet's endorsement for their proposed Constitution, he praised their. Meeting with twenty women on March 1. Female Relief Society of Nauvoo. The women elected Emma Smith president, and like. The three presiding. Joseph Smith explained that the decisions of this presidency, together with. Constitution. A secretary and. By 1. 84. 4, there were 1,3. The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo brought women into the formal structure of the. Church and gave them significant responsibility and authority. They contributed to the. Nauvoo Temple, supported moral reform, and petitioned the governor of Illinois on behalf. Joseph Smith. Primarily occupied with . In July 1. 84. 3 a visiting. Church members, and distribute necessities. Visiting teachers have remained part of the. Relief Society's basic organizational structure ever since (see Visiting Teaching). Joseph Smith further charged members with the responsibility to . He also introduced them to sacred. This instruction set the precedent for meetings in. Relief Society. 1. The Nauvoo society held its last recorded meeting on March. June 1. 84. 4 martyrdom of Joseph Smith. Brigham Young, the next President of. Church, did not initially encourage women to resume formal meetings, nor did the. Saints' westward trek and early settlement of Utah. The Female Council of Health, organized in Salt Lake City in 1. In early February 1. Salt Lake City responded to President Young's. Indians by organizing . Members. of the initial group later disbanded to join their respective ward organizations. During. 1. 85. 4, some twenty- two Indian Relief Societies were organized in Salt Lake City and. LDS settlements, and their members contributed enough bedding and clothing to. Many of these societies remained organized for the. The 1. 85. 7 Utah expedition resulted in a widespread disorganization of wards that greatly. Relief Society operations for several years. There had been strong local. Relief Society was lacking. In 1. 86. 6 President Young initiated Churchwide reorganization. Relief Society, appointing Eliza R. Snow to assist bishops in establishing the. The minutes that she had recorded in Nauvoo became the common. Though not formally called and set apart as general president. Eliza R. Snow directed Relief Society work from 1. Young and Elizabeth Ann Whitney and by the. By 1. 88. 0, the Relief Society had 3. Ward Relief Societies managed their own financial. The Relief Society engaged in a number of bold and innovative economic activities. Church's movement for economic self- sufficiency. Ward societies initiated. Silk. Culture), established a grain storage program with local granaries, and helped finance the. With the support of ward units, the. Deseret hospital (1. Assuming a new political role. Relief Society sponsored a series of . After Utah women were enfranchised in. Relief Society encouraged women to vote. Then they actively campaigned for woman. The Relief Society helped to organize and nurture the Young Ladies' Retrenchment. Association (later young women) and the primary. Though separate general presidencies were. President Eliza R. Snow served as their general head. Utah and Idaho to instruct all three. Local visits and conferences, the appointment of stake Relief Society presidents. Woman's Exponent. In assuming new responsibilities at. LDS women entered the public sphere. Economic and political activity continued during the. Zina D. During the 1. Constitution for the new state of Utah, Relief Society members successfully campaigned for. Committed to. cooperating with non- Mormons for the advance of women and later for international peace. Relief Society affiliated with the National Woman Suffrage Association and the. International Council of Women (1. It was a charter member of the National Council of. Women (1. 89. 1) and, as such, became incorporated in October 1. National Woman's. Relief Society, establishing a twenty- three- member board of directors or general board. Relief Society presidents. Many ward units. were also incorporated to facilitate management of property. The Relief Society's political and economic involvement in the western United States. These purposes united women across cultures, as members attested at their 1. Relief Society Jubilee celebration. The increase in Relief Society membership and geographical spread that accompanied. Church growth prompted greater centralization to assure continuity and unity. Annual dues. for members, introduced in 1. Under the direction of President Bathsheba W. Smith (1. 90. 1- 1. Bishop's Building in Salt Lake City. The physical housing of the Relief Society and Church auxiliaries with the Presiding. Bishopric was one manifestation of emerging efforts to correlate a larger and more complex. Church. The building of separate stake and ward Relief Society halls was likewise. Effective. correlation required greater communication and interdependence between priesthood and. Relief Society leaders, and they began meeting together more regularly to discuss common. The nineteenth- century format for local Relief Society meetings—based on charity. As the society's membership aged, leaders attempted to meet the needs. Mothers classes. introduced in 1. During the. administration of President Emmeline B. This monthly format of rotating topics has been maintained. The most long- lived of the society's economic enterprises was the grain storage program. Sister Wells in 1. World War I. (1. 91. Relief Society sold 2. U. S. The sale capped the Relief Society's intensive involvement in. Responsibility for the wheat continued until. Relief Society transferred 2. First Presidency for use in the Welfare program. In 1. 92. 0 the. general board terminated another longstanding enterprise, and closed its Nurse School as. Relief efforts and community involvement reached a high. Under the innovative and businesslike administration of. President Clarissa S. The Relief Society Social Services Department, established in. Amy Brown lyman, served as the Church's professional. Welfare agencies and trained Relief Society workers in modern methods of. Between 1. 92. 0 and 1. The department also provided an. Church's licensed agency for child. Beginning in 1. 92. Wheat Trust Fund to sponsor. Two. stake Relief Societies established and operated maternity hospitals, the Cottonwood (Utah). Maternity Hospital (1. Snowflake (Arizona) Maternity Hospital (1. As a new system of permanent federal aid was established, Church leaders. Church Welfare Plan (1. Relief Society. had a supportive role. Priesthood leaders directed the new program, but the society was. Welfare principles to the sisters. The Relief Society's own traditional relief efforts through the visiting teachers. Since 1. 92. 1, ward presidents rather than visiting teachers have. Underscoring the high degree of interdependence of the Relief. Society president's and the ward bishop's two offices, Elder Harold B. Ward Relief Society presidents also supervise other charitable work, such as caring. She started Mormon handicraft (1. Salt Lake City to help women at home earn money by selling their handiwork on consignment. In the United States, Canada, Hawaii, New Zealand, and Australia, members. Red Cross as well as for Welfare assignments. They gave. blood, saved animal fats, refurbished clothing, kept lists of registered nurses, and took. As in World War I, some local ward Relief Societies became. Red Cross units. In war- torn Europe, members shared their meager supplies, struggled to do. The Relief Society played an important part in the Church's postwar emergency aid to. Saints in Europe, sending through the Church Welfare program clothing, food, and. United States and. Canada. Sisters in Hawaii sent similar help to Japan. By the end of 1. 94. Relief Society membership had reached. In the years that followed, its membership has kept pace with the accelerating. Church. The first Relief Societies in Japan were organized in. Far East increased from 4. Rapid growth. in Mexico and South America led to the printing of the Relief Society Magazine in Spanish. By the 1. 97. 0s, most members were using the same lesson materials and learning to. President Belle S. Spafford traveled widely, both as general president of the Relief. Society (1. 94. 5- 1. U. S. Council of Women (1. The department was housed in Salt Lake City in the Relief Society Building. LDS women and matching funds from the. Church. During President Spafford's long administration, the Relief Society moved toward fuller. Church structure. Under the comprehensive Church correlation. Social. Services once managed by the Relief Society became the responsibility of priesthood.
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