Relief Society: Service Enrichment Night

You may want to form a service enrichment group. This is a great way to provide social opportunities for your sisters, as well as help others. You should choose a regular time for this group to meet. You may choose to have this group meet during the day instead of in the evening. You should also meet at a set time every month, so that the sisters can plan their schedules around this. You can do the same service each month or offer your service to a wide variety of groups in your area. Many groups have things that need … Continue reading

Relief Society: Healthy Enrichment Groups

If you are trying to organize Enrichment groups you may consider organize a few health related ones. It is often difficult to find time to exercise, and unless you are paying for classes, it can be easy to brush aside exercise. Many of the women would enjoy having an exercise group, because it would give them motivation to exercise more often, as well as make it a more social event. Here are a few ideas for exercise groups. 1) You may want to have a walking group. This is a great form of exercise and it really is more fun … Continue reading

Serving in the Relief Society: Enrichment Committee

One area that you may serve in the Relief Society organization is on the Enrichment Committee. The enrichment committee is in charge of planning all of the enrichment nights and activities. This calling can be a very busy one. It takes a lot of work to put on enrichment activities on a regular basis. The enrichment committee operates under an enrichment leader who defers to the enrichment counselor in the Relief Society presidency. The enrichment committee can operate a number of different ways. Each person on the committee could be put in charge of a certain thing (refreshments, setting up, … Continue reading

The LDS Families Week in Review: February 18th – February 24th

I’m afraid that I didn’t get the regular Relief Society and Sunday School lessons completed this week, due to sporadic Internet access while on the road. I’m going to do a more ‘traditional’ breakdown of the week in review as a result, rather than a breakdown by class. Thankfully, Miriam was on the ball and in a writing frenzy, giving you no lack of things to read! Monday, February 19th: The week started off with a summary of the Sunday School lesson in Gospel Doctrine: An Overview of the Sermon on the Mount. Miriam then provided a fantastic FHE lesson … Continue reading

Relief Society: Setting Up an Enrichment Playgroup

One popular idea for an Enrichment activity or group is to set up a playgroup for your ward. This is a great opportunity for those sisters who have young children. It gives the children a chance to form friendships with members of their ward. It also gives stay at home moms the opportunity to socialize and form friendships as well. It is important that everyone in the ward feels welcome to playgroup. Here are five tips to help your playgroup run smoothly. 1) It is best to have playgroup at the same time every week. This allows people to easily … Continue reading