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Thankful for Relief Society

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I love Relief Society. I always have really. It was not a difficult transition for me to make from Young Women many years ago. Sometimes, however, we forget the purpose of Relief Society. Visiting Teaching can help remind us of that. This past week, I got to go visiting teaching. I was telling a good friend who is not LDS about Visiting Teaching. I explained that we visit other women in the ward and share a message with them. She was surprised to find out that I had yet another responsibility like that in the church. Being a Mom of … Continue reading →

Relief Society: Reaching Out

It is important to reach out in fellowship to all of the sisters in Relief Society. We can never be sure of the experiences that they are going through or the heartache that they are carrying with them. It is important to think carefully about what you say to other sand how you reach out to include them. One type of sister is the brand new sister to Relief Society. This may mean that she has just graduated from high school and is moving up from young women’s. She may feel awkward among all the grown-ups and unsure of what … Continue reading →

Relief Society: “Feed My Sheep”

In her talk “Feed My Sheep” Sister Silvia H. Allred speaks about visiting teaching. She opens her talk by sharing her testimony. Sister Allred then goes on to explain that as a presidency they have spent time together studying and fasting to understand the purposes of Relief Society. She explains that one way that we can offer relief is through visiting teaching. She says: “One of the ways Relief Society sisters can feed His sheep is through visiting teaching. ‘The purposes of visiting teaching are to build caring relationships with each sister and to offer support, comfort, and friendship.’ To … Continue reading →

Relief Society: Welcoming Young Women

It is drawing close to the time of year when the graduating young women will be joining Relief Society. This is a transition that some of the young women find difficult. It is important that as sisters that we make sure that they feel welcome. It is important that they feel wanted as needed. Each of us can help play a part in this process. Here are five ideas that you may consider doing in your ward. 1) You could assign an older sister to welcome and watch out for each new sister. This buddy system makes sure that the … Continue reading →

Relief Society Presidents: Bonnie D. Parkin

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The third in a family of five children, Bonnie Dansie was born on August 4, 1940 to Jesse and Ruth Butikofer Dansie. She grew up in Herriman, Utah, and attended Utah State University. A year after graduating, she met James L. Parkin, and the two were married in 1963 in the Salt Lake Temple. They have four sons. Bonnie served on the Relief Society general board from 1990 to 1994 under Elaine L. Jack, and then was called as second counselor in the Young Women general presidency. In 1997, her husband was called to serve as mission president of the … Continue reading →

Relief Society Presidents: Elaine L. Jack

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The first Relief Society president from outside of the United States, Elaine L. Jack was born March 22, 1928 in Cardston, Alberta, Canada only a quarter of a block away from the Alberta Temple. Elaine graduated high school as valedictorian, and went on to attend the University of Utah. During her first year of college, she met her future husband, Joseph E. Jack, although they didn’t become engaged until he graduated medical school. Married in the Alberta Temple on September 16, 1948, the young couple moved immediately to New York, where Joe completed his internship and residency. Two years later, … Continue reading →

LDS Week in Review – April 14th – 19th

We had a wonderful week here in LDS. In case you missed it, here’s a summary. We began with a review of Elder Russell M. Nelson’s conference address, “Salvation and Exaltation.” He explains that Christ saved us from physical death through the resurrection, but we must choose whether or not we want to be saved from a spiritual death, the overcoming of which is also made possible through Christ. We are kept on track with our weekly lessons in “Dinner Discussions,” then Miriam begins a series based on Elder M. Russell Ballard’s talk “Daughters of God.” The first blog in … Continue reading →