March Note From The RS Presidency

DEAR SISTERS,

IN 1842, A SMALL GROUP OF WOMEN IN NAUVOO, ILLINOIS, GATHERED TO FORM A SEWING SOCIETY TO PROVIDE CLOTHES FOR THE TEMPLE WORKERS. HOWEVER, AS THE PROPHET JOSEPH SMITH COUNSELED THEM, THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES WOULD BE NOT ONLY TO RELIEVE THE POOR, BUT TO SAVE SOULS. THUS RELIEF SOCIETY WAS BORN. JOSEPH SMITH FORMALLY ORGANIZED THE RELIEF SOCIETY ON MARCH 17, 1842 WITH HIS WIFE EMMA AS ITS FIRST PRESIDENT. THE SISTERS QUICKLY SET TO WORK HELPING THE NEEDY. BY THE SUMMER OF 1842, THE RELIEF SOCIETY ORGANIZATION HAD GROWN SO LARGE THAT NO BUILDING IN NAUVOO COULD ACCOMMMODATE ITS NUMBERS.

LET US REMEMBER WHAT A BLESSING IT IS TO BE PART OF SUCH AN IMPORTANT ORGANIZATION AND WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER TO HELP ONE ANOTHER. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

♥ THE RELIEF SOCIETY PRESIDENCY