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

March Message from Relief Society

 

Mind the Gap

Barbara Thompson

Many of us have gaps in our own lives. Sometimes it is the difference between what we know and what we actually do or the gap between our goals and what we actually accomplish. These gaps can be reminders of ways in which we can improve or, if ignored, can be stumbling blocks in our lives.

• First, the gap between believing you are a daughter of God and knowing in your heart and soul that you are a precious, beloved daughter of God.
• Second, the gap between completion of the Young Women program and becoming a fully participating member of Relief Society—“the Lord’s organization for women.
• Third, the gap between believing in Jesus Christ and being valiant in the testimony of Jesus Christ.

As we mind these gaps by paying careful attention and removing ourselves from danger, we will begin to realize the fullness of the blessings of the gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives.

Remember, it’s not just what you get out of active participation in Relief Society but what you can give and contribute as well.

We hope you'll join us for this special Sunday, when all our sisters who are serving in other auxiliaries we be joining us.

Note From The RS Presidency

This month we are focusing on visiting teaching, and not just visiting teaching, but loving those we serve. With our minds focused on love this month as Valentine's day nears, let us take to heart the words of Lucy Mack Smith "We must cherish one another, watch over one another, comfort one another and gain instruction, that we may all sit down in heaven together."


All our prayers and love be with you,

The Relief Society Presidency

Monthly Message

Love One Another
The true measure of life is not how much we get but how much we give. ~ Silvia H. Alread

You are called to represent the Savior. Your voice to testify becomes the same as His voice, your hands to lift the same as His hands. His work is to bless His Father's spirit children with the opportunity to choose eternal life. So, your calling is to bless lives. That will be true even in the most ordinary tasks you are assigned...Just the way you smile or the way you offer to help someone can build their faith.

 ~ Henry B. Eyring

Dear Sisters

Dear Sisters,
As we usher in a new year, my thoughts turn to how we can, as a wonderful group of Latter-Day Saint women, come together to help each other "fulfill our three lifelong responsibilities as members of the Relief Society", as outlined by Sister Beck: (1) increase our faith and personal righteousness, (2)strengthen our homes and families, and (3) seek out and help those in need. I pray we may keep these responsibilities in our minds as we make our new year's resolutions and welcome in 2010.

Happy New Year!

Sister Parker

January Message

Hold On - Ann M. Dibb 2009 Nov Ensign

President Harold B. Lee, the prophet when I was a teenager, taught, “If there is any one thing most needed in this time of tumult and frustration, when men and women and youth and young adults are desperately seeking for answers to the problems which afflict mankind, it is an ‘iron rod’ as a safe guide along the straight path on the way to eternal life, amidst the strange and devious roadways that would eventually lead to destruction and to the ruin of all that is ‘virtuous, lovely, or of good report’” (“The Iron Rod,” Ensign, June 1971, 7).

Holding to the iron rod is not always easy. We may let go because of peer pressure or pride, thinking we can find our own way back—later. When we do so, we are leaving our safety equipment behind. In Lehi’s vision he saw many who let go of the iron rod. Nephi says, “And many were lost from his view, wandering in strange roads” (1 Nephi 8:32). In difficult times in our own lives, we may find we are also “wandering in strange roads.” Let me reassure you that it is always possible for us to find our way back. Through repentance, made possible by the atoning sacrifice of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we can regain and recommit to a strong grip on the iron rod and feel the loving guidance of our Heavenly Father once again. The Savior has extended an open invitation to us: repent, hold on, and don’t let go.

Merry Christmas!