Blog Tag: Relief Society
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Guest Post: Why We Need a Sotomayor in the General Relief...
by Bored in Vernal
(Our thanks to BIV for letting us crosspost this timely piece. You can also find this post on her personal blog, Hieing to Kolob.)
United States citizens have lately been regaled with the tale of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, a Latina from the South Bronx who got diabetes at age 8, lost her father at 9, and fought her way to Princeton with the encouragement of her strong-willed mother. Her future influence on the Supreme Court remains to be seen. But President Obama believes that Sotomayor's qualities and qualifications will add empathy to the...
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Relief Society Lesson #34: The Power of Forgiving
by Jana and EmilyCC
This lesson focuses primarily on forgiving others to bring about unity. It doesn't go into how or provide any other reasons for forgiving beyond unity. So, we've filled in with some additional sections; these sections are notes with **'s.
I suggest you begin this lesson with a poem that many women will relate to, about our relationship with our mothers (ask a sister with a flair for reading poetry to share this piece with the class and you can also hand this out to each attendee to follow along):
To My Mother
by Wendell Berry
I was your rebellious ,
do...
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Sister Stupid
by EmilyCC
I’ve noticed that I often feel uncomfortable using the word, "sister," both in Church and online because I feel like the term is often used to by women to put other women in their place.
Some examples I’ve heard:
Well, that’s your opinion, sister.
This isn't the way God works, sisters.
Sister, can I give you some advice? (and then, not waiting to hear if the advice is wanted)
Come on, sisters, we need to…(begin some type of instruction)
In this context, “sister” feels like a passive-aggressive way to assert moral superiority over another woman. In fact, sometimes, I think that “stupid” or even...
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Relief Society Lesson 10: Prayer and Personal Revelation
by Jana
Because I am a book lover, I would begin with an object lesson about books that will tie into the JS quotation from the lesson.
I would set out a variety of my most favorite books on the table, including some of my very oldest books from the early 19th century. I would begin with a casual discussion about books, describing some of the books on the table, asking if anyone else has read them, asking what some of the sisters most prized books are, etc. I would then move to a discussion about the importance of...
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Come Follow Me: Mosiah 4–6 “A mighty change”
Opening Discussion
Question: What well-known women can you think of who have changed the world through service?
You might want to have some of these quotations written out on paper to post on the board, or perhaps you can read them out to the class as some of these names are mentioned as women who have changed the world (you can certainly add a few of your favorite famous women to this list, too).
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“Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ~Margaret MeadEvery individual matters. Every...
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Missing Wives in the Presidents of the Church Manuals
Every two years when I get my new Teachings of the Presidents of the Church manual, I go to the index to find the pages that talk about the prophet’s wife. I always hope to see a few pages devoted to her. But, there’s never as much information as I’d like to read.
If the prophet was a polygamist, the wives are usually not mentioned anywhere in the manual. A more recent prophet’s manual will list the marriage and death dates of his wife. If we’re lucky, she might be mentioned in one of the chapters, but often, this is...
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