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Teachings of Lorenzo Snow Lesson 12: Tithing, a Law for Our Protection and Advancement
"The time has now come for every Latter-day Saint, who calculates to be prepared for the futures and to hold his feet strong upon a proper foundation, to do the will of the Lord and to pay his tithing in full." - President Lorenzo Snow Get the full lesson "Tithing, a Law for Our Protection and...
Teachings of Lorenzo Snow Lesson 11: “I Seek Not Mine Own Will, but the Will of the Father”
"When we seek God’s will, we follow a course in which there will be no failure." - President Lorenzo Snow Get the full lesson "I Seek Not Mine Own Will, but the Will of the Father" from the Teachings of Lorenzo Snow at LDS.org. Note: As the Church has said, the manual has been prepared as...
Relief Society Lesson 12: “Tithing, a Law for Our Protection and Advancement”
If you don’t know the story of Lorenzo Snow preaching the law of tithing in drought-ridden St. George, Utah, and the blessings that followed the Saints’ renewed commitment to the law, your best Relief Society-ready review is a Church-made 1963 movie, “The Windows of Heaven.” In fact, if...
LDS Relief Society general president invites women to learn more about the priesthood
MR says: Did you know that Women's Conference, where this speech was given, is co-sponsored by BYU and the Relief Society? The priesthood of God is a sacred trust given to bless men, women and children so they can return as families to live eternally together in God's presence, said the Relief Society...
Wanting to Want to Be Spiritual
MR says: Love this honest post by a former Relief Society president, in which she says it's hard to really want to increase our spirituality. What do you think? I just passed the one-year mark of being the Relief Society President in my ward. When I tell people about my job at church, they always have the...
Women Who've Mothered You: Call for Mother's Day Photos
Women everywhere can be mothers to someone, whether or not they have children themselves: mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, Young Women leaders, Relief Society presidents, visiting teachers—the list goes on and on. So this Mother’s Day, we’re honoring women who have mothered us, whether...
RS/MP Lesson 8: Search Me, O God, and Know My Heart (Lorenzo Snow Manual)
MR says: Love what this has to say about how we should define ourselves in Church terms (first and foremost, our relationship to Christ; thereafter we can say how we are called to serve Him). The additional scriptures listed at the end of this lesson include 2 Peter 1:2-11. This section of the Biblical text...
April 2013 Visiting Teaching Message: Temple Covenants
"My beloved brothers and sisters, may we make whatever sacrifices are necessary to attend the temple and to have the spirit of the temple in our hearts and in our homes." President Thomas S. Monson April 2013 Visiting Teaching Message “The saving ordinances received in the temple that...
Relief Society Birthday Post: FAQs about Mormon Women
MR says: An impressive list of questions people ask about women in the Church. Full list of questions and links to answers are at the full article. We also know that many people have questions about Mormon women and how they are viewed in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Some are also curious...
Mormon Video: History of the Relief Society
MR says: Did your ward celebrate the Relief Society birthday yesterday? Click through for a video of quotes and images regarding the history of our Women's organization. I am the “Additional Weekday Meeting Coordinator” (previously Enrichment Leader) in the Relief Society [organization for women] in my...
'Faith is really an alignment,' Sister Julie B. Beck says at lecture series
MR says: Really cool story at the end of the full article. Sometimes we literally just need a shoulder to cry on. When Julie B. Beck and her two counselors received their callings as the LDS Relief Society general presidency in 2007, they were faced with a "blank slate" — and the challenge of how to fill...
Daughters in my Kingdom: Blessings of the Priesthood for All
MR says: A really great lesson aid for this chapter in *Daughters in My Kingdom,* especially for those who wonder about the connection of women with the priesthood (including historical references). "While we sometimes refer to priesthood holders as ‘the priesthood,’ we must never forget that the...
Teaching from Daughters in My Kingdom: “Pure Religion” – Watchcare and Ministering through Visiting Teaching (Chapter 7)
MR says: One of The Exponent's lesson ideas on teaching from the Relief Society book *Daughters in My Kingdom.* "Relief Society sisters exemplify pure religion …. As they visit the fatherless and widow in their afflictions …” This chapter is all about Visiting Teaching: its history and its components...
Teachings of Lorenzo Snow Lesson 7: "Faithfulness in Times of Trial"
“Every man and woman who serves the Lord, no matter how faithful they may be, have their dark hours; but if they have lived faithfully, light will burst upon them and relief will be furnished.” - Lorenzo Snow Get the full lesson material at LDS.org. Note: As the Church has said, the...
California woman named to high-ranking Mormon post
MR says: This is a positive piece by a local California paper about a woman recently called to the 9-member Relief Society General Board (the woman now lives in Utah). Always good to see when the media gets things right. The way Dave Barlow remembers it, he and his wife Lorraine raised their 10 children to...
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