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Sabbath Devotional :: Relief Society and MWEG: Conduits for Learning and Accessing His Power to Do Good Work
I am a stake advisor in a YSA stake. In January, I had the fantastic opportunity of teaching Relief Society in one of our wards, comprised of members in the older YSA age range (26-35). I was asked to talk about what Relief Society means to me, which sounded easy enough. However, I have to admit that I’ve had mixed feelings about certain aspects over the years, especially as a young biracial woman from New York City who joined the Church in her early 20s without having grown up in any church. For many years I did not feel like I belonged; I was too different. And as the daughter…
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Sabbath Devotional :: Unity and Difference
Last week, we celebrated the Relief Society’s birthday or, as I like to call it, “The One Day a Year When Being a Mormon History Nerd Makes You Interesting and Popular.” One of my favorite episodes in Relief Society history is an argument between two Relief Society leaders with intractable opinions and healthy self-confidence. What is unusual about this particular argument is that it took place in the office of President Heber J. Grant. The women were Amy Brown Lyman and Susa Young Gates, both members of the Relief Society General Board. Amy Lyman had been asked by Joseph F. Smith to establish a Social Services Department within the Church…
