On March 17th, 1842, in Nauvoo, Illinois, 26 women founded what today we know as the Relief Society. 166 years later there is more than 5.2 million members of this organization and it is known to be possibly the oldest and largest women's organization in the world, with members in more than 170 nations.
To celebrate this birthday, some of the girls of our ward's Relief Society drove down to Salt Lake to visit the Church History Museum, the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, walk around and enjoy Temple Square and have lunch at Lion House (which I might add, was FREE).
View of Temple Square from the Church History Museum
I had once seen the movie Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration, but it had been about two years. Watching it again reemphasized to me how much the pioneers sacrificed, and how many trials they went through to provide for us the knowledge and freedoms that we have been so blessed with.
Photo from http://lds.org (James 1:5)
Photo from http://lds.org (James 1:5)
5th Ward Relief Society 
1 comment:
Why didnt you girls tell me you were going to SLC? I always feel so left out in relief society. It is even awkward that there is no nursery in our ward--I always have to find a sitter.
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