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[[Category: Women in Mormonism]][[Category:Church Callings and Leadership]] ...lt=Mormon Relief Society Seal|The official seal of the Relief Society, the women's organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]

...cuses on the adaptations that accompanied growth and internationalization. In surveying recent developments, it provides an introduction to the contempor ...y Church members and also those of other faiths (Ludlow, ''Encyclopedia of Mormonism'', p. 639).

...ed and modified. We sincerely hope the following articles will be helpful in learning about the Church of Jesus Christ. [[Beliefs of Mormonism]] ·

...history took place on 11 September, [[1857]], when approximately 120 men, women and children, traveling through Utah to California were massacred by a forc ...Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo following the end of the Mexican-American War in early 1848. (The treaty ceded all of what would become California, Nevada,

...l fastest growing church] in the world, though that applies only to growth in terms of internal percentage, not sheer numerical growth. Nevertheless, t ...ince 1830 and opened up the work in Armenia and Ukraine. Latter-day Saints in Tonga celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Church there.

[[Image:Jesus_Christ.jpg|frame|alt=Jesus Christ is the central figure in Mormon doctrine|Jesus Christ is the central figure of Latter-day Saint doct ...he Garden of Gethsemane and on the cross can mortal men and women be saved in the Kingdom of God. Jesus Christ and His teachings are the central focus of

[[Image:Adam Eve Altar Mormon.jpg|250px|thumb|alt=Jesus Christ Mormonism|right|Adam and Eve at the altar]] ...scended upon him, and thus he was born of the Spirit, and became quickened in the inner man. And he heard a voice out of heaven, saying: Thou art baptize

...e Savior during His ministry; relayed through ancient prophets as recorded in scripture; restored through the prophet [[Joseph Smith]]; and continued thr ...em that this Messiah would be the Christ, and that he would live and teach in Judea. The Book of Mormon peoples received signs of His birth and crucifixi

In the 1995 statement “The Family: A Proclamation To The World,” the [[Fir :ALL HUMAN BEINGS—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of ''heavenly pa

...esus Christ of Latter-day Saints] in July 16, 1857, but never again served in church leadership positions. ...was James Marsh. His mother was Mary Law. He spent his early life farming in Westmoreland, New Hampshire.

...t, who acted as second-in-command to Joseph Smith, Jr., for a brief period in the early 1840s.” [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Bennett] ...y A. Baker on 9 January 1826. About 1827, he joined Pickaway Masonic Lodge in Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio. At first he was affiliated with the Met

...nt day LDS hymnal and was one of the most celebrated [[Mormon Women|Mormon women]] of the nineteenth century. ...in life when she began submitting her classroom assignments to her teacher in rhyme.

...celebrate their freedoms, as well as pay honor and tribute to the men and women who have served, and who now valiantly serve to defend those freedoms. ...to clean off Civil War-era headstones at The Union Burial Society Cemetery in Frankfort, Illinois.

...e emotional import of Lucy's original writings, which were severely edited in the 1853 version: ''The Revised and Enhanced History of Joseph Smith by His ...th secular and religious writers were extolling the influence and power of women over the moral direction of society.

...de church and the fourth largest religion (at 2 percent of the population) in the United States, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_United_St ...owed the prophet, [http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org Joseph Smith] to stay in their homes when necessary for him to work on scriptural translations.

...n.<ref> Carol Cornwall Madsen, "Retrenchment Association," Encyclopedia of Mormonism, [1992] 1223-1225. </ref> ...Association for women was similar to the [[Relief Society]]—the official women’s organization of The Church of Jesus Christ—and yet was entirely separ

...lamation on the family was a way of reaffirming the doctrine of the family in God's plan." ..., faith, and history; warnings of judgments to come; invitations to assist in the work; and statements of Church growth and progress."

...ttp://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. In fact, one Jewish man commented upon a ''New York Times'' review of the play ...y). This sort of thing happens to those of my faith in countries elsewhere in the world. But I cannot believe that New York, MY New York, where I was bor

...the world, as well as in your homes. It is a beautiful autumn morning here in the valley of the mountains where almost a century and a half ago, after mu We meet in the name of the Lord [[Jesus Christ]], the [[Savior]] and Redeemer of manki

...rist of Latter-day Saints] (sometimes erroneously called Mormons) have a [[Mormonism vs. Christianity|Christian]] view of the '''creation''' of the earth and ma ===A Council in Heaven===

...—teaches that paradise is that part of the [[Spirit World|spirit world]] in which the righteous spirits who have departed this life await the resurrect ...he-faith/plan-of-salvation?lang=eng] It is important to note that the time in paradise or spirit prison is temporary. It is not the final judgment.

...yourselves unhappy, but to live so you may be truly happy in this life and in the life to come."1 ...e a general [[Young Women]] presidency, which oversees all the Young Women in the world.

...s, sometimes nicknamed "Mormons." The differentiating factor is that those in the anti-Mormon camp undertake to assault and vilify the Church of Jesus Ch ...f Jesus Christ as either a threat or a cult, and secular humanists who see in the Church a discomfiting paradox of American determination and anti-ration

...d, taking upon Himself the sins of all mankind, if they would only believe in Him and repent. Latter-day Saints believe that Christ was the first fruits [[Image:Jesus-fishermen-mormon.jpg|250px|thumb|alt=Jesus Christ Mormonism|left]]

...vain, foul language and bad language are all synonyms for '''profanity'''. In a world where these words are becoming all-too-common, is profanity really [[Image:Mormonism_no_profanity.jpg|350px|thumb|alt=Mormonism no profanity|right]]

...h of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. She was born on 22 September 1822 in Wilton, Connecticut, one of five children of Isaac and Phyllis Manning, a f ...reach, she embraced the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and spared no time in sharing the Good News with her family. She became a member of the Church no

...rkin's wish was for every woman in the Church to feel the love of the Lord in their lives every day. ...ntary education and early childhood development from Utah State University in Logan, Utah.

[[Image:mormon-education3.jpg|left|350px|alt=Mormon youth in a church seminary class]] ...tors looking worriedly toward the fall, when school-year youth groups kick in....A decade ago teens were coming to church youth group to play, coming for

...members, largely in the western United States, to nearly 1 million members in 65 countries. Belle was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to John Gibson Smith and Hester Sims Smith on 8 Octob

In June of 2010 the [[General Authorities]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of :"In the mid-19th century, when rhetorical, emotional oratory was common, some c

...tional women’s roles. It is located behind the Nauvoo Visitors’ Center in Nauvoo, Illinois, and owned by [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jes ...oo Temple Square as possible.’”[https://rsc.byu.edu/eye-faith/monument-women-memorial-garden]

...y—are “all sexual relations outside of marriage.”<ref>See "Chastity" in Gospel Topics at churchofjesuschrist.org. </ref> ...deliberately dwelling on sexual thoughts; and talking or texting about sex in an explicit manner with the intent of arousing sexual feelings.<ref>See For

[[Category: Women in Mormonism]][[Category: Youth and Children]][[Category:Church Callings and Leadership] ...ntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] was founded in 1869. All Latter-day Saint females age 12–17 are members of this organiza

...caught up to meet Him in the air, and that the graves of the dead who died in Christ will be opened and these elect people will be instantly resurrected [[Image:Second_Coming.jpg|300px|thumb|alt=Second Coming of Christ Mormonism|left]]

..., ward [[Relief Society]] president for forty years, and a strong presence in the history of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat ...age to say what she thought," Sarah Kimball labored for the advancement of women, arguing that "education and agitation are our best weapons of warfare" (Wo

...ut a prophet's main role is not to foresee the future, but to call men and women to repentance and to preside over God's kingdom on earth. Many people, whe ...eavesdrop on the Book of Mormon prophet, Alma, as he explains resurrection in around 73 B.C:

===Post Civil War attempts to eradicate Mormonism=== ...They campaigned for women’s rights and established the first hospitals in Utah.

...inciples and ordinances) intended to bring individuals closer to God, for "In the ordinances thereof, the power of godliness is manifest" (Doctrine and C ...gh one in purpose, in thought, in action, in works, etc. Further, men and women are viewed as His spirit sons and daughters, with the literal ability to be

...imes casually called the Mormon Church, that provides instruction to youth in each age group starting at 12 years old, as well as to adults. Until Januar ...ve become accustomed to thinking of “church” as something that happens in our meetinghouses, supported by what happens at home. We need an adjustment

...our full potential and recognize our common humanity. I join the president in congratulating and thanking them.”[ ...soulfulness that has stood the test of time.”[https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/3568667-u2-george-clooney-gladys-knight-lead-list-of-kennedy-cente

My husband and I have had the opportunity to live for many years abroad in various countries while our children were growing up. Because we are membe ...covenant with Israel not to teach, preach, or even answer questions about Mormonism. Every student who studies at the Center makes this promise anew.

Emma was born on 10 July 1804, the seventh of nine children, and grew up in Harmony, Pennsylvania. She was well-educated and even had an extra year of Emma met Joseph Smith for the first time in 1825. Joseph was smitten with her, which wasn’t surprising since she had

The history and evolution of Christian creeds began in the discord, divisions, and confusion over doctrines that plagued the ancie ...the fractures within Christianity. Some Christian denominations use creeds in their worship services, some don’t. For others, the adherence to a partic

...Young's first wife, [[Miriam Works Young|Miriam Angeline Works]], had died in 1832. ...nce, Rhode Island, when she was young. Her mother left her abusive husband in 1831 and moved with her two children to China, New York. A year after their

...ls. She was born on February 29, 1828, to David and Deiadama Hare Woodward in Petersham, Massachusetts. Emmeline's father died when she was just four ye ...tney Family, Emmeline left Nauvoo and made the trek west to Utah Territory in 1846.

...trated sound judgment and tolerance during a time of intense conflict over women’s issues from 1974 to 1984. ...n to be involved in their communities and represent Church attitudes about women without being combative or divisive. She also emphasized homemaker educatio

...s from Nauvoo, Illinois on the Mississippi River, to the Salt Lake Valley, in Utah. They were literally driven out of their own country since Utah was t ...adership of [[Samuel Brannan]], bound for Yerba Buena (now San Francisco), in California, from where they would make the trek to Utah. The journey lasted

...en]] general presidency prior to receiving her call to direct the Church's women's service organization. ...Beck and her husband have two daughters and one son. They currently reside in Alpine, Utah. For a period of about five years, she and her husband served

...ersity of Montana. Before she published her first book, she pursued acting in television, stage, and improvisational comedy. ...at [[Brigham Young University]] in 2015. She has published two bestsellers in that series entitled ''Princess Academy: Palace of Stone'' and ''Princess A

...Latter-day Saints, often mistakenly called the Mormon Church. She served in this position from 1940 - 1945.''' She was born on February 7, 1872, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, to John and Margaret Zimmerman Brown. Margaret was Jo

...time of her calling. On April 1, 2017, she was released as first counselor in the Primary general presidency and sustained as the seventeenth [[Relief So ...helor's and master’s degrees in education from National Louis University in Illinois. She has taught English as a second language and has also worked a

...[Relief Society]] president and has also served in the Primary and [[Young Women]] auxiliaries. ...oung University]] where she met her husband, Robert B. Jones. They married in 1974 and are the parents of five children.[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.

[[Image:Christ-Healing-Bethesda-mormon.jpg|250px|thumb|alt=Jesus Christ Mormonism|right]] ...n, living things become immortal, and cannot suffer death or disease. Only in the resurrected state can we experience a fulness of joy. Because of the re

...The Site of Adam-Ondi Ahman in Missouri Mormon|The Site of Adam-Ondi Ahman in Missouri]] ...the history both of Mormonism and America. The Mormon Church's experience in Missouri tested the American commitment to free exercise of religion, freed

...e owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The temple lot in Independence is owned by the Church of Christ (Temple Lot).[https://en.wiki ...esus Christ; the Nauvoo was destroyed by arson and tornado but was rebuilt in 2002 by the Church of Jesus Christ.

...]] to travel to the East coast of the United States and train in medicine. In the October 1873 [[General Conference]], he said: .... . . or physic . . . The time has come for women to come forth as doctors in these valleys of the mountains.<ref>''Discourses of Brigham Young'', 216–

...she learned her father had lost his job, so that afternoon she took a job in downtown Salt Lake City, and that was the end of college. But she maintaine ...ing fell to her. She quipped once, “Then he'd come home and think he was in charge.”

...y when she was almost three years old and the family struggled financially in his absence. She taught [[Primary]] and [[Sunday School]] since she was fif ...yle and climate of Provo—all of which made her unhappy. But she did well in school.

.... In one sense, we are all literal spirit children of our Heavenly Father. In another sense, God’s sons and daughters are those who have been born agai :All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly pare

...who lived near the end of this period. He abridged the record to the form in which it was given to Joseph Smith. ...hurch. All of the beliefs found in Latter-day Saint doctrine were central in the early Christian Church.

[[Image:Second-Coming-Jesus-Christ-Mormon.jpg|250px|thumb|alt=Jesus Christ Mormonism|left]] ...ft to their own means. This grace is an enabling power that allows men and women to lay hold on eternal life and exaltation after they have expended their o

...Okazaki, Mormon Women's leader|left|frame|Chieko Okazaki, Latter-day Saint Women's Leader]] '''Chieko Nisimura Okazaki''' was the first non-Caucasion woman to serve in the general [[Relief Society]] presidency of [http://comeuntochrist.org The

...Smith''' was the fourth president of the [[Relief Society]], the official women’s auxiliary of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of L She was born May 3,1822 to Mark and Susannah Ogden Bigler in West Virginia. Her early life was pleasant and uncomplicated, as her family

...hat recognizes truth when he or she hears it. The light of Christ is found in every person who has ever lived—or ever will live—on the earth. It is a [[Image:Jesus_Christ.jpg|350px|thumb|alt=Mormonism Light of Christ|left]]

...f Society]], meaning that she oversaw the entire worldwide organization of women for [[http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sa ...ey had six children. She studied her children’s school lessons with them in order to continue learning.

...n the Church of Jesus Christ as the Articles of Faith and can now be found in scripture. These thirteen articles briefly outline the basic principles and ...r-day Saints acknowledge [[the Fall]] of Adam and Eve, they do not believe in the idea of [[Original Sin]] (the notion that all mankind is cursed because

...ch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. More of her hymns were included in previous editions of the Church hymnbook. ...ld, her cousin Miriam invited the family to come to her new church. No one in the family was interested except for Emily, and the family agreed to send h

..., Primary was adopted churchwide as the official organization for children in LDS Church. From 1893 until her death on August 19, 1922, Rogers served on ...dren of the Church raised the funds to publish her book, ''Life Sketches'' in 1898.

...ghter of John Fielding and Rachel Ibbotson. She immigrated to Upper Canada in 1832 with her brother Joseph, and their sister [[Mary Fielding Smith]] join ...r-day Saints] in 1836 by [[Parley P. Pratt]]. She moved to Kirtland, Ohio, in May 1837.

...gust 1, 2023. At the time of her call, she was serving as second counselor in the [[Primary]] general presidency of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church ...niversity]]. She met her husband, Derek L. Cordon, at BYU and they married in 1986. They are the parents of four children.

'''Julia Nompi Mavimbela''' was a schoolteacher, community leader, and leader in her local congregation of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Ch ...in kindergarten teaching. She became the first woman principal at a school in Boxburg.

...]] general board member, [[Stake]] [[Relief Society]] president, counselor in stake Relief Society presidency, ward Relief Society president; vice presid ...ng. She was a star player in basketball-crazy Kansas at a tiny high school in Ulysses (population 4,000), averaging 23 points and 17 rebounds a game. She

[[Image:Donna-Packer.jpg|300px|thumb|frame|President and Sister Packer in 2013, Courtesy Deseret News|right]] ...packer-center-announced] She graduated with an associate degree of science in 1947.

...f Society General President, was the first woman to serve as grand marshal in the 2022 Days of ’47 Parade. Copyright Intellectual Reserve, Inc.|right]] ...their destination. Some members of the company traveled ahead and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley as early as the July 21, 1847. They immediately began

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...ner''' saving pages from of [[Joseph Smith]]’s revelations is well-known in [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] ...Instead, the little community was growing. There was even a printing press in Brother William Phelps’s house, and the whole town knew that he was print

...the Philippines. She made it possible for missionaries to begin work there in the 1960s. She was a devoted member of [http://Mormon.org The Church of Jes ...[https://www.lds.org/ensign/1997/08/faithful-good-virtuous-true-pioneers-in-the-philippines?lang=eng&media=audio]

...America Christians Pew|left|Mormon Missionaries help prepare for flooding in Quincy, Illinois.]] ...an additional 17 percent are unsure of LDS Christianity. Mormons believe in Jesus Christ, and they consider themselves to be Christian.

...e Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] two weeks after her husband in April 1832. Three weeks before they had heard about the message of the Rest ...d Clarissa Young took a freezing, 125-mile sleigh ride to visit the branch in Columbia, Pennsylvania. Vilate Kimball stayed at home and cared for all the

...ly is the Church and its members presented fairly or in a favorable light, in spite of the amazing humanitarian aid outreach of the LDS Church, its remar ...n (and God), and yet seems to be acceptable to pretty much everyone. Anti-Mormonism has therefore been called "the last acceptable bigotry" by the very few jou

'''Kate Holbrook''' was the managing historian for women’s history at the Church History Department of [http://comeuntochrist.org ...ry needs to be told in a way that integrates what men were doing with what women were doing."

...had previously served missions; however, none of these sisters was called in a strictly proselyting capacity, and none is listed on the official mission ...announced: “‘It has been decided to call some of our wise and prudent women into the missionary field.’[https://www.lds.org/ensign/1980/07/the-first-

...um of the Twelve Apostles]]. She also served as a counselor in the [[Young Women]] general presidency of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Chri Sister Holland was born on February 16, 1942, and was raised on a farm in Enterprise, Utah, a small pioneer-founded community located 40 miles northw

..., essays, and biographies, and she found it hard to associate with pioneer women who were not intellectually inclined. She found a kinship and friendship wi Hannah was born on March 16, 1808, in Cambridgeshire, England. Her childhood in Cambridge influenced her already keen mind and her father encouraged her to

...amed Mormons. The General Relief Society president oversees the world-wide women’s auxiliary for the Church. ...private school, because she strongly believed education, particularly for women, was essential for a successful adult life.

...rs of [http://Mormon.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. In the April 1996 General Conference, Elder [[Jeffrey R. Holland]] told her st ...e of Crooked River, arrived with their children at a hastily shaped dugout in Quincy, Illinois, to live out the spring of that harrowing year.

...her plural marriage to a former husband. She spent more than three months in 1883 at the Utah Territorial Penitentiary with her son Horace Merrill. Isabelle Maria Harris was born on April 15, 1861, in Willard, Box Elder County, Utah Territory. Her paternal grandfather, Emer H

[[Image:Linda_K._Burton.jpg|300px|thumb|alt=Mormon women Linda K. Burton|left]] ...]], Primary, and [[Sunday School]] organizations. She returned to [[Utah]] in 2010 after serving with her husband, Craig, who was the president of the Ko

...hey accumulated provisions for the trek to Utah in 1859. When they arrived in Utah, they moved to Ogden. ...f rheumatic fever in March 1880. Jeanette and David also maintained a home in Ogden so that their children could go to school during the winter months. E

...me, more than 200 women had served, but they were either married or served in other capacities, such as genealogical or mission school teachers. ...night served as a delegate to the 1899 International Council of Women held in London.

'''Claudia Lauper Bushman''' is a historian specializing in the history of [http://Mormon.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...the parents of six children. She was New York State’s mother of the year in 2000.

...nia, Berkeley. She also attended the University of Vienna and the Sorbonne in Paris where she learned to speak German and French, respectively. ...d to school at Berkeley in California. They were married on July 19, 1962, in the [[Logan Utah Temple]] and are the parents of six children, four sons an

...of their children, grew their own food and raised animals. She also worked in her grandfather’s canning factory. She developed a strong love of genealo ...and held a number of volunteer church positions, which gave her experience in leadership. When she and her family attended a local Church conference, [[H

...August 31, 1847, in Winter Quarters, Nebraska, and married Nelson A. Empey in 1865. She died on September 7, 1890. ...hurchnewsarchive.com/articles/25366/Improve-in-everything-beautiful--Young-women-forerunner-organized-among-Brigham-Youngs-daughters.html]

...]]. She was born on March 8, 1807, in Scarborough, Maine. She was baptized in 1834 and moved to [[Kirtland]], Ohio, around 1835. ...r third birthday. She joined her husband on his mission to the Fox Islands in Maine from 1837 to 1838. She also accompanied him on missions to England (1

...e Low Jack''' was the twelfth general president of the [[Relief Society]] (women's organization) of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of ...e Church of Jesus Christ. She grew up steeped in Latter-day Saint culture in a family dedicated to living the gospel. She lived only a block from the [[

...ess.jpg|350px|right|alt=Mormon Young Women Personal Progress| Mormon Young Women Personal Progress]] ...en was a program designed to help them "come unto Christ" by participating in value experiences and projects. The program was replaced effective January

...oronto area of Canada in 1830. In 1833 they left Canada to join the Saints in Kirtland, Ohio, then on to Far West, Missouri. ...by wagon to the Salt Lake Valley, arriving in September 1847. They settled in Salt Lake.

...o the Church in May 1836. She moved to Kirtland, Ohio, the following year. In Kirtland, she became a governess and teacher for many families. ...ry was married to him less than a year when he was arrested and imprisoned in Liberty Jail with other church leaders. While he was incarcerated, she gave

...ization (1984–1992) and counselor in the general presidency of the Young Women (1972–1978). ...n elementary education from the University of Utah and a master’s degree in curriculum development from [[Brigham Young University]].

...mother died. For the next six years, she lived with various family members in different cities. ...s Christ of Latter-day Saints]. She traveled to stay with her Aunt Cecilia in Colorado while she considered his proposal. While there, another young man

...ountry offices in Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Jordan, and Morocco. In 2011 she was appointed director of Latter-day Saint Charities worldwide, wh ...in the U.S. Senate for four years. She also owned a retail education store in Provo, Utah, for seven years.

Sister Ballard was born on January 5, 1932, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She graduated from South High School where she was a ...t Ballard at the University of Utah. They were married on August 28, 1951, in the [[Salt Lake Temple]].

...in the hands of the editor of the Improvement Era and was published there in the July 1914. ...em to run again, but Mary hoped that the town would go on voting for other women candidates. However, the 1914 mayor and council were all male.

...Presendia Young Williams Card''' was the second in a line of three notable women named Zina. Her mother, [[Zina D. H. Young]], was one of the wives of [[Br Zina grew up in the [[Lion House]], one of many children reared in a [[Polygamy|polygamous]] household. She recalled her childhood as “joyou

...org/at-the-pulpit/part-2/chapter-20?lang=eng prayer] that was then printed in the ''[[Woman's Exponent]]''. ...of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] in 1844 and gathered with the Saints in [[Nauvoo]]. Her parents died within three months of each other (her father,

...of the study. For Part 1, click the following: [[2012 Pew Report:Mormons in America]]. ==Focus on Marriage and Family in the Mormon Faith==

:Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect (Matthew 5:48). [[Image:Jesus_Christ.jpg|350px|thumb|alt=perfection Mormonism|left]]

In Latter-day Saint culture the term ''garments'' has been adapted to mean the ...ligious instruction given to Adam and Eve by God. This is the same context in which members of the Church receive the garment—as part of the religious

...istant to the superintendent and vice president until the company was sold in 1930. ...iends decided to go to the beach. They dated for three years. Hunter wrote in his journal:

...or a home. Although her grandfather welcomed her return, she opted to stay in her cousins’ home because she appreciated her structured life and the ski ...tion lay clear before me. . . . I could sing all the day long, and rejoice in the glorious promises of the Gospel.”

...ber his Welsh background, and that devoting yourself wholeheartedly to art in memory of a departed love is a common Welsh practice. ...to D. Michael Quinn's Homosexual Distortion of Latter-day Saint History'' in FARMS Review Vol. 10, Issue 1]</ref>

...osetta Barber, both of whom descended from Pilgrims who landed in Plymouth in 1620. ...and later a frame house and prospered over the thirty-two years they lived in Mantua.

...ung Ladies’ Mutual Improvement Association, the precursor to the [[Young Women]] organization of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of ...oined him in Pennsylvania, and her father married Mrs. Saxton. Ruth worked in a cotton mill to earn money to help finance the family’s move to Utah.

...http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] in 1943. Previous to her call, she had served as a counselor to the third pres ...ee from the Primary and the [[Sunday School]] general boards and published in 1951. Howells had rheumatic heart disease and died on April 14, 1951, while

...e entered the University of Utah|University of Deseret and pursued classes in art, art education, literature, and writing. ...presented Utah on the Liberal Arts Committee at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. She also published a book of poems featuring Utah poets.

...ly is Chinese and her father’s family is Japanese — and she was raised in Costa Mesa, California. ...n. She met her future husband, Joseph McMullin, who also served in Taiwan, in the [[Missionary Training Center]]. They are the parents of four children,

...Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. She is also remembered for her service in the Utah State Legislature from 1988 to 1991. ...nd counselor to [[Ardeth Greene Kapp]], who was serving as the ninth Young Women general president.

..., and in Richmond, Utah. When Inis was seven years old, the family settled in Highland Park, California. ...children. They lived in Alhambra and La Canada, California. They divorced in 1966.

.... Her maternal grandfather was [[Green Flake]], also born a slave, who was in the Vanguard Company for the Mormon pioneers. Her spouse was Sylvester Perk ...also present. Sylvester Perkins was the brother of Jane James’s daughter-in-law and the son of Franklin Perkins, who had been briefly married to Jane J

...ral president of the [[Young Women]] organization (then known as the Young Women’s Mutual Improvement Association) of [http://Mormon.org The Church of Jes ...led to preside over the New England States Mission in 1941, and they lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for almost seven years. Within the year of return

...n Warwick, Massachusetts. She attended school as a young girl and excelled in her studies. At the age of five, she was sent to a neighbor’s home on an ...ized a member of the Episcopal Church. She then went to live with a sister-in-law who taught her tailoring.

...alt=Mormon Young Women|Mormon Young Women]]The '''Young Women's Program''' in the [http://Mormon.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] is The Young Women program underwent some changes announced at the October 2019 [[General Conf

...versity of Utah, then taught home economics in junior high and high school in Thatcher, Arizona, and Salt Lake City. ...al Board. She served as a stake Relief Society president while Neal served in the Quorum of the [[Seventy]].

Barbara Woodhead was born May 9, 1931, in Midvale, Utah, to Marguerite Hand and Willard Verl Woodhead. Her parents we ..., [[Susan W. Tanner]], served as the 12th general president of the [[Young Women]]. [https://www.lds.org/callings/relief-society/relief-society-presidents/b

...aret S. Lifferth, leader in the Mormon Church|Margaret S. Lifferth, leader in the Church of Jesus Christ]] ...Saints] in general conference on Saturday, 2 April 2005. She was released in April 2010.

...Christ|Christ]] returns to reign personally on the earth (see "Millennium" in [[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/gs/millennium?lang=e ...hose in the first group but will still have the opportunity to participate in Christ’s millennial reign.

...of Utah in 1898. After graduating, she taught at Madison Elementary School in Ogden, Utah. ...ubsequent date: “Sunday, August 1st. Attended Sunday School and meeting. In the evening, took a ride over on South Hills. Low purple mountains at sunse

...to earn his master’s degree at Iowa State College. She also took courses in home economics. ...ss conferences. In 1943, they returned to Utah when he was called to serve in the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]].

...t is estimated that around 20,000 members of the Church were in attendance in a grove of trees west of the [[Nauvoo Temple]]. At the beginning of the ser ...ers, including [[Brigham Young]]. However, redundancies and text not found in any of the original notes were later removed.

...' was a writer, editor, and advocate for women’s rights and achievements in Utah. She founded the ''Young Woman’s Journal'', which eventually became In 1878, she entered Brigham Young Academy in Provo, Utah, and although a student, founded the department of music and co

'''Vienna Jacques''' is one of two women mentioned by name in the [[Doctrine and Covenants]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of ...s at Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts. She was a nurse, a single woman in her early 40s, and a devout Christian, but she became dissatisfied with her

...e also served as a member of the Young Women general board, as stake Young Women president, as a Laurel adviser, and as a Relief Society teacher. ...m Young University]]. She married Stephen E. Dalton on September 13, 1968, in the [[Salt Lake Temple]]. They have six children.

...io, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, and on to Salt Lake City, Utah. They settled in Smithfield, Utah, by the time Lula was three. ...efly taught school with her sister, and attended the University of Deseret in 1869.

...hurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. She served from 1961 to 1972. In 1973, Church president [[Harold B. Lee]] asked her to be curator for the Ch ...to preside over the Eastern States Mission of the Church. Until his death in 2009, her husband was president of Jacobsen Construction Company, which bui

...was released in April 2013. She had previously served in the General Young Women's Presidency under [[Susan W. Tanner]]. ...om Brigham Young University in audiology, speech pathology, and education. In her professional career, she was a school administrator and a special educa

...age:Louie_Shurtliff_Smith.jpg|300px|thumb|right|frame|Louie Shurtiff Smith in her wedding dress]] ...g to her play. By her second year at the university, Louie and Joseph were in love, but wanted to wait to see if he would receive a mission call.

...the intellectual, moral, and spiritual mutual improvement of its readers in a new Church era just one year after Utah achieved statehood.”[https:// ...usic committee, ward teaching, and other agencies of the Church. Beginning in 1942, the Era printed all [[General Conference]] addresses (it had previo

'''Sydney Sharon Smith Reynolds''' is a former First Counselor in the [[Primary]] General Presidency of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church ...science. She also obtained a teaching certificate in secondary education. In 1965 she married [[Noel B. Reynolds]], whom she met at BYU.

...rom a Buddhist priest. She married Sataro Nachie at the age of 23; he died in 1888, less than ten years after their marriage. They did not have children, ...ther to the missionaries who came to serve in Japan. She often invited her women friends to stay with her for days and arranged for the missionaries to teac

*[http://www.whymormonism.org Why Mormonism] *[http://www.understandingmormonism.org Understanding Mormonism]

...Church during the Great Depression. The store was set up as a place where women could sell handmade goods to gain supplemental income for their families. ...en|women]] to earn money while still taking care of their responsibilities in the home and with the [[family]]. Its founding statement also included the

...a better way to minister to the spiritual and temporal needs of our people in the Savior’s way. ...d assigned sisters of the Relief Society and Young Women will now function in serving and watching over members of the Church throughout the world.

'''Bonnie Lee Green Oscarson''' was sustained as the fourteenth [[Young Women]]’s general president at the April 2013 conference of [http://comeuntochr In 2015, Oscarson became the first woman to serve as a member of the Church's

...Antelope Award at the National Court of Honor by the Boy Scouts of America in New Orleans. ...n Provo, Utah. She married Roden Grant Shumway in the [[Salt Lake Temple]] in 1945 and they were the parents of three children.

'''Elaine Winifred Anderson Cannon''' was the eighth [[Young Women]] general president of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Chris ...urch magazine the ''Improvement Era'' created for the youth of the Church. In 1971, the church magazine New Era was launched, which was patterned after t

...' was an accomplished musician and former general president of the [[Young Women]] organization of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of ...is dental degree. She earned a degree in music from the University of Utah in 1938, the year they were married. They were the parents of four children.

'''Susan Winder Tanner''' was the twelfth general president of the [[Young Women]] organization of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of ...l president of the [[Relief Society]]). She earned her bachelor’s degree in humanities from [[Brigham Young University]].

[[Image:Symposium-Women-Religion-Records.png|300px|thumb|right]] ...].”[https://www.churchhistorianspress.org/news/announcing-a-symposium-on-women-religion-and-records?lang=eng]

..., be baptized by immersion, receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, and endure in faithfulness to the end. As people make and keep sacred covenants with Him, ...ather as His children. “All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly pare

...was to Vinson Knight in 1826 and they had seven children. She was widowed in July 1842. ...mith]] as of August 1842. She became a plural wife of [[Heber C. Kimball]] in October 1844.

...They were baptized in about 1833 and in 1838 journeyed to join the Saints in Nauvoo. They stopped at [[Haun's Mill|Hawn’s Mill]] and were attacked by ...redge-merrick-keeler.html] She lived in the [[Joseph Smith]] home and took in sewing.

'''Nozibele Makanda''' is Executive Mayor of Lukhanji Municipality located in the center of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. ...as of Whitlesea, Sada, Dongwe, and Hewu. Approximately 200,000 people live in this area.

...twenty-five years as a therapist. She chaired the BYU Women’s Conference in 1999 and 2000. ...e short story in its entirety and the ‘Guide for Parents and Children’ in the back of the book, especially the emphasis on the atonement of Jesus Chr

...nion and lived with her in London until Leonora was in her twenties. While in London, she joined the Methodist Church. ...ion of John Taylor. They had much in common, despite the twelve-difference in their age. He proposed marriage—he was twenty-five and she was thirty-sev

She was born on November 5, 1880, in St. George, Utah, to Jacob Forsberry Gates and [[Susa Young Gates|Susa Amel The family moved to the Sandwich Islands in 1885 where Jacob and Susa served as missionaries for [http://comeuntochrist

...city to gratify her, but things were overruled otherwise, and we remained in Nauvoo. My sister Eliza found a home with the family of Brother Joseph Cool ...arters, Nebraska, before arriving at last at the Salt Lake Valley in 1848. In all, Emily and Brigham had seven children together.

....jpg|right|alt=Ann M. Dibb mormon|frame|Ann M. Dibb, a leader of the Young Women]] ...of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] (sometimes called the Mormon Church) in April, 2008 (Wikipedia.org).

...atter-day Saint women who gathered in [[Joseph Smith]]’s Red Brick Store in Nauvoo, Illinois on March 17, 1842, to organize the [[Relief Society]].She ...moved from Nauvoo in about May 1843. She then moved to Plymouth, Illinois in 1846, where she died on April 21, 1856.

...and some of her siblings. She was baptized a member of the Church in 1891 in Salt Lake City. After studying bookkeeping and accounting she worked as a b ...r the Primary, [[Young Women]], and [[Relief Society]] within the mission. In 1940, President [[Heber J. Grant]] called her to serve as general president

...presided over the England London South Mission. They also served together in Nauvoo, Illinois, at the Joseph Smith Academy. ...ssed away on December 27, 2021, at the age of 84. Her husband preceded her in death on August 18, 2020.

...h 17, 1842, and '''Elizabeth Ann Whitney''' was one of the original twenty women present. She served as [[Emma Hale Smith|Emma Smith’s]] second counselor. ...ed aunt to Kirtland. She married [[Newel K. Whitney]] on October 20, 1822, in Kirtland. They had eleven children together and adopted several homeless ch

...rst Presidency]] and travel frequently to help guide and support the young women of the Church.”[https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/leadership-and-organizatio ...in [[Sunday School]]. She served as a full-time [[Missionary|missionary]] in the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Mission.

...ve tried for months—really tried—to find some way to hold this word up in such a way that you would be very impressed with what it means. The word is ...asunder.” (See Matthew 19:6.) Elder James A. Cullimore said, “Marriage in the temple for time and eternity should be the goal of every member of the

...ship had fallen on Brigham Young[https://www.lds.org/manual/church-history-in-the-fulness-of-times-student-manual/chapter-twenty-three-the-twelve-to-bear ...56 and they had ten children. They lived first in Slaterville then settled in Hooper. She supported her husband while he served a full-time mission.

...sident [[Brigham Young]] selected Wells to organize the first organization in the Salt Lake City Thirteenth Ward. He then served as president of the comm ...a missionary to Great Britain from 1872 to 1874. He served another mission in the Midwest and New England.

[[Image:June-D-Oaks.jpg|300px|thumb|frame|June D. Oaks with her family in 1971|right]] ...rist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. She married him in the [[Salt Lake Temple]] on June 24, 1952, and they were the parents of six

On April 2, 2022, '''Tracy Y. Browning''' was sustained as second counselor in the [[Primary]] general presidency of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church ...us Christ. He needs all His children to join His choir and lift our voices in unity.”[https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2022-07-16/sis

...fter she married Howard Coray in February 1841, she taught school with him in [[Nauvoo]] until 1844 when Lucy Mack Smith asked her to act as scribe for h ...in 1850, living first in Salt Lake City. They homesteaded a piece of land in Mona, Utah, and then moved to Provo, Utah. By this time, Martha and Howard

...oung. The site of the home is where the present City Creek Mall is located in downtown Salt Lake City. ...eventually had to leave their nice home in Far West and joined the Saints in [[Nauvoo]], where Emeline married Brigham on April 30, 1845.

...sta Wilcox Noall, ''Guardians of the Hearth: Utah’s Pioneer Midwives and Women Doctors'' (Bountiful, Utah: Horizon Publishers, 1974), 22.</ref> ...cal service and other experiences and thoughts. She kept writing regularly in her journal until the age of 92.

...er, and was among the first [[Missionaries|missionaries]] couples to serve in Africa, and the author of several books. ...rectors of the [[Nauvoo]], Illinois [[Visitors' Centers|Visitors' Center]] in the 1980s; they served as interim leaders of the Germany Hamburg Mission; a

'''Reyna I. Aburto''' was sustained as the second counselor in the [[Relief Society]] general presidency of [http://comeuntochrist.org The ...ist. The first meeting she attended was stake conference. She was baptized in 1989. She later moved to Orem, Utah.

Ada Bitner Hinckley was born June 30, 1880, on a farm in Salt Lake County, Utah. She was born to Sarah Ann Osguthorpe Bitner, the th ...e Gregg Shorthand Method. She became the first teacher of the Gregg Method in Utah and taught it as well as typing and English at the [[LDS Business Coll

'''Amy Eileen Anderson Wright''' was sustained as second counselor in the [[Primary]] general presidency of [https://comeuntochrist.org The Churc ...previously as stake Primary president, ward Primary president, a counselor in a ward Primary presidency, gospel doctrine teacher, and a Cub Scout leader.

...is a former school administrator and teacher in the Provo School District in Utah. ...al board and in callings in her ward [[Sunday School]], [[Primary]], Young Women, and Relief Society. She also served as multi-stake public affairs co-direc

...he Society became incorporated and affiliated with the National Council of Women. ...|alt=Mormon Zina D H Young|Mormon Zina D H Young]]Zina Huntington was born in Watertown, New York on January 31, 1821, the eighth child of William and Zi

...is Elmina Shepard Taylor''' was the first general president of the [[Young Women]] organization of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of ...n Taylor, another convert to the Church. They immigrated to Utah, arriving in Salt Lake City on September 16, 1859.

...Christ of Latter-day Saints] in April 2010. She was released in April 2015 in order to serve with her husband as he presided over the England London Miss ...men have always prayed at the general Relief Society meeting and the Young Women meeting that have been held general conference weekend.

...er-day Saints]. She served from 1997 to 2002. She also served on the Young Women general board and taught early-morning seminary and institute. She was a wa ...designed to teach social studies on a fourth-grade level. She then taught in Missouri while her husband completed dental school.

...rgaret Dyreng Nadauld''' was the eleventh general president of the [[Young Women]] organization of [http://Mormon.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d

...earned her MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles, and her PhD in psychology and education from the University of Michigan. ...to serve as mission leaders of the Canada Montreal Mission. They now live in Alpine, Utah. They are the parents of three children.

...commonwealth [Utah].” She held the position of president until her death in 1909. ...she represented the Relief Society at meetings of the National Council of Women.

...a gospel doctrine teacher and Young Women and [[Relief Society]] president in her ward. ...lenges.[https://indd.adobe.com/view/5d773f0c-8cd5-43d6-9327-1b443e6f9278] "In the past, we've given this designation to governors, university presidents,

...http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] in 1839. ...nd [[Hyrum Smith]], John Taylor needed surgery for the wounds he sustained in the Carthage Jail. He asked that Jane be there for the surgery, and she hel

...or Book of Mormon Studies. He was a fellow of the American Research Center in Egypt (1978–1979) and a fellow of the David M. Kennedy Center for Interna ...or of the ''Encyclopedia of Mormonism''. In 2014 he co-wrote ''Divinity of Women'' with his daughter [[Heather B. Moore]].

...''' was the managing editor of the [[Friend Magazine]] since its inception in 1971. She published many stories and books about and for children. ...nd operated a children’s store, The Mother Goose Shop, for over 20 years in Bountiful, Utah.

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...d on March 17, 1842, in the upper room of Joseph Smith’s Red Brick Store in Nauvoo, Illinois. ...cut. In about 1825, she married John B. Northrop, but was widowed in 1835. In 1837, she married Joseph Bryant Hawkes.

On April 2, 2022, '''J. Anette Dennis''' was sustained as first counselor in the [[Relief Society]] general presidency of [http://comeuntochrist.org The ...rch’s Davis County Utah Public Affairs Council, companion to her husband in the Ecuador Guayaquil West Mission, and matron of the [[Guayaquil Ecuador T

...ea Muñoz Spannaus''' was sustained as the Second Counselor in the [[Young Women]] General Presidency on April 1, 2023, effective August 1, 2023. She had be ...Spannaus was born on May 18, 1968, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and served in the Argentina Resistencia Mission.

[[Image:Matsumori.jpg|left|200px|alt=Vicki F. Matsumori, leader in the Mormon Church]] ...years old, she was baptized a member of the church. Later, when Vicki was in high school, her parents also became members of the Church. [http://en.wiki

...h of Jesus Christ, Hartshorn served as a bishop and as a mission president in the Missouri St. Louis Mission. ...h leaders were published in the 1970s, although some have been republished in the 21st century often under slightly revised titles to mae it evident they

...uise Foley McConkie''' was sustained as the First Counselor to the [[Young Women]] general presidency at the April 2013 [[General Conference]] of [http://co The Young Women’s program is an auxiliary program for teenage girls and this presidency o

[[Image:Carole_M._Stephens.jpg|300px|thumb|alt=Mormon women Carole M. Stephens|right]] '''Carole M. Stephens''' was named as the First Counselor in the [[Relief Society]] general presidency on March 31, 2012, during the Apr

...Packer Grassli''' was the eighth president of the [[Primary]] organization in [http://Mormon.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. Church ...rom 1995 to 1996, Grassli was a member of the [[Mormon Tabernacle Choir]]. In 2006, she was honored as Utah Mother of the Year by the American Mother Inc

...He later proposed to her in the “family pea patch” and they married in the Salt Lake Temple on August 31, 1945.[https://www.deseretnews.com/articl ...she participated in the educational activities of her children and served in the PTA.

...rd’s help with his decision. Both his parents and Louie’s parents were in favor of him remarrying. ...res was the birth of their first child on August 9, 1909, and their second in November 1910. She eventually bore seven more children and raised a boy who

...—a beautiful contralto voice. She joined the [[Mormon Tabernacle Choir]] in 1918 when she was fifteen years old and associated with the choir for over ...ing at her funeral. He started courting Jessie soon after and they married in April 1938.

...Givens|Terryl]]’s books. Together they authored ''The God Who Weeps: How Mormonism Makes Sense of Life'', ''The Crucible of Doubt: Reflections on the Quest fo ...The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. The pair spoke about God in depth, and Fiona attended church with her, studied the gospel, and was bapt

...ia. She did post-doctoral research as a fellow at the Cambridge University in England and the University of Chicago. ...ilharmonic Orchestra, Pasadena Community Orchestra, and Rio Hondo Symphony in California. She also played with the [[Orchestra at Temple Square]].

[[Image:Linda_S._Reeves.jpg|300px|thumb|alt=Mormon women Linda S. Reeves|left]] ...h 31, 2012, '''Linda Sheffield Reeves''' was named as the Second Counselor in the [[Relief Society]] general presidency during the April [[General Confer

...rst Presidency]] and travel frequently to help guide and support the young women of the Church.”[https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/leadership-and-organizatio Craven received a bachelor’s degree in interior design from [[Brigham Young University]] and she and her husband,

...nd Counselor to [[Relief Society]] general president [[Barbara W. Winder]] in [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] ...of 61, she completed a master's degree in family science with an emphasis in religion from [[Brigham Young University]].

...aints]. Prior to this call, she served on the general board of the [[Young Women]] auxiliary. ...egree in education from [[Brigham Young University]]. She taught part time in Salt Lake City elementary schools. She married Dean Menlove and they had se

...egarding newly returned missionaries, most dealing with their difficulties in handling the reverse culture shock or learning to speak their native langua ...potential husbands but as business leaders. That many have gained fluency in a foreign language, as well as cultural fluency, adds to their "marketabili

...ident, member of a stake Relief Society board, and a member of the [[Young Women]] general board. She worked on ad hoc projects on volunteerism and depressi She was born on May 18, 1926, in Springville, Utah. She graduated with high honors from [[Brigham Young Univ

...ill Foote Marriott''' was sustained as the Second Counselor in the [[Young Women]]’s General Presidency at the April 2013 conference for [http://comeuntoc ...ay Saint women, which is now the oldest and largest women’s organization in the world. She has also led ward (congregational) programs for teenage girl

'''Lisa Harkness''' served as the first counselor in the [[Primary]] general presidency of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church ...nary]] in the Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission. She has a bachelor’s degree in political science and secondary teaching from [[Brigham Young University]].

...er-day Saints] from 1937 to 1948. The organization is now known as [[Young Women]]. She had served as a counselor to two previous presidents, from 1923 to 1 ...nary]] in the Western States Mission in 1901. She married George J. Cannon in 1902. They were the parents of seven children, including son [[George I. Ca

...n by city pollution, so her father bought property in the Vivian Park area in Provo Canyon where he built a cabin for his family to use during the summer Gladys attended Salt Lake City schools and excelled in music. She attended [[LDS Business College]] and with her two-year degree,

...chool there. She developed her talents to sing, play guitar, and sew while in her teens, and she and her sister Kate were close friends to twins Addie an ...t his birth, but survived. She bore ten more children and the family lived in this small home on their farm for thirty years. Throughout the years, her h

...and moved to Ogden, Weber County. She later divorced him as well. She died in Salt Lake City on February 9, 1886. [[Category:Women in Mormonism]]

...was serving as a member of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]]. She was in her 50s when she married, and has spoken often about the challenges of bein ...from [[Brigham Young University]]. She is a former educational consultant in the publishing industry, instructing teachers and supervisors both national

...arch of 2007 and released in March 2012. She was born on October 11, 1944, in San Salvador, El Salvador, to Carlos Florentino and Hilda Alvarenga Henriqu ...a teaching certificate. On September 7, 1966, she married Jeffry A. Allred in the [[Salt Lake Temple]]. Allred and her husband are the parents of eight c

...d on March 17, 1842, in the upper room of Joseph Smith’s Red Brick Store in Nauvoo, Illinois. ...C. Jones in 1825 and had ten children. Their first five children were born in New York City. They then moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, were the next three ch

...in Salt Lake City. Her father, Alfred Lambson, was the leading blacksmith in the Salt Lake Valley. When Julina was seven, he moved to Florence, Nebraska ...he decided to gain formal training as a midwife and finished her education in 1878.

...atter-day Saint women who gathered in [[Joseph Smith]]’s Red Brick Store in Nauvoo, Illinois on March 17, 1842, to organize the [[Relief Society]]. ...inois (1840–). They migrated to the Salt Lake Valley in 1850 and settled in Springville, Utah, where she passed away on August 30, 1858.

...istencia Mission. She continued to serve with him until they were released in July 2017. She served on the Primary general board from 2005 to 2010. ...ter graduating from high school, her family moved to Utah and she assisted in the family watch business for nearly thirty years.

...y Saints] in April 2010 and served in that capacity until she was released in April 2016. In 2015, Wixom became the first woman to serve as a member of the Church's Tem

'''Margaret (Maggie) Curtis Shipp Roberts''' was among the Latter-day Saint women who obtained a medical degree at the encouragement of [[Brigham Young]]. ...lish [[Relief Society]] nursing classes and school and also taught classes in obstetrics and nursing.

On April 2, 2022, '''Kristin M. Yee''' was sustained as second counselor in the [[Relief Society]] general presidency of [http://comeuntochrist.org The ...ation team where she manages 45 individual artists, vendors, and directors in the creation of animation and exhibit projects. She was previously employed

...sa Works and Abigail Marks, the second of their nine children. She grew up in Aurelius, New York. ...Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]—Brigham in April and Miriam in May. Soon after her baptism, she fell ill with tuberculosis.

'''Susan Holland Porter''' was sustained as first counselor in the [[Primary]] general presidency of [https://comeuntochrist.org The Churc ...ouncil. She has also served as ward Relief Society president, ward [[Young Women]] president, stake Relief Society presidency counselor, gospel doctrine tea

'''Tamara W. Runia''' was sustained as First Counselor in the [[Young Women]] General Presidency on April 1, 2023, effective August 1, 2023. ...1). She has also served as a stake scripture class instructor, stake Young Women president, and stake [[Relief Society]] presidency counselor.

'''Virginia Hinckley Pearce''' is an author and former member of the [[Young Women]] general presidency of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Chri ...er, Colorado. She earned her master’s degree from the University of Utah in social work. She has worked as a private practice therapist and an instruct

...rist of Latter-day Saints] from 1972 to 1978. She served also on the Young Women (MIA) general board and Adult Correlation Committee. Hortense served as a U.S. Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services military unit) from 1943 to 1945,

...treet, the Woolley children often accompanied their parents to participate in the performances. They later moved to a more modest home across the street Olive’s husband was called to serve a mission to the Native Americans in the Oklahoma area after Olive had given birth to her second child. He serve

...the University of Utah. While at the university, she met then Tommy Monson in 1944. They married on October 7, 1948. They had two sons and a daughter. ...n were both awarded honorary doctorate degrees from Utah Valley University in 2009 for their years of service to the Church and the community.

...n March 17, 1842, in an upper room of [[Joseph Smith]]’s Red Brick Store in Nauvoo, Illinois. ...ia. She moved to Nauvoo, Illinois by 1842, and married John Reid Blanchard in 1844. They had four children.

...She was called to the position in March, 2007 and served until her release in 2012. She was the second unmarried sister to be called to the presidency ([ ...ork from Brigham Young University and later, she received a masters degree in social work from the University of Utah.

...]]. She served in the Utah House of Representatives from 1913 to 1915, and in 1921. ...Exponent'', the Utah Suffrage paper that her mother published and edited. In 1883 she wrote ''The History and Objectives of the Relief Society'' and c

...she met G. William Richards whom she married in the [[Manti Utah Temple]] in August 1955. The Richardses had five children. ...submitted for publication, an article about Christmas Music, was published in the ''[[Deseret News]]''.

...ed to Utah and they renewed their friendship. They married on her birthday in 1923. She bore two daughters. ...e side of her husband as he served as a general authority. She also served in the [[Salt Lake Temple]].

...ell-known educator and had worked as a teacher, administrator, and officer in various education organizations. She cared for a foster daughter, Geniel. ...he served as a general authority and then president of the Church. He died in 1973.

'''Anne C. Pingree''' served as Second Counselor to [[Bonnie D. Parkin]] in the [[Relief Society]] general presidency of [http://comeuntochrist.org The ...elementary school children and as an English tutor for Laotian immigrants in her community.

...ief Society general board and as a ward and stake Relief Society president in [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] ...ng her service in the Relief Society general presidency, the [[Monument to Women]] was erected at the [[Nauvoo]] [[Visitors' Centers|Visitors' Center]].

...bent Malan''' was a former member of the general presidency of the [[Young Women]] organization of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of ...Evanston, Wyoming. She graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in drama. She was a freelance writer, author, playwright, and producer.

..., gospel doctrine instructor, and member of ward [[Relief Society]], Young Women, and Primary presidencies. ...n 1985 and from the S. J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah in 1989.

'''Jennifer Reeder''' is a nineteenth-century women’s history specialist at the Church History Department of [http://comeunto ...George Mason University. Her master’s degree is from New York University in history, archival management, and documentary editing.

...o is subject to the temptations of Satan in the fallen condition of living in the world and is unrepentant. ...some degree, the natural man described by King Benjamin is alive and well in each of us (see Mosiah 3:19). The natural man or woman is unrepentant, is c

'''Abigail “Nabby” Howe Young''' was born on May 3, 1765 or 1766, in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, to Phineas and Susanna Goddard Howe. She was one Nabby had historical figures in her family, such as Elias Howe Jr., who invented the sewing machine, and Ju

Lucy was born on May 17, 1822, in Phelps, New York. The family moved to Portage, Ohio, when Lucy was 13. Ther During the persecution of the Saints in Ohio, Lucy and William were forced off of their property and William was sh

...ral wife of [[Brigham Young]]. “Last of all his wives was Mary Van Cott, in whom no lovelier wife and mother ever entered our crowded family household. ...mother, traveled to the Salt Lake Valley with the Saints in 1847, arriving in September.

...[[Brigham Young]] and [[Zina D. H. Young]]. She was born on June 12, 1888, in Cardston, Alberta, Canada. ...She served with him when he was called to preside over the British Mission in 1937.

...ren include [[Maria Young Dougall]] and [[Willard Young]], who each served in Church leadership roles. ...http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] in the early days of the church.

...ies for 11-year-old Scouts. The Primary expanded into Cub [[Scouting]] and in 1967, Parmley became the first woman member of a national scouting committe ...y for Primary lessons was transferred to the Church Correlation Committee. In a spirit of cooperation, President Parmley helped merge the goals and progr

'''Mary Lucille Richards Durham''' served as the Second Counselor in the [[Primary]] general presidency of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church ...3. She has also served as a stake [[Relief Society]] president, ward Young Women president, and gospel doctrine teacher.

...raised in Lovell, Wyoming. She graduated from [[Brigham Young University]] in elementary education. She and her husband, Max Esplin, are the parents of f She has served in [[Relief Society]], [[Young Women]] and Primary, most recently having served on the Primary general board. Si

.... She also served as a counselor to [[Elmina Shepard Taylor]]. Her service in the general presidency spanned the majority of her lifetime, from the age o ...en ages 18–23), and added girls’ camps, roadshows, and yearly slogans. In 1925, a golden jubilee was held with the [[Young Men]].

...ndational meeting in 1869 and was selected to serve as the first counselor in [[Elmina Shepard Taylor]]’s presidency, where she served from 1887 to 190 ...attended three national conventions of the National Council of Women (NCW) in Washington, DC.[https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/BYUIBooks/

...[[Margaret D. Nadauld]]; she had been serving as Second Counselor to Young Women general president [[Janette C. Hales Beckham]] at the time of this call. Sh Thomas was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on May 6, 1942. She is married to David Ray Thomas an

...he Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] practicing plural marriage in Utah Territory. ...dividuals practicing polygamy or cohabitation, but also those who believed in the doctrine of plural marriage without actually practicing it.

...ver served as general president, but she is recognized as founding Primary in 1878.) Felt continued to serve as her ward Primary president and gradually ...t mothered the children of her husband’s second and third wives. He died in 1907.

...ious parents raised her, she found herself searching for something lacking in her life and secretly dreamed of being a missionary. ....org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] and she was baptized in 1966. A few years later, she moved to Utah to audition for the Mormon Taber

'''Louisa Emeline Bingham Lee''' was born on January 1, 1879, in Clifton, Idaho. Because of her mother’s poor health and of her father’s ..., she ably helped her husband manage their farm. She served in the [[Young Women]]’s MIA organization.

...rly Joy Frewin Evans''' served as First Counselor to [[Barbara W. Winder]] in the [[Relief Society]] general presidency of [http://comeuntochrist.org The ...oard. She served a full-time mission with her husband, [[David C. Evans]], in the Tennessee Nashville Mission. Following his death, she served two additi

...on January 30, 1944 in Provo, Utah. She was married to John Glen Lant Jr. in the Salt Lake City Temple on September 17, 1963. Lant and her husband, John ...mary president, counselor in a stake Relief Society presidency, ward Young Women president, and Primary teacher.

...only child of Lot and Anna Hart Thompson. She was born on April 22, 1782, in Farmington. She was raised a Congregationalist, the official religion of Co ...k Woodruff and they were married on November 25, 1801. She bore three sons in the short seven years she was married, the youngest was [[Wilford Woodruff]

...all. They later served together when he presided over the European Mission in Liverpool, England (1919–1921). ...or five years with arthritis and neuralgia. A heart attack almost took her in April 1937 and she required almost constant care. She died on November 5, 1

...ophet [[Joseph Smith]]’s closest friends. Within a year of their arrival in the Salt Lake Valley, they were called to colonize an area that became know ...children and visitors, including Native Americans who pitched their tents in the Farr backyard.

...Young''' was the seventh general president of the [[Primary]] organization in [http://Mormon.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...ing]] into the program, for which she was awarded the Silver Buffalo Award in 1990 from the Boy Scouts of America.

Anderson was born on June 8, 1864, in Liverpool, England. After being baptized, she and her parents and siblings ...mountain Healthcare system. She also helped establish kindergarten classes in Utah.

...n August 1868. She lived in Wanship, Utah, between 1870 and 1880. She died in Bountiful, Utah, on February 3, 1899. [[Category:Women in Mormonism]]

...ied Jonathon Cowles on December 1, 1844. They left for [[Winter Quarters]] in 1846. After her husband joined the [[Mormon Battalion]], she traveled to th After she was reunited with her husband, they settled in Farmington, Utah, where she died on March 10, 1871.

'''Shirley Ann Wilkes Thomas''' served from 1978 to 1983 in the [[Relief Society]] general presidency of [http://comeuntochrist.org The ...rsity]] where she studied English and food science. She then taught school in Oregon, New York, and Provo, Utah.

...orn on December 27, 1835 and died on November 12, 1944, living a long life in the Hawaiian Islands where she was known for her testimony and service. ...org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], having been baptized in 1853 by Elder Kaulaulau of Maui, who had been sent by Elder [[George Q. Can

...a bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah and a master’s degree in teaching from Harvard University. ...Karen Lynn Davidson]]). Her paper on Sarah M. Kimball received first prize in the 1976 Utah Bicentennial Biographies contest.

...l to the general Relief Society presidency in April 1997. She was released in April 2002. [[Category:Church Leaders: Past]][[Category:Women in Mormonism]]

...ret News staff, she completed a Pulliam Fellowship at the Arizona Republic in Phoenix, Ariz. [[Category:Mormon Life and Culture]][[Category:Women in Mormonism]]

She was born on May 13, 1863, in London, England. She was six years old when her parents moved the family to ...e is the author of “God, Our Father, Hear Us Pray,” which was included in the 1985 [[Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 b

...n. Her father later moved the family to Utah and started a lumber business in the Uinta Mountains. Reese and her husband, Lester, are the parents of thre [[Category:Church Leaders: Past]][[Category:Women in Mormonism]]

...osition while selecting a site for the temple. Two locations were rejected in a four-month period. The third site, which was eventually purchased, was on ...e benches,' young men and women made and assembled a doll-house to be used in the youth center, and more than six hundred volunteers cleaned the temple b

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