Category Archives: relief society

I was given a request for a visiting teaching form – a way for sisters who don’t use the internet much, to report how they have contacted their sisters. I tweaked my personal progress form to make this visiting teaching … Continue reading →

The April 2012 Visiting Teaching Message is how to love, watch over and strengthen our sisters as visiting teachers. I’ve made some jelly bean bracelets to go along with the nine suggestions in this message: To make the jelly bean … Continue reading →

The ladies above are part of the teaching aid for the March 2012 Visiting Teaching message. You may notice some odd details, such as a fruit snack stuck to a boot, chalk dust on a skirt, and a pencil behind an … Continue reading →

We had a great Visiting Teaching conference in our ward a few days ago. We have a number of ladies that we are only able to contact through letter-writing. There were a few thoughts shared about how we can can … Continue reading →

I helped my sister create this poster to display her ward’s Relief Society goals. I love the quote their presidency chose as their year’s theme: “We are going to do something extraordinary”; spoken by Emma Smith in the early days … Continue reading →

The January 2012 Visiting Teaching message is about how we can better watchcare and minister to our sisters. Sister Beck said, “In reality, visiting teaching is never finished. It is more a way of life than a task. Faithfully serving … Continue reading →

 The December 2011 Visiting Teaching message talks again about an “extensive sphere of action” – how as we serve in our homes and communities, we have great influence on those around us. To illustrate this sphere, I made a “Surprise … Continue reading →

The visiting teaching message for August is entitled, “A Society of Holy Women“. Silvia H. Allred said, “The work of Relief Society is holy, and doing holy work creates holiness in us.” I love thinking of that connection between what … Continue reading →

The April 2011 Visiting Teaching Message is about the purpose of Relief Society. As I read the message and some of the supporting materials (particularly this talk by by Elder Ballard), I was impressed by how valued, how empoweredwomen are … Continue reading →