New General Authorities and General Relief Society Leaders Called

8 April 2002Sister Anne C. Pingree, newly named as second counselor in the Relief Society general presidency, served her home stake in Salt Lake City as Relief Society president. In the Church, she has served as a member of the Relief Society general board, stake Young Women counselor, ward Primary president and ward Relief Society president.Full Story

Relief Society Program Strengthens Mormon Women

28 September 2007Church President Joseph Smith made the Relief Society an official part of the Church organization. Joseph Smith explained the purpose of the Relief Society was "relief of the poor, the destitute, the widow and the orphan, and for the exercise of all benevolent purposes."Full Story

Women Are Focus of New Museum Exhibit

18 May 2007This service has been extraordinary, and it has created a legacy of sisterhood and expanding opportunities for the Relief Society.” Julie B. Beck, current general president of the Relief Society, described the values of the organization in individual lives. Everyday objects and contemporary expressions of talent and service define the worldwide legacy of sisterhood in the Relief Society organization.Full Story

New Church Leaders Called

31 March 2007Relief Society General Presidency Julie B. Beck, the new general president of the Relief Society, was serving as the first counselor in the General Young Women Presidency prior to receiving her call to direct the Church’s women’s service organization. Her previous Church service includes Gospel Doctrine teacher, ward Young Women president, Laurel advisor, Relief Society General Board member, ward Relief Society counselor, Beehive advisor and camp director.Full Story

Relief Society and YWCA Leaders Meet

13 July 2006SALT LAKE CITY — Leaders of the Relief Society and the World YWCA — the two largest women’s organizations in the world — met yesterday to discuss various issues facing women. The Relief Society has nearly five million members worldwide.Full Story

Latter-day Saint Women Clothe Preemies in Canada

28 February 2007Goodman is the Relief Society president for seven congregations in the Toronto area. With a goal of producing 450 pajamas, Goodman and her Relief Society “sisters” began the work of assembling and sewing in the spring of 2006. “It looked like the sewing bees of yesteryear,” said Gisella McAlpine, a local Relief Society member. “An expert sewer needed about 45 minutes to complete one outfit.Full Story

Relief Is More Than Just a Society

9 November 2006TAYLORSVILLE, Utah — In her latest column, Wina Sturgeon of ABC 4 in Salt Lake City reported on how the Relief Society — the women’s organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — has helped a family in her congregation. When her husband’s sick leave and vacation days were exhausted, the Relief Society stepped in and made sure the Kendall family was taken care of.Full Story

Church Leaders Speak to Millions of Women Worldwide

25 September 2006Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, along with general leaders of the Relief Society — the Church’s organization for women — spoke to Mormon women around the world at the 2006 general Relief Society meeting. The Relief Society was first organized in 1842 by the Prophet Joseph Smith.Full Story

Relief Society to the Rescue

Over 100 women from the three St. David ward Relief Societies combined their efforts on 8 March to culminate their goal of aiding the San Pedro Valley Child Protective Services.Full Story

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2 - Sister Julie Beck, Relief Society general president, explains the roles of women in the Relief Society.