Everyone is welcome

"Everyone is welcome in Relief Society. There is no one kind of acceptable Latter-day Saint woman. It matters not where you come from, what your weaknesses are, what you look like—you belong here! The Lord loves you—each of you, collectively and individually. We are not ordinary women. We are women of the covenant, women who have recognized the truth, accepted the gospel of Jesus Christ, and made covenants with the Lord to follow Him and do His will. And He needs us—each one of us—to do our part in bringing to pass His great latter-day work among the children of men. We need Relief Society, and Relief Society needs us." Virginia U. Jensen

Spencer W Kimball said: "It is a great blessing to be a woman in the Church today. The opposition against righteousness has never been greater, but the opportunities for fulfilling our highest potential have also never been greater.

The Prophet Joseph Smith pronounced these blessings upon the [Relief] Society:

1. This society, a society of sisters, is organized “according to your natures. … You are now placed in a situation in which you can act according to those sympathies which God has planted in your bosoms.”

2. “If this Society listen to the counsel of the Almighty, through the heads of the Church, they shall have power to command queens in their midst.”

3. “If you live up to your privileges, the angels cannot be restrained from being your associates.”

4. “Knowledge and intelligence shall flow down from this time henceforth.”

We're all go!

Welcome to the Mountfort Ward Relief Society Blog! You will see on the sidebar to the right, links to the current visiting teaching message, Relief Society Lessons for the month, upcoming activities and also some links to helpful church sites. If you click on those links, you will be taken directly to the relevant page on the official LDS.org website. We will endeavour to post interesting articles and inspirational messages that will educate and uplift you, and the odd recipe or two so the belly is being fed while the soul is being nourished :D

Feel free to email or call the Relief Society Secretary (contact details in the monthly newsletter) if you have suggestions or ideas for the blog. We are excited about this new method of communication for our sisters. It will not replace the newsletter, but complement it, and we hope you will find it useful in the months to come.

Serving you with love,
Mountfort Ward Relief Society Presidency