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| Happy Birthday, Relief Society! |
The Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the oldest women's organization in the world. On Sunday, March 17th, Relief Society turned 172 years old!
The Relief Society is a philanthropic and educational women's organization, and, with somewhere in the neighborhood of 6 million members in over 170 countries, is not only the oldest women's organization in the world, but also the largest.
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| The beautiful cake had real flowers on it! |
Relief Society's motto is Charity Never Faileth.
In our little corner of the world, our congregation has a very tiny Relief Society. We are none the less mighty in good works and friendship. Last Thursday night, we celebrated the birthday of the founding of the Relief Society in a big, fun way.
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| Our program notes were on the back of this elegant card |
We usually have a dinner for our Relief Society celebration. This year is was a baked potato bar - my favorite kind of bar, next to a chocolate bar or a taco bar...
We also had a fabulous birthday cake - as you can see in the above photos, which our very talented Jessica made. It had three different flavors: lemon with raspberry icing (my favorite!), vanilla with fresh strawberry filling and chocolate.
We even sang a hearty happy birthday to Relief Society before we cut the cake!
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| This antique sewing machine was part of a display of the historical Relief Society |
We had a big turn-out for our celebration on Thursday night. So many, in fact, that there were lots of ladies I didn't get pictures of.
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| The good sisters of our ward enjoying each others' company |
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| I think I embarrassed these ladies! |
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| And these! |
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| And probably these, too! |
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| Clowning for the camera - I love it! |
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| I'm always catching some people off guard |
I realized later that I forgot to get photos of the women sitting at my own table. But in my defense, by that time my camera batteries were running low!
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| The hall was so nicely decorated |
We had a great time together.
Relief Society has been a real blessing in my life. I love these women. They are a tremendous force for good in our little corner of the vineyard, and all over the world.
Happy Birthday, Relief Society!
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