Relief Society Birthday Dinner

Last night the Relief Society held a delicious dinner in honor of the Relief Society birthday.  The Relief Society is the world's oldest, and largest women's organization.  It was organized on March 17, 1842,  We put on a little play about the early history of the church.  The play was written by Barbara Klein (left) shown here dressed as Mrs. Wentworth, a reporter from Chicago, interviewing Lucy Mack Smith (me, center) and Emma Smith, portrayed by Nicole Hall (right).


Nicole has beautiful reddish blonde hair, so the dark wig helped her look like Emma.  I thought she looked terrific in it.  Under the shawl (it was cold in the cultural hall - it's been raining and windy) she's wearing a period gown owned by Barbara's grandmother.

Lucy Mack Smith was the mother of the Prophet Joseph, and Emma was his wife.  Through the interview we briefly told the story of the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the beginnings of Relief Society.  Emma was the first president of Relief Society.  There were 18 women present at the first meeting, including Lucy.  Today the Relief Society has millions of members wordwide who perform charitable acts and support literacy efforts all over the globe.