by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 30, 2014 | for Spirit
Silliness has reigned for years. The General Relief Society Meeting and the General Young Women Meeting were considered far off appendages, only remotely related to General Conference. They were always held the week before General Conference, but weren't really,...
by Amy Lockhart | Apr 7, 2014 | for Mind
Book Review: We Are Strong! Mothers and Daughters Stand Together by Fay A. Klingler This timely and extremely applicable book cuts through the noise of the mommy wars and speaks to women in a non-discriminatory uplifting way that I found refreshing and empowering. I...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 24, 2013 | for Love, for Spirit
The Boca Raton ward once hosted a stake Relief Society conference. One of the popular classes was “How To Keep the Romance Alive in Your Marriage.” Fun! Exciting! Romantic! In my late 20s with two kids, I settled in toward the back and began listening. At...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
The First Presidency of the Church announced November 1 that beginning in 2014, a semiannual general women’s meeting will replace the general Relief Society and general Young Women meetings held annually since 1993. The general women’s meeting will be held the...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
As the summer Young Women Camp season approaches, I am thrown back into my days as the ward/stake/universe camp director. (Better than scouting. But not by much.) While I served in Young Women the church policy changed to allow only one fundraiser per year for the...
