Relief Society

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auxiliary organization organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints women’s organization

The Relief Society is the women’s organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, focused on spiritual growth, charitable service, and community support.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Latter-day Saint women’s organizations	1
Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	auxiliary organization ⓘ organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ women’s organization ⓘ
coreActivity	leadership development for women ⓘ religious instruction ⓘ service projects ⓘ visiting and ministering to members ⓘ welfare and humanitarian aid ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
emphasis	service in home, church, and community ⓘ
focus	charity ⓘ education and self-reliance ⓘ family support ⓘ personal righteousness ⓘ
foundedBy	Joseph Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Latter-day Saint women in Nauvoo ⓘ
foundingLocation	Nauvoo, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody	General Relief Society Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	general Relief Society NERFINISHED ⓘ stake Relief Society ⓘ ward Relief Society ⓘ
hasPublication	Ensign and other Church magazines (historically including Relief Society Magazine) ⓘ
inception	1842 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
meetingType	Sunday meetings ⓘ weeknight activities ⓘ
membership	adult women members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
motto	Charity never faileth ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	one of the oldest and largest women’s organizations in the world ⓘ
parentOrganization	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	charitable service ⓘ community support ⓘ relief of the poor and needy ⓘ spiritual growth of women ⓘ strengthening faith in Jesus Christ ⓘ
religion	Latter-day Saint NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ
reportsTo	First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ Quorum of the Twelve Apostles NERFINISHED ⓘ
scope	worldwide ⓘ
subdivision	general Relief Society presidency ⓘ local Relief Society presidencies ⓘ
supportsProgram	humanitarian aid initiatives of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ ministering program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ welfare program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ
targetDemographic	adult women ⓘ
theologicalFoundation	Latter-day Saint doctrine of charity and service ⓘ belief in Jesus Christ ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints → subsidiaryOrganization → Relief Society ⓘ

Emma Hale Smith → associatedWith → Relief Society ⓘ

Adele Howells → affiliation → Relief Society ⓘ

this entity surface form: Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Adele Howells → organizationDirected → Relief Society ⓘ

this entity surface form: Latter-day Saint women’s organizations