Talk:Relief Society

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[edit] Relief Society founding

The article states John Taylor was appointed to ordain the counselors.— then follows with the statement Next he laid his hands upons Emma's head.... Emma is listed as president, not counselor. Since I do not have the reference at hand, can another editor clear up this discrepency? --Blainster 17:07, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Truck Gardens

As opposed to a home garden, a truck garden is a plot or farm where vegetables are grown for market or for distribution to those outside the gardener's immediate household. Too obscure for the article? WBardwin 04:15, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

See also: Community garden and Market gardening, both similar to what the early RS had in mind. WBardwin 05:29, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RS is not the "oldest and largest women's organization"

I just wanted to document this for posterity, in case the issue arises again. The article previously said that the Relief Society is the world's largest and oldest women's organization. This mistake is understandable, since the LDS Church makes that claim on its websites and news releases. However, I found a women's organization that was older (The International Association of Charity, founded 1617), and Dbolton found an organization that was larger (the YWCA). The YWCA also claims to be the world's oldest women's organization, but they're wrong too, obviously. COGDEN 20:41, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, Visorstuff, for pointing out the ambiguity in how the YWCA counts its membership. I did a little more searching, though, and found some other womens' organizations that are indeed larger, such as the All-China Women's Federation, which is huge. COGDEN 22:09, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
For the record, YWCA does claim 25 million members. See first paragraph at [1].--Dbolton 00:44, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] too much detail

Does the article really need the exact details of which hymn was sung at the original gathering of this particular band of nutters, never mind the minutes of the bloody thing? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.35.31.33 (talk • contribs) 23:22, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

As Wikipedia isn't running out of space, I don't think we should complain about details. WBardwin (talk) 05:08, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RS and plural marriage

The follow brief paragraph has been noted as needing citations since Nov. 2007. Although Emma Smith was noted for sharp sermons dealing with morality in the community, this info implies a significant relationship between the Relief Society and conflicts over plural marriage. I moved the paragraph here for comment and sourcing. WBardwin (talk) 05:08, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Emma Smith often used the Relief Society as a pulpit to express her opposition to plural marriage. Beause of this, Joseph Smith suspended all meetings of the Relief Society.[citation needed] After the death of Smith in June 1844, Brigham Young took over leadership of the Latter Day Saints. Desiring to continue plural marriage, Young completely disbanded the Relief Society before leaving Nauvoo for Utah Territory.[citation needed]