Index
A
Aaronic Priesthood meetings, 345
Abraham, posterity of, 208, 424n32
Abuse, 217, 227, 258, 259, 420n28
Acres of diamonds (story of), 152, 406n19
Adam (biblical figure), fall of, 223, 371n13, partnership with Eve, 388n28, pure language of, 360n9, 360n10, and sacrifice, 198–199
Adam-ondi-Ahman (place), 361n20
“Adam-ondi-Ahman” (William W. Phelps), 8, 360n11
“Adam-ondi-Ahman” (Elizabeth Ann Whitney), 7–9
Adversity, See, Suffering, Trials
Agency, addressing suffering and, 222, to choose to become godlike, 224, freedom of, 225, 236, of others, 229, power of, 244, prayer as an expression of, 287, responsibilities resulting from, 421n35
Alma the Younger (Book of Mormon figure), 223, 262–263, 285, 321
American Indians, 29–30, 369n3
American Red Cross, courses taught through, 128, history of, 408n5, home nursing and, 167, 410n8, service with, 107, 116, 161
American Revolution, xviii
Anderson, John, 241
Anesthetic, in childbirth, 138–139, 403n30
Angell, James, 27
Angell, Phoebe Ann Morton, 27, 28
Angell, Truman O., 27
Anthon, Charles, 157, 364n25, 407n19
Anti-Japanese sentiment, 254
Anxiety, 251–252
Apia Samoa East Stake, 248
Area conferences, xxix, 177–178, 413n1
Atonement, knowledge of, 404n42, as object of faith, 324, operating in lives, 290, performed for humankind, 198–200, perseverance and, 230, personal, 252
Authenticity, 237–238
Authority, of church leaders, 143, covenants forged by priesthood, 279, of men in nineteenth-century churches, xviii, of priesthood holders, 318, of priesthood quorums, 279, of Relief Society, 42, 279, 299, of Emma Hale Smith, 12–14, 361n15, of Lucy Mack Smith, 3–5, of women to speak or teach, xxiii–xxv, 358n53
Auxiliary conferences, 345
Aylworth, Martha Hendricks, 378n20
B
Bailey, Albert Edward, 140
Ballard, M. Russell, 260–261, 330, 439n11
Bangerter, W. Grant, 434n19
Bantustans, 438n31
Baptism, and covenants, 279, 327, conviction and, xv, 392n20, miracles and, 263, prayer translated into Xhosa, 438n28, at Temple Square, 103, and unity, 256
Barney, Elvira Stevens Woodbury Huntington, 78 (illus.), 79–81, 385n2
Barney, Royal, Jr., 79
Baxter, Henry, 380n4
Baxter, John, 65–66
Beaver, Utah, Relief Society, 49, 50
Beck, Julie Bangerter, xxv, 291, 295–307, 349, 350
Beckham, Janette Hales, 276 (illus.)
Beecher, Catharine, xix
Bell, Louise, 313–314
Benjamin, King (Book of Mormon figure), 198
Bennion, Francine Russell, 212 (illus.), 213–231
Bennion, Lowell L., 357n36
Bennion, Robert C., 213
Bester, Gwenna Rundell Stocks, 309, 310–311, 437n15
Bester, Johan, 309
Bishops, home teachers sent by, 302, responsibilities of, 299, and tithing, 277, and welfare, 305, 374n26, 374n30, work with Relief Society, 43–44, 112, 373n19
Bishops’ conferences, 345
Blessings, for earth, 81, of faith, 319, gratitude for, 244–248, of Latter-day Saint women, 189, of obedience, 246, of prayer, 76–77, of prayer and temple attendance, 288–289, of priesthood, 197, of service, 42, of trials, 288–290
Blessings, of healing administered by women, xviii, xxvii, 16, 18, 19, 356n17, 367n10
Blessings, patriarchal, 7–8, 209–210, 241, 362n12, 417n17
Boggs, Lilburn W., 366n51
Book of Mormon, copyright for, 364n30, Sarah M. Kimball family and, 89, as most correct of any book, 438n38, Relief Society members to heed, 14, Emma Hale Smith serves as scribe for, 11, study of, xxiv, 77, 104, 261–262, 277, testimony of, 5, 21, 256, 316, translation and publication of, 23–24, 157, 364n28, Xhosa translation of, 320–321, 436n8
Bountiful, Utah, temple, 327–329
Bramhall, Dorothy, 215–216
Brandley, Elsie Talmage, 134 (illus.), 135–143
Brigham Young College, Logan, Utah, 131, 401n1
Brigham Young University, attendance at, 135, 183, 193, 213, 265, devotionals, xx, xxviii, matron of, 121, 399n4, welfare course taught at, 128, women speak at, xxiii, 296, 415n17
Brigham Young University Women’s Conference, xxi (illus.), xxviii, 358n39
Brimhall, George, 399n13
Brown, Sheila, 214
Brummer, Judy Bester, 308 (illus.), 309–322, 436n8
Bruno of Nola, 221
Buell, Presendia Lathrop Huntington, 15, 16
Buffalo Harbor, N.Y., xxiii, 3–5
Burnham, Mary A. Huntly, 61
Burton, Craig P., 323
Burton, Linda Kjar, 323–330, 439n8
Busby, George, 370n15
Busby, Joseph, 30, 369n11, 370n14
Busby, Matilda Dudley, 29–30, 369n2, 369n11, 370n14, 370n15
Busche, Enzio, 233–234
Busche, Jutta Baum, 233–239
C
Calhoun, John C., 366n49
Callings, feelings of inadequacy and, 179, honor in, 374n27, inspiration in, xxiv, 109, 242, perseverance in, 281, priesthood authority in, 358n53, respecting others in, 250, responsibilities in, 108–110, 132–133, serving others in, 249–250, showing love in, 118, time for, 147
Callister, Thomas, 373n11
Cannon, Annie Wells, 412n18
Cannon, Ann Mousley, 93–95, 390n7, 390n10, 391n15, 391n17
Cannon, Charles Mousley, 390n1
Cannon, Elaine Anderson, 204 (illus.), 205–211
Cannon, George Q., 250, 268, 269, 429n21
Carrington, Rhoda Marie, 373n18
Cassia Stake Academy, Oakley, Id., 131, 401n1
Celestial glory or kingdom, 38, 45, 62, 92, 221–222
Challenger (space shuttle), 222, 420n17, 421n33
Change, in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 137–140, 195, in personal life, 146–147, 262–263, 267, 270, 288–290, 321, 326, in society, 187–191, See also, Self-improvement
Chaperones, 120
Charity, and forgiveness, 50, without judgment, 123, necessary for divine grace, 100, for the needy, 43–44, and Relief Society, 14, 179, scriptural definition of, 251, striving for, 328, as true love of Christ, 169, and unity, 290–291
Children, becoming like, 125, mothers’ duties to, 48, 83, potential of, 42, protecting from bad influences, 179, raising, 23, 66, 257, 363n8, 364n21, teaching, 23, 35–36, 86, 180, 357n32, 371n17, 410n9, 439n3, wayward, 288–289, See also, Mothers and motherhood, Parenting
Children of God, 238–239, 267–275
Christofferson, D. Todd, 303–304
Church Board of Education, 296, 434n18
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the, change in, 137, 138–139, as Christian church, 315, clinging to fundamental roots of, 137–138, 143, curriculum of, 194, “drifters” in, 194–196, growth in Mexico, 177–178, international nature of, 256, organization of, 296–307, sustaining leaders in, 299, teachings on women, 191, unity in, 256–257, women and growth of, 200
Clark, J. Reuben, Jr., 155, 405n12, 407n12
Cleveland, Sarah Marietta Kingsley Howe, 15, 16, 18, 19
Clyde, Aileen H., 242–243, 424n7
Cobb, Augusta Adams, 30, 369n13
Cold War, 162
Coleman, Sarah, 48
Colton, Don B., 171
Colton, Nancy, 412–413n24
Comfort, 287
Comforting others, 201–202
Committee on Women’s Work, 399n5
Community chests, 408n5
Compassion, 174–175
Compassionate service, 162–165, 191, 278, 409n11, 409n14
Conferences, area, xxix, 177–178, 323, 413n1, auxiliary, 345, conjoint or June or Mutual Improvement Association, xix, xx, 93, 95, 107, 108, 111, 115, 135, 357n28, 391n13, general, xx, xxiv–xxv, xxviii, 21–22, 103–104, 188–189, 253, 278, 345–351, 358n40, 416n33, Relief Society general, xx, xxii, 121, 127, 131, 145, 149, 155, 161, 166 (illus.), 167, 171, women’s session or women’s meeting, xx, xxii, 204, 206, 345, 357n35, 358n41
Confession, 318–319
Conflict resolution, 334–342
Conjoint conferences (of the Mutual Improvement Associations), xix, xx, 93, 95, 107, 108, 111, 115, 135, 357n28, 391n13
Consecration, 289–290
Consolation, 287
Contention, 334–335
Conwell, Russell H., 406n19
Cook, Gene R., 320
Cooper, Mabel M., 395n17
Cooperatives, 55–56
Coray, Howard, 363n1
Coray, Martha Knowlton, 363n1
Council of National Defense, 399n5
Councils, family, 334, 340–341
Covenants, to be righteous, 63, keeping, 304, made by women, xxv, 29–30, 272, 324, remembrance of, 274, strength through, 277–282
Crosby, Caroline, 385n3
Crosby, Jonathan, 385n3
Cross and the Switchblade, The (David R. Wilkerson), 312
Cuban Missile Crisis, 168
Culture, versus doctrine, 257
D
Dallas, Kelsey, 338
Daniels, Marilla, 90, 389n12, 389n14
Dansie, Agnes Kunz, 277
Daughters in My Kingdom, 296
Davis, Mary Ann, 48
Davydova, Anastasia, 259–260, 263
Deification, choice and, 422n40, Latter-day Saint beliefs regarding, 221, Lorenzo Snow on, 393n33, struggle or striving for, 224–225, 287, Brigham Young on, 373n14
Deming, Miner R., 367n55
Dew, JoAnn Petersen, 265
Dew, Maudie, 265
Dew, Sheri Linn, 265–275, 428n7
Dexter, Walter, 111
Diamonds, acres of (story of), 152, 406n19
Dick, Abigail Tryphosa, 111
Dicks, Ronell, 313–314
Dispensation of the fulness of times, 429n23
Division of work, 395n14, 395n15
Doniphan, Alexander, 366n45
Dougall, Maria Y., 94 (illus.), 95
Douglas, Catherine, 380n4, 380n9
Dudley, Lawson, 29
Durfee, Elizabeth Davis Goldsmith Brackenbury, 15, 18, 367n53
Durfee, Jabez, 367n53
E
Earth, 81
Eaton, Elizabeth, 18
Edmunds Act (1882), 386n19
Edmunds-Tucker Act (1887), 386n19
Education, of Elvira S. Barney, 79, of Francine R. Bennion, 213, of Elsie Talmage Brandley, 135, of Judy Brummer, 312, of Linda K. Burton, 323, of Jutta B. Busche, 233, of Ann M. Cannon, 93, of children, 371n17, Church Board of Education, 434n18, of Sheri L. Dew, 265, encouragement for women to obtain, 56, 59, 86, and gaining knowledge, 157, of Ardeth G. Kapp, 193, of Jennie Brimhall Knight, 121, of Irina Kratzer, 260–261, of Rachel H. Leatham, 103, of Amy Brown Lyman, 128, of Louise W. Madsen, 167, of Chieko N. Okazaki, 253–254, of Bonnie D. Parkin, 277, of Virginia H. Pearce, 283, of Margaret C. Pickering, 161, of Marianne C. Sharp, 155, of Gladys N. Sitati, 331, of Alice C. Smith, 171, of Eliza R. Snow, 379n13, of Belle S. Spafford, 183–184, of Mattie Horne Tingey, 83, of women and girls, 374n31, 379n10, 379n13, 388n26, and youth, 138, 205, 371n17
Edwards, Jonathan, 389n17
Eliot, Charles W., 153, 406n22
Emigration, faith through trials of, 66–67, 381n16, of Fayette Saints, 3–5, of Mary B. Ferguson, 65, of Elicia A. Grist, 34, of Irina Kratzer, 259, of Annie D. Noble, 111, Perpetual Emigrating Fund, 34, 370n10, 371n18, saving for, 36, See also, Pioneers
Enemies, love for, 337–338
English lessons, 333
Enoch (biblical figure), 243–244, 270
Equal Rights Amendment, 184
Evans, Barbara, 48
Eve (biblical figure), 48, 223, 270–271, 371n13, 388n28
Eyring, Henry B., 301–302
F
Faith, anchored in church’s fundamental roots, 137–138, 143, and avoiding conflict and contention, 335–336, 342, blessings of, 319, and building worthwhile life, 151, versus faithfulness, 195–196, as gift, 128–129, personal, 246, power of, 230, prayer and, 287, strength through, 285, in times of trial, 37–38, 51, 66–68, in treating sick, 28
Faithfulness, 195–196
Fall of Adam and Eve, 223, 371n13
Family, 244–245, 339–341, 304–305, 423n25, See also, Mothers and motherhood
“Family: A Proclamation to the World, The”, 428n13
Farnsworth, Julia, 387n25
Fayette, N.Y., Saints, emigration of, 3–5
Ferguson, Mary Tyndale Baxter, 65–68, 380n1, 380n3, 381n15, 381n16
First Vision (of Joseph Smith), 76, 314–315
Fisher, Thomas G., 49
Flygare, Amelia Margaret Hansen, 106 (illus.), 107–110, 395–396
Flygare, Christian, 107
Food, blessing on, 200
Foreign languages, Chieko N. Okazaki delivers addresses in, 254, 258, Xhosa, 309, 310, 311–312, 317–318, 320–322, 436n8
Forgiveness, 50, 123–125, 230, 338–339
Fox, Ruth May, 94 (illus.), 136, 395n15, 396n18
Frankfurt, Germany, temple, 234, 239
Franklin, Benjamin, 153
Freeze, Lelia “Lillie” Tuckett, 69–71
Freeze, Mary Ann, 60 (illus.), 61–63, 70, 76, 379–380
Fulness of times, dispensation of, 429n23
G
Gates, Susa Young, on Ann M. Cannon, 390n10, as delegate to National Council of Women, 90, founder of Young Woman’s Journal, 389n12, on Salt Lake City Eleventh Ward YLMIA, 62, on Mattie Horne Tingey, 387n14, on Zina D. H. Young, 47
General conference, attendance between 1942 and 1945, 416n33, history of, 358n40, prophecy in, 188–189, Lucy Mack Smith’s address in, 21–26, women speakers in, xx–xxii, xxiv–xxv, xxviii, 103–104, 253, 278, 345–351, Zina D. H. Young speaks in, 363n17
Gifts of the spirit, See, Spiritual gifts
Goals, achieving, 205–206
Goates, Charles, 303
Goates, George, 303–304
God, becoming like, 221, 224–225, 287, 373n14, 393n33, 422n40, developing relationship with, 207–211, 227–228, faith in, 129, love for, 325–327, 339, love of, 152–153, 228–229, 238–239, and plan of salvation, 223–224, power of, 230, 311, submission of will to, 330, suffering and, 219, 220, 222–223, teaching children about, 23, 180, trusting, 229, as unchangeable, 173, will of, 291, 293–294
Goddard, Benjamin, 103–104, 115, 397n4
Goddard, Emma Jane Nield, 94 (illus.), 115–120, 397n4
Godhood, See, Deification
Gold plates, 23, 364n23, 364n25, See also, Book of Mormon
Good Samaritan, 117
Goshen, Utah, Relief Society, 66
Great Awakening, xviii
Great Britain, 33–34
Green, Sister, 24
Greene, Edwin “Ted”, 193
Greene, John Portineus, 365n35, 365n38
Greene, Rhoda Young, 365n35, 365n38
Grimké, Angelica, xix
Grimké, Sarah, xix
Grist, Elicia A., 33–36
Guest, Edgar A., 118
H
“Hand That Rocks the Cradle, The” (William Ross Wallace), 388n27
Hanks, Marion D., 206
Happiness, in adversity, 287, versus gratification, 56–59, instinct to seek, 261, from teaching children about God, 180–181, testimony brings, 244–248, through service, 179, true, 263
Harris, Martin, 23–24, 157, 364n25, 364n28, 407n19
Hart, Charles H., 131
Hart, Lalene Hendricks, 131–133
Harvard Classics, 406n22
Healing, 356n17, 368n15, See also, Blessings, of healing administered by women
Health care, See, Medical care
Heathen, Catherine, 380n4
Heavenly Mother, 84, 85, 91, 390n22
Hendricks, Drusilla Dorris, 51–54, 377–378
Hendricks, James, 51, 52, 53 (illus.), 377n4, 377n14
Hendricks, William, 51–54, 377n11, 377n13, 378n18, 378n20
Hezbollah, 420n28
Higbee, Chauncey, 49
Higbee, Elias, 366n49
Hill, Rachel Hanna, 393n2
Hinckley, Bryant Stringham, 432n11
Hinckley, Gordon B., blesses Chieko N. Okazaki, 258, calls Bonnie D. Parkin as Relief Society general president, 278, church service of, 431n1, counsels Jutta B. Busche, 234, on facing trials, 283, on forgiveness, 338–339, on importance of home, 280–281, on missionary work, 273, on priesthood quorums, 306, on Relief Society women, 278, on things working out, 292, on women, 274
Hinckley, Marjorie Pay, 283, 285–286, 432n19
History of the Prophet Joseph Smith by His Mother (Lucy Mack Smith), 23, 364n27
Holiness, 281–282
Holland, Josiah G., 150
Holy Ghost, conflict avoidance and, 337, 342, edification through, 56, gift of, 428n7, and gift of translation, 321, inspiration through, xxiv–xxv, 316, and promptings to pray, 76, sought by Newel K. and Elizabeth Ann Whitney, 7, and spiritual understanding, 90–92, understanding and relying on, 266, 267, understanding divine identity through, 271–272, witness of, 199
Homemaking meetings, 167, 411n21, 413–414n13
Home teaching, 301–303
Horne, Joseph, 37
Horne, Mary Isabella, 37–38, 39 (illus.), 55
Humility, 287–288
Humphrey, Solomon, 3
Hunter, Howard W., 337–338
Huntington, Oliver, 79
Huntington, Zina Baker, 47
Hutchinson, Anne, xvii
Hyde, Jeanette, 128
Hyde, Marinda N., 37–38, 374n21, 374n28
Hyde, Orson, 372n9
I
Ideas, openness to new, 137–143, 249–250
Ignorance, 230
Improvement Star, 69, 76, 384n13, 384n15
Indian Relief Society, 29–30
Industrial Revolution, 33–34
Inquiry, 140–142
Inspiration, in speaking, xxiv–xxv
Intelligence, See, Knowledge
Interpersonal relationships, 334–342
Israel, house of, 268
J
Jack, Elaine Low, xxiii–xxiv, 240 (illus.), 241–252, 424n8
Jacobs, Chariton, 47
Jacobs, Henry, 47
Jacobs, Maud Leone Openshaw, 145–148
Jacobs, Zebulon, 47
Jephthah (biblical figure), 217–219
Jesus Christ, atonement of, 199–200, 404n42, and avoiding conflict and contention, 335–336, 342, bearing record and testifying of, 272–273, consolation from, 287, as embodiment of love, 340, faith in, 129, 195, invitation to come unto, 173, and plan of salvation, 429n19, prayer of, 76, 168, self-knowledge of, 268, suffering of, 224, understanding of, 252, 429n16, unity in, 256
Job (biblical figure), 220
Jones, Ellenor Georgina Reed, 75–77, 383n3, 384n7, 384n12
Jones, Joseph M., 383n2
Jones, Margaret, 76
Jones, Mary, 75
Jones, Thomas, 75
Jonson, Ben, 133
Joy, in adversity, 287, See also, Happiness
Juárez, Aurelio, 177
June conferences (of the Mutual Improvement Associations), See, Conjoint conferences
K
Kanab, Utah, Relief Society, 383
Kapp, Ardeth Greene, 193–202, 240 (illus.), 417n15
Kapp, Heber, 193
Kerr, Jean, 216
Kilpatrick, James, 186–187
Kimball, Heber C., 196
Kimball, Presendia Huntington Buell, 47
Kimball, Sarah Melissa Granger, antipolygamy legislation fought by, 388n9, to direct physiology class for women, 56, image of, 88 (illus.), background of, 89–90, on organization of Relief Society, 362n11, 372n10, public speaking and, 389n13, as Relief Society vice president, 388n8, on spiritual understanding, 90–92, as Utah Woman Suffrage Association chaplain, 80, and visiting teaching, 172, visits Lucy Mack Smith, 22
Kimball, Spencer W., calls Enzio Busche as seventy, 233, church service of, 419n20, on conversion of Bolivian woman, 199, on foreordination, 202, 269, on Relief Society, 298, on Sabbath day, 329–330, on women and growth of church, 200, on women and spiritual growth, 274, youth magazine supported by, 206
Kirkham, Oscar A., 197, 417n26
Kirtland, Ohio, temple, manifestations of power at, 7–8
Kish (biblical figure), 187
Knight, Inez, 121
Knight, Lucy Jane “Jennie” Brimhall, 121–125, 399
Knight, Lydia Goldthwaite, 369n6
Knight, Philip, 122 (illus.)
Knight, Richard, 122 (illus.)
Knowledge, gaining, 153, 156–159, seeking, 63, through suffering, 226–227, of true doctrine, 198, of true identity, 238–239, 267–275
Korean language, 254
Korean War, 162
Korihor (Book of Mormon figure), 261
Kotov, Valentin, 259
Kotova, Minareta, 259
Kowa, Goliat, 316–317, 437–438n28
Kratzer, Irina Valentinovna, xxiv, 259–264, 427n19
L
Labor, division of, 395n14, 395n15
Ladies’ Cooperative Retrenchment Association, 55–56
Laman and Lemuel (Book of Mormon figures), 247
Langenbucher, Martha Maria, 394n12
Language of Adam and Eve, 360n9, 360n10
Last dispensation, 269, 429n23
Latter days, trials of, 303
Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star, 33–34
Laws, divine, 199, 224, 225, physical, 224, 225, 230
Leadership, authority in, 299–304, brings attention to global membership, 253, in church organizations, 89, 108, 109, 132–133, 242, versus coercion, 119, and encouraging women to speak, xxii–xxiii, preparation for, 70–71, 123, 169, of Emma Hale Smith, 11–12, of Lucy Mack Smith, 3–4, using women’s words, xv, of women, xviii–xix, of youth, 137–143, 270, 274
Learning, See, Knowledge
Leatham, Rachel Hannah, 102 (illus.), 103–105, 393–394
Leavitt, Sarah Sturtevant, xv
Lee, Harold B., 190, 268, 271, 305, 411n10
Lee, Rex E., 413n4
Lehi, Utah, Relief Society, 48
Leonard, Abigail Calkins, 15, 18, 19
Lewis, Jane Stevens, 385n2, 385n3
Life, 150–153, 197–199, 243–252, 262, See also, Mortality
Life, existence before, 85, 86, 202, 223–224, 236, 268, 429n19
Life mission, 61–63
Literacy, 242
Little, Elizabeth, 383n6
Living within means, 280
Loneliness, 164–165
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 150
Love, conflict resolution and, 339–342, for enemies, 337–338, of God, 152–153, 228, 238–239, for neighbor, 116–120, signs of, 325–327
Lovett, Robert Morse, 139
Lowell, James Russell, 118–119
Lower Rapids (of Mississippi River), 12, 361n16
Lucas, Samuel D., 366n43, 366n45
“Lucinda Matlock” (Edgar Lee Masters), 251
Luther, Martin, 124
Lyman, Amy Brown, 126 (illus.), 127–129, 400n2, 412n18
Lyman, Richard R., 398n12
M
Mackelprang, Sunae, 254
Madsen, Elen Louise Wallace, 167–170, 182 (illus.), 410n6
Madsen, Truman, 199–200, 418n36
Malan, Jayne B., 240 (illus.)
Manti, Utah, temple, 286
Massachusetts Bay Colony, xvii
Masters, Edgar Lee, 251
Mathematics, 238
Maxwell, Neal A., 201, 291, 330, 418n39
McCarthy, Joseph, 409n9
McConkie, Amelia, 252
McConkie, Bruce R., 252, 268, 269, 302
McConkie, Carol F., xxiv–xxv
McKay, David O., 168, 179, 298
McRae, Alexander, 384n12
Means, living within, 280
Medical care, anesthetic and, 403n30, heart fund drives, 423n27, herbal remedies, 27–28, 368n15, 368n17, for missionaries, 323, 333, refusal of, 220, social medicine, 27, 367n8, training for, 56, 79, 239
Melchizedek Priesthood Mutual Improvement Association, 414n6
Merrill, Albert, 373n16
Mexico, 177–178
Millennial Star, 33–34
Miller, George, 22
Miracles, 260–263
Missionary work, of Judy Brummer, 310, 316–319, 436n8, Jutta B. Busche’s conversion through, 235–236, of Elicia A. Grist, 35, of Lalene H. Hart, 131, of Leone O. Jacobs, 145, of Jennie Brimhall Knight, 121, of Rachel H. Leatham, 103, 394, of Annie D. Noble, 396n5, responsibility regarding, 188, of Gladys N. Sitati, 333, of Twelve Apostles, 392n22, and understanding divine identity, 272–274, women’s participation in, 357n29, and work of salvation, 300
Mission presidents, Relief Society, 171, 401n5
Misunderstandings, 138–139
Monson, Thomas S., 262, 302, 303, 339
Moody, Dwight L., 396n3
Moroni (Book of Mormon figure), 311
Morris, George, 373n19, 374n25, 374n30
Mortality, finding mission in, 61–63, as learning experience, 84–85, purpose of, 223, 268, 287, suffering and, 224, 245–246, See also, Life
Moses (biblical figure), 243, 252, 271
Mosiah, sons of (Book of Mormon figures), 195–196
Mother in Heaven, 84, 85, 91, 390n22
Mothers and motherhood, employment and, 333, importance of, 85–86, 197, 388n27, role of mothers, 179–180, teachings on, 48, See also, Parenting
Mount Timpanogos, Utah, 423n28
Multiple sclerosis, 174–175
N
Nadauld, Margaret, 273–274
National Council of Women, 90, 93, 184, 185, 390n27, 410n10
National Woman’s Radio Committee, 156
National Woman Suffrage Association, xxiii, 80, 389n13, 389n14
National Women’s Political Caucus, 186, 415n21
Nauvoo, Ill., temple, 97–98, 391n7
Neighbor, commandment to love, 116–120
Neilsen, Maureen C., 149
Nelson, Russell M., xxiv, xxv, 324–325
Nephi (Book of Mormon figure), 151, 245–246, 247, 248, 249–250
New ideas, openness to, 249–250
Neyman, Jane Harper, xxiv, 49–50
Neyman, Margaret, 49
Neyman, Matilda, 49
Neyman, William, 49
Nicholson, Laura P., 395n14
Nickerson, Mary Ann, 49, 376n4
Nishimura, Hatsuko, 253
Noble, Abraham, 111–112
Noble, Annie Emma Dexter, 111–113, 396, 397
“Noble birthright”, 270, 429–430n35
Noble spirits or “noble and great ones”, 62, 269–270, 274
Northern Ireland, 420n28
Nursery program, 167–168, 410n9
Nuttall, John, 73
O
Oaks, Dallin H., 303, 341, 358n53
Obedience, 66, 158, 198, 236, 246
Okazaki, Chieko Nishimura, 242–243, 253–258
“O My Father” (Eliza R. Snow), 387n24
Openness to new ideas, 249–250
Opposition, 156, 199, 320–321, See also, Persecution, Suffering, Trials
P
Packer, Boyd K., 297, 298, 303, 306, 434n23
Page, Hiram, 3
Parables, of good Samaritan, 117, of talents, 108, of unforgiving servant, 124
Parenting, 23, 35–36, 86, See also, Mothers and motherhood
Parkin, Bonnie Dansie, 276 (illus.), 277–282
Parkin, James L., 277
Patriarchal blessings, 7–8, 209–210, 241, 362n12, 417n17
Paul (biblical figure), 169–170
Paxman, George, 285–286
Paxman, Martha Elizabeth Evans, 285–286, 292
Pearce, James R. M., 283, 293, 433n46
Pearce, Virginia Hinckley, 276 (illus.), 283–294
Penrose, Charles W., 386n12, 386n22
Perpetual Emigrating Fund, 34, 370n10, 371n18
Persecution, and accusations of theft, 364n19, counsel regarding, 364–365n31, experienced by Bathsheba W. Smith, 97, 98–99, experienced by Lucy Mack Smith, 24–25, 365n42, experienced by Mary Bailey Smith, 366n48, experienced by Priscilla Staines, 279, forced migration due to, 366n51, in Nauvoo, Ill., 393n25, Joseph Smith seeks redress for, 25, 366n49
Perseverance, 205–206
Personal revelation, 299
Pickering, Margaret Aird Cummock, 161–165
Pioneers, faith of, 66–67, 151, Lucy Mack Smith reprimands, 359n5, See also, Emigration
Plan of salvation, 99, 100, 223–224, 268, 429n19
Pohlman, Vera White, 412n18
Politics, women’s involvement in, 186
Polygamy or plural marriage, xix, 12, 382n9, 383n12, 386n19, 388n9
Poulsen, Judith Silver, 391n15
Practices, following, 195, 198–199
Pratt, Louisa Barnes, 49–50
Pratt, Orson, 371n17
Pratt, Parley P., 7–8
Prayer, answers to, 291–292, 384n13, of Elvira S. Barney, 80–81, blessings of, 76–77, and building worthwhile life, 151–152, of Ann M. Cannon, 391n15, 391n17, conflict avoidance and, 337–338, 342, of Drusilla D. Hendricks, 54, 378n19, of Jesus Christ, 76, 168, knowledge regarding, 286–287, for lost possessions, 285–286, over food, 200, power of, 95, reality of, 311, in sacrament meetings, 357n33, strength through, 291, through trials, 287–290, and will of God, 293–294
Premortal existence, 85, 86, 202, 223–224, 236, 268, 429n19, See also, Foreordination
Priesthood, authority in callings, 358n53, authority in ordinances, 279, of deacons, 318, given to Adam, 360n12, organization under and after pattern of, 298–300, Relief Society and, 42, 43, 185–186, understanding blessings of, 197
Priesthood (and Family) Executive Council, 324, 425n18
Priesthood quorums, 296–307
Primary, xviii, xx, 253, 389n12, 418n13
Principles, understanding, 195, 198–200
Privilege, living up to, 306
Process, relishing, 246–247
Provident living, 280
Public speaking, Mary Isabella Horne’s fear of, 371n4, women encouraged in, xxii–xxiii, by women in American context, xvii–xxii, women’s reluctance in, xxii, 375–376n15, 382n11
Q
Questioning, 140–142
Quiet book, 226–227
Quorums, 296–307
R
Racism and racial violence, 168, 254, 410n12
Radio, 156
Reading, 139
Red brick store, Nauvoo, Il., 17 (illus.), 362n10
Red Cross, 107, 116, 128, 145, 161, 167, 408n5, 410n8
Reeves, Linda S., 330
Refugees, 336
Regional representatives, 422n5
Reid, Rose Marie, xx
Rejoicing, 244–247
Relief Society, Beaver, Utah, 49, 50, Julie B. Beck’s service in, 295–296, Linda K. Burton’s service in, 323–324, and care for sick and poor, 28, charitable service statistical records, 409n14, conferences of, xix, xx–xxii, 357n35, conventions of, 405n10, Sheri L. Dew’s service in, 266, disbanding and reorganization of, xviii, early membership in, 430–431n17, efforts during World War II, 145–146, general board, 182 (illus.), general conference, 166 (illus.), Goshen, Utah, 66, happiness through, 180–181, Lalane H. Hart’s service in, 131, Mary Isabella Horne’s service in, 386n2, importance of, 190–191, Elaine L. Jack’s service in, 241–243, Leone O. Jacobs’s service in, 146, Kanab, Utah, 383, Sarah M. Kimball’s service in, 89–90, Jennie Brimhall Knight’s service in, 121–123, Lehi, Utah, 48, lessons in, 411n21, levels in, 378–379n8, Amy Brown Lyman’s service in, 127–128, Louise W. Madsen’s service in, 167–168, manuals, 413–414n13, meetings of, 418n13, membership in, 376n6, mission presidents, 171, 401n5, mission supervisors, 401n5, motto, 174, 248, 249, 304, 425n32, officers, 108–110, 132–133, 396n22, 401n11, 401n12, officers’ meetings, 401n12, Chieko N. Okazaki’s service in, 253, 254, opportunities for female speakers provided by, xx, opportunity to gain knowledge in, 159, organization into, 296–307, organization of, xvii, 41, 173, 362n11, 369n6, 372–373n10, Bonnie D. Parkin’s service in, 278, Margaret C. Pickering’s service in, 161–162, preparing heart in, 147–148, priesthood and, 42, 43, 185–186, purpose of, 296, 298, 374n30, 412n23, 424n8, 439n8, reorganization of, 41–42, responsibilities of officers of, 132–133, Salt Lake City Seventeenth Ward, 37–38, 42–45, 373, 374, Salt Lake City Thirteenth Ward, 30, service as integral part of, 162–163, 409n11, sesquicentennial celebrations, 242, 248–249, Marianne C. Sharp’s service in, 155, 156, single women in, 416n39, Alice C. Smith’s service in, 171–172, Bathsheba W. Smith’s service in, 98, Emma Hale Smith and, 11–14, George Albert Smith’s prophecy regarding, 188–190, Smithfield, Utah, 51, 52–54, Belle Spafford’s service in, 183–184, spiritual manifestations at special meeting of, 15–19, teachers, 237, unity in, 168–170, 178, Mary Jacobs Wilson’s service in, 149
Relief Society Building, Salt Lake City, 242, 407n14
Relief Society Declaration, 428n15
Relief Society emblem, 412n21
Relief Society Handbook, 412n18
Relief Society Magazine, 127–128, 183
Religion, prohibited in Russia, 260–261
Religious crisis, 136–143
Respect, 250
Retrenchment, 55–56, 69, 378n7, 378–379n8
Rich, Joseph C., 373n17
Richards, Emily, xxii–xxiii
Richards, Franklin D., xxii
Richards, Hannah, 368n13
Richards, Lula Green, 98, 386n12
Richards, Phineas, 368n13
Richards, Stephen L, 191
Richards, Susannah Liptrot, 28
Rogers, Aurelia Spencer, 90, 389n12
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 357n36
Roskelley, Rebecca, 51
Roundy, Shadrach, 369n6
Rule-keeping, 236
Russia, religion in, 260–261
S
Sabbath observance, 324–330, 439n11
Sacrament, 327
Sacrament meeting, xx, 324, 357n33
Sacrifice, 52–54, 198–199, 218, 327
Salt Lake City Eleventh Ward Young Ladies’ Mutual Improvement Association, 61–63, 70, 382n12, 382n14
Salt Lake City Fourteenth Ward Assembly Hall, 56, 57 (illus.)
Salt Lake City Seventeenth Ward Relief Society, 37–38, 42–45, 373, 374
Salt Lake City Thirteenth Ward Relief Society, 30
Salt Lake City Woman’s Civic Center, 408n5
Salt Lake temple, 98
Salvation, through Atonement, 404n42, knowledge and, 157, prioritizing, 150–153, working out our own, 74, 100, 210–211, work of, 300
Sampson, Gertie, 384n13
Samuel (biblical figure), 187–188
Saul (biblical figure), 187–188, 270
School of the Prophets, Kirtland, Ohio, 89, 388n2
“Schools of the prophets”, 91, 390n23
Science, 139–140
Scott, Richard G., 291–292, 336
Scripture, 358n57
Sears, Jack, 412n21
Second Great Awakening, xviii
Secular women’s organizations, American Red Cross, 107, 116, 128, 145, 161, 167, 408n5, 410n8, Committee on Women’s Work (Utah), 399n5, Community Chest (Salt Lake County, Utah), 161, creation of, xix, International Council of Women, 184, 190, National Council of Women, 90, 93, 184, 185, 390n27, 410n10, National Woman’s Radio Committee, 156, National Woman Suffrage Association, xxiii, 80, 389n13, 389n14, National Women’s Political Caucus, 186, 415n21, Utah Woman Suffrage Association, 80, 389n13, 389n14, Woman’s Civic Center (Salt Lake City), 161, Women’s Legislative Council of Utah, 405n11
Self-doubts, overcoming, 237–238
Self-honesty, 236–239
Self-improvement, 41–45, 70–71, 90–92, 99–100, 146–148
Senior and Junior Cooperative Retrenchment Association, 55–56
Service, for American Indians, 29–30, blessings of, 42, and building worthwhile life, 152, missionary work through, 273–274, Relief Society and, 145–146, 162–165, 242, 248–249, 409n11, rendered by Nancy Colton, 412–413n24, rendered by Emma Hale Smith, 11, 355n4, statistical records regarding, 409n14, in temple, 327–329, of women, 373n13, 373n19
Sessions, Martha “Patty” Bartlett, 15, 18, 28, 369n6
Sharp, Marianne Clark, 155–159, 182 (illus.), 407n12
Sheppard-Towner Act, 128
Shoes, story of, 325
Silver, Madelyn Cannon Stewart, 390n4
Sims, George, 370n11
Sin, 318–319
Single women, 184, 414n6, 416n39
Sitati, Gladys Nang’oni Nassiuma, 331–342
Sitati, Joseph W., 331–334
Slowing down, 293
Small and simple things, 284–294
Smith, Alice Colton, 171–176
Smith, Bathsheba Wilson Bigler, 96 (illus.), 97–100, 392, 393
Smith, Caroline Grant, 365n41
Smith, Emma Hale, absent from Relief Society meeting, 362n10, and arrest of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, 366n46, on purpose of Relief Society, 409n11, on Relief Society membership, 376n6, as Relief Society president, 11–12, responsibilities of, xvii, service rendered by, 11, 355n4, speaks with authority to Relief Society, 12–14, 15, 361n15
Smith, George A., 48, 97, 391n6, 392n22, 392n23, 393n25
Smith, George Albert, 184, 188–190
Smith, Hester Sims, 183
Smith, Hyrum, 24, 25, 366n43, 366n46, 367n56, 392n21
Smith, Joseph, Jr., on Adam-ondi-Ahman, 361n20, arrest of, 25, 366n43, 392n21, Judy Brummer learns about, 314–315, on Book of Mormon, 438n38, death and burial of, 367n56, on developing godlike qualities, 304, on divine laws, 199, on foreordination, 269, as friend of Jane H. Neyman, 49, on God, 173, imprisonment of, 366n45, 366n46, on instruction for Relief Society, 415n19, on kindness, 251, on knowledge and salvation, 157, on living up to privilege, 306, monument to, 392n17, moves to Susquehanna County, Pa., 364n29, Annie D. Noble’s testimony of, 113, 397n14, 397n15, and organization of Relief Society, 41, 297, 298, 299, 412n23, petitions political leaders, 25, 366n49, on plan of salvation, 429n19, prayer of, 76, on priesthood, 360n12, on priesthood and Relief Society, 185, red brick store of, 17 (illus.), 362n10, on Relief Society membership, 376n6, and revelation for Emma Hale Smith, 11–12, on service, 163, sets apart Elizabeth Ann Whitney, 367n10, Bathsheba W. Smith’s memories of, 98–99, 392n23, Lucy Mack Smith bears testimony of, 21, 23, on spiritual gifts, 362n14, and translation of Book of Mormon, 23–24, on unity, 168, on Elizabeth Ann Whitney’s spiritual gift, 8
Smith, Joseph, Sr., 8, 362n12, 363n15, 364n20, 365n33, 367n56
Smith, Joseph F., Phoebe M. Angell cares for, 27, on education of women, 388n26, encourages Amy Brown Lyman in social work, 128, on Mary Ann Freeze, 379–380n2, and modernization of Relief Society offices, 127, 400n2, on Relief Society, 190–191, 298, on Eliza R. Snow, 202, on Elmina S. Taylor, 418n41, on understanding divine identity, 271, vision of, 269
Smith, Joseph Fielding, xxiii, 172, 358n57, 403n26
Smith, Lucy Mack, and arrest of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, 366n46, blessed with prolonged life, 363n15, children of, 364n20, 365n33, general conference address of, 22–26, history of, 23, 359n5, 364n27, leads emigrating Fayette, N.Y., Saints, xxiii, 3–5, to migrate with Saints, 367n57, need of, to witness, 21–22, on persecution in Missouri, 24–25, 365n42, pioneer women reprimanded by, 359n5, provides for emigrating Saints, 5, 359n10, on raising children, 363n8, on Relief Society, 16, religious teachings of, xviii, on Emma Hale Smith, 11, and special meeting of Relief Society, 15, 18
Smith, Mary, 18
Smith, Mary Bailey, 365n41, 366n48
Smith, Mary Fielding, 27
Smith, Samuel, 24, 365, 367n56
Smith, Whitney, 171
Smith, William, 3, 24, 365n32, 365n41
Smithfield, Utah, Relief Society, 51, 52–54
Snow, Eliza Roxcy, education of, 379n13, encourages women to speak, xxii–xxiii, faith of, 202, Mary Isabella Horne supported by, 378n3, images of, xvi (illus.), 72 (illus.), as “Mother in Israel”, 375n11, on preparing to join eternal family, 305, Relief Society and, 41–42, reluctance of, in public speaking, 375–376n15, and Retrenchment Association, 55–56, on salvation, 74, on self-improvement, 42–45, on service of women, 373n13, on sixth sense, 389n17, and special meeting of Relief Society, 15, 18, on spiritual progression, 56–59, status of, in Latter-day Saint society, 73–74, teaches about motherhood, 48, tours Latter-day Saint settlements, 73, 382n1, 382n4, vision of, 379n12, and visiting teaching, 172
Snow, Lorenzo, 268, 378n5, 393n33, 429n16
Snow, Minerva, 383n13
Snow, Minnie J., 90, 94 (illus.), 389n12
“Social” medicine, 27–28
Social work, 128, 132, 184, 408n5
Sons of Mosiah (Book of Mormon figures), 195–196
Spafford, Belle Smith, background of, 183–184, black notebooks of, 416n35, on current trends versus traditional values, 187–188, image of, 182 (illus.), National Council of Women and, 410n10, on national gains of women, 186–187, on participation in Relief Society general board, 172, on priesthood and Relief Society, 185–186, on Relief Society, 188–191, on service, 164
Spalding, J. S., 119
Speaking in public, See, Public speaking
Speaking or singing in tongues, xviii, xxvii, 7–8, 16, 18, 28, 360n9, 362n14, 371n14
Spencer, Daniel, 142
Spiritual gifts, of healing, 356n17, manifested at Kirtland, Ohio, temple, 7–8, as part of public speaking, xviii, Joseph Smith on, 362n14, of speaking or singing in tongues, xviii, xxvii, 7–8, 16, 18, 28, 360n9, 362n14, 371n14, and special meeting of Relief Society, 16–19
Spiritual progression, covenants and, 279, deification and, 221, 224–225, 287, 373n14, 393n33, 422n40, focusing on, 55–59, 70–71, honesty and, 236, as purpose of life, 373n14, salvation and, 99–100, sixth sense and, 90–92, through suffering, 226–227
Spiritual understanding, 90–92
Staines, Priscilla, 279, 281, 282
Stake conventions, 408–409n6
Stakes, organization of, 299
Stevens, Amelia Althea, 385n3
Storehouse, management of, 301
Stout, Hosea, 22
Suárez de Juárez, Lucrecia, 177–181
Suffering, covenants as safeguard against needless, 280, defined, 214, of Jesus Christ, 199–200, in mortality, 245–246, theology of, 216–231, visiting teaching and, 173, 174, 175, 201–202, See also, Opposition, Persecution, Trials
Suffrage, woman, 80, 189, 416n31
Sugar beets, 304
Sunday instruction for young women, 206
Swahili Branch, Salt Lake City, 336
Sympathy, 43–44
T
Talents, parable of, 108
Talmage, James E., 135, 139, 141, 142, 386n12, 386n20
Talmage, May Booth, 94 (illus.), 135, 398n12
Taylor, Elmina S., 62, 381n4, 389n12, 418n41
Taylor, John, 12, 372–373n10
Temple recommends, 423n12
Temples, blessings of increased attendance, 288–289, cleaning, 327–329, presidents and matrons, 422–423n10, in Bathsheba W. Smith’s life, 97–98, See also, specific temples
Temple Square Bureau of Information, Salt Lake City, 103–104
Testimony, of Book of Mormon, 22, gratitude for, 104, impact on listeners, 35, 235–236, 274, 288, inquiry in building, 141–143, obtaining, 246, of Relief Society, 159, and support in difficult times, 128, strengthening, 241, 263, women bear, xxii, 18, 52, 105, 112–113, 181, 199, 202, 293, 306, 322, 397n14, 397n15
Theft, Mormons accused of, 364n19
Theology, fragments of, 214–216, of suffering, 216–231
Thomas, Martha, 48
Thompson, Julie, 327–329
Thoroughwort, 368n17
Thoughts, virtuous, 338
Time, 153
Tingey, Joseph, 83
Tingey, Martha “Mattie” Jane Horne, 83–86, 94 (illus.), 387n14, 396n22
Tongues, gift of, 362n14, singing in, 8–9, 360n9
Traditional values, 187–188
Trends, 187–188
Trials, blessings of, 288–290, covenants and strength through, 280, 281, facing, 283, faith through, 37–38, 51, 66–67, joy in, 287, of latter days, 303, as part of mortality, 245–246, support during, 303–304, See also, Opposition, Persecution, Suffering
Trust, in God, 229
Tuckett, Mercy Westwood, 69
Twelve Apostles, mission of, 392n22
U
Uchtdorf, Dieter F., 293
Unemployment, 131
Unforgiving servant, parable of, 124
Unity, in church callings, 250, of feeling, 168–170, in gospel, 256–257, Elicia A. Grist calls for, 34–35, in Relief Society, 50, 178, Emma Hale Smith calls for, 14
“Unspotted from the world”, 118, 315–316, 327–329
Utah Mental Hygiene Society, 408n5
Utah Safety Council, 405n11
Utah Woman Suffrage Association, 80, 389n13, 389n14
V
Van Buren, Martin, 366n49
Virtue, 338
Visiting teaching, 148, 152, 164, 172–176, 301–303, 374n28, 412n19
Voltaire, 421n32
Voting rights, 80, 189, 416n31
W
Wallace, George B., 374n27
Wards, organization of, 299
War games, 234
Warner, Susan, 256
Wasatch Literary Association, 83, 386n4
Wayward children, 288–289
Wealth, prioritizing salvation over, 150–153
Weber Stake (Ogden) Young Ladies’ Mutual Improvement Association, 107
Welfare session, 345
Wells, Emmeline B., church service of, 432n18, on faith, 285, on Mary Isabella Horne, 371n4, images of, xvi (illus.), 96 (illus.), on Sarah M. Kimball, 89, 389n13, on Bathsheba W. Smith, 389n12, 392n11, on George A. Smith, 392n23, on Zina D. H. Young’s speaking ability, 376n15
Welsh, Andrew, 380n2
White, Louie, 382n11
Whitman, Walt, 208–209, 419n27
Whitney, Elizabeth Ann, xvi (illus.), xviii, 7–9, 15, 19, 360n9, 367n10
Widtsoe, John A., 300
Wilkerson, David, 312
Will, submission of, 330
Wilson, Mary Jacobs, 149–153
Women, blessings administered by, 356n17, blessings of Latter-day Saint, 189, education of, 388n26, encouraged to speak in church gatherings, xxii–xxiii, gospel teachings on, 191, and growth of church, 200, missionary work and, 357n29, national gains of, 186–187, nineteenth-century views on, 387n23, priesthood authority of, 358n53, and public speaking in American context, xvii–xxii, purity of, 387n25, reluctance of, in public speaking, xxii, responsibilities of, 34–35, role of, 84–86, service of, 373n13, 373n19, Lucy Mack Smith reprimands, 359n5, speakers in general conference, xx–xxii, 345–351, as teachers, 357n32, world’s view and valuation of, 270–271, Brigham Young’s counsel for, 374–375n31
Women’s Conference, See, Brigham Young University Women’s Conference
Women’s Legislative Council of Utah, 405n11
Women’s organizations, See, Secular women’s organizations
Women’s Research Institute, Brigham Young University, 213, 419–420n5
Women’s rights movement, xix
Women’s suffrage, 80, 189, 416n31
Wood, Lowell D., 317
Woodbury, John, 79
Woodmansee, Terrell Raymond, 261, 427n18, 427n19
Woodruff, Wilford, 22, 109, 360n9, 396n19, 396n21
Word of the Lord, 358n57
Work, division of, 395n14, 395n15, enjoying, 246–247
World, remaining unspotted from, 118, 315–316, 327–329
World Columbian Exposition (1893), 84, 389n19
World Council of Churches, 315, 437n25
World War I, 115, 116, 120, 400n13
World War II, 145–146, 149–150, 234–235, 254
Wrench, Nigel, 438n30
Wrench, Ronell Dicks, 313–314
X
Xhosa language, 309, 310, 311–312, 317–318, 320–322, 436n8
Xhosa people, 438n31
Y
Young, Brigham, addresses Relief Society, 374–375n31, on annihilation, 393n33, on answers to prayers, 433n43, children of, 47, on doing Lord’s will, 58, encourages establishment of cooperatives, 55–56, establishes platform of Relief Society, 44, on History of the Prophet Joseph Smith by His Mother, 364n27, Kanab, Utah, dedicated by, 382n1, on living gospel, 158, on medical care, 368n15, promises aid to Lucy Mack Smith, 367n57, and Saints’ departure from Nauvoo, Ill., 22, on service of women, 373n13, 373n19, speaks in general conference, 364–365n31, on spiritual progression, 373n14, teaches about motherhood, 48
Young, Clarissa Maria Ross, 47, 375n4
Young, Levi Edgar, 398n12
Young, Phineas, 365n39
Young, Zina D. H., background of, 47–48, image of, 46 (illus.), marriages of, 375n3, reluctance of, in public speaking, xxii, 48, 375–376n15, speaks in general conference, 363n17, as temple matron and Relief Society general president, 98, tours Latter-day Saint settlements in southern Utah, 73
Young, Zina Presendia, 47, 375n4, 399n4
Young Ladies’ Mutual Improvement Association (YLMIA) or Young Women, Elaine A. Anderson’s service in, 205–206, Julie B. Beck’s service in, 295–296, Elsie Talmage Brandley’s service in, 135–136, Ann M. Cannon’s service in, 93–95, changes name to Young Women’s Mutual Improvement Association, 136, conferences of, xx–xxii, 116, 391n13, Amelia Flygare’s service in, 107–108, general board, 94 (illus.), Emma N. Goddard’s service in, 115–116, under Ardeth G. Kapp, 417n15, meetings of, 418n13, Annie D. Noble’s service in, 112, officers’ responsibilities in, 396n22, Chieko N. Okazaki’s service in, 253, opportunities for female speakers provided by, xviii, xix, xx, origin of, 378n7, Virginia H. Pearce’s service in, 284, Salt Lake City Eleventh Ward, 61–63, 70, 382n12, 382n14, showing love in, 118–120, Sunday instruction for, 206, Mattie Horne Tingey’s service in, 83, values of, 428n14
Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Association, 116, 118–120, 136, 391n13, 418n13
Young Woman’s Journal, 135
Young Women’s Mutual Improvement Association, 136, See also, Young Ladies’ Mutual Improvement Association (YLMIA) or Young Women
Yourself, being, 237–238
Youth, Great Depression’s effect on, 136, leaders of, 403n23, and religious crisis, 137–143, responsibilities of, 104–105, showing love to, 118–120
“Youth of the noble birthright”, 429–430n35