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2014 HELPS:

2014 Relief Society and Priesthood Lesson Schedule Bookmark by Julie Henricksen

ACTIVITIES:

2011 Reading Group Book Suggestions by Marilyn Faulkner
A SOUPer bowl social by Shauna Eskelsen
Activity Ideas from Ambrosia Creative
And it went a little something like this....
Angels Among Us (aka - The Power of One) by Allie Jones
For Relief Society Activity Ideas, click here.
 In Her Shoes  
Mother/Daughter Ice Cream Social by Nicole Ritman
Pie Baking Contest Printables for November Enrichment
My Three Gifts by Jenifer Bunker
The worth of an 8 cow woman by Kristi Mayer
Relief Society Dinner and Service Auction by Amelia Miles
Relief Society Garden Party and Printables
When Life Hands You Lemons.....

ARTICLES FROM CHURCH MAGAZINES THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL:

The Principle of Presidency - A good article to review with your presidency to create unity and harmony, March 2001 Ensign

ATTENDANCE FORMS:

Attendance Rolls (editable for any organization) by Melanie Day

BABY GIFT IDEAS:

Our Relief Society gives a pair of baby socks with a comment, "Welcome Little One!  May your life be filled with the blessings that come from walking in righteousness.  Love, The ____ Ward Relief Society Presidency."  This is on an approximately 3"x2" cardstock. The text has been done on a computer and they've added a blue footprint stamp (I suppose it's pink for girls). They've added a hole in the top right corner and have tied a ribbon to it. Then the card was attached to the cute little socks, 2 pair.  (Idea by Wendy Hickman)
You could make these darling burp clothes....click here.

BINDER/FOLDERS:

Auxiliary Folders by Kellie Lyon
Dora's Digitals
Flower Binder Covers by Angela Nelson
Relief Society Binder Cover
Relief Society Binder Inserts by Kristen Raleigh
Relief Society Binders - what to do? - Share your ideas on what has worked.
Relief Society Connection by Dana Cockrum
Relief Society Folders by Jill Rucker
Welcoming Folder

BIRTHDAY GIFT IDEAS:

Easy Sisterhood Gift by Lauri Hyer
Relief Society Birthday Pencil Card
Relief Society Subway Art Printable

BULLETIN BOARD IDEAS:

Relief Society Bulletin Board by Lynette Packard

CANDY BAR WRAPPERS:

Easy Sisterhood Gift - Candy bar wrapper for Hershey Symphony Bar
Large candy bar wrapper from lds.about.com  (1), (2)
Lifesaver Wrapper from lds.about.com
Mini chocolate bar wrappers from lds.about.com (1), (2), (3), (4), (5 - Thank You)

CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS:

Christmas Ribbon Angel Ornament
Cute packaging idea by Jenny Funk
For Christmas gifts we always give the sister's their manual for next year with their name on it and a list of the lessons and dates for the upcoming year. Inside we also put a bookmark with a quote, or our goal for the next year, or one year we individualized them and put their goal as a visiting teacher on the bookmark. We also do a treat of some sort - last year we did a bag of M&M's with the story of the true meaning of Christmas using M&M's.  The year before it was a plastic gift bag with chocolate covered popcorn, etc. We hand the books out to the sisters at church and any that don't come for two weeks we divide those up and go with the visiting teaching supervisors and take them to their house. This way we are sure that every sister in the ward gets a contact during the month of December. (Kellie Lyon)
Let us ponder by Shel Eldridge

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM IDEAS:

 A Silent Christmas by Brittney Fairbourn
Giving with Joy by Jennifer Ashby
Relief Society Christmas Program by Danielle Poulter

CHRISTMAS TABLE DECORATIONS (or for your Relief Society Parties):

Christmas Table Decoration Ideas

CLIPART:

Relief Society (Black/White), (Color)
Relief Society Logos/Clipart by Neil Leavitt

COMPASSIONATE SERVICE IDEAS:

Compassionate Service Binder by Julie Kinder
Compassionate Service Postcard by Jennifer Clancy
Compassionate Service: with or without the Casserole
CSI: Compassionate Service Initiative - making freezer meals for those in need, as a group
Service Reminder Slips shared by Colette Boomsta
Our ward is full of young families and we are constantly having new babies being born.  Our Compassionate Service leader had the bright idea to have a Enrichment night where several of the sisters got together and made several freezer meals and the Compassionate Service Leader just kept them in her freezer at home.  When someone came home from the hospital, she could then take one out a freezer, pick up a bagged salad and desert and drop it off the first night.  This gave her a chance to get the rest of the meals set up on the following nights. (Idea by Kim W.)
Service Crafting Opportunities

CONDUCTING HELPS:

 Relief Society Conducting Form by Jodie

DAUGHTERS IN MY KINGDOM: (Click here to go to "Daughters in my Kingdom" website)

32 Day Daughters in my Kingdom Reading Chart by Jessica Ashton
A Relief Society Birthday video based on the book Daughters in My Kingdom by Whit Larson
Blogography
Daughter in His Kingdom by Tami Creamer - Sheet Music
Daughters in my kingdom (bookmarks)
Daughters in my Kingdom...come unto Christ by Robyn Keesling - 40 day scripture program in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French.
Daughters in my kingdom by Cathy Wallace - Power Point Presentation
Daughters in my kingdom by Elaine Carson - Power Point Presentation
How to use the Daughters of My Kingdom book
Inkablinka
Training for Leaders

FUNERAL HELPS:

Funeral Help List by Cherice Montgomery

GAMES:

How well do you know your Relief Society?
Relief Society Bingo
Relief Society Scattegories

GET-TO-KNOW YOU IDEAS:

Relief Society: Getting-to-know you party

GIFT IDEAS:

In celebration of Valentine's Day, we are making aprons for all the sisters in the ward. We are a small ward, so it's not too taxing to make simple aprons. The children are going to decorate them with stenciled hearts and their signatures. With leftover material from other projects and fabric paints we have on hand, this activity is costing us $0 to do. (Idea shared by Karen Anderson / ga02062008) 
Small Gift Ideas
Welcoming Folder

GOALS:

Relief Society Goals for 2010 by Jill Rucker

HANDOUTS:

Bookmarks from lds.about.com
Relief Society Declaration Bookmarks, Another Version   In Spanish
The History of Relief Society by Stacie Wheeler

HISTORY OF RELIEF SOCIETY:

Power Point Presentation on Past Presidents of the Organization

LANGUAGES:

Portuguese Relief Society Page

LEADERSHIP HELPS:

Calling Request Form for a Relief Society Teacher - This form is used to call new teachers to Relief Society.  Just give this form to the bishop so he can review their new responsibilities with them. 
E-Vite - If you have the e-mail addresses of your sisters, this is a free service that allows you to create a customized e-mail to send reminders for different events...you could even send them to your presidency to remind them of meetings...etc.
Here's an idea I've used in every organization where I've served, whenever I have a presidency meeting. I print out the agenda with the items that need to be discussed so we know how to divide our time and then at the bottom of the paper I write "ACTION ITEMS" where everyone can write down what they specifically need to do after the meeting. That way they'll remember details and what their stewardship is. It also helps to divide labor and help account for what happened at the meeting next time you get together. (Trina Boice)
 Relief Society Conducting Form by Jodie
Relief Society Materials - Purchase Relief Society Materials directly from the Distribution Center online.

LESSON HELPS:

Easter Lesson Helps
Helping Young Women with the Transition into Womanhood
Lesson Helps for Teachings of President's of the Church - Joseph Fielding Smith
Monkey On My Back Lesson
Relief Society Lesson Helps

MEETING HELPS:

Blank Relief Society Meeting Agenda (Template) by Cherice Montgomery
Relief Society Presidency Meeting Agenda  -  another version  -  Editable Version

MUSIC:

Will you be an angel? by Kerrie Neu

MUSIC DIRECTORS:

Conducting Sticks by Ann Marie McKinney
 Hymn Number Poster by Pam Ikeda 
Ideas for Relief Society Music Directors by Camille Jennings

NEWSLETTERS:

Be Sassy Classy - [January] [February] [March] [April] [June]
Newsletter Template by Laura Fisher
Relief Society Newsletter Template submitted by Carin Ferris

ONLINE VIDEO CLIPS:

Relief Society: Something Extra-Ordinary

OTHER:

A History of the Relief Society from lds.about.com
Easter Egg Thank You (Teacher Appreciation at Easter Time)
Freezing Our Compassionate Service, October 1998 Ensign
Invitation Station by Rebecca Wachel
Relief Society Pennant/Banner by Ruth Burgess
Relief Society Stationery Black and White
Relief Society Teacher Enrichment by Angela Cardoza
Sub-4-Santa Idea
The Purpose of Relief Society from January 2006 Visiting Teaching Message
The Relief Society Building - A Symbol of Service and Sacrifice (September 2006 Ensign)
Updates - Each ward I've lived in does this a little different but one Relief Society Presidency Member sent around a clipboard asking for sisters e-mail addresses.  Then they e-mail a newsletter each week, with talk highlights (very brief), new callings, announcements, birthdays, and all that happened in sacrament meeting (new callings, who spoke, etc.), Sunday school and Relief Society. It was great because if you missed church, you still knew what was going on and felt included on what was going on.
 "Welcome to the Ward" -Printables by Mique Provost
Women's Conference by Barb Bennett

PERSUIT OF EXCELLENCE:

Life's Journey to Perfection

PHOTO DIRECTORY:

Photo Directory Template

POEMS:

As Young Women's Ends (Poem for those entering Relief Society)
Cute Welcome Poem
For the new Relief Society Sister (Could be given to new converts or to the Young Women advancing into Relief Society).
Sisters by Shel Eldredge

PROGRAMS:

Something Extraordinary by Beth Hart (Readers Theater)
Live Up To Your Privileges (Readers Theater from any story)
The Women Who Knew Joseph Smith - the Women of the first Relief Society

QUOTES:

Quick Quotes on Relief Society

RELIEF SOCIETY BIRTHDAY IDEAS:

A trip to Oz by Carrie Hughes
 All Things SImple 
Angels Among Us by Katherine Eldredge
Celebrate Something Extraordinary by Lexie Borg
Chocolate Never Faileth by Nancy Wentzell - handout idea
For our R.S. birthday one year, we had an Old Fashioned Fashion Show. We asked the sisters to dig out their old wedding dresses, prom dresses, whatever they could find. As Enrichment Leader, I MC'd the event. I was able to wear a beautiful handmade dress from the 40's. The young women were our models. That was really fun because many of the girls found out they could not fit into their mothers dresses. As each girl walked out, I introduced the dress or outfit, any history of the dress, and whom it came from. Each sister also brought their own beautiful china cup and saucer and sipped punch and nibbled on dainty treats. We had a wonderful and memorable evening!  (Idea by Julie / ga01212009)
High Tea with Emma
Home, Family and "Purse'onal" Enrichment (Birthday Party)
Ice Cream Sculpting - I was able to use this idea for our Relief Society Birthday, although I know it was for the Young Women but I thought I could use the same idea for the Relief Society. The sisters enjoyed carving the ice cream.  (Shared by Gina Potts / ga03192008)
Live up to your privileges - Skit
Look Up Party
Lucky Us! Printable by Parri Brunson
Mad Hatter Tea Party
Oh the places you'll serve by Faye Sayre
Our program's theme was: "How to be an 8 cow woman" based on the Johnny Lingo movie (the old one).  We had the movie first, then two speakers: "Holy Cow"- on how to become more spiritual and "Mad Cow"- on how to handle life's stresses without going crazy. They were excellent.  Then we had our luncheon: Hawaiian Haystacks, tropical slush, and birthday cake for dessert. We decorated everything luau style to fit the theme. Our tables were decorated in pink, yellow, purple table cloths with a short glass vase with tropical flowers. We had wall decorations too.  Everything was great, the speakers, the food and the attendance. (Credit Unknown)
Positively Mommy
Princess Birthday Social by Julie Kleinhampl
Red Carpet Event
Relief Society Birthday Bingo
Relief Society Birthday Cupcake Toppers by Amy Pincock
Relief Society Pennant/Banner (great decoration for birthday party) by Ruth Burgess
Waffle Bar Brunch
What are your plans/ideas for the Relief Society Birthday?
We are having a dinner and afterwards we we are having a program. A few sisters are doing the readers theater, Live up to Your Privileges. I also complied a book of the sisters most memorable experiences in Relief Society and their testimonies, which we are going to give each one a copy that night. (Idea by Jennifer Bunker)
We are having a dinner with just the sisters and there will be 12 tables (one for each month) you sit at the table that is the month you were born. Each table has a cake for the birthday of the sisters. (Idea by Angela Girvin)
Zion Place Mall by Cheryl Jorgensen

RELIEF SOCIETY DECLARATION:

Relief Society Declaration Printable by Tiersa Ludlow

SECRETARY HELPS:

Relief Society Presidency Meeting Agenda  Editable Version

SPOTLIGHTS:

Sister Spotlight (Questions to ask when spotlighting someone)

SUPER SATURDAY IDEAS:

Craft Ideas
Home Can Be A Heaven on Earth
Super Saturday Craft Ideas
"We had a former Relief Society President that did not like them called Super Saturday. We now call our spring one held in May - Spring Fling and our November one is called Holiday Happenings."  Another person calls them "Terrific Tuesdays".  (Idea by Kelly Lyon)

TEACHER APPRECIATION IDEAS:

Teacher Appreciation or Thank You Ideas

TESTS & QUIZZES:

Relief Society Quiz (from lds.about.com)

TRANSITIONING TO RELIEF SOCIETY:

This comes from the Church Handbook of Instructions, pg. 214….”Young Women and Relief Society presidencies work together to make the transition into Relief Society successful. Preparation for this transition should begin gradually when a young woman enters the YW program. The ward Relief Society president could visit the class of the l6- and l7-year-olds and present a preview of Relief Society She also could arrange with the Young Woman’s president to have the Young Women visit and participate in Relief Society Sunday meetings, [Relief Society] meetings, or activities suited to their interests.” You could also invite Young Women to participate with the Relief Society in compassionate service.

Don't Let Her Down
Easing the transition from Young Women to Relief Society
 Embracing Sisterhood: Helping Young Women Successfully Transition into Relief Society
Our young women have been meeting with the Relief Society once a quarter on Fast Sunday.  This is when they has their presidency message, so they teach the Young Women lesson that is scheduled to the Young Women and Relief Society. This has worked out very well for us. We had two graduating Laurels last year when they turned 18 and three this year that will do the same.  (Idea by Kathy Hitz)
The Idea Door
Transitioning into Womanhood from the Church's website
 YW Treasure Boxes by Wendy Killian

VIDEO CLIPS:

Mothers Who Know by Julie Beck (You-Tube Clip)
Relief Society - Live Like You Believe (You-Tube Clip)
Relief Society Visiting Teaching Conference Video (You-Tube Clip)

VISITING TEACHING PROGRAM

WEBSITES:

LDS About
Relief Society Rest Stop
Relief Society Sisters

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