The Story of Relief Society
Stories from Relief Society History
The Founding of Relief Society
“Something Extraordinary”
The Beginnings of the Relief Society
“Thou Art an Elect Lady”
D&C 24, 25, 26, 27
Five People Who Helped Found the Relief Society
Nauvoo Relief Society Minute Book
“The minutes of your meetings will be precedents for you to act upon—your Constitution and law.”
Society with a Purpose
175 Years of Relief Society Work
Ten Fascinating People You Will Meet in the First Fifty Years of Relief Society
General Presidents of the Relief Society
Emma Hale Smith
First General President of the Relief Society 1842–1844
Eliza Roxcy Snow
Second General President of the Relief Society 1866–1887
Zina Diantha Huntington Young
Third General President of the Relief Society 1888–1901
Bathsheba W. Smith
Fourth General President of the Relief Society 1901–1910
Emmeline B. Woodward Wells
Fifth General President of the Relief Society 1910–1921
Clarissa Smith Williams
Sixth General President of the Relief Society 1921–1928
Louise Yates Robison
Seventh General President of the Relief Society 1928–1939
Amy Brown Lyman
Eighth General President of the Relief Society 1940–1945
Belle Smith Spafford
Ninth General President of the Relief Society 1945–1974
Barbara Bradshaw Smith
Tenth General President of the Relief Society 1974–1984
Barbara Woodhead Winder
Eleventh General President of the Relief Society 1984–1990
Elaine Low Jack
Twelfth General President of the Relief Society 1990–1997
Mary Ellen Wood Smoot
Thirteenth General President of the Relief Society 1997–2002
Bonnie Dansie Parkin
Fourteenth General President of the Relief Society 2002–2007
Julie Bangerter Beck
Fifteenth General President of the Relief Society 2007–2012
Linda Kjar Burton
Sixteenth General President of the Relief Society 2012–2017
Jean Barrus Bingham
Seventeenth General President of the Relief Society 2017–2022
Camille N. Johnson
Eighteenth General President of the Relief Society 2022–Present
Relief Society Building
A Home of Our Own
Welcome sign in front of Relief Society Building
Building Fund Contributors
Alphabetical
Building Fund Contributors
By Stake or Mission
Photographs of Artifacts
Photographs of artifacts donated to the Relief Society Building fund
The Relief Society Building: A Symbol of Service and Sacrifice
Ensign, September 2006
Tour the Relief Society Building
76 North Main St., Salt Lake City, UT
