Relief Society Meetings (Formerly Home, Family and Personal Enrichment)

On September 26th, General Relief Society President Julie B. Beck announced that going forward "Home, Family and Personal Enrichment" will be dropped when any additional Relief Society meetings are held. Other than the Sunday Relief Society meetings, additional meetings will simply be called "Relief Society Meeting." Sister Beck re-emphasized the purpose of the Relief Society Organization by stating the following:
"We know that the purpose of Relief Society as established by the Lord is to prepare women for the blessings of eternal life by helping them
1. Increase their faith and personal righteousness.
2. Strengthen their families and homes.
3. Serve the Lord and His children.
The following is posted on the Relief Society web page:
"The purpose for additional Relief Society meetings is to give sisters opportunities to learn and apply principles and skills that will help them increase faith and personal righteousness, strengthen families and homes, and seek out and help those in need."  If you would like to read Sister's Beck talk click on the following link:
http://www.lds.org/library/display/0,4945,285-1-54-32,00.html
As Second Counselor in the West Valley 4th RS I'm excited about the new clear directions and "keeping it simpler".