Relief Society Church Headquarter Information:
 Office of the Relief Society General Presidency
 76 North Main Street
 Salt Lake City, UT 84150-6030
 Direct Number: (801) 240-2636
 Toll Free (takes you to an operator): (800) 453-3860
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ACTIVITIES:

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 Mother/Daughter Ice Cream Social by Nicole Ritman
 My Three Gifts by Jenifer Bunker
 Relief Society Dinner and Service Auction by Amelia Miles

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

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 COVERS:

 Flower Binder Covers by Angela Nelson

BINDER/FOLDERS:

 Auxiliary Folders by Kellie Lyon 
 Relief Society Folders by Jill Rucker
Welcoming Folder

BIRTHDAY GIFT IDEAS:

Birthday and Gift Ideas from the Relief Society
Relief Society Birthday Pencil Card

BULLETIN BOARD IDEAS:

Relief Society Bulletin Board by Lynette Packard

CANDY BAR WRAPPERS:

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:

 Closer to Christ Workbook by Tami Romriell
 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

CLIPART:

Relief Society (Black/White), (Color)

COMPASSIONATE SERVICE IDEAS:

 Compassionate Service Binder by Julie Kinder
 Compassionate Service Postcard by Jennifer Clancy

GAMES:

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

HISTORY OF RELIEF SOCIETY:

 Power Point Presentation on Past Presidents of the Organization

LANGUAGES:

 Portuguese Relief Society Page

LEADERSHIP HELPS:

7 keys to being a successful leader
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 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 Teaching Relief Society by Cindee Alexander
Monkey On My Back Lesson
Relief Society Lesson Helps

MEETING HELPS:

Relief Society Presidency Meeting Agenda

MUSIC:

 Will you be an angel? by Kerrie Neu

MUSIC DIRECTORS:

Ideas for Relief Society Music Directors by Camille Jennings

NEWSLETTERS:

Newsletter Template by Laura Fisher
Relief Society Newsletter Template submitted by Carin Ferris 

ONLINE VIDEO CLIPS:

 Relief Society - Live like you believe
 Relief Society: Something Extra-Ordinary

OTHER:

A Recipe for our Time - A message on the Relief Society Declaration from the Idea Door
A History of the Relief Society from lds.about.com
Easter Egg Thank You (Teacher Appreciation at Easter Time)
Freezing Our Compassionate Service
 Invitation Station by Rebecca Wachel 
Relief Society Stationery Black and White
 Relief Society Stationary with Logo
 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.
Women's Conference by Barb Bennett

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:

Reflecting the light of the Lord
 Something Extraordinary by Beth Hart (Readers Theater)
Live Up To Your Privileges (Readers Theater)
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
Angels Among Us by Katherine Eldredge
Compilation of Ideas for R.S. Birthday Celebration
 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
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)
 Relief Society Birthday Ideas
 Relief Society Birthday Slideshow (You Tube Video Clip)
 What are your plans/ideas for the Relief Society Birthday?
Zion Place Mall by Cheryl Jorgensen

RELIEF SOCIETY DECLARATION:

 Relief Society Declaration Printable by Tiersa Ludlow

SECRETARY HELPS:

Relief Society Presidency Meeting Agenda

SKITS:

Christmas Skit/Relief Society  

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)

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:

 Homemaking Cottage
LDS About
 Mormon Share
Relief Society Rest Stop
TONS of great ideas and helps

YAHOO GROUPS:

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