Home, Family, and Personal Enrichment

Applying the Relief Society Declaration Enhancement #1

by: Alison B.

The RS declaration helps us to become righteous women by reminding us of the principles that bring us to Christ so that our lives have “meaning, purpose, and direction”.

“Much of the major growth that is coming to the Church in the last days…will happen to the degree that the women of the Church reflect righteousness and articulateness in their lives and to the degree that they are seen as distinct and different in happy ways from the women of the world”. President Spencer W. Kimball

The Declaration also clears our vision. Then we see what we can become as beloved spirit daughters of God. Have you read and studied the declaration and applied it to your life? Let us spend this year in the Home, Family, and Personal Enrichment Program, teaching our sisters to be righteous women through our activities in this program.

1. We are beloved spirit daughters of God, and our lives have meaning, purpose, and direction. As a worldwide sisterhood, we are united in our devotion to Jesus Christ, our Savior and Exemplar. We are women of faith, virtue, vision, and charity who:

Topics: Classes;

Strengthening Families——-Turning Our Backs On Worldly Messages
*Spiritual Development———The Creation Plan of Cleaning-bk
*Increasing Patience————Organic Gardening
Balanced Lives—————— The Comfort Zone-bk
Temple Blessings—————A Home of Knowledge
* Friendship and Family T. —Planning your garden
Service—————————–Random Acts of Kindness
Self-Reliance———————Helping the Menopausal Woman
*Personal and Family D.——Learning to use your PC
Sacrifice and Consec.——–Local service projects-schools?

2. Increase our testimonies of Jesus Christ through prayer and scripture study.

Strengthening Families——–Starting the day with Personal Worship
*Spiritual Development———-How to Pray and stay Awake-bk
Increasing Patience…———-Enduring to the End pg 34 RS manual 1976
Balanced Lives——————–The Time Trap-bk
Temple Blessings—————-Blessings you can count on for attending the temple
Friendship and family t.——–TV Free- worldly influences on children
Service——————————-Time to Listen
*Self-reliance———————–Frugal living/Container Gardening
Personal and Family D.——-The Example of Mothers pg 116 RS manual 1978
Sacrifice and consec.———-Family Home Screaming?

3. Seek Spiritual Strength by following the promptings of the Holy Ghost.

Strengthening Families——–Cease to contend w/ one another
Spiritual Development———-Is it a Prompting?
Increasing Patience————-Coping w/ rebellion
Balanced Lives——————-Relaxation Techniques
Temple Blessings—————Gifts of the Spirit
*Friendship and Family T.—-Basic Mending
*Service—————————–Meals in the Freezer
*Self-Reliance——————–Wood Refinishing 101
*Personal and Family D.—–First Aid class and kit
Sacrifice and Consec.——-Living our Life’s Mission

3 of 10. President Packer has asked us to include one basic skill each month. We will call these “life-skills”. Once learned, they are yours-for life.

*denotes a life-skill class

*Note From Shiloah- BK stands for Book