![]() But I think it’s also beautiful, because it shows how she went from a very nervous woman, to a very accomplished woman in front of a crowd - a great orator. She said, her heart went “pitta-pat,” which I think is really real. And then he gave her a second assignment, and that was to instruct the sisters, which meant public speaking. In 1868, Brigham Young decided to reorganize the Relief Societies and he asked her to assist the bishops in organizing Relief Societies in the various wards. So this gave her even more of an understanding and an ability and desire to instruct other women about what Joseph Smith taught as the purpose of the Relief Society. She was the first secretary of the Nauvoo Relief Society, and she kept the minutes of the Relief Society and she even carried those minutes with her across the plains. She published a lot of poetry in local newspapers and she would write poems that would be read aloud and she would call them addresses and so that’s why we considered them discourses. Anyway, I think her first form of discourse was poetry. And so when one day her teacher asked her to read her assignment, and she knew she wouldn’t be able to do it without laughing, and so she had to beg off. She was very astute in her schoolwork and she would often write her school assignments, because they seemed so easy and simple and boring, she would write her assignments in poetry form. When she was two years old, she and her family, they moved to Mandalay, Ohio, and that was the beginning of incredible things for her. And so, I want to start today and just have each of you take a few minutes and tell us what their lives were like and give us some context for the time when they lived and served. She also served as the Church’s general Relief Society president she was the fifth. Wells was also a writer, editor, public speaker and was a nationally recognized champion of women’s rights. She was also the Church’s second Relief Society general president. Snow is the sister of President Lorenzo Snow and she was a prolific poet, writer, teacher and an historian, herself. I love the legacy they left all of us today and I’m really excited to talk about them. Sarah Jane Weaver: Well, it is so exciting for me to have you here. Jennifer Reeder: Hi, I’m so excited to be here.Ĭherry Bushman Silver: Important project. Welcome, ladies, to the Church News podcast. Today, we are joined by the Church’s lead historians Jennifer Reeder and Lisa Olsen Tait and co-editor Cherry Silver to discuss the projects and their significance. The projects included years of diligent and meticulous work. They are both now available online for free. Wells,” with 47 diary volumes spanning from 1844 to 1920. Snow,” with more than 1,200 discourses prepared from 1840 to 1887, and “The Diaries of Emmeline B. The works are “The Discourses of Eliza R. The Church Historian’s Press recently announced completion of two landmark online projects that feature the writings and ministry of two of the most influential women of their time. We are taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ![]() Sarah Jane Weaver: I’m Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the Church News. And whatever it is that we contribute, it is vital and it is important. And that I belong to a heritage of incredible women that have understood their place and role in the kingdom of God. And that is when I think my passion and my sense of mission and purpose in my career and in my life arose - to find and produce and make accessible the words of these great Latter-day Saint women. I think it was the year 2001, 2002 I think, where I was reading the Nauvoo Relief Society Minutes and I felt their voices whispering to me from their pages. Jennifer Reeder: I’ve had a really personal experience - many really personal experiences - with these women. S ubscribe to the Church News podcast on Apple Podcasts, Amazon, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, bookshelf PLUS or wherever you get podcasts.
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