Relief Society Lesson Plan for 2016

The Relief Society lesson plan for 2016 is taken from Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Howard W Hunter. We encourage all sisters who have laptops, tablets or smartphones to download the Gospel Library app and access the manual through that. Help is available for those who are not confident using their technology. Hardcopy manuals are available to those few sisters who are unable to use technology.

First Sundays are Presidency Messages of selected topics by the RS presidency, followed by testimonies.

Second and Third Sundays are taken from the manual.

Fourth Sundays, "Teaching for our Times" is taken from General Conference talks, topics determined by Stake.

Fifth Sundays are Bishopric's Messages of selected topics by the Bishopric. Relief Society combines with Priesthood for this time.

Last updated 27 Dec 2015.

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Jan 3 Relief Society/Quorum Instruction
Jan 10 Chap 1 "Jesus Christ--Our Only Way to Hope and Joy"
Jan 17 Chap 2 "My Peace I Give Unto You"
Jan 24 TFoT: Elder Bradley D. Foster "It's Never Too Early and It's Never Too Late" (Sat afternoon Session)
Jan 31 Bishop's Message

Feb 7 Relief Society/Quorum Instruction
Feb 14 Chap 3 "Adversity--Part of God's Plan for Our Eternal Progress"
Feb 21 Chap 4 "Help From On High"
Feb 26 Stake Conference Broadcast

Mar 6 Relief Society/Quorum Instruction
Mar 13 Chap 5 "Joseph Smith, Prophet of the Restoration"
Mar 20 Chap 6 "The Atonement and Resurrection of Jesus Christ"
Mar 27 TFoT: Pres Thomas S Monson "Keep the Commandments"

Apr 3 Relief Society/Quorum Instruction
Apr 10 General Conference Videos
Apr 17 Chap 8 "Taking the Gospel to All the World"
Apr 24 Stake Conference

May 1 Relief Society/Quorum Instruction
May 8 Chap 9 "The Law of Tithing"
May 15 Chap 10 "The Scriptures--The Most Profitable of All Study"
May 22 TFoT: From Apr 2016 General Conference
May 29 Bishop's Message

Jun 5 Relief Society/Quorum Instruction
Jun 12 Chap 11 "True Greatness"
Jun 19 Chap 12 "Come Back and Feast at the Table of the Lord"
Jun 26 TFoT: From Apr 2016 General Conference

Jul 3 Relief Society/Quorum Instruction
Jul 10 Chap 13 "The Temple--The Great Symbol of our Membership"
Jul 17 Chap 14 "Hastening Family History and Temple Work"
Jul 24 TFoT: From Apr 2016 General Conference
Jul 31 Bishop's Message

Aug 7 Relief Society/Quorum Instruction
Aug 14 Chap 15 "The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper"
Aug 21 Chap 16 "Marriage--An Eternal Partnership"
Aug 28 Stake Conference

Sep 4 Relief Society/Quorum Instruction
Sep 11 Chap 17 "Preserve and Protect the Family"
Sep 18 Chap 18 "We Believe in Being Honest"
Sep 25 TFoT: From Apr 2016 General Conference

Oct 2 Relief Society/Quorum Instruction
Oct 9 General Conference Videos
Oct 16 Chap 20 "Walking the Saviour's Path of Charity"
Oct 23 TFoT: From Apr 2016 General Conference
Oct 29 Bishop's Message

Nov 6 Relief Society/Quorum Instruction
Nov 13 Chap 21 "Faith and Testimony"
Nov 20 Chap 22 "Teaching the Gospel"
Nov 27 TFoT: From Oct 2016 General Conference

Dec 4 Relief Society/Quorum Instruction
Dec 11 Chap 23 " 'No Less Serviceable' "
Dec 18 Chap 24 "Following the Example of Jesus Christ"
Dec 25 Christmas!

Relief Society Lesson Schedule - Apr-June 2014

January-March 2014 Quarter 1

We encourage you to read through the lessons before each Sunday to enrich your Sabbath experience. See links below to individual lessons. Alternatively download the magazines and manuals to your smartphone or data tablet device through the Gospel Library app. Subscriptions to hardcopies of the Ensign and copies of "The Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Fielding Smith" manual are available as well.

1st Sundays - Inspired Topics from the RS Presidency
2nd & 3rd Sundays - Teachings of the Presidents of the Church - Joseph Fielding Smith
4th Sundays - Teachings for Our Time - Taken from Conference Talks April 2014 General Conference.
5th Sundays - Bishopric's Messages

Accurate as of 4 May 2014. This information is subject to change, especially as TfoT subjects become available.
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6 April
Inspired Topic

13 April
General Conference Videos (Sat 12 April & Sun 13 April)

20 April
Ch 8: The Church and Kingdom of God

27 April
Teaching for our Times:  TBA

4 May
Inspired Topic: Getting the Whole Family Involved in Family History (Intro to "My Family: Stories that Bring Us Together")

11 May
Ch 9: Witnesses of the Book of Mormon

18 May
Ch 10: Our Search for Truth

25 May
Teaching for our Times:  TBA

1 June
Inspired Topic

8 June
Ch 11: Honoring the Priesthood Keys Restored through Joseph Smith

15 June
Ch 12: The Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood

29 June
Teaching for our Times: TBA

Relief Society Lesson Schedule September - December 2013

Sept - Dec 2013

We encourage you to read through the lessons before each Sunday to enrich your Sabbath experience. Links to lessons available here. Alternatively download the magazines and manuals to your smartphone or data tablet device through the Gospel Library app. Subscriptions to hardcopies of the Ensign and copies of the Lorenzo Snow manual are available as well.

1st Sundays - Inspired Topics from the RS Presidency
2nd & 3rd Sundays - Teachings of the Presidents of the Church - Lorenzo Snow
4th Sundays - Teachings for Our Time - Taken from Conference Talks April 2013 General Conference and October 2013 General Conference.
5th Sundays - Bishopric's Messages

Accurate as of 15 Oct 2013. This information is subject to change.

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1 Sept - Relief Society Inspired Message

8 Sept - Chapter 16: "That We May Become One"

15 Sept - Chapter 17: "Priesthood--'for the Salvation of the Human Family'"

22 Sept - TFOT: "Obedience to Law is Liberty" - Elder L. Tom Perry (Sunday AM session) -and- "Obedience Brings Blessings" Pres Thomas S. Monson (Sunday AM session)

29 Sept - Bishopric's Message

6 Oct - Relief Society Inspired Message

13 Oct - General Conference Videos

20 Oct - Chapter 19: "Missionary Work: 'To Reach Every Human Heart'"

27 Oct - TFOT: "Lord, I Believe" - Elder Jeffrey R Holland (Sunday PM session)

3 Nov - Relief Society Inspired Message

10 Nov - Chapter 21: "Loving God More Than We Love the World"

17 Nov - Chapter 22: "Doing Good to Others"

24 Nov - TFOT: "The Windows of Heaven" - Elder David A Bednar (Saturday AM session)

1 Dec - Relief Society Inspired Message

8 Dec - Chapter 23: "The Prophet Joseph Smith"

15 Dec - Chapter 24: "Reflections on the Mission of Jesus Christ"

22 Dec - TFOT: "Put Your Trust in the Lord" - Elder M Russell Ballard  (Saturday PM session)

29 Dec - Bishopric's Message

Relief Society Lesson Schedule - May - August 2013 (Q2)

May - August 2013

We encourage you to read through the lessons before each Sunday to enrich your Sabbath experience. Links to lessons available here. Alternatively download the magazines and manuals to your smartphone or data tablet device through the Gospel Library app. Subscriptions to hardcopies of the Ensign and copies of the Lorenzo Snow manual are available as well.

1st Sundays - Inspired Topics from the RS Presidency
2nd & 3rd Sundays - Teachings of the Presidents of the Church - Lorenzo Snow
4th Sundays - Teachings for Our Time - Taken from Conference Talks April 2013 General Conference
5th Sundays - Bishopric's Messages

YSA RS Classes 2nd and 4th Sundays

Accurate as of 28 April 2013. This information is subject to change.

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5 May
Inspired Topic -

12 May
Chapter 7: Faithfulness in Times of Trial: “From the Shadows into the Glorious Sunshine”

19 May
Chapter 8: “Search Me, O God, and Know My Heart”

26 May
Teaching for Our Time - Quentin L Cook "Personal Peace: The Reward of Righteousness" (Saturday Evening Session)
and
Deiter F. Uchdorf "The Hope of God's Light" (Sunday Morning Session)

2 June
Inspired Topic -

9 June
Chapter 9: Sacred Family Relationships

16 June
Chapter 10: “Come into the Temples”

23 June
Teaching for Our Time - Neil L Anderson "It's a Miracle" (Sunday Morning Session)

30 June
Combined RS/Priesthood - Bishop's Message

7 July
Inspired Topic -

14 July
Chapter 11: “I Seek Not Mine Own Will, but the Will of the Father”

21 July
Chapter 12: Tithing, a Law for Our Protection and Advancement

28 July
Teaching for Our Time - L. Whitney Clayton "Marriage: Watch and Learn" (Sunday Morning Session)

4 Aug
Inspired Topic -

11 Aug
Chapter 14: “With God All Things Are Possible”

18 Aug
Chapter 15: Faithful, Energetic Service in the Kingdom of God

25 Aug
Stake Conference

Relief Society Lesson Schedule - Quarter 1

January - April 2013

We encourage you to read through the lessons before each Sunday to enrich your Sabbath experience. Links to most lessons available below. Alternatively download the magazines and manuals to your smartphone or data tablet device through the Gospel Library App. Subscriptions to hardcopies of the Ensign and copies of the Lorenzo Snow manual are available as well.

1st Sundays - Inspired Topics from the RS Presidency
2nd & 3rd Sundays - Teachings of the Presidents of the Church - Lorenzo Snow
4th Sundays - Teachings for Our Time - Taken from Conference Talks Oct 2012 General Conference
5th Sundays - Bishopric's Messages

YSA RS Classes 2nd and 4th Sundays

Accurate as of 08 January 2013. This information is subject to change.

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6 Jan
Inspired Topic - Sister Hirama "Find Joy in the Journey"

13 Jan
Chapter 1 Learning by Faith

20 Jan
Chapter 2 Baptism and the Gift of the Holy Ghost

27 Jan
Teaching for Our Time - Elder M Russell Ballard "Be Anxiously Engaged" (Saturday Afternoon Session)

3 Feb
Inspired Topic - Sister Dominy

10 Feb
Chapter 3 Lifelong Conversion: Continuing to Advance in the Principles of Truth

17 Feb
9am Stake Conference (Australia wide Satellite Broadcast)
1pm Stake Conference (Australia wide Satellite Broadcast)
2pm Stake Conference (Australia wide Satellite Broadcast)

24 Feb
Teaching for Our Time - Elder Jeffrey R Holland "The First Great Commandment" (Sunday Morning Session)

3 Mar
Inspired Topic - Sister Kneale

10 Mar
Chapter 4 Strengthened by the Power of the Holy Ghost

17 Mar
Chapter 5 The Grand Destiny of the Faithful

24 Mar
Teaching for Our Time - Elder Richard G Scott "The Joy of Redeeming the Dead" (Sunday Afternoon Session)

31 Mar
Combined RS/Priesthood - Bishop's Message

7 Apr
Inspired Topic - Sister Terry

14 Apr
9am General Conference Morning Session
12pm General Conference Afternoon Session

21 Apr
Chapter 6 Becoming Perfect before the Lord: “A Little Better Day by Day”

28 Apr
Teaching for Our Time - Elder David A Bednar "Converted Unto the Lord" (Sunday Afternoon Session)

The Benefit of Technology

Do you know how technology can enhance your spiritual life?

The Church has put out many, many tools to make good use of the advanced technology most of us have access to. At no other time in human history have so many people had such great access to the fulness of the Gospel.

How many of these tools do you know about? How many do you use?

• www.lds.org This is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' official web site. Anything and everything you could possibly want could be found here.
  • Church magazines including the Friend, New Era and Ensign, including back issues
    
  • Hymns and Children's Songbook, including the Interactive Music Player
    
  • Scriptures, in many languages
    
  • Videos from the Mormon Channel
    
  • Visiting Teaching and Home Teaching messages
    
  • Lesson Manuals and Class Study Guides
    
  • General Conference talks/videos/etc.
    
  • And more!
    
• Want to make the most of the lds.org site and other online church resources? Get an LDS Account. Some sites, such as New Family Search and ward.lds.org (Our ward's website) require an LDS Account to access it.
  Register for an LDS Account. You will need your name and your Membership Record Number (which you can get from Ethan Stokes the Ward Clerk, or you can find on your Temple Recommend.) You'd be surprised what you can do.
  
• Do your genealogy and take names to the temple through New Family Search. This excellent tool helps you avoid duplication of ordinances and tapping into the research done by others in your family. A must for every temple-attending family.
  
• The Church Calendar is available online. Want to know when our Ward Temple Night is, or when the Temple is closed? you can find it here. The Relief Society is hoping to put this online calendar to better use in the new year.
  
• For our Youth, Duty to God ( dutytogod.lds.org) and Personal Progress (personalprogress.lds.org) can help them keep track of their progress.
  
• LDSTech (tech.lds.org) has plenty of nifty computery tools to empower you. Download Gospel Library to your iPhone, Android device, iPad, laptop, eBook reader and more. This powerful little app gives you access to the full Scriptures, all church magazines, all class manuals and more. There's even a feature for you to take notes, underline scriptures and save those markings across the board.
  
• The Online Store (store.lds.org) Give you online shopping access to Church resources. Buy anything from scripture sets to manuals, official products and, for endowed members, sacred clothing.
  

If technology is baffling or frightens you, ask one of our Relief Society Presidency to show you how. You're a strong and clever woman who deserves all the benefit she can get. We're happy to show you (or point you in the direction of a mentor) to enable you to access these wonderful and powerful tools to enhance your spiritual growth.

The Strengthening Power of Faith

A few sisters have asked for my notes from my lesson a couple of weeks ago.

Faith requires:

• Courage. It takes some courage to practice faith.
  
• Hope. Belief in things not seen requires a bit of hope that they are true.
  
• Steadfastness. Stay true and endure to the end.
  
• Farsightedness. Look beyond the moment to see the bigger picture.
  
• Trust. Can you place your trust in the Lord?
  
• Obedience. Give yourself over to the wisdom of our Heavenly Father.

Faith is a gift from the Lord through which the righteous are empowered to do remarkable things.