What are some of the roles of women in the Mormon Church?
Mormon women are honored in the Mormon Church as having equal–but different–roles as those held by Mormon men. One specific role of Mormon women is that of caregiver to the Lord’s children on earth. Whether she has raised her own children in this life, a Mormon woman is given the right and duty to nurture those she associates with in this life. A program the Mormon Church created to facilitate the caring for of the Lord’s children is called the Relief Society. In the 1840s Mormons were constructing and establishing the city Nauvoo in Illinois. While most members were creating decent lives for themselves, there were some who were struggling with poverty, disease, or other misfortunes. Mormon women in the city at that time were helping in different ways, but decided they could do more. It would be a good idea to institute a stronger, correlated service program. This new program was initiated on March 4, 1842. Eliza R. Snow, who was asked to write both the constitution and bylaws, finishe
