CONNIE - I read recently that the Relief Society declaration was not to be used like the young women's theme repeated weekly as a part of the program. I can not find the documentation. Can you tell me where I can find information on the appropriate use of this declaration?

JOEL - You may be refering to some kind of letter from the First Presideny to the Bishops that may have mentioned this. I have not seen any such thing myself.
According to a release from the Relief Society Presidency, the Relief Society Declaration "has many uses: Individual sisters may want to use it to remind them of the ideals of faithful Latter-day Saint women; Relief Society presidents may want to devote a first Sunday message to the concepts it contains; convert sisters or young women may want to use the Declaration to help make the transition into Relief Society; and parents may want to devote a family home evening lesson to themes contained in the Declaration." (“Who We Are,” Ensign, Mar. 2000, 72)
These are the appropriate uses for it.

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