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[td]The church-wide implementation of [[Priesthood Correlation Program|Priesthood Correlation]] in the 1960s "radically transformed" the Relief Society.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hatch |first1=Tina |title="Changing Times Bring Changing Conditions": Relief Society, 1960 to the Present |page=95 |url=https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V37N03_75.pdf |access-date=22 November 2015}}</ref> These changes assisted in preparing the Relief Society for an era of a worldwide church; correlated lessons and materials were easier to translate and applicable to a broader audience. A side-effect of these changes was that the Relief Society lost much of the autonomy that it once enjoyed, notably around its budget.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}}[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In July 1970 the First Presidency sent two letters that stopped fund-raising activities and membership dues to the Relief Society and transferred control of the Relief Society assets to priesthood officers.<ref name=Rich2024>{{cite book |last1=Rich |first1=Katie Ludlow |last2=Sundahl |first2=Heather |title=Fifty Years of Exponent II |year=2024 |publisher=Signature Books |isbn=978-1-56085-477-7 |url=https://www.signaturebooks.com/books/p/fifty-years-of-exponent-ii |access-date=12 July 2025}}</ref>{{rp|29}} Effectively, direct decision making authority by the Relief Society over budget matters was lost at every level of church organization, as Relief Society representation was not added to the general finance committee, and at the local level women were not permitted to serve as financial clerks or as part of the bishopric.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}} Whereas before Relief Society Presidents had full discretion over budget dispersments, spending now had to go through a priesthood officer.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}}[/td]
[td]In July 1970 the First Presidency sent two letters that stopped fund-raising activities and membership dues to the Relief Society and transferred control of the Relief Society assets to priesthood officers.<ref name=Rich2024>{{cite book |last1=Rich |first1=Katie Ludlow |last2=Sundahl |first2=Heather |title=Fifty Years of Exponent II |year=2024 |publisher=Signature Books |isbn=978-1-56085-477-7 |url=https://www.signaturebooks.com/books/p/fifty-years-of-exponent-ii |access-date=12 July 2025}}</ref>{{rp|29}} Direct decision making authority by the Relief Society over budget matters was transferred at every level of church organization, as Relief Society representation was not added to the general finance committee, and at the local level women were not permitted to serve as financial clerks or as part of the bishopric.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}} Whereas before Relief Society Presidents had full discretion over budget disbursements, spending now had to go through a priesthood officer.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}}[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Additionally in 1970, the correlation committee ended the [[Relief Society Magazine]], to save on cost and streamline church publications.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}} This had the side effect of removing the primary communication method of the General Relief Society with its members, and directing formal communication through priesthood controlled channels.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}} The ''Relief Society Magazine'''s last edition was December 1970, after which it and several other church magazines were replaced with the ''[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]''.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}}[/td]
[td]Additionally in 1970, the correlation committee ended the [[Relief Society Magazine]], to save on cost and streamline church publications.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}} This had the side effect of removing the primary communication method of the General Relief Society with its members, and directing formal communication through priesthood controlled channels.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}} The ''Relief Society Magazine'''s last edition was December 1970, after which it and several other church magazines were replaced with the ''[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]''.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}}[/td]
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[td]The church-wide implementation of [[Priesthood Correlation Program|Priesthood Correlation]] in the 1960s "radically transformed" the Relief Society.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hatch |first1=Tina |title="Changing Times Bring Changing Conditions": Relief Society, 1960 to the Present |page=95 |url=https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V37N03_75.pdf |access-date=22 November 2015}}</ref> These changes assisted in preparing the Relief Society for an era of a worldwide church; correlated lessons and materials were easier to translate and applicable to a broader audience. A side-effect of these changes was that the Relief Society lost much of the autonomy that it once enjoyed, notably around its budget.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}}[/td]Revision as of 19:03, 30 August 2025
[/td][td]The church-wide implementation of [[Priesthood Correlation Program|Priesthood Correlation]] in the 1960s "radically transformed" the Relief Society.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hatch |first1=Tina |title="Changing Times Bring Changing Conditions": Relief Society, 1960 to the Present |page=95 |url=https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V37N03_75.pdf |access-date=22 November 2015}}</ref> These changes assisted in preparing the Relief Society for an era of a worldwide church; correlated lessons and materials were easier to translate and applicable to a broader audience. A side-effect of these changes was that the Relief Society lost much of the autonomy that it once enjoyed, notably around its budget.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}}[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In July 1970 the First Presidency sent two letters that stopped fund-raising activities and membership dues to the Relief Society and transferred control of the Relief Society assets to priesthood officers.<ref name=Rich2024>{{cite book |last1=Rich |first1=Katie Ludlow |last2=Sundahl |first2=Heather |title=Fifty Years of Exponent II |year=2024 |publisher=Signature Books |isbn=978-1-56085-477-7 |url=https://www.signaturebooks.com/books/p/fifty-years-of-exponent-ii |access-date=12 July 2025}}</ref>{{rp|29}} Effectively, direct decision making authority by the Relief Society over budget matters was lost at every level of church organization, as Relief Society representation was not added to the general finance committee, and at the local level women were not permitted to serve as financial clerks or as part of the bishopric.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}} Whereas before Relief Society Presidents had full discretion over budget dispersments, spending now had to go through a priesthood officer.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}}[/td]
[td]In July 1970 the First Presidency sent two letters that stopped fund-raising activities and membership dues to the Relief Society and transferred control of the Relief Society assets to priesthood officers.<ref name=Rich2024>{{cite book |last1=Rich |first1=Katie Ludlow |last2=Sundahl |first2=Heather |title=Fifty Years of Exponent II |year=2024 |publisher=Signature Books |isbn=978-1-56085-477-7 |url=https://www.signaturebooks.com/books/p/fifty-years-of-exponent-ii |access-date=12 July 2025}}</ref>{{rp|29}} Direct decision making authority by the Relief Society over budget matters was transferred at every level of church organization, as Relief Society representation was not added to the general finance committee, and at the local level women were not permitted to serve as financial clerks or as part of the bishopric.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}} Whereas before Relief Society Presidents had full discretion over budget disbursements, spending now had to go through a priesthood officer.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}}[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Additionally in 1970, the correlation committee ended the [[Relief Society Magazine]], to save on cost and streamline church publications.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}} This had the side effect of removing the primary communication method of the General Relief Society with its members, and directing formal communication through priesthood controlled channels.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}} The ''Relief Society Magazine'''s last edition was December 1970, after which it and several other church magazines were replaced with the ''[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]''.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}}[/td]
[td]Additionally in 1970, the correlation committee ended the [[Relief Society Magazine]], to save on cost and streamline church publications.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}} This had the side effect of removing the primary communication method of the General Relief Society with its members, and directing formal communication through priesthood controlled channels.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}} The ''Relief Society Magazine'''s last edition was December 1970, after which it and several other church magazines were replaced with the ''[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]''.<ref name=Rich2024 />{{rp|29}}[/td]
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