“Index,” The Latter-day Saint Woman: Basic Manual for Women, Part A (2000), 281–90 “Index,” The Latter-day Saint Woman: Basic Manual for Women, Part A, 281–90 Index A Abinadi before King Noah picture section 11 Alma Baptizes in the Waters of Mormon picture section 12 The Announcement of Christ’s Birth to the Shepherds picture section 5 Art developing talents in 240 encouraging in the home 240 B Babies foods for 167–69 mother’s milk and bottle feeding 166–68 nutrition for 165–69 when to feed other foods 168–69 Baptism covenant of 24 and eternal life 22–24 lesson on 22–28 obligations after 26–28 requirements for 24 scriptures on 28 why we must be baptized 23 Benson, Ezra Taft, brief biography 279 Body, sacredness of 60–61 Books, encouraging the enjoyment of good 242 Boy Samuel Called by the Lord picture section 3 Budgeting Church contributions, savings, food, clothing, housing, medical expenses, transportation, utilities 152–59 lesson on 152–59 planning how to use family finances 152–54 sample budget (21-b) 155 Building needed items 193 Building the Ark picture section 1 C Cereals for babies 168 for good nutrition 163 Charity lesson on 55–59 perfect love 55 pure love of Christ 55 service and 57–58 Chastity breaking law of chastity a sin 60–61 dating and 62–63 example of parents and 65 importance of 60–61 law of 60 lesson on 60–65 modest dress and 64 sacredness of the body 60–61 scriptures on 65 teaching children 61–65 Children family business, teaching to help care for 219 family work projects and 220 gospel principles, teaching children to apply 230 older children to care for younger ones, teaching 219 responsibility, giving 231 self-mastery, teaching 227–31 work, teaching children the enjoyment of 220–21 work hard, teaching children to 214–15 Christ and Children from around the World picture section 10 Crucifixion, picture of (2-c) 18 developing faith in 2–11 praying in Gethsemane, picture of (2-b) 17 taking upon us the name of 24 Church meetings blessings from attending 127 children’s meetings 126 girls’ meetings 126 fast and testimony 124 lesson on 122–29 making meetings successful 126–27 priesthood meetings 124 Primary 126 purposes of 122–26 Relief Society 126 sacrament meeting 122–24 scriptures on 129 Sunday School 126 women’s meetings 126 Young Women 126 Cleanliness and order, in the home 243 Contention comes from the devil 31 drives the Holy Ghost away 31 Counseling with our families family council in 111–113 lesson on 108–14 value of 113 Covenants of baptism 24 definition of 24 sacrament 24 D Dating standards and chastity 62–64 encouraging 62–64 Debt avoiding 158 managing family finances, lesson on 152–59 Developing employment skills, lesson on 206–13 talents, lesson on 198–205 and teaching self-mastery, lesson on 223–32 Disabilities, involving members with vi–vii Disease prevention cleanliness 171 controlling germs 170–71 good health practices 174 immunization chart (24-a) 172 immunizations 171–74 keeping insects out of the home 170 lesson on 170–75 proper disposal of animal and human wastes 171 protect food 171 Resistance and Immunity to Disease chart (24-a) 172 signs of sickness 174 treating the sick 174 Dress standards and modesty 64–65 encouraging modesty 64 E Employment skills, developing, lesson on 206–13 Endure to the end 27 Environment, home art 240 cleanliness in 243 creating an uplifting, lesson on 233–44 entertainment 242–43 how to improve 235–43 influence of home 233–43 music in the home 235–40 nature’s beauties can improve 240–42 order 243 pictures to improve 240 scriptures and books 242 talents and handwork 240 television 243 Esther before the king, picture of (6-a) 46 picture section 4 Eternal life, some requirements for 26–27 Eternal marriage blessings of 68–71 lesson on 66–74 preparing for 71–72 reasons for 66 requirements for 71 sacrificing for 72–73 selecting an eternal companion 62 71–72 Example, setting for families, friends, nonmembers 135 F Faith definition of 2 exercise 5–8 how to develop 2–5 keep by obedience 8–10 lesson on 2–11 scriptures on 11 Families counseling with, lesson on 108–14 managing the finances of, lesson on 152–59 nutrition for, lesson on 160–64 teaching the value of work and responsibility, lesson on 214–22 “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” x Family council, holding 113 Family home evening blessings from 120–21 every family should hold 115 helps create a good feeling in the home 235 lesson on 115–21 Monday evening free for 115 Fast and testimony meeting ordinances performed in 124 purpose of 124 when held 124 Fasting blessings from 43 children and 44 Esther and 45–47 families and 43–44 lesson on 43–47 obedience and 47 obligation after baptism 26 prayer and 44 and prayer increase spirituality 43 reason for 43 scriptures on 47 source of power 44–47 Fathers counseling together with families, lesson on 108–14 counseling with wives 111 priesthood ordinances 82 85 role in the home 93–94 108 Fellowshipping and missionary work, lesson on 130–37 Finances avoiding debt 158 budgeting 154–58 managing family, lesson on 152–59 necessities 157 planning how to use 152–54 sample budget (21-b) 155 savings 154–57 tithing and Church contributions 154 Forgiveness, repentance brings 16–21 Friends inviting into homes or to Church meetings 135–36 missionary work and fellowshipping, lesson on 130–37 Friendshipping missionary work and, lesson on 130–37 new members 136 Fruits for babies 168 for good nutrition 160 163 Fruit trees, planting 188–90 G Gardening home, lesson on 176–85 planning for home 177–83 planting the garden 183 preparing the garden site 181–83 prophets’ counsel on 176 tending the garden 183 Good example, setting for families, friends, nonmembers 135 Gospel atmosphere for learning in the home 246 bearing testimony to children 252 blessings of studying 252–53 family home evening and 252 learning the gospel in our homes, lesson on 245–53 parents must teach 245 planning for family study 246–52 praying with family 246–48 preparing to teach, lesson on 254–62 scriptures on 253 260–62 scriptures, study of 248–52 257–59 teaching moments 248 teaching one another 254–57 Grant, Heber J., brief biography 278 H Hinckley, Gordon B., brief biography 280 Holy Ghost bearing testimony 274 comforts 33–34 decisions and 32 following promptings of 134–35 guidance of 26 271–74 helps us grow in the Church 32 how He helps us 32–35 how to keep Him with us 31–32 inspires good qualities 32 lesson on the gift of 29–36 scriptures on 35 276 seek companionship of 35 teaching by the power and influence of 271–72 274 testifies of the truth 34–35 warns us 32–33 will not dwell with the disobedient 31 who receives 35 why we need 29–31 Home art in 240 center for learning 245–46 creating an uplifting environment in, lesson on 233–44 creating good feelings in 235 gardening, lesson on 176–85 influence of 233–35 keeping an orderly home 146 learning the gospel in, lesson on 245–53 making a house a home 235–42 managing well, lesson on 146–51 music in 235–40 place for everything 148 planning work in 150 principles of order 148 home production, lesson on 186–96 self-reliance and home production 186–88 simplifying housework 148–50 Humility, requirement for baptism 24 Hunter, Howard W., brief biography 279–80 Husbands counseling with 111 showing love and consideration for 108–11 J Jesus at the Door picture section 9 K Kimball, Spencer W., brief biography 279 L The Last Supper, by Carl Bloch (17-a) 123 picture section 8 Latter-day Saint woman responsibilities and blessings of being Latter-day Saint mother 99–102 responsibilities and blessings of being Latter-day Saint wife 97–99 lesson on 97–107 single women 102–6 young women 102 Lee, Harold B., brief biography 279 Lessons, in this manual v–vi “The Living Christ” viii Literature, Church, giving Book of Mormon, tracts, books 133–34 Livestock, keeping 188 Love of Christ 55–56 commandment to 56 covenanted to 57–58 lesson on 55–59 perfect love—charity 55 service builds 57 M Managing family finances, lesson on 152–59 our homes well, lesson on 146–51 Manila Philippines Temple picture section 16 Manual, this each sister should study during week vi suggestions for teacher of v–vi for women and girls in Sunday meeting v Marriage blessings of eternal 68–71 lesson on eternal 66–74 preparing for eternal 71–72 sacrificing for eternal 72–73 temple marriage, why 66–68 Martin Handcart Company in Bitter Creek, Wyoming, 1856 picture section 15 Mary and Martha picture section 7 McKay, David O., brief biography 278–79 Meats and legumes for good nutrition 160 163 Meetings, Church inviting friends to 135–36 lesson on 122–29 obligation after baptism 26 Missionaries encouraging physical preparation for 140 how to be 131–36 mail to 143 missionary work and fellowshipping, lesson on 130–37 preparations for 138–42 preparing and encouraging, lesson on 138–44 preparing youth 138–42 responsibility for preparing 138 training needed 140 young women’s roles in helping 142–44 Missionary work and fellowshipping brings joy 131 how to do 131–36 importance of 130–31 lesson on 130–37 Modesty lesson on 60–65 modest dress 64 parental example 65 sacredness of the body 60–61 scriptures on 65 teaching children 61–65 Moses in the Bulrushes picture section 2 Mothers blessings and responsibilities of Latter-day Saint mother 99–102 nutrition for mother and baby, lesson on 165–69 N Nature, encouraging the enjoyment of 240–42 Needs, providing for our 188–93 Nephi Rebuking His Brothers, picture of (1-d) 9 Nutrition for the family, lesson on 160–64 Food Guide Pyramid (22-b) 162 foods that provide good nutrition 160–64 missionaries to learn to prepare nutritious meals 140 for mother and baby, lesson on 165–69 for pregnant women 165–67 preparing nutritious meals 163–64 Word of Wisdom and 160–63 O Order and cleanliness in the home 243 P Patience with nonmember family and friends 135 Perfection, way to 26–28 Personal development, lessons on 198–205 Peter, James, and John conferring the Melchizedek Priesthood on Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery, picture (11-a) 77 Picture section 291 Prayer for guidance of Holy Ghost 272 in preparing to teach 260 obligation 26 Presidents of the Church, brief biographies of 277–80 Prevention, disease, lesson on 170–75 Priesthood definition of 76 91 honoring and sustaining 92 lesson on the importance of 76–81 lesson on ordinances of 82–90 necessary for family exaltation 79–80 offices and responsibilities of 76 power of, through righteousness 78–79 restoration of, to Joseph Smith 76 scripture on 81 women and the, lesson on 91–96 Priesthood ordinances blessings from 85–87 definition and list of 82 lesson on 82–90 patience in waiting for blessings from 87–89 scriptures on 90 Priesthood meeting when held 124 who attends 124 Production, home gardening 190 lesson on 186–96 learning skills 193–95 maintaining possessions 193 making or building needed items 193 preserving food 190–93 providing for our needs 188–93 repairing possessions 193 self-reliance and 186–88 sewing and mending 193 Promptings of the Spirit, following 134–35 R “Relief Society Declaration” xi Repentance all need 15–16 brings forgiveness 16–21 lesson on 12–21 scriptures on 21 things we need to repent of 15 what it means to repent 12–15 Responsibility, teaching families, lesson on 214–22 Reverence at church 52 example and 54 for God 50 happiness and 51 for the house of the Lord 51 importance of 50 improving 52–53 lesson on 48–54 meaning of 50 for the name of Deity 50 “one of highest qualities of the soul” 48 parents and 53–54 teaching 53–54 the home and 51 S Sacrament, partaking regularly of 26 Sacrament meeting, purpose of 122–24 Salvation See baptism and eternal life Samuel the Lamanite on the Wall picture section 14 Savior, learn about 2 Scriptures applying scriptures to our lives 265–67 preparing to teach 267–69 study of, helps us receive our testimony 40 teaching from, lesson on 263–70 Sealing room, Vernal Utah Temple picture section 16 Self-mastery developing and teaching, lesson on 223–32 gaining 226–27 knowing ourselves 226 necessary for progression 223–26 pray and read scriptures for help in developing 227 setting goals 226–27 teaching children 227–31 Self-reliance and home production 186–88 Service builds love 57 covenant to provide 57–58 lesson on 55–59 Single women responsibilities 102–6 role of 102–6 Skills, employment developing, lesson on 206–13 earning money at home 208–11 learning skills we lack 193–95 mothers and 206–7 preparing for employment 207–8 reasons women may need to be employed 206 women should qualify to be homemakers and to earn a living 206–7 Smith, George Albert, brief biography 278 Smith, Joseph, brief biography 277 Smith, Joseph F., brief biography 278 Smith, Joseph Fielding, brief biography 279 Snow, Lorenzo, brief biography 277–78 Spirit of the Lord, creates a good feeling in the home 235 Sunday School 126 T Talents developing, lesson on 198–205 discovering and developing 199–201 everyone has talents and abilities 198–99 righteous use of brings happiness 202–5 scripture on 205 using or losing 201–2 Taylor, John, brief biography 277 Teaching applying scriptures to our lives 265–67 bearing testimony 274 families the value of work and responsibility, lesson on 214–22 from the scriptures, lesson on 263–70 loving those we teach 259–60 obtaining the guidance of the Holy Ghost 260 272–74 by the power and influence of the Holy Ghost, lesson on 271–76 preparing to teach, lesson on 254–62 preparing to teach the scriptures 267–69 praying for the Spirit 260 scriptures on 260–62 self-mastery, lesson on 223–32 study and preparation 257–59 teaching one another 254–57 Testimony bearing 42 building our own and others’ 41–42 David O. McKay, how he received 38–39 definition of 37 desire to believe is first step 40 do the will of God for 40 fast and pray often for 40–41 fast and testimony meeting 124 how to keep 41–42 how we can receive 38–41 Joseph F. Smith’s 37–38 lesson on 37–42 Marion G. Romney, how he received 39 ponder and pray with faith for 40 promptings to bear 132–33 truths that must be part of 37 Two Thousand Young Warriors picture section 13 V Vegetables for babies 168 for good nutrition 160 163 home garden, lesson on 176–85 planting and preserving 190–93 Volunteer work, as preparation for employment 207–8 W Water, use clean water for mixing with milk for babies 167 Weaknesses, Lord will show us our 17 Welfare of others, our concern 26 Woman at the Well, by Carl Bloch picture section 6 Women and the priesthood, lesson on 91–96 blessings from the priesthood 91–92 blessings for single women 102–5 blessings of Latter-day Saint mother 99–102 blessings of Latter-day Saint wife 97–99 developing employment skills, lesson on 206–13 earning money at home 208–12 honoring and sustaining the priesthood 92 Latter-day Saint, lesson on 97–107 mothers and employment 206–7 preparing for employment 205–8 relationship to priesthood leadership in the Church 94–95 relationship to priesthood leadership in the home 93–94 responsibilities of Latter-day Saint mother 99–102 responsibilities of Latter-day Saint wife 97–100 responsibilities of Latter-day Saint woman, lesson on 97–107 role of single woman 102–6 scriptures on 95 106 supporting priesthood bearers in the home 93–94 Woodruff, Wilford, brief biography 277 Work contributes to family success 216 family business, teaching children to help with 219–20 family work projects 220 children learning to enjoy 220–21 privilege of 214 teaching children 214–20 teaching to care for own physical needs 216–19 teaching families the value of, lesson on 214–22 teaching older children to care for younger ones 219 ways to teach children 216–20 Y Young, Brigham, brief biography 277