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Submitted by Jenny Smith on Sat, 05/23/2009 - 1:38pm

This is the main page for the Relief Society Welfare section. Follow the links below to see information relating to welfare.

LDS Burial and Mormon Funeral Planning Information

This has been a difficult topic to research, but since there is so little information about this online, and since funerals are often planned in just a few days, I thought it might be helpful to post some information to those who are looking for information about how to prepare the body of a deceased LDS church member for burial.

LDS Funeral and Meal Planning

Funeral family meal planning is something many Relief Society Presidents
may have to organize without ever actually having planned a such a gathering
before!

Comforting the Grieving / What NOT to say at a funeral

The following information is regarding the grieving process and provides ideas on how to comfort the grieving. It also includes a section of "what not to say".

The Grieving Process (Kubler-Ross):

  1. Denial/Isolation - this normal response to grief is our way of buffering the aftershock. Can last for hours or weeks. Characterized by numbness, disbelief, disorientation, holding on strategies. This step allows time to help us

Creative Ways to help members work when receiving welfare assistance

Members receiving assistance from the Bishop's store house may have a variety of challenges that make it difficult to assign work to them.

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