Relief Society

E510053

auxiliary organization organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints women’s organization

The Relief Society is the women’s organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, focused on spiritual growth, charitable service, and community support.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Relief Society canonical	9
Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	2
Latter-day Saint women’s organizations	1
Nauvoo Relief Society	1
Relief Society General President	1
Relief Society leadership	1
general Relief Society	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5296757 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Relief Society
Context triple: [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, subsidiaryOrganization, Relief Society]

A. Job’s Daughters International
Job’s Daughters International is a Masonic-affiliated youth organization for girls and young women that promotes leadership, community service, and personal development grounded in moral and spiritual values.
B. Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society was a Methodist women’s organization dedicated to supporting and conducting missionary work abroad, particularly in education, healthcare, and evangelism.
C. LDS
LDS is the three-letter National Rail station code for Leeds railway station in West Yorkshire, England.
D. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a worldwide Christian restorationist church founded in the 19th century by Joseph Smith, known for its distinctive theology, missionary work, and strong emphasis on family and community.
E. Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church) is a leading governing body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints composed of twelve men regarded as prophets, seers, and revelators who oversee church affairs worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Relief Society
Target entity description: The Relief Society is the women’s organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, focused on spiritual growth, charitable service, and community support.

A. Job’s Daughters International
Job’s Daughters International is a Masonic-affiliated youth organization for girls and young women that promotes leadership, community service, and personal development grounded in moral and spiritual values.
B. Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society was a Methodist women’s organization dedicated to supporting and conducting missionary work abroad, particularly in education, healthcare, and evangelism.
C. LDS
LDS is the three-letter National Rail station code for Leeds railway station in West Yorkshire, England.
D. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a worldwide Christian restorationist church founded in the 19th century by Joseph Smith, known for its distinctive theology, missionary work, and strong emphasis on family and community.
E. Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church) is a leading governing body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints composed of twelve men regarded as prophets, seers, and revelators who oversee church affairs worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	auxiliary organization ⓘ organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ women’s organization ⓘ
coreActivity	leadership development for women ⓘ religious instruction ⓘ service projects ⓘ visiting and ministering to members ⓘ welfare and humanitarian aid ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
emphasis	service in home, church, and community ⓘ
focus	charity ⓘ education and self-reliance ⓘ family support ⓘ personal righteousness ⓘ
foundedBy	Joseph Smith ⓘ Latter-day Saint women in Nauvoo ⓘ
foundingLocation	Nauvoo, Illinois ⓘ
governingBody	General Relief Society Presidency ⓘ
hasPart	general Relief Society ⓘ linked to: Relief Society stake Relief Society ⓘ ward Relief Society ⓘ
hasPublication	Ensign and other Church magazines (historically including Relief Society Magazine) ⓘ
inception	1842 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
meetingType	Sunday meetings ⓘ weeknight activities ⓘ
membership	adult women members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
motto	Charity never faileth ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	one of the oldest and largest women’s organizations in the world ⓘ
parentOrganization	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ linked to: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
purpose	charitable service ⓘ community support ⓘ relief of the poor and needy ⓘ spiritual growth of women ⓘ strengthening faith in Jesus Christ ⓘ
religion	Latter-day Saint ⓘ linked to: Latter Day Saint
religiousAffiliation	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ linked to: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
reportsTo	First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ linked to: First Presidency Quorum of the Twelve Apostles ⓘ linked to: Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
scope	worldwide ⓘ
subdivision	general Relief Society presidency ⓘ local Relief Society presidencies ⓘ
supportsProgram	humanitarian aid initiatives of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ ministering program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ welfare program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
targetDemographic	adult women ⓘ
theologicalFoundation	Latter-day Saint doctrine of charity and service ⓘ belief in Jesus Christ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints → subsidiaryOrganization → Relief Society ⓘ

Emma Hale Smith → associatedWith → Relief Society ⓘ

Adele Howells → affiliation → Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ

linked to: Relief Society

Adele Howells → organizationDirected → Latter-day Saint women’s organizations ⓘ

linked to: Relief Society

Eliza R. Snow → memberOf → Relief Society ⓘ

Eliza R. Snow → affiliation → Nauvoo Relief Society ⓘ

linked to: Relief Society

Relief Society → hasPart → general Relief Society ⓘ

linked to: Relief Society

Young Women organization → worksWith → Relief Society ⓘ

Zina D. H. Young → memberOf → Relief Society ⓘ

LDS Church leadership → includesRole → Relief Society General President ⓘ

linked to: Relief Society

Jane Snyder Richards → memberOf → Relief Society ⓘ

Jane Snyder Richards → knownFor → Relief Society leadership ⓘ

linked to: Relief Society

Mary Ellen Smoot → affiliation → Relief Society ⓘ

Mary Ellen Smoot → organizationLed → Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ

linked to: Relief Society

Emma Smith → memberOf → Relief Society ⓘ

Emma Hale → memberOf → Relief Society ⓘ

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated Show

Statements (48)

How these facts were elicited Show

Referenced by (16)

How this entity was disambiguated

How these facts were elicited