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Show ' ' ' l' ?Vf V . i f'r'4s S1- Relief Society Displays Women's Role Seen in Resource Center Skillful in design and poweiltil in impact, the exhibits in the new Rebel Society Womens Resource Center de pict every facet of a woman's role m the Church and in life. The resource center, which will open March 29, consists of numerous displays set up throughout the Relief Society Building, 76 N. Main Street, construe teil by Relief Society women from many stakes The purpose of the center is to allow all Relief Society sisters to capitalize on one anothers different talents," said Barbara B Smith, general president of the Relief Society. Sisters who see the various exhibits can take the foundation already built, then go forward in their own Relief Societies with their own talents, she An assortment of foods comprises display on food storage. said Marian R. Boyer, Relief Society counselor, examines food storage display. The committee of Relief Society general board members m charge of the resource center is headed by Shirley Thomas and includes Marian Johnson, Helen Jeppson, Carol Hansen and Edythe Watson The displays include posters, photographs and objects giving advice on gardening, food storage, childhood education, music, homemaking, leadership and creath e lessons An idea center will provide for exchange of ideas among Relief Society organizations all over the world. Women in different stakes will be invited to send their ideas for activities, lessons, music, etc., into the Relief Society headquarters. Barbara B. Smith, Relief Society general president, and Dorothy Stevens of Salt Lake Ensign Stake examine quilts in stitchery display of Relief Society resource center. These ideas will be passed through the Church Correlation Department, then placed into a special "idea book" in the resource center that all women may see and draw from. Sister Smith explained. Another center is a feature make-i- t in the resource media" workshop will demonstrate in which women making various visual aids for Relief Society lessons. A model of the womens monument to be constructed in Nauvoo. Ill , is aKo a part ot the resource center. The center will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a m. to 3 p m tor two weeks beginning March. 29 It will also be opened on Saturday, April 10, for a special program lor Young Vlult women Several hostesses will lie in the building to show groups and individual the displays Sister Smith and Sister Boyer examine models of women's monument planned for Nauvoo, III. Cannon of the Relief Society general presidency displays sign that identifies the nursery exfybtt. Janath R. ' .1 , ;i , Fhotos by O. Wallace Kasteler The resource center will be an ongoing effort that will continue after General Conference has ended, Sister Smith said It will contain permanent displays and rotating displays that will be donated periodically by ddferent stakes The Primary and Young Women will also be invited to sponsor displays in the center so that all womens i gamzations in the Church may contn bute ideas Wtk ENDINQ,WsRCH,27(j1976 $ CHURCH J |