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    18 March 2016 - AUCKLAND, New Zealand
    News Release

    Latter-day Saints Mark Anniversary of Relief Society

    This week Latter-day Saint women around the Pacific Area are marking the anniversary of the establishment of one of the world's oldest and largest women's organisations—the Relief Society.

    The organisation was formed on 17 March 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois, United States.

    Read more about the Relief Society, its history, and some of the contributions of those who belong to it.

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