Clarissa S. Williams

Clarissa S. Williams
6th Relief Society General President
April 2, 1921 – October 7, 1928[1]
Called by	Heber J. Grant
Predecessor	Emmeline B. Wells
Successor	Louise Y. Robison
First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency
October 3, 1910 – April 2, 1921[1]
Called by	Bathsheba W. Smith
Predecessor	Annie Taylor Hyde
Successor	Jennie B. Knight
Treasurer of the General Presidency of the Relief Society
1901 – October 3, 1910
Called by	Bathsheba W. Smith
Personal details
Born	Clarissa Smith April 21, 1859 Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States
Died	March 8, 1930 (aged 70) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Cause of death	Nephritis
Resting place	Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37″N 111°51′29″W / 40.777°N 111.858°W
Spouse(s)	William N. Williams
Children	11
Parents	George A. Smith Susan E. West

Clarissa S. Williams

Clarissa Smith Williams (April 21, 1859 – March 8, 1930) was the sixth Relief Society General President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1921 to 1928. Williams was the first native Utahn to become Relief Society president.

Biography

Clarissa Smith was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, to Susan West, the seventh wife of LDS Church apostle George A. Smith.^[2]

In 1901, Williams was asked to serve as treasurer of the Relief Society by Bathsheba W. Smith, Smith's first wife.^[3] Williams served in this position until 1910, when she became the first counselor to president Emmeline B. Wells in the Relief Society general presidency. She held this position until 1921, when she was chosen to succeed Wells as president after Wells's death. Due to failing health, Williams asked to be released from her calling in 1928 and was succeeded by Louise Y. Robison. Williams died of nephritis in Salt Lake City and was buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.^[4]

Williams married William N. Williams on July 17, 1877 and was the mother of eleven children.

Publications in the Relief Society Magazine

Articles

• "Epistle to the Relief Society Concerning these War Times". Relief Society Magazine. 4 (7): 362–366. July 1917.
• "A Word of Counsel". Relief Society Magazine. 4 (12): 705–706. December 1917.
• "Report of Utah State Conservation Committee". Relief Society Magazine. 5 (1): 35–38. January 1918.
• "Annual Greetings". Relief Society Magazine. 6 (1): 49–51. January 1919.
• "Greeting". Relief Society Magazine. 9 (1): 1. January 1922.
• "Resignation of Mrs. Susa Young Gates". Relief Society Magazine. 8 (8): 440. August 1922.
• "Greeting". Relief Society Magazine. 9 (11): 564–567. November 1922.
• "Relief Society Conference Address Saturday Afternoon". Relief Society Magazine. 10 (3): 137. March 1923.
• "Response". Relief Society Magazine. 11 (11): 575–576. November 1924.
• "Response". Relief Society Magazine. 11 (11): 575–576. November 1924.
• "To Our Beloved Sisters". Relief Society Magazine. 11 (12): 601. December 1924.

Relief Society Conference

• "Relief Society Conference Address Saturday Afternoon". Relief Society Magazine. 7 (6): 346–353. June 1920.
• "Conference Address". Relief Society Magazine. 8 (6): 350–354. June 1921.
• "Officer's Meeting". Relief Society Magazine. 9 (6): 296–297. June 1922.
• "Instructions". Relief Society Magazine. 9 (6): 300–302. June 1922.
• "General Session Conference Address". Relief Society Magazine. 9 (6): 310–313. June 1922.
• "Officers' Meeting 10am". Relief Society Magazine. 9 (12): 616–619. December 1922.
• "General Session". Relief Society Magazine. 9 (12): 625–627. December 1922.
• "Relief Society Conference Address Officers' Meeting". Relief Society Magazine. 10 (6): 270. June 1923.
• "Instructions". Relief Society Magazine. 10 (6): 287–289. June 1923.
• "Conference Address: General Meeting". Relief Society Magazine. 10 (6): 290–293. June 1923.
• "Instructions". Relief Society Magazine. 10 (12): 613–615. December 1923.
• "Relief Society Conference Minutes: Conference Address". Relief Society Magazine. 10 (12): 621–624. December 1923.
• "Relief Society Conference Minutes". Relief Society Magazine. 11 (12): 628–633. December 1924.
• "Afternoon Session Address". Relief Society Magazine. 11 (12): 643–646. December 1924.
• "Health Work in the Relief Society". Relief Society Magazine. 12 (12): 634–635. December 1925.
• "Afternoon Session Address". Relief Society Magazine. 12 (12): 643–646. December 1925.
• "Officers' Meeting, Morning Session". Relief Society Magazine. 13 (6): 282–283. June 1926.
• "Official Instructions". Relief Society Magazine. 13 (6): 288–294. June 1926.
• "Conference Address". Relief Society Magazine. 13 (6): 328–332. June 1926.
• "Officers' Meeting, Morning Session". Relief Society Magazine. 14 (6): 264–265. June 1927.
• "General Session (Morning Session)". Relief Society Magazine. 14 (6): 294–295. June 1927.
• "Officers' Meeting". Relief Society Magazine. 14 (12): 602–604. December 1927.
• "Conference Address". Relief Society Magazine. 15 (12): 667–669. December 1928.
• "Conference Address". Relief Society Magazine. 16 (12): 655–656. December 1929.

Patriotic Department

• ""My Country Tis of Thee": Patriotic Department". Relief Society Magazine. 5 (2): 93–95. February 1918.
• ""My Country Tis of Thee": Patriotic Department". Relief Society Magazine. 5 (3): 144–146. March 1918.
• ""My Country Tis of Thee": Patriotic Department". Relief Society Magazine. 5 (4): 218–220. April 1918.
• ""My Country Tis of Thee": Patriotic Department". Relief Society Magazine. 5 (5): 266–267. May 1918.
• ""My Country Tis of Thee": Patriotic Department". Relief Society Magazine. 5 (6): 346–350. June 1918.
• ""My Country Tis of Thee": Patriotic Department". Relief Society Magazine. 5 (7): 408–410. July 1918.
• ""My Country Tis of Thee": Patriotic Department". Relief Society Magazine. 5 (8): 446–452. August 1918.
• ""My Country Tis of Thee": Patriotic Department". Relief Society Magazine. 5 (9): 520–523. September 1918.
• ""My Country Tis of Thee": Patriotic Department". Relief Society Magazine. 5 (10): 575–576. October 1918.
• ""My Country Tis of Thee": Patriotic Department". Relief Society Magazine. 5 (11): 635–637. November 1918.

Official Round Table

• "The Official Round Table". Relief Society Magazine. 6 (1): 41–43. January 1919.
• "The Official Round Table". Relief Society Magazine. 6 (2): 98–101. February 1919.
• "The Official Round Table". Relief Society Magazine. 6 (3): 163–166. March 1919.
• "The Official Round Table". Relief Society Magazine. 6 (4): 229–232. April 1919.
• "The Official Round Table". Relief Society Magazine. 6 (5): 287–288. May 1919.
• "The Official Round Table". Relief Society Magazine. 6 (6): 348–349. June 1919.
• "The Official Round Table". Relief Society Magazine. 6 (7): 411–413. July 1919.
• "The Official Round Table". Relief Society Magazine. 6 (9): 530–532. September 1919.
• "The Official Round Table". Relief Society Magazine. 6 (10): 596–598. October 1919.
• "The Official Round Table". Relief Society Magazine. 6 (10): 654–656. November 1919.
• "The Official Round Table". Relief Society Magazine. 7 (1): 37–41. January 1920.

See also

Relief Society

References

1. Ludlow, Daniel H, ed. (1992). "Appendix 1: Biographical Register of General Church Officers". Encyclopedia of Mormonism. New York: Macmillan Publishing. p. 1650. ISBN 0-02-879602-0. OCLC 24502140.
2. Peterson, Janet; Gaunt, LaRene (1990). Elect Ladies: Presidents of the Relief Society. Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book. pp. 97–109. ISBN 978-0-87579-416-7.
3. Turley Jr., Richard E.; Chapman, Brittany A. (2014). Women of Faith in the Latter Days. Salt Late City, Utah: Deseret Book. p. 276. ISBN 1609075889.
4. State of Utah Death Certificate.

External links

• "Clarissa Smith Williams", lds.org
• Nola Redd, Relief Society Presidents: Clarissa S. Williams
• Tributes to Williams in Relief Society Magazine

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