Marianne C. Sharp

Marianne C. Sharp
First Counselor in the general presidency of the Relief Society
April 6, 1945 – October 3, 1974[1]
Called by	Belle S. Spafford
Predecessor	Marcia K. Howells
Successor	Janath R. Cannon
Personal details
Born	Marianne Savage Clark October 28, 1901 Grantsville, Utah, United States
Died	January 2, 1990 (aged 88) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Resting place	Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′38″N 111°51′29″W / 40.7772°N 111.858°W
Spouse(s)	Ivor Sharp
Parents	J. Reuben Clark Luacine Annetta Savage

Marianne Savage Clark Sharp (October 28, 1901 – January 2, 1990)^[2] was the first counselor in the general presidency of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1945 until 1974.^[1]

Early life and education

Born Marianne Clark, she was a daughter of J. Reuben Clark, who was a member of the LDS Church's First Presidency, and his wife Luacine Annetta Savage Clark.^[2] Sharp was born in Grantsville, Utah.^[1] While growing up, she attended school in Washington D.C.. Marianne Clark attended Western High School where she was the editor of the school year book and graduated in 1919 as the valedictorian of her class.^[3]

Marianne Clark then went on to attend the University of Utah. She studied Ancient Languages,^[3] She received a teaching fellowship in Latin during her senior year at the university. Sharp and graduated in 1924 and continued teaching Latin at the University of Utah and also at Stewart Training School.^[4]

In 1927 she married Ivor Sharp in the Salt Lake Temple. For the next decade she lived in New York City. While there, she served for a time as a stake Relief Society president. From 1938 on she lived in Salt Lake City, Utah.^[3]

Church service

Sharp served on the General Relief Society Board for 34 years.^[3] She was appointed to the Relief Society General Presidency in 1940.^[2] J. Reuben Clark tried to dissuade Relief Society president Belle S. Spafford from choosing his daughter as a counselor. In 1943, she became the associate editor of Relief Society Magazine. She remained its editor until it ceased publication in January 1971.^[2] Sharp was made president of the Relief Society in April 1945.^[2]

Sharp was awarded an honorary doctorate of humanities from Brigham Young University in 1974. She served in numerous capacities throughout her lifetime, including as a member of the board of governors of the LDS Hospital and Primary Children's Medical Center. She was also a member of the General Deseret Industries Committee. Sharp was a consultant to the Ensign magazine and was part of the Presiding Bishopric's Training Committee for the church.^[2] She was also a delegate to the International Council of Women to meetings in Washington D.C. and Toronto.^[3]

Sharp died at Salt Lake City, Utah on January 2, 1990.^[2]

Publications

Articles

• "TA Present Day Challenge". Relief Society Magazine. 24 (1): 6–7. January 1937.

• "Morning Music of the Immortals". Relief Society Magazine. 26 (1): 31. January 1939.

• "Progress Under the Direction of the Priesthood". Relief Society Magazine. 27 (3): 168–169. March 1940.

• "Our Greatest Need". Relief Society Magazine. 27 (11): 775–777. November 1940.

• "Belle Smith Spafford Called to be Ninth General President of Relief Society, April 1945". Relief Society Magazine. 32 (5): 259–261. May 1945.

• "Dream for a Relief Society Building". Relief Society Magazine. 32 (12): 748–750. December 1945.

• "Bruce Redd McConkie Sustained a Member of First Council of Seventy". Relief Society Magazine. 33 (12): 818–819. December 1946.

• "Unveiling of the Portrait of President Belle S. Spafford". Relief Society Magazine. 34 (1): 4–5. January 1947.

• "Building for Eternity". Relief Society Magazine. 34 (3): 151–152, 214. March 1947.

• "Vesta P. Crawford Appointed Associate Editor of the Relief Society Magazine". Relief Society Magazine. 34 (10): 664. October 1947.

• "Joy in Leadership". Relief Society Magazine. 34 (12): 812–815. December 1947.

• "The Annual General Relief Society Conference". Relief Society Magazine. 34 (12): 798–800. December 1947.

• "The Annual General Relief Society Conference". Relief Society Magazine. 34 (12): 798–800. January 1947.

• "And What of the Promise". Relief Society Magazine. 35 (11): 727–729. November 1948.

• "Annual General Relief Society Conference". Relief Society Magazine. 36 (12): 798–800. November 1949.

• "Relief Society in the Lives of Latter-Day Saint Women". Relief Society Magazine. 39 (3): 147–148. March 1952.

• "Joy Here and Hereafter". Relief Society Magazine. 39 (11): 722–724. November 1952.

• "For Every Man Receiveth Wages". Relief Society Magazine. 40 (11): 720–721. November 1953.

• "But One Thing Is Needful". Relief Society Magazine. 41 (11): 721–724. January 1954.

• "Examples of the Believers". Relief Society Magazine. 42 (11): 723–725. November 1955.

• "The Grand Key - Words of Relief Society". Relief Society Magazine. 45 (11): 721–722. November 1958.

• "Study My Word". Relief Society Magazine. 46 (11): 721–723. November 1959.

• "Relief Society Today Needs You". Relief Society Magazine. 48 (11): 721–723. November 1961.

• "Relief Society - Builder of Testimonies". Relief Society Magazine. 49 (11): 802–803. November 1962.

• "The Seventy-fifth Anniversary Conference of the International Council of Women". Relief Society Magazine. 50 (9): 647–652. September 1963.

• "He Shall Prepare a Way". Relief Society Magazine. 50 (11): 813–814. November 1963.

• "Take My Yoke Upon You". Relief Society Magazine. 51 (11): 810–812. November 1964.

• "Love, the Measuring Rod". Relief Society Magazine. 52 (11): 808–809. November 1965.

• "Become a Friend of the Library". Relief Society Magazine. 53 (7): 490–491. July 1966.

• "None Other Name". Relief Society Magazine. 53 (11): 811–813. November 1966.

• "Security Amid Change". Relief Society Magazine. 54 (11): 810–812. November 1967.

• "Belle S. Spafford Elected President of the National Council of Women of the United States". Relief Society Magazine. 55 (11): 804–805. November 1968.

• "To Walk Uprightly Before the Lord". Relief Society Magazine. 55 (11): 812–814. November 1968.

• "The Greatest of These". Relief Society Magazine. 56 (11): 810–811. November 1969.

• "No One Can Endure on Borrowed Light". Relief Society Magazine. 57 (11): 808–810. November 1970.

• "Women and the Scriptures". Ensign. March 1971.

Editorials

• "A New Heart and a New Spirit". Relief Society Magazine. 30 (1): 35. January 1943.

• "Precedence of Relief Society Service". Relief Society Magazine. 30 (3): 186–187. March 1943.

• "Love One Another". Relief Society Magazine. 30 (4): 260–261. April 1943.

• "113th Annual Conference". Relief Society Magazine. 30 (5): 324–325. May 1943.

• "To Our Fathers". Relief Society Magazine. 30 (6): 397–398. June 1943.

• "Train Up a Child In the way He Should Go". Relief Society Magazine. 30 (8): 473, 522. August 1943.

• "Seek Knowledge". Relief Society Magazine. 30 (9): 552–553. September 1943.

• "Giving Thanks". Relief Society Magazine. 30 (11): 680. November 1943.

• "The Blessed Refrain". Relief Society Magazine. 30 (12): 746. December 1943.

• "Women and the Church Canning Program". Relief Society Magazine. 30 (12): 747. December 1943.

• "Gratitude to Our Leaders". Relief Society Magazine. 31 (3): 168–169. March 1944.

• "A Stone, in Place of Bread". Relief Society Magazine. 32 (1): 30–31. January 1945.

• "Gratitude For Church Guidance". Relief Society Magazine. 32 (3): 158. March 1945.

• "Howard S. McDonald Appointed President of B. Y. U.". Relief Society Magazine. 32 (5): 281. May 1945.

• "Time for the Canning Program". Relief Society Magazine. 32 (7): 415–416. June 1945.

• "Comfort Ye My People". Relief Society Magazine. 32 (10): 602–603. October 1945.

• "The Autumn Hails Anew". Relief Society Magazine. 32 (10): 603–604. October 1945.

• "The Idaho Falls Temple Dedicated". Relief Society Magazine. 32 (11): 664. November 1945.

• "She Looketh Well to the Ways of Her Household". Relief Society Magazine. 33 (11): 752. November 1946.

• "Faithful to the Pioneer Heritage". Relief Society Magazine. 34 (2): 108. February 1947.

• "The Mother as a Teacher". Relief Society Magazine. 34 (5): 324–325. May 1947.

• "Pioneer Example of Obedience". Relief Society Magazine. 34 (7): 466–467. July 1947.

• "Diamond Jubilee of Women's Periodical". Relief Society Magazine. 34 (10): 672–673. October 1947.

• "Warm Hearts and Friendly Hands". Relief Society Magazine. 35 (1): 28. January 1948.

• "The Annual General Church Conference". Relief Society Magazine. 35 (4): 248–249. April 1948.

• "A Blessing for Women". Relief Society Magazine. 35 (5): 310. May 1948.

• "A Friend Loveth at All Times". Relief Society Magazine. 35 (8): 532. August 1948.

• "The Family Hour". Relief Society Magazine. 35 (9): 594–595. September 1948.

• "Thanksgiving for Riches of the Spirit". Relief Society Magazine. 35 (11): 746. November 1948.

• "Renascence 1949". Relief Society Magazine. 36 (1): 28. January 1949.

• "Full Measure, Running Over". Relief Society Magazine. 36 (3): 174. March 1949.

• "Not in the Abundance of the Things Which He Possesseth". Relief Society Magazine. 36 (5): 310–311. May 1949.

• "Television in the Home". Relief Society Magazine. 36 (8): 532. August 1949.

• "The Best of Friends". Relief Society Magazine. 36 (10): 674–675. October 1949.

• "Christmas Down the Years". Relief Society Magazine. 36 (12): 826. December 1949.

• "The 120th Semi-Annual Church Conference". Relief Society Magazine. 36 (12): 826–827. December 1949.

• "Litter on Temple Square". Relief Society Magazine. 36 (12): 827. December 1949.

• "On the Spending of Time". Relief Society Magazine. 37 (2): 104–105. February 1950.

• "Brigham Young--Loyal and True". Relief Society Magazine. 37 (6): 390–391. June 1950.

• "The Quest for Peace". Relief Society Magazine. 37 (10): 674–675. October 1950.

• "The 121st Semi-Annual Conference". Relief Society Magazine. 37 (12): 836. December 1950.

• "Say Nothing But Repentance Unto This Generation". Relief Society Magazine. 38 (2): 104–105. February 1951.

• "Therewith to be Content". Relief Society Magazine. 38 (4): 252. April 1951.

• "The Blessing of Work". Relief Society Magazine. 38 (6): 390–391. June 1951.

• "Cease to Find Fault One With Another". Relief Society Magazine. 38 (8): 526–527. August 1951.

• "The Sabbath for Man". Relief Society Magazine. 38 (10): 676–677. October 1951.

• "The One Hundred Twenty-second Semi-Annual Conference of the Church". Relief Society Magazine. 38 (12): 830–831. December 1951.

• "Ernest L. Wilkinson Inaugurated President of Brigham Young University". Relief Society Magazine. 38 (12): 831–832. December 1951.

• "Not After the Manner of the World". Relief Society Magazine. 39 (2): 102–103. February 1952.

• "The Pursuit of Happiness". Relief Society Magazine. 39 (5): 298–299. May 1952.

• "The 122d Annual Church Conference". Relief Society Magazine. 39 (6): 386–387. June 1952.

• "Vote in the November Election!". Relief Society Magazine. 39 (9): 588–589. September 1952.

• "Praise Ye the Lord". Relief Society Magazine. 39 (11): 740–741. November 1952.

• "Gifts of Prayer". Relief Society Magazine. 40 (1): 34–35. January 1953.

• "The Song of the Righteous". Relief Society Magazine. 40 (5): 302–303. May 1953.

• "The 123rd Annual Church Conference". Relief Society Magazine. 40 (6): 390. June 1953.

• "Congratulations to President David O. McKay on His Eightieth Birthday". Relief Society Magazine. 40 (9): 596. September 1953.

• "Never Give a Cross…Word". Relief Society Magazine. 40 (9): 596–597. September 1953.

• "After Much Tribulation Come the Blessings". Relief Society Magazine. 40 (11): 744–745. November 1953.

• "The 124th Semi-Annual Church Conference". Relief Society Magazine. 40 (12): 824. December 1953.

• "A Happier Life in the New Year". Relief Society Magazine. 41 (1): 36. January 1954.

• "The Lifeblood of Relief Society". Relief Society Magazine. 41 (3): 170–171. March 1954.

• "The 124th Annual Church Conference". Relief Society Magazine. 41 (6): 382–384. June 1954.

• "Be Ye Kind". Relief Society Magazine. 41 (9): 590–591. September 1954.

• "The 125th Semi-Annual Church Conference". Relief Society Magazine. 41 (12): 822–823. December 1954.

• "Taking Time to Safeguard Children". Relief Society Magazine. 42 (2): 98–99. February 1955.

• "Relief Society for the Perfection of Women". Relief Society Magazine. 42 (3): 168–169. March 1955.

• "A Word of Appreciation". Relief Society Magazine. 42 (5): 304–305. May 1955.

• "The 125th Annual Church Conference". Relief Society Magazine. 42 (6): 368–369. June 1955.

• "Family Patterns". Relief Society Magazine. 42 (8): 514–515. August 1955.

• "Anxiously Engaged in a Good Cause". Relief Society Magazine. 42 (9): 588–589. September 1955.

• "Thankfulness for the Gospel Heritage". Relief Society Magazine. 42 (11): 744–745. November 1955.

• "The 126th Semi-Annual Church Conference". Relief Society Magazine. 42 (12): 816–818. December 1955.

• "The Constitution of the Relief Society". Relief Society Magazine. 43 (3): 172. March 1956.

• "The Gifts for Mother's Day". Relief Society Magazine. 43 (5): 312. May 1956.

• "The 126th Annual Church Conference". Relief Society Magazine. 43 (6): 374–375. June 1956.

• "The Priceless Gift of Peace". Relief Society Magazine. 43 (8): 526–527. August 1956.

• "And They Shall Teach Their Children". Relief Society Magazine. 43 (9): 592–593. September 1956.

• "A Dedicated Home for Relief Society". Relief Society Magazine. 43 (12): 817–818. December 1956.

• "Blessings Attendant Upon an Office". Relief Society Magazine. 44 (4): 240. April 1957.

• "The Spirit of the Pioneer". Relief Society Magazine. 44 (7): 442. July 1957.

• "Her Choice". Relief Society Magazine. 44 (9): 588. September 1957.

• "Eternal Bonuses". Relief Society Magazine. 44 (10): 662. October 1957.

• "The Message of Christmas". Relief Society Magazine. 44 (12): 814. December 1957.

• "Be My Valentine". Relief Society Magazine. 45 (2): 98. February 1958.

• "Making Right Choices". Relief Society Magazine. 45 (5): 306. May 1958.

• "Necessary Conditions for the Restoration of the Gospel". Relief Society Magazine. 45 (7): 438. July 1958.

• "Children in Relief Society". Relief Society Magazine. 45 (10): 662. October 1958.

• "Accepting a Call to Service". Relief Society Magazine. 45 (11): 736. November 1958.

• "Obligations of the Mother's Authority". Relief Society Magazine. 46 (2): 96. February 1959.

• "Planning Summer Activities for Children". Relief Society Magazine. 46 (7): 439. July 1959.

• "Establishing Family Patterns". Relief Society Magazine. 46 (10): 658–659. October 1959.

• "The Supreme Gift". Relief Society Magazine. 46 (12): 812–813. December 1959.

• "Greatness from Righteous Endurance". Relief Society Magazine. 47 (2): 96–97. February 1960.

• "Wife and Mother". Relief Society Magazine. 47 (5): 306–307. May 1960.

• "Family Vacationing". Relief Society Magazine. 47 (7): 442–443. May 1960.

• "Enhancing the Joy of Family Living". Relief Society Magazine. 47 (9): 584–585. September 1960.

• "Thankfulness for a Prophet". Relief Society Magazine. 47 (11): 738–739. November 1960.

• "In Her Tongue is the Law of Kindness". Relief Society Magazine. 48 (2): 94–95. February 1961.

• "Train Up a Child as an Individual". Relief Society Magazine. 48 (5): 304–305. May 1961.

• "Prudent Living". Relief Society Magazine. 48 (9): 588–589. September 1961.

• "On Obedience". Relief Society Magazine. 48 (10): 658–659. October 1961.

• "Refinement of the Soul through Tribulation". Relief Society Magazine. 49 (2): 96. February 1962.

• "I Will Pour Out My Spirit". Relief Society Magazine. 49 (4): 256. April 1962.

• "A Sister to 321,174 Members". Relief Society Magazine. 49 (7): 506. July 1962.

• "Upon…The Parents". Relief Society Magazine. 49 (9): 654. September 1962.

• "The Wages of Indulgence". Relief Society Magazine. 49 (10): 736. October 1962.

• "Eternal Earnings in Twenty-four Hours". Relief Society Magazine. 50 (5): 378. May 1963.

• "Modern Pioneers". Relief Society Magazine. 50 (7): 506. July 1963.

• "An Understanding Heart". Relief Society Magazine. 50 (9): 662. September 1963.

• "We Thank Thee". Relief Society Magazine. 50 (11): 826. November 1963.

• "The Day of the Lamanite". Relief Society Magazine. 51 (1): 26–27. January 1964.

• "Relief Society Time at the New York World's Fair". Relief Society Magazine. 51 (4): 272–273. April 1964.

• "The Intent of The Heart". Relief Society Magazine. 51 (7): 500–501. June 1964.

• "Gratitude". Relief Society Magazine. 51 (11): 826–827. November 1964.

• "Who's on The Lord's Side, Who?". Relief Society Magazine. 51 (12): 908–909. December 1964.

• "The Measure of Greatness". Relief Society Magazine. 52 (2): 102–103. February 1965.

• "Sufficient Unto the Day". Relief Society Magazine. 52 (4): 270–271. April 1965.

• "Relief Society Compassion". Relief Society Magazine. 52 (5): 346. May 1965.

• "Belonging". Relief Society Magazine. 52 (9): 666–667. September 1965.

• "Under the Priesthood". Relief Society Magazine. 52 (11): 803. November 1965.

• "The Sustaining Power of Relief Society". Relief Society Magazine. 53 (3): 186–187. March 1966.

• "Development Through Service". Relief Society Magazine. 53 (9): 660–661. September 1966.

• "With Their Concentrated Efforts". Relief Society Magazine. 53 (10): 736–737. October 1966.

• "The Joy of Volunteer Service". Relief Society Magazine. 54 (1): 34–35. January 1967.

• "The Worth of a Grandmother". Relief Society Magazine. 54 (8): 584–585. August 1967.

• "Hold Up Your Light". Relief Society Magazine. 54 (9): 660–661. September 1967.

• "Gifts of a Mother". Relief Society Magazine. 54 (12): 830–831. December 1967.

• "To You With Love". Relief Society Magazine. 55 (2): 106. February 1968.

• "On Graciousness". Relief Society Magazine. 55 (4): 262. April 1968.

• "Preparing for the Later Years". Relief Society Magazine. 55 (7): 496. July 1968.

• "Obedience in Depth". Relief Society Magazine. 55 (8): 584. August 1968.

• "Fasting and Prayer". Relief Society Magazine. 56 (1): 22. January 1969.

• "Truth Abideth Forever". Relief Society Magazine. 56 (4): 276. April 1969.

• "Leisure for Oneself". Relief Society Magazine. 56 (8): 580. August 1969.

• "A Little Lower Than the Angels". Relief Society Magazine. 57 (1): 20–21. January 1970.

• "A Divine Gift". Relief Society Magazine. 57 (3): 178–179. March 1970.

• "Through His Diligence and Obedience". Relief Society Magazine. 57 (5): 342–343. May 1970.

• "Two Who Care". Relief Society Magazine. 57 (7): 502–503. July 1970.

• "Welcome the Call". Relief Society Magazine. 57 (9): 658–659. September 1970.

• "Sharing With Others". Relief Society Magazine. 57 (11): 822–823. November 1970.

• "Facing Forward". Relief Society Magazine. 57 (12): 894–895. December 1970.

References

1. Ludlow, Daniel H, ed. (1992). "Appendix 1: Biographical Register of General Church Officers". Encyclopedia of Mormonism. New York: Macmillan Publishing. p. 1648. ISBN 0-02-879602-0. OCLC 24502140.
2. "Marianne C. Sharp Dies, Ex-Relief Society Leader". Deseret News. 3 Jan 1990. Retrieved 29 Jan 2014.
3. "Death: Marianne C. Sharp". Deseret News. 4 Jan 1990. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
4. "Marianne Sharp to Receive Honorary Doctorate at BYU". The Daily Herald. 31 Jul 1974. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

Further reading

• Quinn, D. Michael. J. Reuben Clark: The Church Years. Provo: Brigham Young University Press, 1983. p. 92-93.