Spafford, Belle S. (Belle Smith), 1895-1982
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Spafford, Belle S. (Belle Smith), 1895-1982
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Spafford, Belle Smith
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Spafford, Marion Isabell Sims Smith 1895-1982
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Belle S. Spafford served as general president of the Relief Society from 1945-1974, longer than any other president in the history of the organization.
General president of the Relief Society.
Belle S. Spafford was born on October 8, 1895, in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1935, she was called to the Relief Society General Board and eight years later became a counselor in the general presidency. In April of 1945, she became the General Relief Society President serving in this capacity for 29 years. Under her leadership, the Relief Society grew at a tremendous rate. Also during this time, she was named a member of the board of trustees of the Church School System, the first woman ever appointed to that board. Outside of her religious duties, she served on the National Council of Women for 52 years, where she held many positions including that of president during the years of 1968-1969. She died at age 86 on February 2, 1982 as a result of a lingering illness. Belle S. Spafford was well known and respected by prominent religious and civic leaders alike.
General president of Relief Society (1945-1974).
Civic and Mormon Church leader. For the Mormon Church, she served on the Relief Society General Board for eight years starting in 1935, as the general Relief Society president for twenty-nine years starting in 1945, and as a member of the board of trustees of the Church School System. She seved on the National Council of Women for fifty-two years, where she held many positions including that of president during the years of 1968-9.
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