Background
Lyman, Amy Brown was born on February 7, 1872 in Pleasant Grove, Utah, United States. Daughter of John and Margaret (Zimmerman) Brown.
Lyman, Amy Brown was born on February 7, 1872 in Pleasant Grove, Utah, United States. Daughter of John and Margaret (Zimmerman) Brown.
Graduate Normal School, Brigham Colorado (special certificate, Home or Social Service, 1917).
Born in Pleasant Grove, Utah Territory, Amy Cassandra Brown was the 23rd of 25 children born to John Brown. As a representative, she pushed for statewide support of the federal Sheppard–Towner Acting, which provided for federally financed instruction in maternal and infant health care and gave 50–50 matching funds to individual United States. states to build women"s health care clinics. Social welfare department In 1919, Lyman founded and headed the Relief Society Social Service Department as part of the church"s Relief Society program
She would head the department for 16 years.
In 1973, the organization became a corporation separate from the church"s Relief Society and was renamed Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) Social Services. (The organization has since been renamed Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) Family Services) As head of the Social Service Department, Lyman created a training program in which stake delegates attended classes in family welfare work.
Relief Society presidency From 1928 to 1940, Lyman was the first counselor to president Louise Y. Robison in the Relief Society general presidency. Lyman succeeded Robison as president in 1940 and served until 1945.
= Requested release In 1943, the First Presidency discovered that Richard Lyman had been cohabitating with another woman since 1925, which resulted in his excommunication on November 12, 1943, for violations of the law of chastity.
Due to the marital problems resulting from her husband"s infidelity, Lyman requested that she be released. She was honorably released on April 6, 1945, and was succeeded by her second counselor, Belle South. Spafford.
Member American Red Cross Home Service Committee, 1918-1925. Member Utah House of Representatives (chairman Public Health Committee. Member budget committee Community Chest, 1930-1936.
Member American Association Social Workers, Daus.
Utah Pioneers Pi Gamma Museum Member American Association Mental Deficiency.
Received Distinguished Alumni award Brigham Young University, June 1937. Amy Brown Lyman Social Service Loan and Scholarship Fund established by Woman’s Relief Society, 1931.
Married Richard R. Lyman, September 9, 1896. Children: Wendell Brown (deceased), Margaret (Mistress Alexander Schreiner).