This post is an article written for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints August 1992 Ensign publishing. It was written by Gracia Jones, the Chief Historian for the Joseph Smith Jr and Emma Hale Smith Historical Society. It’s being republished as the content about our grandmother Emma is just as relevant today with […]
Joseph Smith has a granddaughter through his son, Alexander Hale Smith named after her grandmother, “Emma Belle Smith”. She was born 17 Mar 1869 and died 3 May 1960. On the 5th of May 1887, she married my great grandfather, William Forrester Kennedy. They had 5 children, the first 3 died at birth or shortly […]
16 April 1843 Easter Sunday Sermon I have labored hard & sought evry way to try to prepare this people to comprehend the things that God is unfolding to me In speaking of the resurrection I would say that God hath shown unto me a vission of the resurrection of the dead & I saw […]
Article compiled by John Kinhan, Topsfield, Massachusetts for the dedication of the Smith Family Monument 14 May 2022 In 1820, Joseph Smith, Jr., had his first great vision of God, his vision of Deity. In 2020, the bicentennial of the Great Vision, the Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints (“LDS”) […]
Though life was difficult for Joseph and Emma, they loved and supported each other through their letters. During the 17 years of their marriage, Joseph and Emma Smith endured many hardships. Joseph traveled extensively for the Church and was often obliged to find safety among friends to avoid angry mobs or numerous legal harassments. While […]
Preview She was a name in our family database, but nobody knew much about her. Family tradition said her mother and step-father took her to Chicago where she grew up and became a professional nurse. It was rumored that she had been baptized into the LDS Church[i]; it was also rumored that she had joined […]
How Joseph Smith Got His Horse, “Joe Duncan” The issue of Joseph getting the horse he called “Joe Duncan” is not in question, but how he got it and from whom is in question. From the Sanders family there is strong testimony that it was Moses Martin Sanders who gave him the horse. What do […]
Emma crossing the Mississippi in the middle of winter We honor Emma as the first president of the Relief Society—an Elect Lady—Mother in Israel. These titles were given her by the Lord and carry a peculiar meaning for a peculiar people. Her mission was unique and her sacrifice unparalleled. She labored in the heat of […]
Tunbridge is known for covered bridges still standing and used.Joseph Smith was born in Sharon, Vermont but the history of the Smith family in Vermont has been much earlier than that. Tunbridge is also the ancestral homeland to Brigham Young and many other of the early leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter […]
Joseph Smith In a remarkably concrete version of preparing for the brighter day, Joseph Smith had told the early Saints to build cities. The way to bring in the millennial reign was to gather people into cities of Zion. He even provided a plat with block layouts and instructions for farmers to live in towns […]
