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Jul 10, 2018 · Named by the Lord as “an elect lady” and known for being the first Relief Society General President, Emma Hale Smith, wife of the Prophet Joseph Smith, lived a life of sacrifice and service.
Feb 17, 2023 · Groundbreaking Emma Smith biographer, a ‘giant’ in Mormon scholarship, dies at 82. Jan. 16, 1941 — Feb. 12, 2023: Linda King Newell’s book brought to life the faith’s first first lady. Linda...
Apr 23, 2013 · The Mormon Reinvention of Emma Smith. The way Emma Smith's story is carefully sculpted reveals as much about gender expectations and religious norms in our own era as it did when Brigham...
May 7, 2021 · Latter-day Saint historian Jennifer Reeder has published a book about Emma Smith, wife of Joseph Smith, that looks at her complicated life, hardships and faith, using her own words as much as possible.
Joseph and Emma Smith centered their marriage and family in the gospel of Jesus Christ—an example to all.
The Joseph and Emma Smith family weathered tremendous opposition and tragedy, including political and religious persecution, forced homelessness, the untimely deaths of seven children, and Joseph’s own martyrdom. 1 In times of difficulty, family members turned to each other for strength.
Jul 7, 2021 · Jennifer Reeder, a historian for the Utah-based church, seeks to break through that mystery and the myth in her new biography, appropriately titled “ First: The Life and Faith of Emma Smith ,”...
