| Show r c I LIFE lH E SKETCH H OF PRESIDENT JOSEPH F P SMITH p Joseph ridding Fl Smith President of ot the tho Church was wa the son of ot I Hyrum Smith ana and Mary Field Fielding FieldIng ing lag Smith and was Will born Nov November November November ember U It 13 at Far F r West eat Cold Cald Coldwell Caldwell well county count Missouri He Ito Is 19 a nephew of ot the Prophet Iro Joseph eph Smith JIll His mother with her Infant nt ton son was drIven en In the following winter vinter from her horne horn while her husband with Joseph Smith and others olber was Will held hold In prison on account of his hll religion The family settled In Nauvoo Illinois which be became became became came the headquarters of ot the church and nd after atter his hi father Cather was murdered at t Carthage Cartha e at the same flame time that Jos Joseph Joseph eph Smith was Wa killed he was driven out of ot Nauvoo with hW h widowed moth mother er at and ond drove on an most mo t of ot the way from fron h to the tM Missouri ri rl river reaching r Winter Quarters In Inthe Inthe Inthe the tall fall of ot ISU being then but eight years rea of ot ag ore age At that hat place llaC he had charge of ot a It herd of or stock belonging to it his bIB mother and 1101 uncle In the summer ot Of un he crossed the plains with his 1111 mother driving an ox team and performing a It mans duty ar at arriving riving In Salt Lake Ike valley oler September Sep lie He followed the occupation of a It I herd berd boy until 1851 ml working occasion occasionally occasionally lon ally all In the harvest Held and In tho the mountains hauling wood On Septem September her ber t r 22 1 1851 his hll mother aged fifty Oft one ono years ear and nd two to months leaving him himen on nn orphan She had taught him to read and write by the flickering light of the camp fire re find the th tallow candle In Inthe inthe the log 10 cabin which was wall their first home in the tile mountains In April ISM 1851 he be was called callee on a to the Sa Islands and al ol although although though his hI hf education was very meagre he was IU promised that he should obtain a n knowledge of or the language by b the gift gin of ot God flod as I well aa Oil by study On Mn 27 2 7 1 I hi he started with other othet missionaries from Salt Belt Lake City CIl by wagon southward he bl was the youngest of ot the company being little over oer fifteen yarn ar of or age They proceeded across acron ihA ib deserts d to 0 California where th re they the sold old their outfits for money with which they the i ll l ld l their expenses 1 to the Sandwich Islands After various vicissItudes vicissitude they reached Honolulu Font 27 7 ISM HIt He lie 11 there appointed to labor In the Island of Maul On his way wa there then on oArd a email schooner he WM was w attacked with a severe lere fever and sal on 01 his IIII lii recovery recover commenced to study the Hawaiian language praying fervently for tor divine assistance In two months he Will was able ibl bl to preach and pi pisy ay and an 1 administer Gospel ordinances with case raBe and fluency In the native tongue I He lie lb spent pent about eighteen cn months month I upon that Island leland where here he became president of ot the Maul Maui conference Afterwards he ha presided over oer the Ie hala conference for tor MX six moUths months ond nd subsequently for tor lx Ix months over oer the Allo conference lie He was at fib when the great eat eruption eruption tion lion of ot August ass UiS with accompany accompanying ing tremendous shocks hocks ot of earthquake took place The flow ow ot of lava for tor about thirteen months After spending pending a year c r on the Island of ot Ha Hawaii HawaII wail he tie was a appointed to preside over oer the Molokai conference In the fall of ot 1557 ISH he M sailed Mile for Hono Honolulu Honolulu lulu meeting In III conference with the tho Elders laboring on the tho Sandwich lei lel Islands lelands ands where wh rE they received word sord from President Young to return to Utah UlAh He lie accordingly embarked on un the tho GUI of October for tor Ian Han an Francisco land landIng landIng Ing there In the tatter latter part of ot the month lie He started with others other down the coast cout to Santa Cruz Crux and made tile his way to San Ban Bernardino and hOve drove a S Steam team to Los Vegan and proceeded to Salt Lake City elt where he arrived Feb Pcb February rusty 4 1 ms He lie was aI at once on enlist enlisted ed ell In the Legion to defend the people I from the expected attack of ot tho the army ent sent t against them and until peace was waa 01 proclaimed under the proclamation ot of President ent Buchanan he was Wal almost constantly In the he saddle between Silt hIt r I Lake and Foit trost During the winter of ot ho was wall t arma of ot the territorial legislature He III was ordained one of ot the Seventies March 20 iSIS 1858 and nd on October 16 18 was ordained a High and appointed d a 11 member of the High Council In April 1860 ho tie was called on a mission to Great On Ott the of ot that month ho lie left Suit Salt Lake Oily working his way WilY eastward by driving a n team to tl Fort Des Dell Monies Moines Iowa Ho He called at ILl and visited some of ot his kindred Proceed Proceeding ing fag to New York he lie sailed for tor Liverpool Liver Liverpool Liverpool pool arriving there July Ho II labored In the tIme mission field In Sheffield Hull and Lincolnshire confer conter conferences l until the tho fall tall of ot 1862 1162 when he lie U visited Denmark and afterwards went to Paris and In Juno JUM 1863 was re to released reo leased to return home He M cached New York early In July and after arler arriving at the tho th frontiers crossed the tho plains as n chaplain physician In ft a company compan of ot emigrants In March 1864 1161 he lie started with others by stage to Sacramento on another mission to the Sandwich Islands Island arriving March I He lie was placed In charge charee of ot the mission and visited nit ull the Islands making snaking observations and arrangements with a View to establishing permanent headquarters He Ut returned home in December after being snowed In on his way la ia from San Sun Francisco In the Sierra Nevada mountains for several days lIas For or sonic some time titter after he lie was ns engaged In the tho church historians and la In labored bored borl d as us a homo home missionary He lie was elected a member of ot the city elt council of Salt Snit Lake City and also nisI a II member of the tho Territorial legislature aly 1 I Issa he was Walt ordained an nn Apostle by President Young and antI appoint appointed ed tl to fill 1111 u II vacancy In the Council of or orthe the Twelve October 8 1867 In he hu hewus wits called to 10 so GO o to Provo coun county county county ty where he lie mado lila his Ie and ant was elected a member of at the tie Provo city council He traveled extensively through the territory In the discharge of at his calling as an on Apostle and after removing his hlll family back to Salt Luke City resumed his work in tho the his tor Inns lu inn n s a In February 1874 he Ie started on a n second mission to Great Britain arriving ing ilig March tarch 1st liowns lowas placed In charge of ot nil all the branches of ot tho the Church In lie He visited Scan Scandinavia Germany France and In the tho fall tall of 1875 was wall I released to return home having I ti n very successful mission i He lie was then appointed to over oer the Church In Davis county Utah Ulah but butIn III In the spring of ot 1177 was wan sent to 10 preside over ov r the tho European mission After Atter fter attending time the dedication of the tho Temple nt ot St Bt George In Southern Utah ho took toik his departure d for tor Liverpool or ar arriving riving there theme May tny 27 21 It was w ex cx expected that ho he would stay sta several years ears eara In Europe but tho the death of Pres Prea President ident Young Xoung occasioned his hi re to recall call and amI on the of September ho ha started from tram Liverpool and reached Salt alt Lake City 01 on the After Atler laboring with the other Apos Apostles Apostles tIes who were vere at nt tIme the head of Church affairs he went on a 11 brief mission to the tho l ast In company with Elder Eider Oraon O OIl Pratt leaving homo home in In I August 1878 lilt and amid visiting Far West Missouri 11 Il 11 Illinois KIrtland Ohio Palmyra and New York nil all of ot which places are fe notable In Mormon history At Missouri he lie visited pad DavId Whitmer v one onn of ot the tho three wit witnessed witnesses witnesses nesses to the Hook Dook of ot Iannon and at Piano had un an Interview with Joseph Smith eon son of ot the dec He Ho returned In time ilmo the October con terence ference and was as ln the thc House position he occupied until the summer of ot 1834 1884 when the house was closed In lii October mo when John Taylor Talor succeeded eded to the time Presidency of or tho tIm Church hureh Joseph F Smith was W S chosen chol n as hut hili second counselor Ho lIo was elected a n member of at o the tho Council of ot the th Utah Legislature for the session of ot 18 unit Was as chosen Its President He lie was ns also President of or the Constitutional Conven Comen Convention lion tion held In April of ot that year when a 11 State Constitution was framed tramell and lip ap mad for tor the th admission of ot Into the Union as a 11 state At the tho death of President lre John Taylor July 15 1887 Joseph F Smith resumed his hid position lo In the Council unell of the time Twelve Apostles 1 po lies and on April 7 1889 1589 when I President II Wilford Woodruff succeeded to the Presidency Joseph F Smith was wall I chosen chown as his Ills second counselor This position he ho also occupied in 11 association n with President Snow After AUer tho the decease of President George Q Can Cnn Cannon lion non he occupied the position of ot pole hole counselor to President Lorenzo Snow Sno until the general conference October 6 lOl 1901 when he WAS wan sustained as ns First Counselor In the tho First Presidency President Smith during the time of ot the tIme Utah troubles consequent on the en enforcement enforcement enforcement of oC the tho act traveled extensively In Utah Idaho Oregon Wyoming Colorado Nebraska New ew Mexico Arizona and California anti and visited the Sandwich Islands lands I and Mexico In all these places his pres presence presence presence ence and Influence were gladly wel welcomed w l corned by his and his hi much sought after atler and An appreciated He lie Is IR regarded with much affection by the Mormon people and andIs an anIs Is looked upon as aa one oM of ot the time most stal stalwart stalWart wart defenders defender of the faith lIlt His Integ Integrity Integrity integrity rity Is unquestioned his public address addresses extraordinary es Cs are characterized with vigor and fervor he lie Is endowed with witheat great eat force torce of character and has baR the entire confidence con dence of the great greal body of ot time the Church as welt well a as III of ot Its leading officials o He Is Ii In tn the full tull vigor Igor Igorot of ot his lila manhood and Is looked upon as asa asa a II tower of or strength In all nil the affairs of ot the time Mormon Church |
