In the wake of the assassination of Joseph Smith, there were many difficult times for the surviving Smith family; and also for the leaders who remained to preserve The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its mission to the world. Weighing heavily upon Brigham Young, who, as president of the Quorum of the […]
SALT LAKE CITY — In the aftermath of the martyrdom of Mormonism’s founder Joseph Smith on June 27, 1844, his widow Emma vociferously denied spurious press reports that she was renouncing the religion he led. But the intermingling of Joseph’s personal and church obligations resulted in tension between Emma and the surviving leadership of The […]
KAYSVILLE, Utah — A Mormon apostle walked up to Katherine Nelson after a movie screening and told her, “You are marked.” Nelson knew what that meant. She would ever be Emma Smith in the minds and hearts of people who saw “Emma Smith: My Story.” She would need to set a fitting example. “At 5 […]
Descendants of Joseph Smith and Emma Hale Smith, as well as representatives from the Joseph Smith Papers project and Historic Sites of the division of the Church of Jesus Christ History Department were among those who met at the front of the store, located at 268 South 200 East in Salt Lake City to reverently […]
Deseret News 8/10/2010 Page M01With her 47-foot-long descendancy chart, white GMC van containing a small icebox, portable toilet, gas stove and a back seat that turns into a bed, and the help of her husband turned chauffeur, whom she lovingly calls “Ivor the driver,” Gracia N. Jones travels the United States. Her purpose: to help […]
Mormon prophet Joseph Smith Jr., was shown in 2008 to have descended from Irish royalty. Ugo Perego, a senior researcher at Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation, said recent DNA tests show the connection is even more certain. In 2008 Perego found a DNA connection between Joseph Smith, the first prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of […]
The movie chronicles Emma’s life from her childhood with a father who was not fond of religion, to her courtship and marriage to Joseph Smith, as well as the challenges she faced being driven from state to state because of religious persecution. Executive producer Paul Savage said: “I think no other woman in early Church […]
As I noted in my post describing the trailer, it’s obvious that the Church has had a hand in the making of Emma Smith: My Story. The same actors, sets, costumes, and even some outtakes are identical in both this film and Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration. Even if the Church did not provide […]
Producers said the film seeks to portray Emma Smith’s joys and sorrows as the wife of a man who declared that he talked with God and restored true Christianity, resulting not only in the birth of a new faith but also, ultimately, in his martyrdom. Events in early LDS history are seen through her eyes […]
Doug Wright At the Movies – “Emma Smith: My Story” April 11, 2008 Emma Smith: My Story is a fascinating look at the embryonic years of the Mormon Church from the perspective an aging Emma, played by Patricia Place. Katherine Nelson stars as the younger Emma and Nathan Mitchell stars as Joseph. Cinematographer, T.C. Christiansens […]
