Jul 18, 2018 · President Joseph F. Smith, the sixth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, served three missions to the Sandwich Islands, as Hawaii was called. He was called to serve there for the first time (1854-1857) at the unusually young age of 15.

In April 1854 a recently orphaned 15-year-old named Joseph F. Smith (who would one day become the sixth President of the Church) was called on a mission to Hawai‘i. Before leaving, Smith was promised in a blessing that “by the gift of God as …

On Sunday, April 17, a conference was held in Honolulu at which Elder Joseph F. Smith was unanimously sustained as president of the Hawaiian Mission, with Elders William W. Cluff and Alma L. Smith as his assistants.

May 23, 2024 · At the age of fifteen, Joseph F. Smith served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Hawaiian Islands in the early 1850s. During his several missions, Smith learned the Hawaiian language and developed a loving relationship with the Native Hawaiians.

Joseph F. Smith was the sixth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Joseph was 5 years old when his father, Hyrum Smith, was martyred and 13 when his mother, Mary Fielding Smith, died.

Jul 7, 2009 · Joseph F. Smith described that he spent the night trying to do childish things to make his mother smile, laugh, anything to help her stop crying, but to no avail. He then described the next day. He went to the Mansion House where the family gathered to see the martyrs.

In the spring of 1848 they traveled by ox team and covered wagons to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake, arriving September 23, 1848. His mother died in the summer of 1852, leaving Joseph F. and orphan at the age of 14. In 1854, at the age of 15, he went to …

Apr 23, 2019 · While in the temple she heard the words of Joseph F. Smith tell her “aloha,” and a dove flew in through an open window and lighted on her bench. Expressing her feeling of deep contentment, Ma passed away a week later.

In the last installment we reviewed Joseph F. Smith’s life from his birth in 1838 until his call to serve his first mission in 1854. The mission to the Sandwhich Islands (Hawaii) played a significant role in preparing Joseph F’s for future assignments in the Kingdom of God.

The Joseph Fielding Smith photograph collection contains portraits of Joseph F. Smith and of several members of his family. Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be …