Joseph F. Smith Family Association

Dear Cousins,

Fall is here, which means our annual Joseph F. Smith family reunion is just around the corner!

Please join us Monday, November 12, 2012, for the Joseph F. Smith Birthday celebration Family Home Evening at the Monument Park Stake Center, 1320 East Wasatch Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Registration begins at 6:30, Program begins promptly at 7:00.

As always, we will honor our 8 and 12 year-old family members. They will be singing “The
Army of Helaman,” so remember to practice a little. The children’s program for children ages 3-7
will be held in the primary area of the building. A light refreshment will be served after the program.

This year, each wife will be represented as descendants share special experiences with Grandpapa Smith unique to that family line. We will be privileged to hear from John Smith (Mary), Linda Nebeker (Alice Ann), Florence Jacobsen (Sarah Richards), Kristen Oaks (Julina) and Elder Russell M. Ballard (Edna).

As we consider the tremendous privilege we have to carry on the great legacy of our extraordinary heritage, we hope you will make your best efforts to join us for an uplifting evening. We encourage you to visit the family website at josephfsmith.org for family announcements, stories, other links and information. We invite you to donate online or at the reunion. Your financial contributions make these reunions possible, as well as support other lines of the Smith family for special projects, family homes and memorials, education projects, family history, the family web site, records and displays, etc. The disbursement of funds are carefully considered and voted upon by the Family Committee.

It is a blessing and a privilege to serve on the Family Committee. There are many ways you can serve and be an active part of carrying on the Smith Family legacy. I am grateful for the extraordinary efforts from the Family Association Officers, Data Stewards and Trustees: Mary Donoho, Vivian Adams, Jared Glade, Andrew Smith, Chris Rasmussen, Linda Erickson, Laura Wall, Mary Lou Little, Annette Tanner, Isaac Jackson and Danny Wood whose combined efforts behind the scenes make our reunion a success and keep our family connected.

May you each feel the blessings of our legacy in your individual families!

With love,

Judith Cannon Nelson Jardine
2012 Committee Chairperson

The Smith Family Reunion which honors the 173th Birthday Anniversary of President Joseph F. Smith will be held on Monday, November 14, 2011 at the Monument Park Stake Center. The building is located at 1320 South Wasatch Drive (1300 S & 2400 E) in Salt Lake City. Registration starts at 6:30 p.m. with the program beginning at 7:00 p.m.

The program materials are listed in the archives at http://www.josephfsmith.org/node/245.

Dear Joseph F. Smith Family Board members and Associates,

After much deliberation, and with the assistance of the voting board and associates, I have selected April Robinson, David McKell Bowen, and Lindsey Marie Bushman as the first candidates to be awarded the Joseph F. Smith Scholarship for 2011. Thank you for all your recommendations this year. As many of you stated, it was an extremely difficult decision to make with such outstanding applications. I appreciate the prayerful consideration of each candidate, and I have every confidence that we have selected three very deserving people.

Dear Family & Friends,

It is my pleasure to announce the birth of www.McConkieBooks.com. It began as a place to archive the works of my father, Joseph Fielding McConkie and my grandfather, Bruce R. McConkie where they could not be taken off the shelves or out of print. I thought I might share it with you. Please bear with me, as it is a work in progress.

It is also my pleasure to announce the release of Christ, Covenants, & Salvation-the latest book by Joseph Fielding McConkie which you can see there.

The Smith Family Reunion which honors the 172th Birthday Anniversary of President Joseph F. Smith will be held on Monday, November 15, 2010 at the Monument Park Stake Center. The building is located at 1320 South Wasatch Drive (1300 S & 2400 E) in Salt Lake City. Registration starts at 6:30 p.m. with the program beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Vivian Adams will be speaking to the family this year.

The Smith Family Reunion which honors the 171th Birthday Anniversary of President Joseph F. Smith will be held on Monday, November 9, 2009 at the Monument Park Stake Center. The building is located at 1320 South Wasatch Drive (1300 S & 2400 E) in Salt Lake City. Registration starts at 6:30 p.m. with the program beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Elder M. Russell Ballard will be speaking to the family this year.