2018 Smith Reunion Final Program
Friday – Smith Family Devotional
Saturday – Smith Family Devotional
Sunday – Music and the Spoken Word
Family Service Project – Sleep in Heavenly Peace – Bunk Beds
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Bertha Madison Smith by Anina Luff
Sr. Family Report by Daniel Adams
Joseph for President by Susan Easton Black
Scholar discusses Joseph Smith – Church News – Susan Easton Black
Friday, August 5, 2016
Friday Morning Cemetery Service Project
Don Carlos Smith by Gracia Jones
Lewis C. Bidamon highlights by Gracia Jones
Saturday, August 6. 2016
Carthage Jail Morningside Photos
Carthage Jail – Program – Susan Easton Black
Death on a Thursday Afternoon by Richard Neitzel Holzapfel
Elder Ballard – Carthage Jail – Program
Cemetery 25th Anniversary Remembrance
Lachlan Mackay – Cemetery Talk
Family Devotional
Karl Anderson – Smith Family Devotional
Elder Ballard’s talk at the Smith Family Devotional
Saturday Afternoon Photo Memories
History of Foundation and Association by Karl Anderson and Daniel Larsen
Lach Mackay’s presentation on A Brief History of the Smith Family Cemetery
Sunday, August 7, 2016
Winter Quarters Fireside Photos
The Story of John Pidding Jones Missing the Boat by Ivor Jones
By Steve & Frances Orton and Joy Ercanbrack
“Walking in their Shoes” was designated as the theme for the 2014 Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith Family Reunion. The family gained a deeper respect for our ancestors who lived in the Independence, Missouri area as we toured Far West, Adam-ondi-Ahman, and the sacred Liberty Jail. We learned that God does not abandon us, just as he did not abandon Joseph and Hyrum when they were unjustly imprisoned in the Liberty Jail. Truth does prevail and the mercies of God will be revealed.
The opening meeting was held in the beautiful Community of Christ Stone Church on Thursday, July 31. Dan Larsen welcomed the family to the Kansas City area. Lach Mackay read a welcome letter to the family from Cousin Wallace B. Smith who was recovering from surgery. Steve and Frances Orton presented a history of past reunions and family events and discussed how this reunions activities would go. Reports were given by Bob Smith from Samuel’s family and the iDig project. Phillip Beem discussed the family website and passed on information from Michael Kennedy. Daniel Adams shared the hopes and interests of upcoming events the Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith Family Association are working on.
The highlight of the evening was hear the memories of Anina Mackay Luff as she reflected on the early reunions and said as she looked in the eyes of newly discovered cousins, she could see the eyes of her family. To end Thursday night’s meeting Joy Ercanbrack introduced our theme of “Walking in their Shoes” and then honored those family members who attended the 1973 Independence Reunion.
Salt Lake City, Utah – August 2-5
The descendants of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith celebrated their family in the 19th family reunion since 1972, with the theme, “Bringing the Family Back Together.”
Reunion highlights included:
