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Family Fun Prize Winners

(The picture inside Chalk the Walk is Elder Ballard in 2013 as he chalked the beginning of Joseph’s Miracle Run.)
Elder Ballard holding a stick with chalk to draw the line to begin the Children’s Run and Joseph’s Miracle Run
Congratulations to eleven-year-old, Wesley of Provo, Utah for his First-Place Winning drawing in our Chalk the Walk contest. He put in his personality into the work and managed successfully to work around a couple of flaws in the pavement. They ran out of chalk and the stores were out so they had to order some online.
Lottie is the second place winner. She is eleven and said, “This art project is to symbolize the pathway to my own sacred grove, -my home- where I can feel and recognize the spirit.”
Carter (age 7), Madilyn (age 5) and Abigail (age 3) recieved third place and wanted to show their personal vision of the first vision. These three are the youngest participants. They also used # gotothegrove5k.
Dave and Miranda Montijo had the smartest project. Miranda said, “My husband knows I love sunflowers so he decided to get a picture of a sunflower off the internet, do mathematical calculations to get plot points, and then recreate the picture with those plot points so we could draw and chalk a 30 foot diameter Sunflower in our court.”
The family favorite. Ashley, Sarah, Anna, Emily, and Mary Jensen said they “LOVE playing games as a family! Monopoly is one of our favorites! We spent the afternoon drawing and coloring, listening to music and eating snacks! We ran out of black and white chalk so we used burned bits of wood from our fire pit for black and scraps of sheet rock to fill in for white. It worked great! This chalk art is brought to you by the girls in the family…the boys were teasing so they got kicked off the project! 😁”
Zachary (age 9) was one of the children who had to wait to find chalk. He did a great job maintaining the theme of Go to the Grove.
Riley (age 9).
Cameron is 9 years old. Cameron is really looking forward to seeing the Sacred Grove for the first time at the Smith Reunion 2020.
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Go to the Grove – Chalk the Walk

We are sharing some activities to help distract our family members from the COVID-19 news. Add some fun and lighten the day. One challenge: be the first person to determine what the image inside the below words “Chalk the Walk.” Email your guess to Steve Orton or Frances Orton.

We are excited to announce a new contest “Chalk the Walk” to celebrate with art the “Go to the Grove” theme. We invite you individually or as a group to decorate your sidewalks and driveways with chalk art. These “Go to the Grove” activities are to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the First Vision in our efforts to have Joseph’s name known for good. This contest is open to the public, so ask your family, neighbors, and friends to participate. Please follow the guidelines and directives of physical distancing as instructed by community leaders. Here are the details:

  • The contest is free and anyone that appreciates (or is interested in) the “Go to the Grove” activities can enter.
  • Enter to win up to $50 in prize money. We currently have $50 and other small prizes which will be for one winner or divided by up to five winners.
  • If you’re able, contact us about donating additional prize money.
  • Share photos and comments of you creating your artwork. Add the # Go to the Grove 5K.

  • Complete your chalk art project anytime between now and Saturday, April 25th
  • Submit your entry by Noon, Mountain Standard Time, Monday, April 27th
    http://chalk.gotothegrove.com.  
  • Winners will be announced on by Friday, April 30th.

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Be Part of the Smith Family History

 

 

Click above to view the podcast, Dreaming of a Heavenly Home by Dan Adams

The Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith Family has been meeting together since 1972 and look how we have grown.  We have the chance to experience and learn how our ancestors trials  allowed them to glimpse eternity and have the strength to endure life with hope. Come be part of history.

Register by Saturday, July 21.

Links:

Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith Family Reunion History in Pictures

2018 Online Reunion Agenda

Order Reunion T-Shirts

Reunion Fact Sheet  (parking and building entrance instructions)

Our service project will take place right next to the Pioneer Pavilion #7 on the map.

Plan ahead to be part of our family photo. Leave early if you have trouble getting around and meet at Mary Fielding Smith’s Cabin # 47 on the map. You can walk there or take the train to the stop by #44 T by the Native American Village. It is a short walk from there. Just follow the directions on the path.

Link for: This Is The Place Heritage Park Map

 

The Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith Family Association is working with Sleep In Heavenly Peace for our summer’s service project.

Please click this Lehi Chapter link and fill out the Sleep In Heavenly Peace Release Form online to participate.

Sleep in Heavenly Peace

Reunion Service Project

Or contribute by mail with checks or money orders to:

Joseph Smith Sr. Family Association
c/o Frances Orton
381 W 3700 N
Provo, UT 84604

Make a notation on the check: Sleep In Heavenly Peace.

 

Lucy Mack Smith Shawl

The Spring 2018 Smith Newsletter featured a Paisley shawl belonging to Lucy Mack Smith. These shawls were extremely popular in the early 1800s. The cone or almond shaped designs came from East Asia. Because so many shawls were produced in Paisley, England, the almond pattern came to be called a Paisley pattern.

Lucy’s black wool shawl is large enough to cover a bed or to be folded over and worn as a winter coat.

Pattern Activity

If you want to participate in this activity please sign up. This activity will cost $3.00 per white iron-on vinyl transfer (10.5 inches wide and 3.75 inches tall). You also need to provide and bring the fabric item you wish to place the Lucy Mack Smith Shawl Pattern on.

For those who are unable to build a bunk bed you can bring and donate solid colored pillowcases. We will provide a Smith greeting vinyl message to transfer on your donation.

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Eldred Smith celebrates 106th birthday

Oldest living Utah man celebrates 106 years
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=23684420

SALT LAKE CITY — Most of us have to read about what happened 100 years ago in a history book, but one Utah man has lived it.

Eldred Smith, a Salt Lake City man who celebrated his 106th birthday Wednesday, has a title no one else in the state has: He is oldest man in Utah.

In 1907, doctors performed the first successful blood transfusion and a bouncing baby boy named Eldred G. Smith entered the world. Fast forward more than a century, and Eldred is as sharp as ever — though he does get tired a little faster than he used to.

“What’s your secret to a long life@f0” I asked him, watching his eyes slowly open.

“Getting sleep, apparently,” Eldred said with a laugh.

This great-great-grandfather has lived a lot of life &38212; in years, and experience. During World War II, he worked as an engineer for a company that enriched uranium for the atomic bomb.

He is also the oldest and longest-serving general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. And his own great-great-grandfather is Hyrum Smith, brother to the founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Joseph Smith.

Eldred he spent years travelling, displaying church artifacts. KSL caught up with him when he was a spry 100-years-old.

“I tell ’em exercise is a waste of energy,” Eldred said during our 2007 interview. “I use my energy to accomplish something that gives me all the energy I need.”

He has outlived two spouses — his second sweetheart passed away in May 2012, at age 95. But he is still surrounded by his loving children and grandchildren down the line.

“He’s always talked about being around ‘till 110,” said daughter Miriam Skeen. “(He’s) one year closer.”

Eldred celebrated his birthday Wednesday surrounded by family and friends. Among his birthday visitors was LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson, who told Eldred’s family the biggest key to longevity is to just keep breathing.

Jennifer Stagg, Reporter

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Joseph Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith’s Birthday Party and Fundraising, July 14, 2012

Picture taken at the 2007 Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith Reunion at Heber Valley Camps

Photos

When Joseph Smith was still a young boy, Mother Smith had a remarkable dream: She saw two majestic trees in a meadow by a stream, one with a gold band of light around the trunk. A gentle breeze blew, and the golden tree bent gracefully and exulted with joy as it was filled with the wind. But the other tree would not bend. As she awoke, she saw that her husband and his brother were the trees, and that Joseph Sr. would be willing to listen and accept the gospel, but his brother would be stubborn.

Trees hold a unique symbolism in our family; from Mother Smith’s dream, to clearing virgin farmland, to the Sacred Grove. Like trees, each of the Smiths stood out among men. They were tall, majestic people and lived larger than life. From the earliest days, it was always Joseph, Hyrum, Samuel, etc. who uplifted and sustained everyone.

Family Birthday Celebration
How fitting that our Family is celebrating Father Smith’s birthday this July 14th, at the beautiful Heber Valley Camp. One of the pavilions is dedicated to Lucy Mack Smith, and we have the unique opportunity to replant trees in each of the children’s names. In 2007, as part of the Smith Family reunion, we planted trees but some have been damaged by the elements and predators. The replacement tree will be large, mature trees, which will stand independent above the scrub oak surrounding the pavilion, in beautiful symbolism of our family. The camp missionaries love to show the trees to any visiting the camp.

This birthday celebration is for the entire family. With our children we will add items to be placed in a time capsule. Families will be organized with shoveling and water brigades. We’ll have a short program reminding us of the incredible accomplishments of our Smiths. Best of all, a hearty picnic luncheon will be served.

Fundraising event
We all can do our part to help honor Joseph and Lucy’s legacy. The Pavilion has limited seating of 250, so you’ll need to register as soon as possible. To register, print the pdf registration form below and mail to: Frances Orton, 381 W 3700 N, Provo UT 84604. If you have questions please contact Frances Orton at f.orton@digis.net.