I worked at the BYUI Counseling Center with Bro Walker for many years. He is one of the most authentic and good people I have known. He is a walking encyclopedia of so many church history events and people. He brings the Smith family almost back to life for us to get to know.
My great, great-grandfather, Samuel Shepherd, became associated with the saints in Ohio. He had a son, Rollins Don Carlos, born in 1830 in Ohio. This family remained faithful to Joseph Smith and the restored gospel. The were with the saints as they came to Utah and eventually settled in Beaver, Utah. My grandfather's name is Rollins Don Carlos II, and he also named my uncle Rollins Don Carlos III. I wish I had more information from journals or letters about my family's association with all the early saints, but particularly Joseph's family since the name Don Carlos was carried on in my family for 3 generations. I am part of the 5th generation of faithful children in my father's family. My children and grandchildren take this line to 7 generations of being blessed by the restored gospel, and the family of Joseph Smith. Thank you for this video podcast!
I love this entire discussion. Thanks to all. I loved this brief account at 48:10 and also the expression at 49:00. "We are the family that helped bring forth the sacred record... It was our commission, that was our mission..."
Thank you for sharing all of this faith building information! Following the Gospel path is certainly not always easy but we know the eternal blessings that await the faithful!
Interesting Smith’s family stories, thank you for making this episode , now we have story to tell with others about them and with our generation as well
Thank you so much for the colorful insights into Joseph’s real family! I teach a CTR class and can’t wait to share with them the stories of Joseph and his brothers and sisters. I feel it will help relate better to the Prophet!
Fabulous video. My wife and I recently had the privilege to serve at the NY sacred sites and we came to greatly love the Smith Family even more. Samuel Smith was an extremely hard working man. It was Samuel who worked in lieu of cash rent payments for Mr Durfee who bought the Smith Farm. He worked at Mr Durfee’s store as well as made improvements to the farm in as part of the ‘rent’.
A miraculous journey and in-depth portrayal of the important part Joseph’s family played in the Restoration and unwavering testimony of the Book of Mormon. Thank you, Kyle, and Scripture Central. I have listened to this 3 times already!
Josephine Donna Smith, daughter of Don Carlos, was famous in San Francisco as the first woman Laureate of California. Among her friends were Mark Twain, Robert Lewis, Stevenson, and Joaquin Miller, common Jack, London, and others. Today there is a society in California called Ina Coolbrith, the name she took on to hide her identity from an abusive husband. She wrote many poems and there was a book published by Brigham Young University press in 1973 about her life. President Joseph F Smith visited her in San Francisco. when he was the prophet. Nobody knew that she had been related to the prophet Joseph Smith until that time. There is a park named after her right in the heart of San Francisco. And so many other things that she accomplished.
We loved learning more of the Smith girls ..very insightful...made me wonder if anyone has ever done such research of Brigham Young's sister . My wife counts Louisa and Susannah as 3rd ggmothers ..
I found that there was a relatively well know person by the name of Don Carlos Barrett who was born in 1788 in Norwich Vermont where Don Carlos Smith was also born. Possibly there was some connection or familiarity with the name that caused the family to use the name Don Carlos.
There are a few of us descendents in the gospel but bye and bye God is waking them up. We know Joseph saw the Father who introduced his son Jesus Christ and restored again on the earth Prophets and Apostles and Joseph translated The Book of Mormon Another Testament of Jesus Christ. The Gospel is moving forward up every climb and will fill the earth with the light of Jesus Christ.
I have wondered whether the name Don Carlos reflects cultural influence flowing from Frederich Schiller's 1787 play about the controversy of the Austrian Habsburgs and the Spanish throne. An English translation appeared in London in 1798. Perhaps there were Schiller fans among the Smith or Mack extended families, or there was someone else in the cultural circle who were fans of the historical figure....
The RLDS church is the largest Church besides The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that traces its origins back to Joseph Smith. They changed their name to Community of Christ about 25 years ago and until recently they owned the Kirtland temple and Smith family properties in Nauvoo.
I LOVE the channel but PLeASe move back from the screen a bit. You’d get a better following. The contents is awesome but it is frankly hard to watch. When you’re too close to the screen and I cannot see your hands, it seems a bit too “in your face”. Psychologically, it makes watchers feel uncomfortable when they cannot see your hands. Back up about an arms length from the screen. Please keep up the good work!❤
Keeping even a small family together is hard even in the best of times. That they all stayed with Joseph is miraculous.
I worked at the BYUI Counseling Center with Bro Walker for many years. He is one of the most authentic and good people I have known. He is a walking encyclopedia of so many church history events and people. He brings the Smith family almost back to life for us to get to know.
Amazing information! I like the recognition of the Joseph Smith’s family contribution to the Restoration.❤
Well said
My great, great-grandfather, Samuel Shepherd, became associated with the saints in Ohio. He had a son, Rollins Don Carlos, born in 1830 in Ohio. This family remained faithful to Joseph Smith and the restored gospel. The were with the saints as they came to Utah and eventually settled in Beaver, Utah.
My grandfather's name is Rollins Don Carlos II, and he also named my uncle Rollins Don Carlos III.
I wish I had more information from journals or letters about my family's association with all the early saints, but particularly Joseph's family since the name Don Carlos was carried on in my family for 3 generations.
I am part of the 5th generation of faithful children in my father's family. My children and grandchildren take this line to 7 generations of being blessed by the restored gospel, and the family of Joseph Smith.
Thank you for this video podcast!
1 hr 15 min. Of pure happiness and joy...I smiled the whole time...Thank you. Thank you
I love the Smith family even William.
I love this entire discussion. Thanks to all. I loved this brief account at 48:10 and also the expression at 49:00. "We are the family that helped bring forth the sacred record... It was our commission, that was our mission..."
Thank you for sharing all of this faith building information! Following the Gospel path is certainly not always easy but we know the eternal blessings that await the faithful!
Another fantastic video! Thank you brothers!
What an amazing family! I really loved this!
Wow! Thank you for all of the information. It was nice to learn more about Joseph Smith’s family .
Great episode! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and testimony.
I loved learning more about the Smith family and how the Lord was involved with helping them preserve the plates. Thank you!
Interesting Smith’s family stories, thank you for making this episode , now we have story to tell with others about them and with our generation as well
This was so interesting and engaging. Thank you so much ❤
Love this channel!
Thank you so much for the colorful insights into Joseph’s real family! I teach a CTR class and can’t wait to share with them the stories of Joseph and his brothers and sisters. I feel it will help relate better to the Prophet!
Thank you brethren, another great show full of good info and always entertaining.
Fantastic Video -- such a pleasure to learn more indepth knowledge of the Smith Family and their legacy bringing about the Restoration. Thank You!
I really enjoyed listening to this! Thank you!! ❤
I really enjoyed this presentation. There were a ton of things I didn't know. Thank you for the amazing lesson Brethren ❤
I loved Kyle Walker's recent book Catherine, Sister to the Prophet, oh my goodness it was good!
Thanks for such an extensive wealth of knowledge and information.
Great video!
So happy to be learning about the Smith family. Thank you!!
This was amazing. Thank you friends, for all your hard work. ❤
God bless!
Fabulous video. My wife and I recently had the privilege to serve at the NY sacred sites and we came to greatly love the Smith Family even more. Samuel Smith was an extremely hard working man. It was Samuel who worked in lieu of cash rent payments for Mr Durfee who bought the Smith Farm. He worked at Mr Durfee’s store as well as made improvements to the farm in as part of the ‘rent’.
Thank you for your program. This was a lot of new information for me. Very interesting
A miraculous journey and in-depth portrayal of the important part Joseph’s family played in the Restoration and unwavering testimony of the Book of Mormon. Thank you, Kyle, and Scripture Central. I have listened to this 3 times already!
I have read 2 of the 3 books Bro. Walker has written and like the video they are great. Thank for wonderful overview of the Smith Family.
Love this! Thank you for encouraging and giving us the desires to keep marching.. Even being the last wagons. God speed!
Thank you for sharing about this stalwart family
This was so nice to listen to. Very interesting and inspiring. Thank you
Excellent video. Thank you.
Thank you so much this is very helpful to me l am a convert and I believe it.
Amazing information. A typical family in many ways.
Great lesson
Thanks so much
So cool! Thank u!
Josephine Donna Smith, daughter of Don Carlos, was famous in San Francisco as the first woman Laureate of California. Among her friends were Mark Twain, Robert Lewis, Stevenson, and Joaquin Miller, common Jack, London, and others. Today there is a society in California called Ina Coolbrith, the name she took on to hide her identity from an abusive husband. She wrote many poems and there was a book published by Brigham Young University press in 1973 about her life. President Joseph F Smith visited her in San Francisco. when he was the prophet. Nobody knew that she had been related to the prophet Joseph Smith until that time.
There is a park named after her right in the heart of San Francisco. And so many other things that she accomplished.
We loved learning more of the Smith girls ..very insightful...made me wonder if anyone has ever done such research of Brigham Young's sister . My wife counts Louisa and Susannah as 3rd ggmothers ..
Love it
Very good
Where do I find "The voices of the Restoration"?
This is totally awesome!!!!!!!!
I would like to know what happened to the brother’s wives and their children. Did they go west? The one we only hear about is Hyrum’s son.
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What about children who died in infancy etc. What was the entire Smith family tree?
I found that there was a relatively well know person by the name of Don Carlos Barrett who was born in 1788 in Norwich Vermont where Don Carlos Smith was also born. Possibly there was some connection or familiarity with the name that caused the family to use the name Don Carlos.
Where could information on Joseph Sr.'s siblings (uncles to the prophet) be found?
There are a few of us descendents in the gospel but bye and bye God is waking them up. We know Joseph saw the Father who introduced his son Jesus Christ and restored again on the earth Prophets and Apostles and Joseph translated The Book of Mormon Another Testament of Jesus Christ. The Gospel is moving forward up every climb and will fill the earth with the light of Jesus Christ.
I have wondered whether the name Don Carlos reflects cultural influence flowing from Frederich Schiller's 1787 play about the controversy of the Austrian Habsburgs and the Spanish throne. An English translation appeared in London in 1798. Perhaps there were Schiller fans among the Smith or Mack extended families, or there was someone else in the cultural circle who were fans of the historical figure....
What is the rlds church?
The RLDS church is the largest Church besides The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that traces its origins back to Joseph Smith. They changed their name to Community of Christ about 25 years ago and until recently they owned the Kirtland temple and Smith family properties in Nauvoo.
I LOVE the channel but PLeASe
move back from the screen a bit. You’d get a better following. The contents is awesome but it is frankly hard to watch.
When you’re too close to the screen and I cannot see your hands, it seems a bit too “in your face”.
Psychologically, it makes watchers feel uncomfortable when they cannot see your hands.
Back up about an arms length from the screen.
Please keep up the good work!❤
Thanks for the feedback! We are still working on our process since this video aspect is new. But we will figure it out.
I believe his sisters said Joseph never practice polygamy.