Hyrum W. Smith
Hyrum W. Smith (October 16, 1943 – November 18, 2019) founded the
Smith served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in England. He then was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in Germany. In 1966 he married Gail Cooper and they became the parents of six children. He graduated with a degree in business administration from Brigham Young University in 1971.
Smith served as a mission president, in the newly-formed California Ventura Mission, for the LDS Church beginning in 1978.[1] He also wrote a few religious books: Where Eagles Rest (1982) a collections of sermons he gave over the years, and Pain is Inevitable, Misery is Optional (2004) about his 1998 excommunication from and 2004 rejoining of the LDS Church. After being diagnosed a few months earlier, he died from cancer on November 18, 2019.[2]
External links
- Leader of the Month Leadership Profile
- Biography at The Galileo Initiative
- ^ "Utah businessman now back in the fold" by Carrie A. Moore. Deseret News. April 3, 2004. Accessed January 31, 2021.
- ^ Salt Lake Tribune article on Smith's death
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