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My Take
Joseph Fielding Smith fascinates me as a study in continuity. Born in 1876, the son of one church president and great-nephew of the founder, he could have coasted on lineage. Instead he became a serious genealogist, a hymnwriter, and finally, at 94, the tenth president of the LDS Church, serving until his death. Nearly a century devoted to a single faith and its records is a kind of dedication I find genuinely humbling. Whatever one believes, the sheer staying power and scholarly patience here command respect. He embodies how institutions are sustained less by charisma than by quiet, decades-long faithfulness.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Joseph Fielding Smith
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョセフ・フィールディング・スミス
- Reading
- じょせふ・ふぃーるでぃんぐ・すみす
- Born
- July 19, 1876 – July 2, 1972
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rat
- Origin
- Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- genealogist / hymnwriter / prophet
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Ensign College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Fielding%20Smith
Frequently asked questions
When was Joseph Fielding Smith born?
July 19, 1876 – July 2, 1972.
Where is Joseph Fielding Smith from?
Joseph Fielding Smith is from Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
What does Joseph Fielding Smith do?
Joseph Fielding Smith works as genealogist, hymnwriter, prophet.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.