“Emma Smith,” For the Strength of Youth, Mar. 2021, 17.
People from Church History
Emma Smith
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Emma Smith
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1804–1879
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Worked as a schoolteacher.
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First President of the Relief Society.
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Compiled the Church’s first hymnbook.
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Even as a young child, Emma always felt a deep sense of devotion to God. She was dedicated to serving others and was called “an elect lady” by the Lord (Doctrine and Covenants 25:3).