[First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes] Between the morning and the afternoon meetings President Joseph F. Smith, accompanied by his wife and daughter Bishop Nibley and wife and Elders George Albert and Joseph F[ielding]. Smith Jr., called on Joseph Smith [III], president of the Reorganized Church. They found him feeble, tho apparently in his usual health. He has been nearly blind for some time and also deaf. He received us kindly as did also his wife, who appears to be a very excellent woman, and his son Israel who informed the visitors that he held no official position in the Reorganized church. There are three boys belonging to the present wife who appear to be of some promise, if they can kept from the bitterness of Reorganiteism and brought to see the truth. The visit was but brief and apparently effected Joseph Smith whose feelings have softened considerably in latter years. Formerly he manifested a very bitter spirit towards his cousin President Joseph F. Smith of whom he had said and written many unfavorable things.
[Source: First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes]
Journal History image 113:
ReplyDeletehttps://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE307563
Joseph Smith [III] died just 18 days later on Dec.10th, age 82.
ReplyDeleteThe 3 sons of JS-3 were Frederick M. Smith (RLDS president from 1914-1946, Israel A. Smith (RLDS president from 1946-1958), and W.Wallace Smith (RLDS president from 1958-1978).
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Smith_III
ReplyDelete"his wife, who appears to be a very excellent woman,"
ReplyDeleteThis was Ada Clark, JS-3's 3rd wife (widowed twice), and the mother of W.Wallace Smith.