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George Albert Smith
1817–1875
An early Latter-day Saint leader, missionary, and memoirist, he helped shape the church during its turbulent first decades. His sermons and personal writings offer a vivid window into the Mormon pioneer experience.
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The Bible and Polygamy: Does the Bible Sanction Polygamy?
by Orson Pratt, George Q. (George Quayle) Cannon, John Philip Newman, George Albert Smith
About the author
Born in Potsdam, New York, in 1817, George Albert Smith joined the early Latter Day Saint movement as a teenager and soon became one of its prominent leaders. He is often listed as George A. Smith to distinguish him from his grandson of the same name. Over the course of his life, he served as an apostle, preached on missions in the United States and England, and later became a member of the First Presidency.
Smith was also a pioneer in the literal sense: he traveled west with the Saints and entered the Salt Lake Valley with the 1847 vanguard company. Alongside his church leadership, he wrote autobiographical sketches, sermons, and other historical materials that remain useful for readers interested in the movement's early years.
He died in Salt Lake City in 1875. For listeners exploring nineteenth-century Mormon history, his life stands at the crossroads of preaching, migration, and firsthand remembrance.