Bathsheba Wilson Bigler Smith (3 May 1822 – 20 September 1910) was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement and served as the fourth general president of the LDS Relief Society. She was a matron of the Salt Lake Temple, a member of the Board of Directors of Deseret Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah, and a leader in the western United States woman's suffrage movement. May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... -1... The Latter Day Saint movement is a religious movement which began in the early 19th century and is generally considered to be founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. ... The Relief Society, or Female Relief Society, is a womens organization in the Latter Day Saint movement. ... Nickname: Crossroads of the West Official website: http://www. ... The international movement for womens suffrage, led by suffragists (commonly called suffragettes), was a social, economic and political reform movement aimed at extending the suffrage (i. ...

Profile of Joseph Smith, Jr. (circa 1843) drawing by Bathsheba W. Smith

In Nauvoo, Illinois on 25 July 1841, Bathsheba Bigler married George A. Smith who was the youngest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at that time. Smith kept a diary and sketchbook for most of her life, including drawings of prominent members of the Latter Day Saint community. Among the best known is a profile of church president Joseph Smith, Jr. public domain painting File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... public domain painting File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... take you to calendar). ... He was ordained on April 26, 1839 along with Wilford Woodruff. ... In Mormonism, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Quorum of the Twelve, the Council of the Twelve, or the Twelve) is one of the governing bodies of church hierarchy in many Latter Day Saint denominations. ... The title Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints can refer to: the full, formal title given to the Church of Christ in 1838; an early spelling of the church that is now officially titled The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; an early name by which... ...

During the succession crisis that occurred after the assassination of Smith, Bathsheba Smith, her husband and two children joined the Latter Day Saint group following Brigham Young. They traveled west and established themselves first in Salt Lake City and then in southern Utah. During the early 1870s, George A. Smith served as first counselor in the Church Presidency under Young. He and his wife traveled to many emerging Mormon settlements, preaching and promoting church affairs. Brigham Young (June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) was the second prophet and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). ...

After the death of her husband in 1875, Smith became active in civic affairs and heavily involved in the women's suffrage movement. She was called to serve as general president of the church's women's organization, the Relief Society in 1901 and served in the position until her death in 1910. Suffrage parade, New York City, 1912 The movement for womens suffrage, led by suffragists (peaceful protestors) and suffragettes (violent protestors), was a social, economic and political reform movement aimed at extending the suffrage (the right to vote) to women, advocating equal suffrage (abolition of graded votes) rather than universal... The Relief Society, or Female Relief Society, is a womens organization in the Latter Day Saint movement. ...

External links

• George A. Smith Family Papers, University of Utah

• Autobiography of Bathsheba W. Smith, University of Utah

References

• Allen, James B.; Leonard, Glen M. (1976). The Story of the Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book. ISBN 0-87747-594-6.
• Ludlow, Daniel H., Editor. (1992). Church History, Selections from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Deseret Book. ISBN 0-87579-924-8.
• Peterson, Janet; Gaunt, LaRene (1990). Elect Ladies: Presidents of the Relief Society, Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book. ISBN 0-87579-416-5.