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I found this on LDS Living, and it is quite long.  But it is so interesting, I decided not to condense it.  I encourage you to read the whole thing when you have 10 or 15 minutes.  It is an amazing story!  I too love her great great grandfather, Joseph Smith, and my ancestors did also! Kimberly Jo Smith’s Journey Discovering Joseph, Emma and Herself Family Family History Dec 22, 2014 Living Descendants of Joseph Smith Visit His Birthplace Joseph Smith’s descendants visit his birthplace after joining the church Christ restored through him. In the stillness of the budding spring of Sharon, Vermont,  Kimberly Jo Smith   stood in the quiet forest for the first time, looking down on the remaining moss-covered foundation stones of the home where her great-great grandfather was born. Standing at  Joseph Smith’s birthplace  last May, she completed the circle of her family’s story. After Joseph’s death his children...

I found this on LDS Living, and it is very good! 7 Important Things You Should Study in Addition to the Scriptures GREG TRIMBLE - DECEMBER 27, 2014 Want to start the New Year right by learning more about the Gospel? Check out Elder McConkie's list of important Church materials that can enhance your study. Not too long ago, there was an apostle by the name of Bruce R. McConkie who gave us some of the most doctrinally rich sermons we have in the Church. Some of you might remember him! He was known for his thorough research, dry humor, and bold style of speaking. While his primary focus was always the scriptures, he had a little advice for us when choosing other "works" to study in our quest to improve our gospel understanding. Here are  McConkie’s five suggestions  of the most important things that we should study (other than the scriptures), plus two additions of my own. I'm including the following as it gives places where those 5 can be found.  A...