Wednesday, Aug 14, 2024 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

EVENING WITH THE AUTHOR

 

A reminder that Kyle Walker will be here to speak about Sister to the Prophet: The Life of Katharine Smith Salisbury (published by RSC/Deseret Book) THIS WEDNESDAY, August 14. He will be here from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., will speak at 6:00, and answer questions and sign books before and after that time. We hope you will be able to make it that night but, if not, we can mail a signed copy or hold one here at the store for pick-up.  To RSVP on Facebook, click here.

Katharine Smith Salisbury was the longest-surviving member of the Joseph Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith family. Her biography records a life of challenges, including overcoming religious prejudice and ostracism. Three of Katharine’s children die in infancy. the Salisburys were driven from Ohio and Missouri. Her husband only sporadically provided for the family, was outside the faith for a time, and died at age forty-four. After the deaths of Joseph and Hyrum, Katharine remained in Hancock County, Illinois, where the family continued to experience untold hardships due to her connection to the church’s founder. Through all these challenges Katharine remained loyal to her brother Joseph Smith Jr., vouching for his prophetic appointment. She successfully perpetuated her faith in these early Restoration events to her expanding posterity before her death in 1900.

Sister to the Prophet: The Life of Katharine Smith Salisbury. RSC/Deseret Book. 301 pp. Hardback, $29.99. To purchase online, click here.

Kyle R. Walker is an administrator in the Counseling Center at Brigham Young University–Idaho, where he also teaches part-time in Religious Education. He received his PhD in marriage and family therapy from Brigham Young University. His doctoral dissertation focused on the family dynamics of the Joseph Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith family. He serves as president of the John Whitmer Historical Association.

Also by Kyle Walker

William B. Smith: In the Shadow of a Prophet. Greg Kofford Books, 2015. Paperback—$39.95/Hardback—$69.95 (special order only).

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