Emma’s Pearls

We had the opportunity to talk to Charles Day. Charles is the 2nd Great-Grandson of Melissa Lott and Ira Jones Willes. Melissa Lott was sealed to Joseph Smith on Sept 20, 1843, 9 months before he was murdered. Melissa only had children through her husband, Ira Jones Willes.

We talked to Ken Smith, who is the 2nd Great-Grandson of Joseph and Emma Smith

Matthew J. Grow was director of publications at the Church History Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and a general editor of the Joseph Smith Papers when this was written. He has coedited two recent volumes from the Church Historian’s Press: The First Fifty Years of Relief Society and Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846. He has also authored or coauthored books with Oxford University Press and Yale University Press, including award-winning biographies of Parley P. Pratt and Thomas L. Kane. He has published in various scholarly journals, including Journal of the Early Republic, Church History, American Nineteenth-Century History, and Journal of Mormon History. He was previously an assistant professor of history and director of the Center for Communal Studies at the University of Southern Indiana. He received his PhD in American history from the University of Notre Dame.

We talk to Aubrey Smith, who is the 4th Great-Granddaughter of Hyrum and Mary Fielding Smith

Antagonist to Advocate a Spiritual Journey Dusty Smith was converted to the church. How God Pursued Dusty Smith for 26 Years

Kelly Knight is a researcher who has studied plural marriage and the plural wives of Joseph Smith. https://thetruthaboutjoseph.wordpress.com/about/

Julie is the 3rd Great-Granddaughter of Joseph and Emma Hale Smith

"I gave my life to Jesus at 21, but found it frustrating. I found the truth I sought after 47 years!" -David Alexander At the end is his experience with Polygamy from his podcast.

Garrett Batty is an independent film producer and director known primarily for his involvement in faith-based content. In 2013 Batty wrote, produced, directed and edited The Saratov Approach, about two American missionaries kidnapped in Russia. The award-winning thriller grossed 2.1 million at the domestic box office and made Batty an indie director to watch. In 2015 Batty wrote, produced, directed, and edited Freetown, filmed entirely in Africa. The film received domestic and international theatrical releases and was nominated for 11 Ghana Film awards - Ghana's equivalent to the Academy Awards. Batty has since produced and directed pilots for See the Good (BYUtv), Let's Get Epic (VidAngel), and directed the feature-length Vietnam doc The Journey Home, starring Jon Voight, produced by Go Films. He has produced and directed several successful commercial campaigns including "Stories of Change" for Mitsubishi Electric, and "Meet the Missionaries" for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 2019 Batty wrote, directed, and edited the period western, Out of Liberty, distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films. Batty has worked in over 30 countries but normally works from home so he can be near his wife and their four children.

Aaron is the 3rd Great-Grandson of Joseph and Emma Hale Smith