Lucy Mack Smith, mother of the Prophet Joseph Smith, was an honored and venerated matriarchal figure among the Latter-day Saint community that affectionately called her “Mother Smith.” Born in Gilsum, New Hampshire in 1776 to Solomon Mack and Lydia Gates, she was the youngest of eight children. Sign up to be notified when we publish … Continue reading ‘The Greatest Mother in Israel’: The Life of Lucy Mack Smith