“We must cherish one another, watch over one another, comfort one another, and gain instruction that we may all sit down in heaven together.””
Quotes by Lucy Smith
“It is what it is..." he murmured, letting the words trail off at the end."I hate that expression," Lucy said, a bit more forcefully than intended. "Nothing is what it is. Things are always changing. They can always get better.””
“Being on her own had never been a burden. Instead of weighing her down, it buoyed her up; when she was alone, she was lighter. When she was by herself, she felt untethered and free.””
“For hours, they wrote back and forth, a conversation punctuated by short periods of waiting, where Lucy held her breath and kept watch over her phone, resenting the constraints of technology, the limits of distance.””
“Why did the scarecrow win the Nobel Prize?""Why?" she asked, wrinkling her nose."For being outstanding in his field.””
“In 1761, we moved to the town of Marlow, where we remained until we had four children. When we moved there it was no other than a desolate and dreary wilderness. Only four families resided within forty miles. Here I was thrown into a situation to appreciate more fully the talents and virtues of my excellent wife; for, as our children were deprived of schools, she assumed the charge of their education, and performed the duties of an instructress as none, save a mother, is capable of. Precepts accompanied with examples such as hers, were calculated to make impressions on the minds of the young, never to be forgotten.””
Lucy SmithLucy Smith was an American author and the mother of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Born in 1775, she lived through a transformative period in American history, marked by r...