We Were Smiths: Falling From Grace
Forsaking a royal Mormon heritage to find freedom and truth: A revealing look into a family torn apart by secrets, discord, substance abuse and a legacy requiring perfection.
In my memoir, We Were Smiths: Falling From Grace, I reveal the consequences of leaving the Mormon Church as a Smith related to Joseph Smith, the Mormon Church founder and prophet, after discovering hard truths about my famous family. The repercussions of apostasy are far ranging, not only the disconnection from my family, community, and culture, but my very sense of self as a Smith, someone set apart and expected to be special.