LUCY MACK SMITH’S DOMESTIC SPIRITUALITY Lucy Mack Smith, as disclosed in her family biography, described several personal experiences of prophecy, visions, visionary dreams, healings, and charismatic leadership that are, examined collectively, quite remarkable. Perhaps even more remarkable, however, is that her exercise of these spiritual gifts was almost totally confined to her immediate family circle, making her an underutilized resource as a model woman for the differing goals of both Mormon feminists and the institutional Church.

Lavina Fielding Anderson, Kathryn H. Shirts