Введение
Лидер Церкви Святых последних дней Элизабет Энн Смит Уитни (26 декабря 1800 – 15 февраля 1882) была одной из первых лидеров Церкви Святых последних дней и женой Ньюэла К. Уитни, другого раннего лидера Церкви Святых последних дней. Она была известна по имени Энн. Она была старшим ребенком в семье. В детстве она получила "тщательное образование в соответствии с обычаями того времени", включая обучение танцам и пению. Когда Смит было около 18 лет, она последовала за своей незамужней тетей Сарой Смит на запад, в Киртленд, штат Огайо. В этом предприятии обе женщины проявили то, что Марк Л. Стакер, преподаватель кафедры истории Церкви, называет "сильным чувством самостоятельности". В ответ на эту молитву супруги утверждали, что увидели видение и услышали голос, говорящий: "Приготовьтесь принять слово Господа, ибо оно грядет!" Ригдон совершил их крещение. Джозеф и Эмма Смит прибыли в магазин Ньюэла К. Уитни в Киртленде в декабре 1830 года. Джозеф сказал: "Я – Иосиф Пророк; вы молились, чтобы я пришел сюда; теперь что вы хотите от меня?" Там Джозеф получил откровения, которые записаны в Учении и Заветах.
Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney (December 26, 1800 – February 15, 1882) was an early Latter Day Saint leader, and wife to Newel K. Whitney, another early Latter Day Saint leader. She went by her middle name, Ann. She was the couple's oldest child. As a child, she was "carefully educated according to the customs of that early period", such as dancing and singing. When Smith was about 18 years old, She followed her unmarried aunt, Sarah Smith, westward to Kirtland, Ohio. In this venture, the two women displayed what Mark L. Staker, a faculty member of the LDS Church History Department, calls "a strong sense of self reliance". In response to that prayer, the couple claimed to have seen a vision and a voice stating, "Prepare to receive the word of the Lord, for it is coming!" Rigdon performed their baptisms. Joseph and Emma Smith arrived at Newel K. Whitney's store in Kirtland in December 1830. Joseph said, "I am Joseph the Prophet; you have prayed me here; now what do you want of me?" While there, Joseph received revelations that are recorded in Doctrine and Covenants,
Whitney and her husband hosted a three day feast for the poor in January 1836. They lost some of their wealth when the Kirtland Safety Society Banking Company collapsed and people began persecuting members of the church. However, when they reached St. Louis, they were informed that Latter day Saints were being kicked out of Missouri. They settled in Carrollton, Illinois during the winter of 1838–1839. They then moved to Quincy, Illinois during the next winter. By the spring of 1840, they had reached Nauvoo, Illinois, then called Commerce. (who had been her acquaintance in Kirtland). Whitney served as the second counselor under Emma Smith. Whitney presided over many of the Relief Society's last meetings in Nauvoo, as Emma Smith was away travelling, ill, or struggling with Joseph Smith's doctrine of plural marriage. Ann and Newell Whitney consented for Joseph Smith to marry their daughter in 1842. Shortly after Joseph Smith's death in 1844, Newel took another wife. Ann wrote that she was "more favorably disposed to women as a class" since she had a sister wife.
Уитни и ее муж устроили трехдневный пир для бедных в январе 1836 года. Они потеряли часть своего состояния, когда Кертлендская банковская компания "Общество безопасности" обанкротилась, и начались преследования членов Церкви. Однако, прибыв в Сент-Луис, они узнали, что Святых последних дней изгоняют из Миссури. Зимой 1838–1839 годов они поселились в Кэрроллтоне, штат Иллинойс. Затем они переехали в Куинси, штат Иллинойс, следующей зимой. К весне 1840 года они достигли Науву, штат Иллинойс, тогда известного как Коммерс (который был ее знакомым в Киртленде). Уитни служила вторым советником при Эмме Смит. Уитни председательствовала на многих последних собраниях Общества помощи в Науву, поскольку Эмма Смит отсутствовала из-за болезни, путешествий или трудностей с учением Джозефа Смита о многоженстве. Энн и Ньюэлл Уитни дали согласие на брак Джозефа Смита с их дочерью в 1842 году. Вскоре после смерти Джозефа Смита в 1844 году Ньюэл женился на другой женщине. Энн писала, что она стала "более благосклонно относиться к женщинам в целом", поскольку у нее появилась сестра-жена.
Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney (December 26, 1800 – February 15, 1882) was an early Latter Day Saint leader, and wife to Newel K. Whitney, another early Latter Day Saint leader. She went by her middle name, Ann. She was the couple's oldest child. As a child, she was "carefully educated according to the customs of that early period", such as dancing and singing. When Smith was about 18 years old, She followed her unmarried aunt, Sarah Smith, westward to Kirtland, Ohio. In this venture, the two women displayed what Mark L. Staker, a faculty member of the LDS Church History Department, calls "a strong sense of self reliance". In response to that prayer, the couple claimed to have seen a vision and a voice stating, "Prepare to receive the word of the Lord, for it is coming!" Rigdon performed their baptisms. Joseph and Emma Smith arrived at Newel K. Whitney's store in Kirtland in December 1830. Joseph said, "I am Joseph the Prophet; you have prayed me here; now what do you want of me?" While there, Joseph received revelations that are recorded in Doctrine and Covenants,
Whitney and her husband hosted a three day feast for the poor in January 1836. They lost some of their wealth when the Kirtland Safety Society Banking Company collapsed and people began persecuting members of the church. However, when they reached St. Louis, they were informed that Latter day Saints were being kicked out of Missouri. They settled in Carrollton, Illinois during the winter of 1838–1839. They then moved to Quincy, Illinois during the next winter. By the spring of 1840, they had reached Nauvoo, Illinois, then called Commerce. (who had been her acquaintance in Kirtland). Whitney served as the second counselor under Emma Smith. Whitney presided over many of the Relief Society's last meetings in Nauvoo, as Emma Smith was away travelling, ill, or struggling with Joseph Smith's doctrine of plural marriage. Ann and Newell Whitney consented for Joseph Smith to marry their daughter in 1842. Shortly after Joseph Smith's death in 1844, Newel took another wife. Ann wrote that she was "more favorably disposed to women as a class" since she had a sister wife.
Смерть
Члены церкви с любовью называли Элизабет Уитни "Матерью Уитни" за её служение и сострадание. Она скончалась в Солт-Лейк-Сити в 1882 году. На её похоронах выступили Дэниел Х. Уэллс, Лоренцо Д. Янг и Джозеф Ф. Смит, которые высоко оценили её веру и вклад в церковное служение. В 1957 году в её честь было названо общежитие в Университете Бригама Янга.