Hyrum Smith 200th Birthday Celebration – Program and Video

The 200th Birthday Celebration for Hyrum Smith was held February 13, 2000, at the Assembly Hall at Temple Square. The program was video taped, and copies were made available to family members.

CONDUCTING: Craig R. Frogley …………………………………4th great grandson

PRAYER: Michael Nebeker ……………………………………..5th great grandson

MUSICAL PORTRAYAL………………………………………..Love is the Master Key
by Lorena Normandeau……………………………Granddaughter of Joseph Smith Jr.
Father Smith: Hulbert Keddington………………………………2nd great grandson
Hyrum Smith: Scott Frogley …………………………………..4th great grandson
Joseph Smith Jr.: Jason Woodland………………………………4th great grandson
William Smith: ……………………………………………..5th great grandson
Accompanied by: Jenny Frogley………………………4th great granddaughter-in-law

HYRUM REMEMBERS
Portrayal by: Matthew D. Maddox…………………………4th great grandson-in-law

HYRUM’S CHARGE TO HIS POSTERITY:
Eldred G. Smith, President, Hyrum Smith Family Association……….2nd great grandson

POSTERITY’S RESPONSE
LOVINA: Rhonda Frogley…………………………………. 4th great granddaughter
JOHN : E. Gary Smith………………………………………… 3rd great grandson
JERUSHA: Pamela Alligood…………………………………3rd great granddaughter
SARAH: Cherise Clayton…………………………………. 4th great granddaughter
JOSEPH F: Russel Smith Walker…………………………………2nd great grandson
MARTHA ANN: Carol King…………………………………..3rd great granddaughter

I LOVE HIM original music and words
By Noni Sorensen………………………………………. 2nd great granddaughter
Sung by: Kent Sorensen……………………………………… 3rd great grandson
Accompanied by: Lindsay Sorensen………………………….3rd great granddaughter

SPEAKER: M. Russell Ballard…………………………………..2nd great grandson
Co-President of the Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith Foundation

REMARKS: Gordon B. Hinckley
President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

THE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT original music and words
By Noni Sorensen………………………………………..2nd great granddaughter
Sung by: Dan Sorensen ……………………………………… 3rd great grandson
Accompanied by: Lindsay Sorensen …………………………3rd great granddaughter

PRAYER: LaRene Gaunt…………………………………… 2nd great granddaughter

200th Birthday Celebration of Hyrum Smith

The 200th Birthday Celebration of Hyrum Smith will be held on February 13, 2000 in the Assembly Hall on Temple Square at 7:00 p.m. Elder M. Russell Ballard will speak and there will be a segment aimed especially for children so this is a family affair. We need to get this info out to as many of Hyrum’s descendants as we can. So let everyone in your families know.

Mary Donoho

See also Elder M. Russell Ballard Speaks at BYU Devotional – January 18, 2000, and in the Deseret News.

The text from the Hyrum Smith 200th Birthday Celebration on February 13, 2000 is now available online!