It may be the first time a prophet has had a congregation stand for him in a movie. Church collaborates on emma smith movie church newsroom. Emma hale smith bidamon july 10, 1804 april 30, 1879 was the first wife of joseph smith and a leader in the early days of the latter day saint movement, both during josephs lifetime and afterward as a member of the reorganized church of jesus christ of latter day saints rlds church. My story is a 2008 film that focuses on the life of emma smith, wife of joseph smith, founder of the latter day saint movement production. Emma relates to julia some of her own life\\s experiences to give her a different perspective and illustrate the importance of maintaining faith amid. My story begins with a voiceover by an adult julia murdock smith, the adopted daughter of both joseph nathan mitchell and emma smith katherine nelson thompson. Emma raised her as her own daughter, and elizabeth agnes eventually married emmas biological son, alexander hale smith. Ackerman the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of out of 100. My story, removed quite a few of the prejudices about her but there were still a lot of questions and concerns that remained. After seeing this film when went downtown to the joseph smith memorial building and watched joseph smith. After just a month into the project josiah abandoned his project and so joseph s father returned home to palmyra, but joseph stayed longer to work on other farms locally. Michael kennedy is hoping that this movie will create more opportunities for the descendants to be receptive to the gospel. Before her death, emma reflects on her life beginning with her childhood, up through her final years in nauvoo.
Near the end of emma\\s life in 1879, her adopted daughter, julia murdock smith, returns home and shares several hardships she has had. My story, though they made it an in person account rather than a letter. New film sheds light on emma smiths life after joseph. The quality of the film matches that of the films produced and shown by the lds church and thats saying a great deal, but has the advantage of a longer running. My story cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Near the end of emma s life in 1879, her adopted daughter, julia murdock smith, returns home and shares several hardships she has had. Then the following week returned to the theatre to once more feel the beauty of emma smith.
I first heard of this letter through one of john dehlins mormon stories podcasts. With patricia place, katherine nelson, nathan mitchell, stephanie breinholt. A new movie about the life of emma smith opens friday youtube. Joseph and his father joseph smith senior had gone to harmony to work for a farmer named josiah stowell. In 2008, emma smithmy story came to theaters and showed emma in the midst of her life with joseph smith.
A new movie about the life of emma smith opens friday. Katherine thompson emma hale smith, patricia place emma bidaman, nathan mitchell joseph smith, rick macy joseph sr. My story on amazon for free with an amazon prime subscription free trials of the service are available, or you can rent or purchase a digital. New emma smith movie seeks to honor lds prophets wife. Emma smith is the wife of the prophet joseph smith, founder of the mormon faith. I always felt that emma smith did not get the respect and honor she deserved. The movie follows the experiences of eliza williams from new york to missouri to illinois to utah. The story of the mormon pioneers from the 1830s to the 1890s. Official trailer for the spring 2008 theatrical release. I rank this film as one of my great spiritual film experiences.
Its only for a limited time, so dont miss out on this opportunity. Life after death experience nde with steve gardipee, vietnam war story one of. Wife of famed mormon prophet joseph smith, emma smith reminisces on her life and recounts experiences relating to the birth of mormonism. An essential part of telling emma smiths story was casting the right actress to play her part. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing emma smith. This is a very well put story of emma smith from her own perspective. After 17 years of marriage, emmas second husband, lewis bidamon, had a child with another woman named nancy abercrombie. Well, from emma and josephs perspective, it seems like an ok thing to do.
It was a much more intimate, personal, and relatable perspective. A survey was conducted among latter day saints in 2014, which showed many people still didnt understand why emma didnt come west or what was going on between her and brigham young. Tonight i feel my heart is too full to adequately express my thoughts in writing. While latterday saint prophet joseph smith has been the source of much debate, his wife emma smith was a remarkable figure in her own right. May 05, 2009 well, from emma and josephs perspective, it seems like an ok thing to do. When the boy, charles, was 4 years old, emma took him in and raised him as her own. My story is a 2008 film that focuses on the life of emma smith, wife of joseph smith, founder of the latter day saint movement. The way emma smiths story is carefully sculpted reveals as much about gender expectations and religious norms in our own era as it did when brigham young declared her mormona non grata. Emma relates to julia some of her own lifes experiences to give her a different per emma smith is the wife of the prophet joseph smith, founder of the mormon faith. Jun 20, 2019 emma raised her as her own daughter, and elizabeth agnes eventually married emma s biological son, alexander hale smith. After 17 years of marriage, emma s second husband, lewis bidamon, had a child with another woman named nancy abercrombie.
A survey was conducted among latter day saints in 2014, which showed many people still didnt understand why emma didnt come west or what was going on between her and. Her legacy is forever linked to that of her husbands, the prophet joseph smith. My story stars katherine thompson, patricia place, talon g. I didnt know much about emma smith until i saw this, and it opened my eyes. Joseph smith was the founder of the church of jesus christ of latter day saintsmore commonly known as the mormons. An elderly woman katherine thompson recalls her courtship and marriage to the founder of the mormon church, joseph smith nathan mitchell, in this stirring biopic.
I love the story of joseph smith, and this perspective shed light on the experiences emma and her husband had together. Discover the remarkable life of an elect lady in emma smithmy story. Behind the story of the new movie in emmas footsteps. This letter was dramatically portrayed in the movie, emma smith. My story 2008 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. This brave, elect woman was beside her husband through everything. I learned about a very strong woman that i didnt really know much about. I also learned of the truthfulness of joseph smiths teachings.
May 07, 2019 joseph and his father joseph smith senior had gone to harmony to work for a farmer named josiah stowell. It is very hard to find words to express how good it was. Exchange receive your entire order amount as fandango credits that never expires saved to your active fandango vip account. But much is not commonly known about emma after that. I have since bought the dvd, the bluray and the cd of the beautiful score. My story used to be available to watch for free with ads on hulu. This is an original movie poster onesheet from the 1996 film fly away home starring jeff daniels anna paquin 1996 original movie poster. My story dvd, 2010 lds mormon movie lightly used free shipping 6. Emma relates to julia some of her own life\\s experiences to give her a different perspective and illustrate the importance of maintaining faith. The church had a private premiere for the brethren and their families and all the general auxiliary leaders at the jordan commons theater to see the film, emma smith, my story. Throughout most of the couples married life they faced persecution and sorrow due to their religion. Near the end of emmas life in 1879, her adopted daughter, julia murdock smith, returns home and shares several hardships she has had.
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