# George Albert Smith
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george albert smith Sr. (April 4, 1870 – April 4, 1951) was an American religious leader who served as the eighth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
== Early life ==
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Smith was one of nineteen children of Latter Day Saint apostle John Henry Smith.
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If you were to turn on your TV right now, or open up Netflix, the chances of you stumbling upon a cheesy Christmas movie would be pretty high. They tend to be full of clichés, cringeworthy one-liners and predictable plots, but still we just can't seem to get enough.
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Lost in the Mist
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Plain and Precious Truths Restored
1 Nephi 13:40 - "And the angel spake unto me, saying: These last records, which thou hast seen among the Gentiles, shall establish the truth of the first, which are of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, and shall make known the plain and precious things which have been taken away from them; and shall…
Ep. 7: A New World Dawning
Episode 7 explains how the Victorian-era fascination with Spiritualism, science, and the supernatural influenced entertainment, early psychology, and the horror genre. Social conditions such as the American Civil War, high infant mortality, and popular Gothic literature—especially works by Edgar Al…
Ep. 8: Photographing a Ghost: G. A. Smith at St. Ann's Well Gardens
In 1896, George Albert Smith experienced a pivotal turning point after seeing one of the first projected film programs in Britain by the Lumière Brothers at the Empire Theatre. Inspired, he purchased a camera from engineer Alfred Darling and soon converted part of his amusement grounds at St. Ann's…
Ep 9: The Brighton School and the Intersection of Melies, Smith, and Phalke
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Ep. 10: Murder Mystery Solved: The Final Days of Méliès and G. A. Smith
This episode traces a turbulent period in early cinema beginning around 1903, when the successes of filmmakers like Georges Méliès and George Albert Smith were threatened by widespread film piracy, weak copyright protections, and shifting industry power. Méliès' films—distributed internationally th…
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2 Nephi 26:22 - "And there are also secret combinations, even as in times of old, according to the combinations of the devil, for he is the founder of all these things; yea, the founder of murder, and works of darkness; yea, and he leadeth them by the neck with a flaxen cord, until he bindeth them …
Jacob 2:35 - A Home That Heals Rather Than Hurts
Jacob 2:35 - "Behold, ye have done greater iniquities than the Lamanites, our brethren. Ye have broken the hearts of your tender wives, and lost the confidence of your children, because of your bad examples before them; and the sobbings of their hearts ascend up to God against you. And because of t…
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