All of the following Joseph F. Smith articles are by Richard Neitzel Holzapfel

Joseph F. Smith: Birth to the Apostleship (1838-67)
Joseph F. Smith was born during one of the most difficult periods of Latter-day Saint history on 13 November 1838 at Far West, Missouri. Named after his uncle (Joseph Smith the Prophet) and after his mother (Mary Fielding Smith), Joseph Fielding Smith was known as Joseph F. Smith.

Joseph F. Smith: Birth to Apostleship (1838-1867), Part II
"I am ready to bear my testimony of the same, at any time, or at any place, or in whatever circumstances I may be placed..."

Joseph F. Smith and the First Temple Outside of the United States

Joseph F. Smith: In the Fiery Furnace
"This prophet lost thirteen children and wrote poignantly about his feelings in his journal."

Joseph F. Smith: The Doctrinal Legacy
"He manifested the same spirit that was upon his Uncle Joseph Smith."

Joseph F. Smith: The Legacy of a Name
Joseph F. Smith inherited not only his uncle's name, but his legacy of having his name known for "good and evil."

Richard Paul Evans Hits Cover of Reader's Digest
Magazine says he "made hope a best-seller."