Emma’s Pearls

Episode 65 Nyla Rubia 28.04.2026 1:01:12 ↓

Gracia Jones and I talk to Nyla Rubia. Nyla is the 2nd Great-Granddaughter of Joseph and Emma Hale Smith through their son, Alexander, and his daughter Coral.

Episode 64 Alex Boyé "King of New York" 21.04.2026 1:44:37 ↓

When we tell the youth “Church History,” they yawn. We don’t have a history problem, we have a storytelling problem. But what if it sounded like their playlist? The KING of NEW YORK is not a lesson. It's a cinematic uprising. A hip-hop musical oratorio about Joseph Smith - and his explosive 1844 run for President of the United States, where he proposed a six-year plan to abolish slavery. Historian...

Episode 63 Cheri Earl Polygamy 14.04.2026 1:24:28 ↓

We talk to Cheri Earl about polygamy and D&C 132

Episode 62 Ethan Lloyd 07.04.2026 1:04:15 ↓

We talk to Ethan about D&C 132

Episode 61 Healing Letter 31.03.2026 1:10:33 ↓

We talked about the Healing letter between the Joseph Smith family and the Brigham Young family. We talked to Michael and Darcy Kennedy, Gracia Jones, Kari Robinson, and Peter Kennedy.

Episode 60 Paul Carrin 24.03.2026 59:16 ↓

We talk to Paul Carrin. Paul is married to Tara Carrin, a descendant of Joseph and Emma Smith.

Episode 59 Don Bradley 17.03.2026 55:38 ↓

Author and historian

Episode 58 Katie Perry 10.03.2026 56:27 ↓

We talk to Katie Perry, who is the 3rd Great-Granddaughter of Joseph and Emma Smith

Episode 57 Christopher Blythe 03.03.2026 1:11:41 ↓

We talked to Christopher Blythe, who is an English professor at BYU and teaches Folklore. 

Episode 56 Cassie Carrin 5th Great-Granddaughter of Joseph and Emma Smith 24.02.2026 51:19 ↓

We talk to Cassie Carrin, who is the 5th Great-Granddaughter of Joseph and Emma Smith

Episode 55 Craig Frogley 4th Great-Grandson of Hyrum and Jerusha Smith 18.02.2026 1:05:05 ↓

We talk to Craig Frogley about the Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack family gatherings

Episode 54 Gabriel Mirah 10.02.2026 59:23 ↓

We talk to Gabriel Mirah and his incredible story that brought him to our family.

Episode 53 Tara Carrin 3rd Great-Granddaughter of Joseph and Emma Smith 03.02.2026 1:04:24 ↓

We talk to Tara Carrin, who is the 3rd Great-Granddaughter of Joseph and Emma Smith.

Episode 52 Kyle Walker- Katherine Smith 28.01.2026 57:09 ↓

We talk to Kyle Walker, a historian at BYU Idaho, about Katherine Smith

Episode 51 Curtis Weber Daguerreotype 20.01.2026 2:07:40 ↓

Curtis Weber presents us with the Joseph Smith Daguerreotype

Episode 40 McKenna Nielsen 13.01.2026 1:03:21 ↓

We talk to McKenna Nielsen, who is the 3rd Great-Granddaughter of Hyrum Smith

Episode 49 Phillip and Jimmy Wilson's Firesides 06.01.2026 49:32 ↓

Phillip Beem and Jimmy Wilson share their fireside with us and express their love and gratitude to Joseph Smith for Joseph's birthday. This episode was pushed a week late due to scheduling changes.

Episode 48 Uriah Kennedy and Jason Larsen 23.12.2025 1:27:48 ↓

Uriah Kennedy and Jason Larsen give their firesides in honor of Joseph Smith's birthday! This is being posted ON his birthday!

Episode 47 Angeline and Kim share their Fireside 16.12.2025 52:21 ↓

Angeline Washburn and Kim Smith give firesides in honor of Joseph Smith's birthday on Dec 23.

Episode 46 Fireside with Michael Kennedy Sr and Michael Kennedy Jr 09.12.2025 1:03:49 ↓

Michael Kennedy Sr and Michael Kennedy Jr share a fireside with us in honor of Joseph Smith Jr's birthday on Dec 23. 

Episode 45 Fireside with Gracia Jones and David Denning 03.12.2025 49:25 ↓

In honor of Joseph Smith's birthday, Dec 23, we are asking a few descendants to give a fireside they feel to give in honor of Joseph.

Episode 44 Eliana Kennedy 5th granddaughter of Joseph and Emma Smith 25.11.2025 52:14 ↓

We talk to Eliana Kennedy, who is the 5th great-granddaughter of Joseph and Emma Smith. Daughter of Uriah Kennedy

Episode 43 Kimball and David Clark 18.11.2025 1:05:08 ↓

Kimball and his uncle David talk about their ancestor Jesse Smith

Episode 42 Kimball Clark 2nd Great-Grandson of Silas Smith 11.11.2025 1:19:43 ↓

We talk to Kimball Clark, the 2nd great-grandson of Joseph Smith's uncle Silas Smith. We recorded his quote from Brooker Washington at a later time and put it in this episode to give the full quote and talk a little about it.

Episode 41 Karl Anderson 04.11.2025 1:08:30 ↓

We talk to Karl Anderson, "Mr Kirtland," about Kirtland.