In this welcome biography, author Jeffrey S. O’Driscoll paints an intimate portrait of Hyrum Smith, an exemplary disciple who stood by his prophet-brother through the glorious and trying days of the early restored Church. At Joseph’s side during dark months of confinement in Liberty Jail, Nauvoo’s rise to fame, and the martyrdom at Carthage, Hyrum was “as firm as the pillars of heaven.” Hyrum Smith: A Life of Integrity reveals the heart of this Church patriarch and assistant president through the words of those who knew him best and through the inspiring, unassuming sermon that was his life. Relying on painstaking research, the author helps us appreciate the character and invaluable contributions of this devoted husband, father, Church leader, and friend. Most important, we learn why the Lord said of Hyrum, “I, the Lord, love him because of the integrity of his heart.”Table of Contents IllustrationsMapsPrefaceAcknowledgments“Joseph, I Can't Leave You”“Remarkable for His Tenderness and Sympathy”“Be Patient Until You Shall Accomplish It”“Thy Duty Is Unto the Church Forever”“All I Have Is the Lord's”“Of One Heart and of One Mind"“He Then Took the Flag . . . and Gave the Word to Move Forward”“The Lord's House Built by His Commandment”“The Meekness and Humility of Christ"“The Burden of All the Churches”“A Friend to the Prophet”“As Firm as the Pillars of Heaven”“To Bind Up the Broken Hearted” “The Man of God, Fired with Heavenly Holy Zeal”“As Honest as an Angel"“I Have a Big Soul”“A Monument of Greatness, Even in Death”“The Integrity of His Heart”Appendix A — The Teachings of Hyrum SmithAppendix B — A Brief Chronology of the Life of Hyrum Smith: 1800-1844BibliographyIndex