Wallace A. G.), and one while serving as presiding patriarch in the 1940s (with 21-year-old U.S. Navy sailor Byram Dow Browning who was also a Latter-day Saint). Church president George Albert Smith described the scandal as "a pitiable case" and "a sad happening" in his diary, describing himself as "heartsick" and as having a "restless night" in conjunction with the events and the necessity of releasing the patriarch. The First Presidency instructed Smith not to participate in religious ordinances or church callings. After release After being released, Smith took his family to Honolulu, Hawaii, where he continued to raise his family and resumed his academic career as a teacher of English and drama. For 11 years, Smith's stake president in Hawaii was instructed to not allow Smith to speak in church or hold any position, but no formal church disciplinary action was taken, and Smith was reportedly "treated with compassion." Approximately a decade after his release as patriarch, Smith's stake president and bishop wrote to church president David O. McKay asking for restrictions on Smith to be lifted. In 1957, after it was established he had forsaken his homosexual behavior, confessed to his wife, and sent a written confession to the First Presidency, Smith was again allowed to serve in the church. Shortly thereafter, Smith's wife Ruth wrote a letter to church president David O. McKay expressing her gratitude for the church's help, stating, "I know, better than anyone else, the trial our family has been to you and to the authorities." From 1957 until his death, Smith served as a member of his stake's high council. Smith died and was buried in Salt Lake City, Utah. Smith's grandson Jefferson Smith served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012. Smith shares a name with his grandfather, Joseph F. Smith, and his uncle, Joseph Fielding Smith, both of whom served as apostles and later as church presidents. See also Homosexuality and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Lineal succession (Latter Day Saints) Patriarch (Latter Day Saints) Patriarchal blessing Patriarchal Priesthood References 1899 births 1964 deaths American general authorities (LDS Church) Clergy from Salt Lake City LGBT and Mormonism Latter Day Saints from Hawaii Latter Day Saints from Utah Mormonism-related controversies Presiding Patriarchs (LDS Church) Religious scandals Smith family (Latter Day Saints) University of Utah alumni