▁role ▁during ▁his ▁presiden cy . ▁Most ▁work ▁was ▁done ▁by ▁his ▁two ▁coun sel ors . ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁church ▁president ▁for ▁less ▁than ▁three ▁years , ▁Smith ' s ▁administration ▁introduced ▁several ▁new ▁initi atives : ▁Area ▁Con ferences ▁were ▁introduced , ▁significant ▁organiz ational ▁rest ruct uring ▁in ▁the ▁church ' s ▁Sunday ▁School ▁system ▁and ▁the ▁Church ▁Department ▁of ▁Social ▁Services , ▁and ▁the ▁church ▁mag az ines ▁were ▁cons olid ated ▁into ▁the ▁En sign , ▁New ▁Era ▁and ▁Friend ▁in ▁English , ▁with ▁central ized ▁planning ▁for ▁all ▁publications . ▁His ▁ten ure ▁was ▁also ▁marked ▁by ▁steady ▁growth ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁mission aries , ▁and ▁the ▁dedic ation ▁of ▁tem ples ▁in ▁Og den ▁and ▁Pro vo , ▁Ut ah . ▁ ▁Death ▁Smith ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁less ▁than ▁three ▁weeks ▁before ▁his ▁ 9 6 th ▁birth day . ▁He ▁attended ▁church ▁services ▁with ▁his ▁w ard ▁that ▁day , ▁and ▁while ▁visit ing ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁daughters ▁that ▁evening ▁he ▁quietly ▁died ▁while ▁sitting ▁in ▁his ▁favorite ▁chair . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁An c est ry ▁ ▁Works ▁Books ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Other ▁Smith ▁wrote ▁the ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁h ymn ▁" Does ▁the ▁J our ney ▁Se em ▁Long ? ", ▁which ▁appears ▁as ▁h ymn ▁number ▁ 1 2 7 ▁in ▁the ▁current ▁English