▁carried ▁substantial ▁weight ▁with ▁the ▁general ▁church ▁membership ▁and ▁grew ▁to ▁be ▁accepted ▁by ▁a ▁significant ▁portion . ▁ ▁Smith ▁lived ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁an ▁apost le ▁in ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁Temple ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁Smith ▁was ▁sent ▁on ▁a ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁church ' s ▁Spanish - American ▁Mission . ▁Before ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City , ▁he ▁informed ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Temple ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁recommend ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁that ▁the ▁temple ▁cer emon ies ▁be ▁translated ▁into ▁Spanish . ▁ ▁Smith ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Gene alog ical ▁Society ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁and ▁its ▁successor ▁the ▁Gene alog ical ▁Society ▁of ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁release ▁from ▁this ▁position , ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Qu orum ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁de cade . ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁Smith ▁attempted ▁to ▁reduce ▁staff ▁turn over ▁at ▁the ▁Society ▁by ▁trying ▁to ▁conv ince ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁that ▁women ▁should ▁be ▁permitted ▁to ▁stay ▁on ▁as ▁employees ▁after ▁they ▁married . ▁However , ▁Smith ▁was ▁only ▁able ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁change ▁to ▁allow ▁them ▁to ▁work ▁six ▁months ▁past ▁marriage . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 1