, ▁Smith ▁pre ached ▁to ▁a ▁st ake ▁conference ▁con greg ation ▁in ▁Hawai i : ▁We ▁will ▁never ▁get ▁a ▁man ▁into ▁space . ▁This ▁earth ▁is ▁man ' s ▁sphere ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁never ▁intended ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁get ▁away ▁from ▁it . ▁The ▁moon ▁is ▁a ▁superior ▁planet ▁to ▁the ▁earth ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁never ▁intended ▁that ▁man ▁should ▁go ▁there . ▁You ▁can ▁write ▁it ▁down ▁in ▁your ▁books ▁that ▁this ▁will ▁never ▁happen . ▁ ▁Ear lier , ▁Smith ▁had ▁written ▁that ▁" it ▁is ▁doubt ful ▁that ▁man ▁will ▁ever ▁be ▁permitted ▁to ▁make ▁any ▁instrument ▁or ▁ship ▁to ▁travel ▁through ▁space ▁and ▁visit ▁the ▁moon ▁or ▁any ▁distant ▁planet ". ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁press ▁conference ▁where ▁Smith ▁was ▁introduced ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church , ▁he ▁was ▁asked ▁about ▁these ▁statements ; ▁Smith ▁reported ly ▁respond ed , ▁" Well , ▁I ▁was ▁wrong , ▁wasn ' t ▁I ?" ▁ ▁Smith ' s ▁teach ings ▁as ▁an ▁apost le ▁were ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁course ▁of ▁study ▁in ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church ' s ▁Sunday ▁Rel ief ▁Society ▁and ▁Mel ch ized ek ▁priest hood ▁classes . ▁ ▁Service ▁abroad ▁Smith ▁did ▁at ▁times ▁take ▁church ▁assign ments ▁abroad . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁he ▁tou red ▁the ▁miss ions ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁super vised ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁mission aries ▁as ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁began . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁Smith