▁in ▁his ▁views ▁on ▁evolution ▁and ▁race . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Smith ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁son ▁of ▁Jul ina ▁Lamb son ▁Smith , ▁the ▁second ▁wife ▁and ▁first ▁pl ural ▁wife ▁of ▁Joseph ▁F . ▁Smith , ▁then ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Qu orum ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve . ▁By ▁agreement ▁between ▁his ▁parents , ▁Smith ▁was ▁given ▁his ▁father ' s ▁name , ▁even ▁though ▁Joseph ▁F . ▁Smith ' s ▁third ▁and ▁fourth ▁w ives ▁had ▁previously ▁had ▁sons . ▁G row ing ▁up , ▁Smith ▁lived ▁in ▁his ▁father ' s ▁large ▁family ▁home ▁at ▁ 3 3 3 ▁West ▁ 1 0 0 ▁North ▁in ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City , ▁Ut ah ▁Territ ory . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁opposite ▁the ▁original ▁campus ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Des er et ▁( mod ern ▁University ▁of ▁Ut ah ), ▁on ▁a ▁site ▁now ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁L DS ▁Business ▁College . ▁He ▁also ▁often ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁family ▁farm ▁in ▁T ay l ors ville , ▁Ut ah , ▁as ▁a ▁child . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁when ▁Smith ▁was ▁two ▁years ▁old , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁Reyn olds ▁v . ▁United ▁States ▁u ph eld ▁the ▁constitution ality ▁of ▁the ▁Mor r ill ▁Anti - Big amy ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁which ▁had ▁criminal ized ▁the ▁L atter -