▁the ▁large ▁assembly ▁room ▁of ▁the ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁Temple ▁for ▁its ▁dedic ation ▁on ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁by ▁church ▁president ▁Wil ford ▁Wood ru ff . ▁ ▁Family ▁and ▁personal ▁life ▁Smith ▁married ▁his ▁first ▁wife , ▁Lou ie ▁Em ily ▁" E my la " ▁Sh urt l iff ▁( born ▁June ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 7 6 ) ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁church ▁president ▁Lorenzo ▁Snow ▁called ▁him ▁on ▁a ▁mission ▁to ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁which ▁he ▁completed ▁( May ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁- ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 1 ), ▁leaving ▁Lou ie ▁in ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁Smith ▁was ▁set ▁apart ▁as ▁a ▁mission ary ▁and ▁ord ained ▁a ▁sevent y ▁by ▁his ▁father . ▁A ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁mission aries , ▁including ▁Smith ▁and ▁his ▁older ▁brother , ▁Joseph ▁Rich ards ▁Smith , ▁left ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁for ▁England . ▁After ▁his ▁return ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁mission , ▁Smith ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁had ▁two ▁daughters , ▁Joseph ine ▁and ▁Jul ina . ▁Lou ie ▁died ▁of ▁comp lications ▁of ▁a ▁third ▁pre gn ancy ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁For ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁time ▁Smith ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁M orm on ▁Tab ern acle ▁Ch oir ▁for ▁part ▁of