MIKE & DARCY KENNEDY
Mike Kennedy's parents settled in Cedar City, Ut. in 1953 to be near his mother and step father who had transferred there with the U.S. Forest Service. They lived there three and a half years with no religious affiliation. They later moved to Tonopah, Nevada when Mike was a toddler. While growing up he was unaware of his relationship to Joseph and Emma Smith.
Mike joined the LDS church at age 18 and is the first of Joseph and Emma’s descendents to hold the Melchizedek Priesthood and office of Seventy and High Priest. Darcy was born and raised in Nevada. At the age of 16 she was the only member of her family to join the church.
Brother Kennedy is president and Sister Kennedy is secretary of the Joseph Smith Jr. Family Organization and the Joseph Smith Jr. and Emma Hale Smith Historical Society. He is Executive Producer of “The Times and Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith” and “Emma Smith, My Story.” She has co-authored the book “The Emma Smith We Know." The Kennedys have 6 children and 9 grandchildren.
Brother Kennedy is president and Sister Kennedy is secretary of the Joseph Smith Jr. Family Organization and the Joseph Smith Jr. and Emma Hale Smith Historical Society. He is Executive Producer of “The Times and Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith” and “Emma Smith, My Story.” She has co-authored the book “The Emma Smith We Know." The Kennedys have 6 children and 9 grandchildren.