Shadowfall: Reflections on Nurturing Family Values

When Hyrum and Gail Smith brought their first baby home from the hospital, they were full of dreams for her. They wanted little Glenna— along with all her brothers and sisters to follow— to reach her highest potential as an individual. Instilling competence, confidence, and compassion in each of their six children became their goal.

But in a modern world filled with conveniences and quick fixes, how could they teach the values that Gail had learned as a child in Utah's Dixie? Many of the lea...