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English
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"My Dear Charlie" : The Friendship of Joseph F. Smith and Charles W. Nibley
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Joseph F. Smith : Reflections on the Man and His Times
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Provo, UT
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Religious Studies Center, BYU ; Deseret Book Company
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181-197
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Bishop Nibley and President Smith had been close friends, even best friends, for nearly thirty-five years...The two regarded each other as brothers, traveling together frequently, corresponding, remembering each other’s birthdays, and vacationing together with their families. “It is doubtful if Joseph F. Smith had at any time among his brethren a closer or more trusted friend” than Charles Nibley, Joseph Fielding Smith, son of Joseph F., explained, and “it is equally doubtful if Charles W. Nibley was ever drawn so near any other man as he was to Joseph F. Smith.” Correspondence between the two that began in 1877 and continued until Smith’s death in 1918 provides insights into what attracted these two men to each other and why they maintained such a close friendship. Examining this close friendship provides a glimpse into the human side of both of these church leaders. It also provides a window into the views of two men who were key leaders of the church in the early 1900s, as well as key leaders of the church’s business enterprises. [From the text]