Gregory L. Smith

Gregory L. "Greg" Smith (born 1972 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Mormon historian and apologist who specializes in the study of LDS polygamy as well as polygamy among those who were excommunicated from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon or LDS Church) and followers of the various groups these people formed.
Biography
Smith is a member of the LDS Church and served as a missionary in Paris, France from 1991 to 1993. He studied psychology at the University of Alberta and received his M.D. from Alberta in 2000. He completed medical internships at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He teaches undergraduate and graduate medicine at the University of Calgary and practices rural family medicine in Raymond, Alberta.
Though a medical doctor by training, Smith pursues historical and apologetic issues as a side interest. He has also spoken before the Miller-Eccles study group in southern California.
Writings
Smith has written reviews in such publications as the FARMS Review, where he pointed out flaws in criticizing such authors as George D. Smith and argued that Joseph Smith, Jr. did not have sexual relations with his wives who may have been married to other men at the same time. In this position Smith agrees with the view of Joseph Smith's polygamous relations advanced by Richard Bushman in his biography of Joseph Smith Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling.
Smith's paper "Polygamy, Prophets, and Prevarication: Frequently and Rarely Asked Questions about the Initiation, Practice, and Cessation of Plural Marriage in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" is an in-depth study of why Latter Day Saints were less than totally honest about polygamy.

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