Nicholas G. Smith's protection and provision in South Africa

Nicholas G. Smith and his family served a mission in South Africa for seven and a half years. Before leaving, Anthon H. Lund promised he would never miss a dollar, and another apostle prophesied the winds and waves would be controlled in their interest. Nicholas reports that he never lacked funds, that the prophecy regarding their travel was fulfilled in the smallest detail, and that through the mission, the sick were healed and devils cast out among the members.

In her biographical study of Nicholas G. Smith, Lavina Fielding Anderson confirms that Smith was called to his seven-and-a-half-year presidency over the South African Mission in September 1913 by President Joseph F. Smith. He departed for this mission with his wife, Florence, and their three young sons, Gerald, John Henry, and Stanford.