Elias Smith (September 6, 1804 – June 24, 1888) was one of the early leaders in Latter Day Saint movement.

They all expressed interest in the new religion, but none of them were baptized until 1835, except John, who later became patriarch of the LDS Church and was the father of apostle George A. Smith.

In 1835, Hyrum Smith and David Whitmer visited the area and the families of Asael Jr. and Silas were baptized, most of them on July 1.

Joseph Smith, his brother Hyrum, Sidney Rigdon, Brigham Young, and other leaders fled from Kirtland.

A company of over six hundred of the remaining faithful members was organized to follow their leaders to Far West, Missouri.

Shortly thereafter, the army of Governor Lilburn Boggs marched upon Far West to drive the Mormons en masse out of Missouri.

Smith was one of the defenders of Far West who were forced to give up their arms; he was also one of the members of the committee chosen to effect removal of the Latter Day Saints from Missouri to Illinois.

Smith left Nauvoo with his family in May 1846, intending to go with the body of the church to the Salt Lake Valley that year.

In addition to his judicial duties, Smith was business manager of the Deseret News under Willard Richards, and was postmaster of Salt Lake City from July 1854 to 1858.

They were the parents of Elias A. Smith, who succeeded his father as judge in Salt Lake County.

Smith first met Amy Jane King as his 46-year-old teacher in Iowaville, 50 miles west of Nauvoo.