Another son was David Smith, who became a member of the church's Presiding Bishopric.

After being trained as a midwife Julina shared this new ability with many of the expecting sisters in her community and would sacrifice many long nights doing such service.

[citation needed] When the U.S. Congress passed the Edmunds Anti-Polygamy Act of 1882 Julina and her husband went to Laie, Hawaii to go into hiding after President Taylor suggested doing so.

[1]: 172 After returning home from Hawaii, Smith had three more children and continued her service in the church and as a midwife.

[5] In 1901 Joseph F. Smith was called to be the next President of the LDS church and held that position until his death in 1918.

Many years later, after suffering a bad fall, Julina died on January 10, 1936, aged 86.

At that time she also worked at the Endowment House and in 1892, she became a member of the general board of the Relief Society.