Lauritz Nicholaisen Smith (or Smidt[1]) (October 5, 1830 – June 16, 1924) was an early Mormon leader and one of the founders of Draper, Utah, United States.
Smith was born October 5, 1830, in Hjørring, Denmark, to Lutheran[2] parents Nicolai Smidt Christensen[3] and Karen Marie Christensdatter.
The group crossed the sea to Hull, England, then traveled by rail to Liverpool to arrange trans-Atlantic passage.
[2] The ship arrived in New Orleans on March 22,[5] after which the group proceeded on to the future Kansas City area by riverboat in order to outfit for the trek across the Great Plains to Utah Territory.
After dining with the Smiths one day, Brigham Young complimented Maren on her cooking, then asked her to provide food for his bodyguard, Orrin Porter Rockwell, when he was in the area.