[8][9] The Smoots helped fund construction of a replica of the original Brigham Young building, which burned to the ground in 1884, at This Is the Place Heritage Park in 2004.

[12] In her role as an LDS leader, she has traveled throughout North and South America, and to a long list of countries including India, Russia, Nigeria, and Japan.

[5] The purpose of the Relief Society, according to Smoot, is to "make sure the needs of the women within the boundary of our congregation (members of the LDS Church) are cared for.

"[13] Under her leadership the Society participated in international humanitarian efforts, such as making and sending over 38,000 homemade quilts to relieve the suffering of refugees fleeing the Kosovo War, families left homeless by the 1999 İzmit earthquake, and elsewhere.

[16][17] Nevertheless, the focus of her presidency was on helping the Relief Society's 4.4 million members share insight and inspiration with one another.

The Salt Lake Tribune described it as emphasizing women's role in, "strengthening testimonies of Jesus Christ, seeking inspiration from the Holy Ghost, rededicating themselves to home and family, performing community service, sustaining the faith's all-male priesthood and worshiping in the church's temples.