Sylvester Marshall Smith (March 28, 1806 – February 22, 1880)[2] was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and one of the inaugural seven Presidents of the Seventy.

[4] Smith was a member of Zion's Camp in 1834, where in the words of Heber C. Kimball he displayed "refractory feelings.

[7] The August 1834 Council, which was presided over by Bishop Newel K. Whitney, determined that Joseph Smith had "acted in every respect in an honorable and proper manner with all monies and properties entrusted to his charge.

[9] On February 14, 1835, Smith attended the meeting where the inaugural Quorum of the Twelve was called, and three days later he was appointed to the Kirtland High Council.

[4] At this time, many Latter Day Saints had left Kirtland, leaving Smith behind in the city until 1853, when he sold his land and moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa.

... After [a council] was assembled he asked the newly organized quorum if any of their number had been ordained to the High Priest's office, previous to their ordination as Seventies.

Accordingly, the Prophet invited them to take their places in the High Priests' quorum again, which was complied with, thus leaving Joseph Young and Levi W. Hancock in the council.