Ken Smith

I'm a husband, a father, and a slow learner of the gospel. Learning to Walk with Him is the book I wish someone had handed me on my mission — and the book I'm still trying to live, a little more honestly each year.

The short version

I served a full-time mission as a young man, came home, married my best friend, and started the long, ordinary work of building a life of faith inside a normal week. Most of what I've learned about discipleship I've learned the hard way: in repentance, in prayer at 2am, in the middle of seasons that didn't go to plan.

What I write about

• Stories from mission and from the years that followed
• Slow, devotional reading of scripture — Old Testament, New Testament, Book of Mormon
• The five lessons at the heart of the book: faith, focus, surrender, repentance, and the Savior's love
• Practical disciplines for ordinary disciples: prayer, study, service, rest

Beyond the book

I share short reflections almost daily on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube — usually a single scripture, a story, or a question worth sitting with. The blog is the longer-form home for the same conversation.

Speaking & firesides

I speak at firesides, ward and stake events, youth conferences, and missionary preparation gatherings. If you'd like to invite me to speak, please get in touch — I read every message.

A note on tone

This is a place for honesty, not pressure. If you've stepped back from faith, you're welcome here. If you're steady and serving, you're welcome here. If you're somewhere in the middle — like most of us — you're especially welcome.