Joseph Smith III's Parents

We are all strongly affected by our parents, and JS III was no exception.

His father was a religious demagogue, with great appeal but limited ethics. 

His mother had strong ethics, but told her sons nothing about her disagreements with their father, especially over Polygamy. When they joined the RLDS church, they knew nothing about their father, which was a huge handicap, compared to the LDS church. 

She disagreed with her husband when he was alive, but said nothing  after he was dead.