On her ninth wedding anniversary, Kim's perfect life is shattered when she learns that her husband Steve has been having affairs with men. Three years later, she discovers she is HIV-positive. Despite criticism from her family and the church, Kim makes an uncommon choice.

The Smith Family chronicles one family's struggle to endure the physical and emotional trauma surrounding the death of a husband, father and pillar of the Mormon community. Enduring the emotional strains of betrayal, condemnation of the Mormon Church and her own impending illness, Kim's tragic yet empowering odyssey forces her to redefine her own sense of family, faith and forgiveness.