Decatur County
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Joseph Smith III was the eldest son of LDS founder Joseph Smith. He was the leader of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now Community of Christ), which was based in Lamoni from 1880 to 1920. Jenner won the decathlon at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
Lamoni is pronounced la-MONE-eye.
Decatur County's in the south.
It's right next to Mis-SOUR-i.
The county seat of Leon
Has a Statue of Li-BER-ty.
A bigger town than Leon is
The city of La-MO-ni.
Named by Joseph Smith the Third,
An LDS a-LUM-ni.
Graceland University
Is not the home of EL-vis.
It's a little church school here
And not a house in MEM-phis.
Bruce Jenner (now he's Caitlyn)
Came to Graceland to play FOOT-ball.
Switched to track, became a star,
And won gold in Mown-RAY-all.