L.I.V.E. Eye-Witness: A Fatherless Generation and the Systems That Formed It

By: Steve La Mont Smith

What happens when an entire generation grows up searching for identity, structure, discipline, and belonging without the consistent presence of a father?

L.I.V.E. Eye-Witness is a powerful and deeply personal journey through fatherlessness, survival, faith, discipline, healing, leadership, and generational rebuilding through the eyes of Steve La Mont Smith.

Raised in environments shaped by poverty, broken systems, unstable structures, spiritual grounding, mentorship, music, sports, and community influence, Steve shares his real-life experiences growing up without his father while observing the dramatic differences between homes with structure and homes struggling to survive.

This book explores:

fatherlessness and identitygovernment systems and generational impactsurvival culture and disciplinementorship and spiritual groundingsports, music, and exposurehealing and rebuildingownership, legacy, and generational change

More than a memoir, this book serves as:
a blueprint,
a testimony,
a generational conversation,
and a call to rebuild stronger foundations for future generations.

Through deeply honest storytelling, historical reflection, and life lessons learned through struggle, leadership, fatherhood, ministry, and survival, Steve challenges readers to think beyond survival and begin intentionally building legacy.

This book is for:

fatherssonsmentorscommunity leaderseducatorschurchesyoung men searching for identityand anyone committed to breaking generational cycles

L.I.V.E. Eye-Witness is not just a story about what was missing.

It is a story about what can still be built.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H25T14KC
• ISBN13: 9798197200051
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"