A Brief History of the Church in Nauvoo, Illinois

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A Brief History of the Church in Nauvoo, Illinois

Nauvoo, Illinois 1839 to 1844 Why Nauvoo? Land on Credit

Nauvoo, Illinois 1839 to 1844 Why Nauvoo? Land on Credit Good Location Top of Des Moines Rapids Water Power Beautiful Location Downside Swampy Malaria

Nauvoo, Illinois 1839 to 1844 City Planning Drain Swamps Main Street 67.5 feet wide Others 45 feet wide City blocks of 4 acres 4 lots on each block Room for gardens, outbuildings, chickens and a cow Farm on Prairies to east

Nauvoo, Illinois 1839 to 1844 City Plan Overwhelmed by Gathering 1200 Log Cabins 300-500 Frame Homes 200-300 Brick Homes

Nauvoo, Illinois 1839 to 1844 Concern for the Poor Expressed through: Trade Guilds Relief Society Emma Smith first president Jobs for Widows Relief of the Poor Battling injustice Public Works Nauvoo House Nauvoo Temple Photo by Val Brinkerhoff

Nauvoo, Illinois 1839 to 1844 Development Not Limited to Bricks and Mortar City Charter Writ of Habeas Corpus University of the City of Nauvoo Nauvoo Legion

Nauvoo, Illinois 1839 to 1844 New Found Political Power Whigs and Democrats Block Voting Stephen Douglas

Nauvoo, Illinois 1839 to 1844 New Religious Ideas Kirtland Nauvoo New Testament Focused on Improving this Life Nauvoo Focused on the Afterlife Baptism for Dead, Sealings, New Understanding of Endowment Secretive Most Controversial Nature of God Nature of Christian Marriage

Nauvoo, Illinois 1839 to 1844 More Wives than One? According to Joseph, Emma was one and only wife. According to William Law, Joseph secretly teaching polygamy. According to William Marks, Joseph initially involved with practice but realized mistake and was trying to stop it at time of death.

Nauvoo, Illinois 1839 to 1844 William Law and others printed Nauvoo Expositor to expose what they believed to be secret teachings in Nauvoo. Nauvoo City Council, with Joseph as Mayor, ordered Expositor press shut down. Building and Press were Destroyed.

Nauvoo, Illinois 1839 to 1844 27 June 1844-While in Carthage, Illinois to Answer Charges Related to Destruction of Press, Joseph and his Brother Hyrum were Killed by a Mob.

Nauvoo, Illinois Today All photos by Val Brinkerhoff

Our Site – “Joseph Smith’s Nauvoo” Nauvoo, Illinois Today Our Site – “Joseph Smith’s Nauvoo” Joseph Smith, Sr. Joseph Smith III Joseph Smith, Jr.

Nauvoo, Illinois Today “Joseph Smith’s Nauvoo” Homestead Photos by Val Brinkerhoff

Nauvoo, Illinois Today “Joseph Smith’s Nauvoo” Homestead Mansion House All photos by Val Brinkerhoff

Nauvoo, Illinois Today “Joseph Smith’s Nauvoo” Homestead Mansion House Red Brick Store Photo by Val Brinkerhoff Photo by Val Brinkerhoff

Nauvoo, Illinois Today “Joseph Smith’s Nauvoo” Homestead Mansion House Red Brick Store Smith Family Cemetery Photo by Val Brinkerhoff

Nauvoo, Illinois Today “Joseph Smith’s Nauvoo” Homestead Mansion House Red Brick Store Smith Family Cemetery Nauvoo House Photo by Val Brinkerhoff

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