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A Brief History of the Church in Nauvoo, Illinois

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1 A Brief History of the Church in Nauvoo, Illinois

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

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

4 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

5 Nauvoo, Illinois 1839 to 1844 City Plan Overwhelmed by Gathering
1200 Log Cabins Frame Homes Brick Homes

6 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

7 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

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

9 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

10 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.

11 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.

12 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.

13 Nauvoo, Illinois Today All photos by Val Brinkerhoff

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

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

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

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

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

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

20 Help Preserve Joseph Smith’s Nauvoo for Future Generations Make a Donation to the Foundation Today!

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