Nauvoo the Beautiful and Carthage

Sister Armstrong and I had a chance to spend a couple of hours in Nauvoo while were in Illinois visiting our son and his family. Two hours is not enough to even begin to absorb all of the history there. The temple, rebuilt in 2002, is magnificent.It is overwhelming to consider what the early saints accomplished in a mosquito-infested swamp with no machines and only a few hand-held tools.

Below are some photos.

The Nauvoo Temple

A sun stone

The front, facing west

Viewed from the south
(The original temple did not have an Angel Moroni on it)

Looking up from the river bank

Joseph and Hyrum Smith go like lambs to the slaughter

The Mississippi from the steps of the Temple

The river as seen from the Smith Homestead

The Mississippi

The Mississippi

The Smith Homestead
(Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith's first home - the log cabin)

After the house was built, the cabin became a "summer kitchen" for Emma.

The well on the Homestead

The Mansion House - Joseph's home and hotel

A home in Lower Nauvoo

A street in Lower Nauvoo

Joseph's Red Brick Store

Final resting places for Joseph, Hyrum and Emma

Joseph and Hyrum in front of Carthage Jail

The second story window from which Joseph fell after he was shot

The door through which the mob stormed to reach the second floor room where Joseph, Hyrum, John Taylor, and Williard Richards were imprisoned

The well where Joseph landed

The approach to Carthage Jail