Nauvoo, Illinois....The "Joseph Smith Buildings" are owned by the Community of Christ. We went on a tour there with a bus load of young adults from Utah.
Joseph and Emma lived in this home. Originally it was just the 2 story log cabin, the rest was added later.
Because there were always so many guests at the Smith home, they built the Mansion Home to be used as a hotel.
After the tour we headed back into the rest of Nauvoo and enjoyed the stories that we heard there.
We learned about making shoes...
Joseph and Emma lived in this home. Originally it was just the 2 story log cabin, the rest was added later.
Because there were always so many guests at the Smith home, they built the Mansion Home to be used as a hotel.
After the tour we headed back into the rest of Nauvoo and enjoyed the stories that we heard there.We learned about making shoes...
And we learned about the work of a blacksmith...
We visited Brigham Young's home...
Took lessons in brick making. They would make nearly 3 million bricks in a season, enough to build about 40 homes a year.
Lucy Mack Smith is a lady I highly respect and would like to meet some day....
Her sleeping area was barely big enough for the bed...
The smokehouse and ashery were out back...
Heber Kimballs home was my favorite. The Kimballs lived in a wagon box with their children for 6 years until their home was built. Soon after they moved in they left with the rest of the Church Members that were being driven out of Nauvoo. They only lived in their home for 100 days. Lots of people left shortly after moving into their homes. I love the positive attitude that they had...The saying was "we are leaving willingly, because we have to."
The home was so beautiful...
Of course they needed potty chairs! This one was in Wilford Woodruff's home.
They had weaving, rope making, bread making, quilting, pottery, spinning and more that you could learn to do....so fun.
We left Nauvoo Friday afternoon, because we had finished everything we wanted to do and the RV park was so bad.
We visited Brigham Young's home...
Took lessons in brick making. They would make nearly 3 million bricks in a season, enough to build about 40 homes a year.
Lucy Mack Smith is a lady I highly respect and would like to meet some day....
Her sleeping area was barely big enough for the bed...
The smokehouse and ashery were out back...
Heber Kimballs home was my favorite. The Kimballs lived in a wagon box with their children for 6 years until their home was built. Soon after they moved in they left with the rest of the Church Members that were being driven out of Nauvoo. They only lived in their home for 100 days. Lots of people left shortly after moving into their homes. I love the positive attitude that they had...The saying was "we are leaving willingly, because we have to."
The home was so beautiful...
Of course they needed potty chairs! This one was in Wilford Woodruff's home.
They had weaving, rope making, bread making, quilting, pottery, spinning and more that you could learn to do....so fun.
We left Nauvoo Friday afternoon, because we had finished everything we wanted to do and the RV park was so bad.
We drove through a small corner of Iowa and into Missouri. The fields were flooded everywhere.
We stayed overnight at the Mark Twain Landing RV Resort....aaahhhhh, much better. This would be a fun place to come for a few days.
We stayed overnight at the Mark Twain Landing RV Resort....aaahhhhh, much better. This would be a fun place to come for a few days.Then Saturday Morning we drove to Independence, MO. We went to the Visitor's Center. The people in Independence were very unhappy about the Mormons coming here. The Church members were forced out with violence. They moved north to Clay County. Still not far enough away for the townspeople.
Their homes were destroyed, the print shop in Independence was destroyed...
Joseph Smith and 4 other men were arrested, in early December, and kept in a small dark prison...called Liberty Jail
After 2 months one of the men, Parley Pratt was taken to court. They had no charges against him so he was freed. The other 4 men were never taken to court.
The only ventilation was the small slit of a window seen above his head...
The walls were 4 feet thick. The room had no heat. Blankets sent by the families never made it to them.
The only way in or out was a trap door. Even the guards were kept in, as the only door to the jail had no handles. The ceiling was just 6 feet, but at least 2 of the men were over 6 feet tall. They were held in this jail for over 4 months without ever being charged with any crime. After so much time had passed they were in very poor health and very dirty...they were simply allowed to leave. No appology was ever issued.
Their homes were destroyed, the print shop in Independence was destroyed...
Joseph Smith and 4 other men were arrested, in early December, and kept in a small dark prison...called Liberty Jail
After 2 months one of the men, Parley Pratt was taken to court. They had no charges against him so he was freed. The other 4 men were never taken to court.The only ventilation was the small slit of a window seen above his head...
The walls were 4 feet thick. The room had no heat. Blankets sent by the families never made it to them.
The only way in or out was a trap door. Even the guards were kept in, as the only door to the jail had no handles. The ceiling was just 6 feet, but at least 2 of the men were over 6 feet tall. They were held in this jail for over 4 months without ever being charged with any crime. After so much time had passed they were in very poor health and very dirty...they were simply allowed to leave. No appology was ever issued.It was very touching and emotional to see this presentation.
Sunday we went to church in the morning...
The four corner stones are still in place.
Because the weather was so bad we came home for a quiet evening.
Sunday we went to church in the morning...
Then we took a drive up to Far West. It was raining pretty good all day. We were able to see the cornerstones for the Temple that was planned here.
The church members moved to Far West to get further away from the violence in Independence. The Governor of Missouri issued an extermination order for the Mormons, which was not recinded until 1973. The Mormons fled to escape extermination, leaving with the clothes on their backs. Some didn't even have shoes. It is said that they left a trail of bloody footprints in the snow all across Missouri. The townspeople of Quincy Illinois took all 5000 Mormons into their homes and cared for them for months until they were able to move to Nauvoo.
This is the monument at the Temple site.
This is the monument at the Temple site.
The four corner stones are still in place.
Because the weather was so bad we came home for a quiet evening.
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