From the Vault

What's happening with the Tomb of Joseph Museum? Are there any cool new historical updates with Nauvoo? What more can we learn about before, during, and after our visit?

Joseph Johnstun

Oct 2
2 min

Sermons and Worship

Most Sunday services were held in homes across town where space would allow. One Thursday a month, a fast and prayer meeting would also...

Joseph Johnstun

Oct 2
2 min

The Mormon Battalion

In 1846, as the Saints were leaving the United States, Brigham Young sent Jesse C. Little to Washington DC to try to get aid from the...

Joseph Johnstun

Oct 2
2 min

African Americans

Although Illinois was free, it wasn’t until February 1845 that the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that slaves could not be held in the...

Joseph Johnstun

Oct 2
1 min

Youth Organizations

Religious and social developments in Nauvoo occurred for youth and children, too. While most Sabbath services occurred in homes...

Rachel Clayton

Oct 2
1 min

The Nauvoo Charter

When the Latter-day Saints settled in Commerce they were seeking personal safety and protection of their rights. In the autumn of 1840,...

Joseph Johnstun

Oct 2
1 min

Building a City

When Latter-day Saints first began to settle here, they were poor, unemployed, and many had been robbed of nearly everything they owned....