Joseph JohnstunOct 22 minSermons and WorshipMost Sunday services were held in homes across town where space would allow. One Thursday a month, a fast and prayer meeting would also...
Joseph JohnstunOct 22 minThe 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 JohnstunOct 22 minAfrican AmericansAlthough Illinois was free, it wasn’t until February 1845 that the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that slaves could not be held in the...
Joseph JohnstunOct 21 minYouth Organizations Religious and social developments in Nauvoo occurred for youth and children, too. While most Sabbath services occurred in homes...
Rachel ClaytonOct 21 minThe Nauvoo CharterWhen the Latter-day Saints settled in Commerce they were seeking personal safety and protection of their rights. In the autumn of 1840,...
Joseph JohnstunOct 21 minBuilding a CityWhen Latter-day Saints first began to settle here, they were poor, unemployed, and many had been robbed of nearly everything they owned....