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FAREWELL ZION:
NAUVOO, IOWA, & NEBRASKA
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Nauvoo - the city beautiful…it's hard to imagine how much actually happened over
the few years the saints lived here. Their time here began with - hope
and expectation - and ended in tragedy and flight. Seeing for yourself
all that the saints were able to create here in Nauvoo-
and then eventually have to leave behind - can't help but
move and inspire you.
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Nauvoo House - originally it was meant to be a four story hotel to house immigrants
and other saints arriving in Nauvoo - in fact Joseph Smith considered the construction
of this hotel nearly as urgent as the construction of the temple. Today it is a functioning
hostel and is owned by the Community of Christ Church.
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Mansion House
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Mansion House - This beautiful two-story home was built
in 1842 to accommodate the constant flow of visitors to
Nauvoo. In fact the house originally had a hotel attached
with 22 rooms. Joseph and Emma entertained many guests here for all sorts of occasions.
Scovil Bakery - built on its original foundation, it was one of
four bakeries in Nauvoo. People came here to get their baked goods, candy, jellies, and wedding cakes.
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Printing Office - Beginning in 1845 it published the Times &
Seasons and other church literature. It also published the Nauvoo
Neighbor. It was the printing business that would eventually lead to
Joseph's final arrest.
Seventy's Hall - The missionaries were trained here, they had a
small library and even a museum of artifacts that missionaries
brought back from abroad. Today the seventy's hall contains
pottery and other artifacts uncovered during the restoration process.
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Printing Office
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Webb Wagon & Blacksmith Shop - In the fall of 1845, as
citizens of Nauvoo prepared to leave, people said the town
was like a vast mechanic shop as nearly every family was
engaged in making wagons. Today you can watch a
blacksmith forge a horseshoe and learn how a wagon is built.
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Brigham Young Home - Brigham Young finished building this
home in 1843. It became church headquarters after Joseph's
death and it was from here that Brigham planned the exodus to the west.
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Carthage Jail has been restored to look as it did in June of
1844. A visit to the jail begins with a film presentation
shown at the visitor's center adjacent to the jail. Tours
then proceed to the jailhouse itself and begin in the
downstairs living quarters of the jail keeper. The tour
then proceeds upstairs to the bleak prison cell. The brief
but moving audio presentation given in the jail room
vividly describes the awful events that culminated with
the martyrdom of the prophet Joseph and his brother Hyrum. Listening to the
presentation as you stand in the very room where the events took place, can't help but
make an indelible impression.
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Kanesville Tabernacle - As the saints prepared for the westward trek to the Salt Lake
valley, Brigham Young told them to build a tabernacle. It took them about three weeks
and provided them with a location to participate in the sustaining of Brigham Young as
the second prophet and president of the church on December 27, 1847.
Winter Quarters - The largest of all of the temporary encampments that were built by
the saints on both side of the Missouri River, Winter Quarters today is the site of the
Mormon Trail Visitor Center where you can learn about the saints' final preparations
for the trek west.
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