Thought: "Is it possible to understand Nauvoo without,
grasping the spiritual power Joseph exercised and still exercises? Every Mormon
knows that the Church is held together by individual testimonies-that is, the
connection the members have found with God through the Prophet's doctrine and
the Church which he established. The power of Mormon leaders depends almost
entirely on these individual spiritual convictions. Through Joseph his
followers found God, and it was the measure of divinity in him and his
teachings that held them. Nauvoo would never have risen or fallen without that
spiritual life. Belief powered the entire enterprise." (Richard Bushman in
Leonard)
"Utah
had its roots in Nauvoo; without that 7 years experience in Illinois the
development of the Great Basin, and of the West, would not have been the
same." (Flanders, p. v)
Books of
the Week: Nauvoo-A place
of Peace, A People of Promise - Glen M. Leonard;
Nauvoo-Kingdom on the Mississippi- Robert Bruce Flanders; The
Rise and Fall of Nauvoo, B.H. Roberts; Joseph Smith Jr.'s Red Brick
Store, Roger D. Launius & E. Mark McKiernan
Church History by the Year 1842-1843
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1839-May 10
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Joseph, Emma and 4 children move into Commerce
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1840-44
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Nauvoo Legion - Led by Lt. General Joseph Smith. 2500 men. 8500 in US
Army
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1841-Jan. 19
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Revelation to build temple. 165' high. 88'X128'. cost 1 million.
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1841-Fall
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Construction begun on Joseph's Red Brick Store- Opened for business
in Jan.
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1841-44
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Wood cut and rafted to Nauvoo from the Wisconsin Pineries.
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1842-Mar. 1
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Wentworth Letter
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1842-Mar. 17
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Relief Society founded. In
Joseph's Red Brick Store. Emma President, Sarah Cleveland, Elizabeth
Whitney-Counselors. Eliza R. Snow-Secretary. Grew to 1300 by June 1844.
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1842-March- Papyrus purchased- July 1, 1835
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Book of Abraham published. "Since it is not known just how
Joseph Smith translated, it is reasonable to postulate that, when studying the
Egyptian papyrus purchased from Michael Chandler, Joseph sought revelation
from the Lord concerning them and received in that process the book of
Abraham. (Leonard p 211). Only finished 5 chapters.
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1842-Spring
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Wentworth Letter & Book of Abraham published in "Times and
Seasons."
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1842-May 4
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Endowment introduced in Joseph's Red Brick Store
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1842-Summer
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Joseph no longer part of operating his store. He used the upstairs
for church business.
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1842-Sept.
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Sections 127 & 128
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1843-Feb. 9
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Section 129
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1843-Apr. 2
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1843-Feb. 24
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Joseph dictated poem in response to WW Phelps "Go With Me"
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1843-July 12
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Eternal Marriage announced
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1843-Fall
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70's Hall begun. Finished in 1 year.
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1844-Feb.
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Joseph announces candidacy for President of the USA.
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1844-April
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Joseph's King Follett funeral talk at General Conference - 2 hrs. -
34 doctrinal subjects.
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1844
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New edition of the D&C with 8 additional sections.
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1845-
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Nauvoo was the largest city in the State of Illinois (Flanders p. v)
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Section 129-June 27, 1843- Instructions given to Parley P.
Pratt after his mission to England. These instruction had been given to the 12
before their departure to Great Britain on June 27, 1839. Parley was in jail in
Richmond Missouri until July 4.
These instructions and keys concerning
angels became very helpful for the 12 in Britain, for in addition to being
ministered to by righteous angels...they were likewise plagued by evil
spirits." (Studies in Scripture I: 504, Bruce A. Van Orden)
Vs. 8 - Rules
Governing Satan: 1) D&C 88:36-38-All Kingdoms have laws. 2) D&C
122:9- Bounds are set. 3) TPJS - Satan can't imitate the sign of the dove. 4)
D&C 29:47-Satan can't tempt children. 5) 3 Nephi 28:39-Can't tempt translated
beings. 6) D&C 129:8-Must extend hand.
Section 130- Ramus, Illinois- 20 miles East of Nauvoo- April
2, 1843- Joseph, Orson Hyde, William Clayton, Benjamin Johnson- Orson gave talk
that AM- Joseph offered some correction that PM
Vs. 1 -
Jesus is a resurrected man. Acts 1:11
Vs. 2- My
sociality is a family.
Vs. 3-
Joseph counters a teaching of Orson
Vs. 4 - See
Alma 40:8; D&C 38:2: Moses 1:6; Abraham 3:4; D&C 110:16; D&C 64:23.
Vs. 5-7 See
TPJS p. 170; Gospel Doctrine by Joseph F. Smith p. 435-6; "Continually
before the Lord," Commissioner's Lecture Series, BYU, 1974 p. 5-6)
Vs. 9 - Brigham
Young -JD 9:87; 7:163
Vs. 10- The
custom of the white stone by judges in ancient times. black stone=guilty; white=innocent.
Vs. 11- A
new name implies entrance into a new life-the one receiving it is to enter into
a higher stage of existence (Dummelow,
Commentary on the Bible, p. 1075) "The power of a secret name to open
closed portals and to give the user supernatural powers was widespread"
(Eiselen, et al., Abingdon Bible Commentary, p. 1374)
Vs. 12-13-
See D&C 87
Vs. 14-17-
When will Christ come. Mark 13:32- JST omits "neither the son"
Vs. 18-19-
See 2 Nephi 9:28-29
Vs. 20-21 -
Effect of Pre-Mortal on Mortality and the effect of mortality on post mortal existence.
See Marion G. Romney CR- Oct. 1956 p.
15-16
Vs. 22-23-
It all starts here!
Section 131-Ramus Illinois May 16 & 17- This sections
consists of 3 doctrinal statements made by the prophet recorded by William
Clayton.
Vs. 1-4-
Marriage
Vs. 5- More
sure word of prophecy.
Vs. 6-8 - Ignorance
and Matter
Section 133- Received by Joseph in Hiram, Ohio, November 3,
1831-Not in Book of Commandments. Section 50 in 1835 Edition of D&C. Called the Appendix. Received 2 days after the
Preface. Article of Faith # 10 is a pretty good summary.
Section 134- Section 52 in 1835 Edition of D&C, right
after Article on Marriage and right after General Assembly and the Index and
the Contents. Written by Oliver- Not a revelation
Vs. 1 &
4 - Hard to defend
10 Things You Didn’t Know About the
Angel Moroni Statue
Kelsey Berteaux and Jannalee Rosner -
1. The first angel “statue” was actually a weathervane.
The Nauvoo temple was the first to have angel on a spire, and it was a simple weathervane depicting a non-specific angel of the
restoration.
2. Cyrus E. Dallin, the sculptor
of the first modern angel Moroni statue, was not a Mormon. Dallin claimed
not to believe in angels, but at his mother’s urging he accepted the commission
and designed the first angel Moroni, which stands on the Salt Lake City Temple.
3. There are six different angel
Moroni designs. The most common Moroni design was created for President
Hinckley’s revolutionary small temples. It stands atop 74 temple spires.
4. Moroni wasn’t commonly put on
temples until the late 1970s. Early angel Moroni statues were too heavy to
be put on most temples’ spires. The first statues weighed more than a ton each.
Current statues only weight about 350 pounds.
5. The Monticello Utah Temple
originally had a white angel Moroni. Because it was hard to see, the white
statue was taken down and redone in gold leaf. Today, the refinished statue is
on top of the Columbus Ohio Temple.
6. The original angel Moroni
statue was inspired by Revelation 14. Cyrus E. Dallin, who designed this
original angel Moroni, suggested the upright design we see today based off of
his study of Revelation 14 and other LDS literature.
7. Only 10 temples have Moroni
holding something in his left hand. You can spy a plates-toting version of
Moroni on the Los Angeles California, Washington D.C., Seattle Washington,
Jordan River Utah, and Mexico City Mexico Temples. Or you can look for a
scroll-carrying version of the Moroni statue on the Achorage Alaska, Bismarck
North Dakota, Columbus Ohio, Kona Hawaii, and Caracas Venezuela Temples.
8. Most Moroni statues are made
of lightweight fiberglass and leafed in gold. Early angel Moroni statues,
however, were made from bronze, copper, or aluminum (but still leafed in gold).
9. Seven temples have had their
angel Moroni added during renovations. Angel Moroni statues were added
to the the Freiberg Germany, Ogden Utah, Provo Utah, Sao Paulo Brazil, Tokyo
Japan, and Bern Switerland Temples, and London England Temples during
renovations. Moroni statues can also be added if requested by the temple
district, as happened with the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple.
10. Not all of the angel Moroni
statues face east. Due to lot orientation and spire placement, the Seattle
Washington, Manila Philippines, Taipei Taiwan, Spokane Washington, and Nauvoo
Illinois Temples have a west-facing angel Moroni.
