Abandoned in 1846, destroyed by fire on November 19, 1848, rebuilt in 2002 (see 113) The Nauvoo Temple was the second temple constructed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter …

In August 1840, Joseph Smith and the First Presidency formally announced their intention to build another temple. 2 The Saints were undaunted by the fact that they had been forced to leave …

Apr 5, 1999 · Sept. 1846 -- Church driven out of Nauvoo, temple abandoned. Oct. 1847-Oct. 1848 -- Mob forces desecrate the temple and some limited physical damage is sustained. Attempts …

Forced to abandon the temple, Church leaders decided to sell it to help finance the Church’s migration to the Great Basin but were unable to do so. 7 The temple was burned by an …

Apr 4, 1999 · Sept. 1846 — Church driven out of Nauvoo, temple abandoned. Oct. 1847-Oct. 1848 — Mob forces desecrate the temple and some limited physical damage is sustained. …

Though built to endure for many years, the original Nauvoo Temple has completely vanished. For several years the spot where it once stood was an open plot of earth, excavated to the level of …

The temple was abandoned in September when the remaining Church members were driven out of Nauvoo; mob forces then defiled the sacred structure. The interior was destroyed by fire in …

Because of persecution in 1846 the Latter–day Saints abandoned their temple and their beautiful city. Under the threat of mob violence, they began a thirteen–hundred–mile exodus to a new …

The Nauvoo Temple was a staple in the community just as the reconstructed Nauvoo Illinois Temple is today. April 6, 1841, the eleventh anniversary of the organization of the Church, was …

May 27, 2011 · When most of the remaining Church members were driven from the city in September of 1846, the temple was temporarily abandoned. Mob forces desecrated and …