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22: The Nauvoo Temple – Past and Present

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Impressions of a Prophet: Joseph Smith

22: The Nauvoo Temple - Past and Present

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In this episode Susan talks about a central focus of the prophet and the saints in Nauvoo – the temple. We know from a previous episode that Joseph had received revelation and instituted baptisms for the dead, and a font was built for that purpose on the site of the Nauvoo temple, sheltered by a […]

20: Commerce and Baptism for the Dead

Impressions of a Prophet: Joseph Smith

20: Commerce and Baptism for the Dead

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In this episode we talk about the history of the place we now call Nauvoo, the reason so many died there when the saints first arrived, and a glorious revelation that followed regarding those who have died without baptism. What were the two names for Nauvoo before it was Nauvoo? Why did the saints buy