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A Historical Study of the Mormon Temple at Nauvoo, Illinois Brigham Young University BYU ScholarsArchive Theses and Dissertations 1962 A Historical Study of the Mormon Temple at Nauvoo, Illinois Don F. Colvin Brigham Young University - Provo Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd Part of the History Commons, and the Mormon Studies Commons BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Colvin, Don F., "A Historical Study of the Mormon Temple at Nauvoo, Illinois" (1962). Theses and Dissertations. 4613. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/4613 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. 737 3 A historical STUDY OF THE MORMON TEMPLE AT NAUVOO I1 ILLINOIS A thesis presented to the department of history and philosophy of religion Brigbrighamhainhajn young university in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree master of science by don F colvin august 1962 acknowledgments the writer is indebted to the following who have aided materially in the preparation of this study to his wife and two sons who have exercised considerable patience in his absence necessitated by writing and research to his wife esp- ecially he is sincerely grateful for she typed the entire rough draft of the thesis to his graduate committee dr russell rich and dr chauncey riddle both of whom thoroughly read the manuscript and offered many helpful suggestions he is especially grateful to dr rich his commi- ttee chairman who has been most kind and helpful and who has always made himself available for consultation to mrs mary sorenson johnson who reviewed the manuscript for errors in english appreciation is also extended for the helpful cooperation of the librarians at the various institutions where the research was conducted to each of the above the writer extends a sincere thank you illiiilii TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I1 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 1 the problem 0 0 1 statement of the problem 1 importance of the study 0 0 0 0 19 0 1 9 0 0 0 1 limitations 2 review of source materials 2 organization of the study 3 II11 historical SETTING OF THE TEMPLE AT NAUVOO 5 who hferehaerewere the Morcormonsmormonsmons 0 0 0 0 5 the city of nauvoo 41 0 a 0 it 0 0 9 the exodus of the mormons from illinois 151 111 THE STORY OF 0 0 iliillIII construction 0 19 preliminarypreli aryary planspim is are made 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 the work begins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 am construction in 1841 0 21 construction in 1842 0 21 construction in 184318u3 0 29 construction in 1844 31 construction in 1845 335 construction in 1846 44iakigi v CHAPTER PAGE IV elsmlsEMSMEANS AND MATERIALS USED IN construction 48 methods of finance 0 if 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 the labor force 0 0 0 0 588 the pinery expedition 69 stone for the temple 0 80 the temple bell 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8u84au V description OF THE BUILDING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 the exterior 0 0 89 the grounds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 architecture 9 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 & 0 0 93 size 0 9 0 0 0 96 the walls 96 the tower 0 Q 10 0 0 0 0 0 100 windows 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 10 0 0 103 the roof 0 0 P 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 10 loh104 the front 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 & 0 0 0 0 ioslos10510 the interior 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Is 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106 the basement story 0 0 a 9.9 106 the font 10 0 0 0.0 0 107 the first story 10 0 0 ID 0 109 the second story 0 0 0 0 0 ill stairways 8 0 0 0 0 1 ill the attic story 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 113 furnishings and ornamentation lih114 conclusion TI vi CHAPTER PAGE AND OF THE VI PURPOSES FUNCTIONS STRUCTURE 0 9 0 ily11511 temple ordinances their natnaturenatureureoreand extent of practice in nauvoo ily11511 baptism for the dead ily11115 the endowmentendoamentvment 120 celestial marriage 9 6 0 0 0 0 128 baptism for healing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 130 church meetings and administrative functions 131 meetings 0 0 0 a 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 132 administrative functions 0 0 0 9 0 D 0 ID 0 ID D 0 134 sundry other uses of the structure & 0 0 134 residence 0 0 0 0 0 6 D D 13135 recreational functions 13135 OF THE TEMPLE VII dedication 0 10 0 138 dedication of separate sections of the building 0 0 0 0 ID 138 dedicdedicationatlon of entire temple iholuo140 WAS THE TEMPLE COMPLETED VIII 0 0 0 0 0 0 lu145 nature of the controversy 1451 45 consideration of available evidence 148 claims against completion 148 statements 15 to the effect that it was completed 0 P 11igiigl151 evaluation of the evidence 1551 the basement story 16156 the stairways 16156 vii CHAPTER PAGE the second story 17157 the attic story 18158 summary and conclusions 19159 IX FATE OF THE TEMPLE igligi161 the temple abandoned to the mobs igligi161 the battle of nauvoo igligi161 the extent of desecration 9 0 0 9 0 0 0 10 0 164 attempts to sell the temple 167 destruction by fire 173 destruction of the walls 182 the icarian attempt to rebuild the temple 182 final destruction of the walls 184 purchaserepurchasere of the temple block 187 X SUMMARY AND conclusions 134194 bibliography 0 0 0 0 0 197 ON APPENDIX A WORKERS THE NAUVOO TEMPLE 0 9 0 0 v 206 APPENAPPENDIXDIX B HOW THE NAUVOO TEMPLE WAS DESTROYED 210 LIST OF illustrations FIGURE PAGE 1 the nauvoo temple photograph of a painting by C C A Cliris 0 0 0 a 0 christensercliristenserchristensenohriChritenserstenser 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ix 2 an artists sketch of nauvoo taken from the iowa side of the mississippi river 0 9 16 0 8 0 0 0 0 IR 0 88 3 A plat of the city of nauvoo 0 a 0 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 0 91 4 the earliest available architectural sketch of the nauvoo temple bearing the architectarchitects signature 0 0 0 0 959 5 another early sketch by the architect and bearing his signature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a 0 & 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 959 6 A simsun stone or capital originally a part of the nauvoo temple 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 10 & 0 99 7 two moon stones that were part of the nauvoo temple 99 8 daguerreotype of the nauvoo temple 102 9 sketch of the temple ruins by frederick piercy 112 10 plat of the temple block at nauvoo by C J hunt 188 1- I1 1 k I11 figure 1 the nauvoo temple photograph of a painting by C C A christensen ix CHAPTER I1 SCOPE OF THE STUDY the story of the mormon temple at nauvoo has never been fully told numerous isolated references have been made to it by various writers but the subject has been consistently dealt with in broad general terms or isolated specifics A thorough account of this dra- matic story has remained to be told I1 THE PROBLEM statement of the problem the purpose of this study is to bring to light available data pertaining to the historical background of the site construction purposes uses and disposition of the mormon temple at nauvoo illinois imimportanceportance of0 the ststudy A detailed study of the buildings history is of special significance it sheds light on the controversy which has existed for nearly a century over whether or not the struc- ture was ever completed it reveals the dedicated struggle of a group of pioneer americans as they in the face of great obstacles sacri- ficed for the fulfillment of their ideals and convictions it furnishes valuable insight into the historical development and practice of temple ordinance work as practiced by the church of jesus christ of latterlatterdayday saints it brings together in more complete form than ever 2 before the pertinent information relating to the temples construction its varied uses and eventual fate II11 limitations such a study as here undertaken is limited in its scope volumes have been written on the mormon movement and considerable treatment given to the nauvoo period of that history this study is limited only to those parts of that history which have direct bearing on the story of the temple it does not attempt a treatment of problems between the mormons and their neighbors nor does it deal with other areas of interest which developed over the period of construction for sake of clarity and effi- cient organization only the material pertinent to a judicious covering of the topic under consideration can be treated liiIII111 REVIEW OF SOURCE MATERIAMATERIALSLS to the degree possible this study has concerned itself with material from original sources such as private journals newspapers historical writings and other written matter originating in the period when the temple was being built the most valuable collections of these materials have been found in the church historians library of the church of jesus christ of latterlatterdayday saints and the brigham young university library another helpful source has been the bancroft library at the university of california valuable material has been obtained from numerous printed sources commenting on the period when the temple was built probably the best 3 1 source of cormentarycommentary has been andrew jensons the historical recordrecords his section on the nauvoo temple is a worthy contribution to the subject and the most comprehensive printed study available his treatment of a number of matters pertaining to the temple has because of a need for brevity dealt only in a general way with most of the material his study has no doubt been a major source of reference for other writers another source worthy of special mention is that of the history of the church often referred to as the documentdocumentary hishistory off the church this work of seven volumes is principally taken from the private journal of joseph smith it contains considerable original material on the period the material
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