the first temple built by the followers of church founder Joseph Smith. The faith also acquired a number of historical documents along with historic sites in Nauvoo, Ill., from the Independence ...

Born on December 23, 1805, in Sharon, Vermont, to Joseph and Lucy Mack Smith, Joseph Smith Jr. grew ... served as mayor of Nauvoo, one of the largest cities in Illinois, and as general of its ...

Months after settling in Ohio, Joseph Smith declares that Independence Missouri was the site of the Garden of Eden ... acres and names the settlement Nauvoo. Free from the hostile persecution ...