Nauvoo era of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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The Nauvoo era of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was the early 1840s period when the church, centered in Nauvoo, Illinois under Joseph Smith’s leadership, experienced rapid growth, significant doctrinal development, and intense external opposition leading up to Smith’s death and the Saints’ eventual westward migration.

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instanceOf historical period ⓘ
period in Latter-day Saint history ⓘ
aftermath organized exodus of Latter-day Saints from Nauvoo ⓘ
succession crisis in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
causeOfConflict destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor press ⓘ
political power concentration in Nauvoo ⓘ
practice of plural marriage among leaders ⓘ
religious tensions ⓘ
centralOrganization Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
conflictWith Illinois state authorities ⓘ
local non-Mormon residents of Hancock County, Illinois ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culmination assassination of Joseph and Hyrum Smith in 1844 ⓘ
culturalFeature Nauvoo as a planned religious community ⓘ
strong communal and missionary emphasis ⓘ
doctrinalDevelopment baptism for the dead ⓘ
degrees of glory elaboration ⓘ
eternal marriage ⓘ
expanded temple theology ⓘ
sealing ordinances ⓘ
theosis or exaltation ⓘ
economicActivity agricultural development around Nauvoo ⓘ
construction and brickmaking in Nauvoo ⓘ
endTime 1846 ⓘ
estimatedPopulationPeak approximately 12,000 to 15,000 inhabitants in Nauvoo ⓘ
followedBy Mormon pioneer era ⓘ
keyText Doctrine and Covenants sections 124–135 ⓘ
King Follett discourse ⓘ
Nauvoo city charter ⓘ
leader Brigham Young ⓘ
Hyrum Smith ⓘ
Joseph Smith ⓘ
legalIssue arrest and imprisonment of Joseph Smith in Carthage Jail ⓘ
locatedIn Nauvoo, Illinois ⓘ
migrationDestination Great Basin ⓘ
Salt Lake Valley ⓘ
militaryOrganization Nauvoo Legion ⓘ
linked to: Illinois militia
politicalStatus Nauvoo incorporated as a city with extensive municipal powers ⓘ
populationTrend rapid growth of Latter-day Saint population in Nauvoo ⓘ
precededBy Missouri era of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
religiousTradition Latter-day Saint movement ⓘ
linked to: Latter Day Saint
significantEvent Nauvoo Expositor destruction ⓘ
Nauvoo city charter revocation ⓘ
construction of the Nauvoo Temple ⓘ
introduction of plural marriage among church leaders ⓘ
martyrdom of Hyrum Smith ⓘ
martyrdom of Joseph Smith ⓘ
organization of the Council of Fifty ⓘ
westward migration preparations ⓘ
startTime 1839 ⓘ

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Wentworth Letter → historicalContext → Nauvoo era of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
King Follett discourse → historicalPeriod → Nauvoo era ⓘ
linked to: Nauvoo era of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
John Taylor → participantIn → Nauvoo period of Latter Day Saint history ⓘ
linked to: Nauvoo era of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Sidney Rigdon → participatedIn → Nauvoo period of Latter Day Saint history ⓘ
linked to: Nauvoo era of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Times and Seasons → associatedWithEvent → Nauvoo period of Latter-day Saint history ⓘ
linked to: Nauvoo era of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Council of Fifty → historicalPeriod → Nauvoo period ⓘ
linked to: Nauvoo era of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints