Hyrum Smith and Joseph Smith at the Temple of Nauvoo

Hyrum Smith and Joseph Smith at the Temple of Nauvoo

Illinois--Nauvoo

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Mormon Church

Nauvoo Temple (Nauvoo, Ill. : 1841-1850)

Smith, Hyrum, 1800-1844

Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844

Churches

Church buildings

Large figures of Hyrum Smith (left) and Joseph Smith (right) stand in profile in front of the Temple of Nauvoo built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Nauvoo in 1836. After the Mormons were forced out of Nauvoo in 1846 due to local hostility and violence, they sold the building in 1848. The building was destroyed by fire and eventually demolished. The church reacquired the plot where the temple once stood in 1937, and built a replica that was completed in 2002.

Photo caption: "Both martyrd in Carthage, ILL. U.S. June 27, 1844. For the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus."

Marlin, Moses

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

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402658

Miscellaneous Collection

Oversized Individuals Collection

lithograph

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39 x 30 cm