The Nauvoo temple is an important theme in Journals Volume 3 of the Joseph Smith papers. The Saints are driven from Missouri
And they begin to wonder how they're going to accomplish the commandment to build up the city of Zion that Joseph Smith revelation says
Designated was to be in Missouri and Joseph Smith is evidently giving this some thought as well and on April
1844 he preaches a sermon and he says, "I know there's been a lot [of] talk about the location for Zion and
Really anywhere in North and South America
Can be Zion and the important thing is the temple." and so as Willard Richards recorded in Joseph Smith's journal,
Joseph Smith said where we can get a house built first there is the place. So as I read these documents and look at the
sacrifices that were made to construct that temple and
Everything that went on all the all the work and all of the sacrifice and toil and labor it just gives me a different appreciation
For temples and so the temple
Becomes
A
Key theme a temple theology temple ritual these are central concerns of Joseph Smith during the time period Covered by this volume
 
