In honor of the historic Nauvoo Temple dedication Susan Easton Black, along with
award winning photographer John Telford, have created what may become the most
meaningful presentation of the Nauvoo Temple in book form. Highlighting the
monumental story of the last temple designed by the Prophet Joseph Smith, this is a
beautiful, oversized book, with full-color, magnificent photographs detailing the history
and the new rebuilding of the Nauvoo temple. Photos & Stories include: The first
construction, the first dedication, the tornado and fire destruction, the several land
purchases, the announcement to rebuild and Beautiful photos of the work and details
through out. This is an LDS Living Home Collection Book. Soft Cover. 
The story of the Nauvoo temple is one fraught with adversity, struggle, persecution, and heartbreak. Latter-day Saints freely sacrificed their time, their money, their talents—and some even gave their lives—to build a holy place of covenant and worship— only to be forced to abandon their sacred temple, leaving it to be desecrated and destroyed by unbelievers.Yet, it is also a story of faith, triumph, and an unwavering dedication to the holy work of the Lord. The construction of the Nauvoo temple proved to be a spiritual blessing to the people who built it, and it continues to be an inspiration to millions of Church members today.
Combining newspaper accounts, historic writings, private journals, letters, photos, and original architectural drawings and other illustrations, scholar Don F. Colvin’s meticulous research and inspiring writing have resulted in a landmark book on the Nauvoo Temple and the incredible lives of the Saints who helped build it.
Nauvoo: A Place of Peace, a People of Promise is a history filled with faith and understanding. This monumental work provides context for the Nauvoo period, beginning with the expulsion of the saints from Missouri and ending with Brigham Young leading exiles from Illinois on the trek West. It portrays the people of Nauvoo--their faith, their economy, and their strivings to build a temple. It details challenges: the suspicion and hatred many outsiders felt toward the Mormons, the foes from within the fold, and the martyrdom.Drawing together information from letters, minutes, diaries, newspaper reports, and early publications, as well as recent scholarly writings, this book is a landmark interpretation of a watershed period in Church history
* 20 minutes of time-lapse movies of the temple construction
Featuring: day-to-day, the Cornerstone Ceremony, the raising of the angel Moroni statue, and
more...* Detailed construction and aerial photographs
* Historical vignettes from nineteenth-century Nauvoo
* Sneak peeks of upcoming Nauvoo-related books, along with an online coupon for DeseretBook.com
* Desktop wallpaper and Windows screensaver
* Bonus time-lapse for VCD-enabled DVD players
The rebuilt Nauvoo Temple looks over the tranquil town of Nauvoo-honoring the past yet
heralding the future. Standing on the dame spot as its predecessor, the Nauvoo Temple mirrors
the original architectural design, hosts a golden angel atop the tower, and bears a near perfect
match to those original walls-of sacred stone. Sacred Stone is the story of the building of the
original Nauvoo Temple and the rebuilding of the same structure more than one hundred and
fifty years later. But this account is far more than a study of bricks and mortar. It speaks of a
people whose journey to find God began by embracing rhe restored gospel of Jesus Christ, and
was extended by their absolute dedication to building a temple on the banks of the journey-across
the plains and home to their Father in Heaven.[A Companion volume to a documentary by Lee Groberg that will be broadcast in the Fall 2002 on Public Television stations].
"This stone is a bridge," said the engineer. "It supported a temple right here where we are building another temple. The
new temple will look like the old one. The prophet today has called this temple a 'bridge between mortality and
immortality,'--a place where families are sealed together and promises are kept. A place where children look to their
fathers and fathers look to their children. Do you know about the sealing power of temples? This stone is a bridge
between them and us."In 1999, workmen assigned to rebuild the Nauvoo Temple dug up several of the original foundation stones that had been laid by the Saints back in 1841. The Nauvoo Temple Stone is a fictional narrative of what those workmen might have felt and said as they looked at such a stone and considered the historic nature of their work. Beautiful illustrations by Robert Barrett combine with lyrical text by Timothy Robinson to paint a picture of the sacrifices and faith of the early Saints, brought full circle with the rebuilding of the temple they left behind.
Nauvoo is a city of miracles and heartbreak. From 1839 to 1846, it is estimated that approximately 2000 structures, including a magnificent temple to the Lord, were built on 30,000 acres of unwanted swampland.Yet the Saints abandoned their beautiful city and their beloved temple amidst the tragedies of a prophet slain and a people persecuted. Then, more than a century later, President Gordon B. Hinckley made an historic announcement--the Nauvoo Temple would be rebuilt.
In this commemorative album, photographer John Telford has captured the spirit of Nauvoo as it was during the days of the Prophet Joseph. Revised and updated to feature photographs of the newly completed Nauvoo Temple, this keepsake is a memorial to those who first built "the city beautiful" and its glorious temple on the banks of the Mississippi