Produced by Steven Fluckiger, Mormon Texts Project Intern (http://mormontextsproject.org) THE RISE AND FALL OF NAUVOO. BY ELDER B. H. ROBERTS, AUTHOR OF "OUTLINES OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY," "A NEW WITNESS FOR GOD," "THE MISSOURI PERSECUTIONS," "THE GOSPEL," "SUCCESSION IN THE PRESIDENCY," ETC. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH: THE DESERET NEWS, PUBLISHERS. 1900. PREFACE. THE RISE AND FALL OF NAUVOO is a companion volume and stands in historical sequence to "The Missouri Persecutions." It was written with the same object in view, _viz._, "To place in the hands of the youth of the Latter-day Saints a full statement of the persecutions endured by the early members of The Church in this last dispensation; * * * that they may be made acquainted with the sacrifices which their fathers have made for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ." And I indulge the same hope with reference to this book that I did with respect to "The Missouri Persecutions," _viz._, that by "becoming acquainted with the story of the sufferings of the early Saints, the faith of the Gospel will become all the more dear to the hearts of their immediate posterity, and all the youth of Zion, for many generations to come." [1] THE AUTHOR. Footnotes 1. See Preface to "The Missouri Persecutions." CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I. Nauvoo CHAPTER II. The Reception of the Exiles in Illinois CHAPTER III. Commerce-Land Purchases CHAPTER IV. "As Flies in the Ointment" CHAPTER V. Political Agitation CHAPTER VI. A Day of God's Power CHAPTER VII. Departure of the Twelve for England CHAPTER VIII. The "Times and Seasons" CHAPTER IX. An Appeal to the General Government for Redress of Grievances CHAPTER X. Orson Hyde's Mission to Jerusalem CHAPTER XI. Death's Harvest in Nauvoo--Return of Prodigals CHAPTER XII. John C. Bennett CHAPTER XIII. Renewal of Hostilities by Missouri CHAPTER XIV. Founding a City CHAPTER XV. The Nauvoo Legion CHAPTER XVI. Reconstruction of Quorums--the Nauvoo House and the Temple CHAPTER XVII. The Conference of April 6th, 1841 CHAPTER XVIII. Prophet's Trial at Monmouth CHAPTER XIX. Events of the Summer of 1841 CHAPTER XX. Introduction of the New Marriage System CHAPTER XXI. Camp Followers--Bankruptcy CHAPTER XXII. Suspicions of Treachery CHAPTER XXIII. Attempted Assassination of Governor Boggs CHAPTER XXIV. The Prophet's Trial at Springfield--Missouri Again Thwarted CHAPTER XXV. Incidents of the Trial and Acquittal CHAPTER XXVI. Doctrinal Development at Nauvoo--Interpretation of the Scriptures CHAPTER XXVII. Doctrinal Development at Nauvoo--the Kingdom of God and the Resurrection CHAPTER XXVIII. Doctrinal Development--Prophecies CHAPTER XXIX. Doctrinal Development at Nauvoo--of the Being and Nature of God CHAPTER XXX. Doctrinal Development at Nauvoo--Miscellaneous Items CHAPTER XXXI. The Prophet Arrested on Missouri's old Charge CHAPTER XXXII.