Nauvoo left as 'monument' to works of saints
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Of their forced exodus from Nauvoo, Brigham Young recorded the following:
"The fact is worthy of remembrance that several thousand persons left their homes in midwinter and exposed themselves without shelter, except that afforded by a scanty supply of tents and wagon covers. . . ."We could have remained sheltered in our homes had it not been for the threats and hostile demonstrations of our enemies. . .
"Our homes, gardens, orchards, farms, streets, bridges, mills, public halls, magnificent Temple, and other public improvements we leave as a monument of our patriotism, industry, economy, uprightness of purpose and integrity of heart; and as a living testimony of the falsehood and wickedness of those who charge us with disloyalty to the Constitution of our country, idleness and dishonesty." (History of the Church 7:603.)
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Information compiled by Gerry Avant
Sources: History of the Church, Vol. 7; The Kingdom of God Restored, by Carter E. Grant; and Essentials in Church History, by Joseph Fielding Smith.
