The Nauvoo Expositor: The Tragic Events Behind Joseph Smith’s Martyrdom
The Nauvoo Expositor: Expulsion from Missouri and the Rise of Nauvoo After the expulsion of the Latter-day Saints from Missouri in 1838–1839, thousands of refugees crossed the Mississippi River into Illinois. The citizens of Quincy offered critical early support, and the Saints eventually purchased land upriver in Commerce, which would later be renamed Nauvoo. The … Read more