Nauvoo Illinois Temple Ornament The Washington D

The Washington D

Church president George Albert Smith dedicated the Temple September 23

it was built with a modern single-spire design

The former tabernacle was dedicated on April 17

the church began to build a temple on the original site whose exterior is a replica of the first temple

Nauvoo Illinois Temple Ornament The Washington DThe Nauvoo Illinois Temple was the second temple constructed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. After church members were forced out of Nauvoo, in the winter of 1846, the building was damaged by fire and tornado before being demolished. In 2000, the church began to build a temple on the original site whose exterior is a replica of the first temple. On June 27, 2002, the 158th anniversary of the death of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, the