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Learn about this unique mission opportunity where you are called to help gather Israel through singing, dancing, playing an instrument, or helping with sound and lighting. The faith and commitment of the early Nauvoo Saints in our Savior Jesus Christ are the focus of vignettes and shows presented by the Nauvoo Performing Missionaries each day throughout the summer and fall. Learn more about wha...

May 4, 2024: Dedicating an interpretive panel and a grave marker in memory of Sidney Sheen, infant who died on the Mormon Trail in 1856, but whose burial was documented well enough that Iowa's Polk County Conservation office could identify the area during a renovation project. Working together with descendants of the Sheen family, as well as representatives from The Church of Jesus Christ of La...

This annual tradition honors the pioneers driven from their homes in Nauvoo, IL, in 1846, due to religious persecution. They eventually settled much of the intermountain west. Each year on the first Saturday in February, Historic Nauvoo marks the beginning of that migration. Descendants don name tags with ancestral names, and friends march along one of the paths taken by wagon trains seeking to...

This annual tradition honors the pioneers driven from their homes in Nauvoo, IL, in 1846, due to religious persecution. They eventually settled much of the intermountain west. Each year on the first Saturday in February, Historic Nauvoo marks the beginning of that migration. Descendants don name tags with ancestral names, and friends march along one of the paths taken by wagon trains seeking to...

Excerpts from the program and event held on 5 February 2022 in honor of the Latter-day Saint pioneers who were forced to leave their homes due to religious persecution. The first group of wagons left on 4 February 1846, with others following through the next several months. This annual event honors their sacrifice, courage, and devotion to their faith. Speakers in 2022 were the site leaders, Sa...

Excerpts from the 2022 Commemoration of the deaths of brothers Joseph and Hyrum Smith in Carthage, Illinois, 27 June 1844. This year's program also included a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the reconstructed Nauvoo Temple. Featured speakers were Catherine and Eric Andersen from the Nauvoo Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Music provided by the Nauvoo Performing ...

BEST VIEWED ON A MOBILE PHONE, this 360 video lets you walk through Carthage Jail during a short narration of the last days of Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum, who were killed by a mob of men who raided the jail on 27 Jun 1844. Joseph Smith was the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, acknowledged as a prophet of God by Church members. He was opposed by other religi...

A short peek at parts of Historic Carthage Jail in honor of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, who were killed there in on 27 June 1844 for their faith in Jesus Christ. The first verse of the hymn, "A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief" accompanies you. This hymn was sung in the upper room on the day that a mob burst into the jail and murdered Hyrum and Joseph, wounding another companion, John Taylor.

Spanish translation for the original English video

In 1842, women living in Nauvoo, Illinois, USA, wanted to form a benevolence society to serve one another and provide workers building the Nauvoo Temple with food and materials to complete the work. That Relief Society now spans the globe. The young missionaries serving in Nauvoo today have composed and performed an original song to celebrate the March 17th anniversary of this organization of T...

February 4th, 2021 marks the 175th Anniversary of the Nauvoo Exodus, when thousands of Latter-day Saints were driven from their homes due to religious persecution. They crossed the Mississippi River in the Iowa Territory in the depths of winter. Thus, every year, we gather on the banks of the river at one of the primary crossing points to mark the anniversary. Although our historic sites are te...