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Nauvoo's Temple Square, Lisle G. Brown
Nauvoo's Temple Square, Lisle G. Brown
BYU Studies Quarterly
And ye shall build it on the place where you have contemplated building it, for that is the spot which I have chosen for you to build it. If ye labor with all your might, I will consecrate that spot that it shall be made holy.
—D&C 124:43-44
Artworks In The Celestial Room Of The First Nauvoo Temple, Jill C. Major
Artworks In The Celestial Room Of The First Nauvoo Temple, Jill C. Major
BYU Studies Quarterly
Because of the scant time the first Nauvoo temple was open for sacred ordinances, portraits of prominent Nauvoo citizens were borrowed to adorn the temple walls. Brigham Young and the temple portrait for display in the temple. The presence of these images demonstrates how carefully Brigham Young and the temple committee arranged every detail of the temple experience to make it meaningful and purposeful, even while they planned to abandon the City of Joseph. Knowing about the portraits also adds to our knowledge of the importance of art in the Nauvoo culture. What follows is an identification of the portraits …