Emma Smith lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, for nearly forty years. This unique documentary history allows the reader to experience the life of Emma and her family after her husband's martyrdom - as viewed through the eyes of her neighbors and associates. In the years following the Saints' exodus, Mormonism's "Elect Lady" earned the universal love and respect of her new "Gentile" neighbors. Emma's Nauvoo is a rich compilation of contemporary letters, interviews and newspaper accounts that narrate the many roles Emma assumed. Not only was she mother of an American religious tradition, she was mother to four boys and an adopted daughter. She became wife of a second husband, Major Lewis Bidamon, from 1847 to 1879. She was the proprietor of the Nauvoo Mansion boarding house and a charitable member of the Nauvoo community.

Emma's Nauvoo

Biographies & Memoirs

Romig, Ronald E.

Historical

John Whitmer Books

Kirtland, Ohio, was the first major gathering place in early Mormonism and it is home to the first Mormon temple. Although most of the Latter Day Saints left in 1837, a small congregration remained, including none other than Martin Harris. Martin Harris was one of the first converts to Mormonism. He acted as one of Joseph Smith's scribes during the translation of the Book of Mormon and mortgaged his own farm to pay for the book's publication. His testimony as one of the THREE WITNESSES has been printed in every edition of the book. This documentary history follows the life of Martin Harris and explores the history of the temple and the Saints who remained in Kirtland through contemporary letters, journals, interviews and newspaper accounts.

Martin Harris's Kirtland

Leaders & Notable People

A lavishly illustrated "behind the scenes" look at the Kirtland Temple. From basement to bell tower!

Behind the Scenes Tour of the Kirtland Temple: From Basement to Bell Tower

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This book contains Emma Smith's correspondence with family members. During the course of her life in Nauvoo after her first husband Joseph Smith's death, Emma wrote and received many personal letters to and from family members including Julia Murdock, Joseph Smith III, Alexander H. Smith, David H. Smith, Frederick G. W. Smith, and Major Lewis Bidamon.

Emma's Family

Lucy Mack Smith, mother of the Mormon prophet, lived on for twelve years after her son's death.  She continued to live in Nauvoo, Illinois, long after most Mormons had abandoned the city.  This brief, illustrated history tells the story of Lucy's life in Nauvoo.

Lucy's Nauvoo

The third son of Joseph and Emma Smith to live to adulthood was born at Far West, Missouri, in 1838.  Alexander moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, as a child and lived there half of his life. Alexander served as an apostle, a member of the First Presidency, and as presiding patriarch of the RLDS Church. Much of Alexander's missionary ministry focused on the U.S. far west, including California and Utah.  He also performed a South Pacific mission to Tahiti, Australia, and Hawaii.  He died in the Nauvoo Mansion House in 1909. In this documentary history, Ronald E. Romig paints a vivid picture of Joseph and Emma's "Far West" son using contemporary writings and images.

Alexander: Joseph & Emma Smith's Far West Son

John Whitmer one of the most familiar names in early Mormonism. As one of Joseph Smith's earliest supporters and associates, John was a member of one of the founding families of Smith's Restoration movement. He was also one of the eight witnesses to the authenticity of the Book of Mormon, Mormonism's founding document. His name is reproduced in each of the millions of copies of that work that exist in dozens of different editions. Many know no more than his name, but the better informed likewise know that he also became wary of Joseph Smith and Mormonism, turned his back on what had been a sublime adventure, and thus became a cautionary tale to the faithful. John Whitmer's rise and fall within Mormonism is an exhilarating narrative, his conversion very much a movement of his family into the new church. Paralleling this movement, his exodus out of Mormonism was also a clan movement as the Whitmers, after less than a decade, experienced difficulties with Joseph's leadership.

Eighth Witness: The Biography of John Whitmer

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