“The Nauvoo Temple,” Friend, November 2021
Scripture Stories
The Nauvoo Temple
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pioneer family in Nauvoo
The Saints built a new city called Nauvoo. God told them to build a temple there.
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a pioneer man carving a large stone
The Saints worked hard to build it. They built it near a big river. They carved suns and stars into the stone.
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a man filling the baptism font with water
The Lord said to build a baptism font inside the temple. It was filled with water.
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pioneer family in front of a gravestone
People were baptized for family members who died before they could be baptized.
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a family stonding together in front of the temple
Because of temples, I can be with my family forever. Someday I can go inside to do temple baptisms.
Illustrations by Apryl Stott