Episode 27: Incline Them to Gather

In England, newlywed Mary Davis loses her husband to mob violence but courageously sets sail for Nauvoo on her own. Newspaper editor Thomas Sharp criticizes Joseph Smith in the Warsaw Signal. Plural marriage is practiced in Nauvoo. Orson Hyde dedicates the Holy Land as a place of gathering. Leslie Sherman, lead source checker for Saints, talks about the sources used to gather these accounts and others in the Saints project.

Additional Resources

Chapter Discussed in This Episode:

• Chapter 36: Incline Them to Gather

Associated Church History Topics:

• Church Periodicals

• Dedication of the Holy Land

• England

• The Gathering of Israel

• Joseph Smith and Plural Marriage

• Kirtland, Ohio

• Nauvoo Temple

• Sealing

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