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Episode 3: “Leaving Nauvoo”


“Episode 3: Leaving Nauvoo” Joseph Smith Papers Podcasts (2023)

“Episode 3,” Joseph Smith Papers Podcasts

Episode 3: “Leaving Nauvoo”

The Nauvoo Expositor, June 7, 1844. Church History Library, Salt Lake City.

This episode explains the origins of dissent in Nauvoo, rising tensions in the region following the Nauvoo City Council’s suppression of the Nauvoo Expositor, and the events that led Joseph and Hyrum Smith to travel to Carthage, Illinois.

Guests: David Grua, Alex Smith, Richard E. Turley Jr., Brett Dowdle, Elizabeth Kuehn, Matthew Godfrey, Brent Rogers, Jenny Reeder