People
Who was the main prophet in Nauvoo?
Joseph Smith
What is the city in Ohio where the Saints gathered to build the first temple? (Starts with a K)
Kirtland
How many hours by car is Nauvoo from Kansas City?
About 4 hours
Council Bluffs was the starting place for what Battalion?
The Mormon Battalion.
Today, a marker on the campus of the Iowa School for the Deaf tells the story of the more than 500 men and women who joined the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War.
When we visit church history sites, we have to stay at a hotel or something. What’s the favorite thing you kids ask about when we stay at a hotel?
“Does it have a pool?”
On December 27, 1847, the Saints met in a log tabernacle built in Kanesville (Council Bluffs) and sustained the next prophet after Joseph Smith. Who was that man?
Brigham Young
If Kirkland is in Ohio, what state is Nauvoo in?
Illinois
If Illinois is on the right side of Iowa, what’s on the left side of Iowa?
Nebraska
The oldest business building in Nebraska was built by the Saints and is still standing today. What kind of building do you think it was?
A grist mill - Florence Mill
There’s a temple in the Council Bluffs area. Do you know what it’s called?
The Winter Quarters Temple
Who was one of Joseph’s scribes that later left the church because he was tempted not to believe?
Oliver Cowdery
He was rebaptized in Indian Creek at Kanesville, Iowa, on November 12, 1848, by apostle Orson Hyde
The Saints were chased out of Nauvoo by terrible mobs of angry men. They traveled across Iowa and met at a gathering place before they headed west.What’s the name of the gathering place?
Council Bluffs, Iowa
How many hours, by car, is Council Bluffs, Iowa from Kansas City?
About 2 hours, 40 minutes
The Saints “set up camp” in Winter Quarters, Nebraska, just across the border from Council Bluffs, IA. Approximately 8500 people for 2 years and 4 months. Can you guess how many cabins and sod houses did they built?
Over 800, along with a water-powered gristmill (Florence Mill), schools, churches, and a stockade for protection