Picturing history: Nauvoo Visitors Center, Nauvoo, Illinois
- Kenneth Mays
- Aug 17, 2016
- 1 min read
The following article by Kenneth Mays appeared in the 17 August 2016 online edition of the Deseret News.
On 350 N. Main St., the Nauvoo Visitors Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nauvoo, Illinois, is a wonderful way to begin discovering the historic site of old Nauvoo.
Inside, visitors will find a helpful information desk, an 1846 relief map of Nauvoo, an informative video and a number of artifacts and displays. The various displays give insight into such things as the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum Smith, Nauvoo’s economy, the city’s residents and leaders, the Book of Mormon, worship and the exodus from Nauvoo to the West. There is also a comfortable theater in which talented performers present musical productions that portray historical events during the years the Saints resided in Nauvoo.
Outside to the north is an original sunstone from the first Nauvoo Temple. To the south is the magnificent Monument to Women, a collection of statuary representing the incalculable contribution of the women of the Latter-day movement and womanhood in general.
In the visitors center, one can obtain information about the homes and shops, maps, brochures and free tickets to several musical shows, as well as rides in horse-drawn wagons. There is not a more a more efficient way to help set priorities of how time might best be spent while visiting the area.
Link to Article: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865660325/Picturing-history-Nauvoo-Visitors-Center-Nauvoo-Illinois.html
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