St. Louis Part Five Liberty Jail last week of April 2011



Liberty Jail, where they were kept over 5 months in a basement room 7' x 14' wide, and about 5.5 feet tall.  Most of the men were over 6' tall.   There were 2 vents on each of the 4 sides.  No source of heat, during one of the coldest winters on record.   Miserable conditions, no privacy, a bucket for both food & waste;  yet here was where several sections of the D&C were given. 



The church has enclosed the spot and rebuilt the jail.

The new Kansas or Liberty Jail Temple, in a very noticeable place just of the freeway.  It is less than a mile from the actual Liberty Jail

Cliff Carter, Wife Sharon, and Lisa in Lisa's home.

St. Louis Part Four Nauvoo

Angry Mississippi river where it borders Nauvoo.  The river is close to a mile wide here with 3 to 4' waves, very rapid flow.  We were under tornado watch this day.

This is Parley's street, that comes from the side of the Temple down to the Mississippi river which is right behind me.  This is the road the early saints took as they existed Nauvoo.

Front of the store which the Prophet ran; Trish by the sign.  Store owned by the now 'Community in Christ Church'.

Plaque over office of Prophet in Store.

The room above the store where 'the school of the prophets' took place.  Period furniture, wood folding chairs.

Tombs of Joseph, Emma, & Hyrum

The Nauvoo boarding house, where the Prophet Joseph entertained important Guests including Porter Rockwell, etc.

Nauvoo Temple at nite.

Temple is behind me, downtown Nauvoo today.  We stayed in the (first building) motel off to the right

Looking out at Mississippi river from front steps of temple

This statue is directly in front of the Temple.  2 tourists in front.

On the stock of each of the 'Browning' guns & rifles, made in Nauvoo was this plaque which read "Preservation of Holiness to the Lord ".

One of the many church missionaries who staff each restored home or business between the Temple and the River.

St. Louis Part Three 'Carthage Jail'

Trish & Lisa w Joseph &; Hyrum out side the Jail. 

The Jailer living quarters.  The jailer's had a wife & about 3 kids who lived at the jail in 3other rooms.  They cooked & took care of the prisioners.   Joseph and Hyrum were allowed to eat at the jailors table, because the jailor liked them.

Keys for the room Joseph and Hyrum were kept in.  At first he was put on a ground level room called the debtors room because of the heat (June).  The day of the martyrdom he was up stairs just above the family quarters.

Really bad prisioners were kept here next door to where the Prophet was kept.

John Taylor was hid under a feather mattress  here, after he was shot.

Door to room, bullet hole, bullet struck Hyrum

Top of stairs, where mobers came up.  Taken from opening of room where Prophet was killed.

Hryum felled on the floor here ( blood soaked floor planks were replaced only a few months ago).

Window where Prophet jumped through, fireplace on left.

Looking down from window, at the well where Prophet fell from the window.  He was shot from the ground.  Here lighting struck and killed a mober who was trying to deface Joseph after he hit the ground.

Looking down the stairway to front door from which the mobers entered and come up.

Looking in to room from door, room small about 10 x 10.  4 men over 6' tall were kept here, only 1 single small bed.

Front of Jail, killing room on back side. 

Upper window & well; back side of jail.

Very moving, sober place