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of the Church--Charges concerning Smith's Morality--The
Church accused of practising Polygamy--A Lively Fight at a Church
Service--Smith's and Rigdon's Defence of their Conduct--The Later
History of Kirtland
BOOK III. IN MISSOURI

CHAPTER I.
THE DIRECTIONS TO THE SAINTS ABOUT THEIR ZION:
Western Missouri in the Early Days--Pioneer Farming and
Home-making--The Trip of the Four Mormon Missionaries--Direction
about the Gathering of the Elect--How they were to possess the Land of
Promise--Their Appropriation of the Good Things purchased of their
Enemies

CHAPTER II.
SMITH'S FIRST VISITS TO MISSOURI: Founding the City of Zion
and the Temple--Marvellous Stories that were told-- Dissatisfaction of
Some of the Prophet's Companions

CHAPTER III.
THE EXPULSION FROM JACKSON COUNTY: Rapid Influx of
Mormons--Result of the Publication of the Revelations--First Friction
with their Non-Mormon Neighbors--Manifesto of the Mormons'
Opponents--Their Big Mass Meeting--Demands on the
Mormons--Destruction of the Star Printing-office--The Mormons'
Agreement to leave--Smith's Advice to his Flock--Repudiation of the
Mormon Agreement and Renewal of Hostilities--The Battle at Big
Blue--Evacuation of the County--March of the Army of Zion--An
Inglorious Finale

CHAPTER IV.
FRUITLESS NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE JACKSON COUNTY
PEOPLE: A Fair Offer Rejected--The Mormon Counter Propositions--
Governor Dunklin on the Situation

CHAPTER V.
IN CLAY, CALDWELL, AND DAVIESS COUNTIES: Welcome of
the Mormons by New Neighbors--Effect of their Claims about
Possessing the Land--Ordered out of Clay County--Founding of Far
West--A Welcome to Smith and Rigdon

CHAPTER VI.
RADICAL DISSENSIONS IN THE CHURCH: Trial of Phelps and
Whitmer--Conviction of Oliver Cowdery on Serious Charges--
Expulsion of Leading Members--Origin of the Danites--Suggested by

the Prophet at Kirtland--The Danite Constitution and Oath--Origin of
the Tithing System

CHAPTER VII.
BEGINNING OF ACTIVE HOSTILITIES: Result of Smith's
Domineering Course--Jealousy caused by the Scattering of the
Saints--Founding of Adam-ondi-Ahman--Rigdon's Famous Salt
Sermon--Open Defiance of the Non-Mormons--The Mormons in
Politics--An Election Day Row--Arrests and Threats

CHAPTER VIII.
A STATE OF CIVIL WAR: Calling out of the Militia-- Proposed
Expulsion of the Mormons from Carroll County--The Siege of De
Witt--The Prophet's Defiance--Work of his "Fur Company"-- Gentile
Retaliation--The Battle of Crooked River--The Massacre at Hawn's
Mills--Governor Boggs's "Order of Extermination"

CHAPTER IX.
THE FINAL EXPULSION FROM THE STATE: General Lucas's
Terms to the Mormons--Surrender of Far West and Arrest of Mormon
Leaders--General Clark's Address to the Mormons--His Report to the
Governor--General Wilson's Picture of Adam-ondi-Ahman--Fate of the
Mormon Prisoners--Testimony at their Trial--Smith's
Escape--Migration to Illinois
BOOK IV. IN ILLINOIS

CHAPTER I.
THE RECEPTION OF THE MORMONS: Incidents in the Early
History of the State--Defiant Lawlessness--Politicians the First to
Welcome the Newcomers--Landowners Among their First Friends

CHAPTER II.

THE SETTLEMENT OF NAUVOO: Smith's Leadership
Illustrated--The Land Purchases--A Reconciliation of Conflicting
Revelations--Smith's Financiering--Shameful Misrepresentation to
Immigrants

CHAPTER III.
THE BUILDING UP OF THE CITY: Unhealthfulness of its
Site--Rapid Growth of the Place--Early Pictures of it--Foreign
Proselyting--Why England was a Good Field--Method of Work there--
The Employment of Miracles--How the Converts were Sent Over

CHAPTER IV.
THE NAUVOO CITY GOVERNMENT: Dr. Galland's
Suggestions--An Important Revelation--Church Buildings Ordered--
Subserviency of the Legislature--Dr. John C. Bennett's Efficient
Aid--Authority granted to the City Government--The Nauvoo Legion
--Bennett's Welcome--The Temple and How it was Constructed

CHAPTER V.
THE MORMONS IN POLITICS: Smith's Decree against Van
Buren--How the Prophet swung the Mormon Vote back to the
Democrats--The Attempted Assassination of Governor Boggs--Smith's
Arrest and What Resulted from it--Defeat of a Whig Candidate by a
Revelation

CHAPTER VI.
SMITH A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES: His Letter to Clay and Calhoun--Their Replies and Smith's
Abusive Wrath--The Prophet's Views on National Politics--Reform
Measures that He Proposed--His Nomination by the Church
Paper--Experiences of Missionaries sent out to Work Up his Campaign

CHAPTER VII.
SOCIAL CONDITIONS IN NAUVOO: Character of its
Population--Treatment of Immigrant Converts--Some Disreputable
Gentile Neighbors--The Complaints of Mormon Stealings-- Significant
Admissions--Mormon Protection against Outsiders--The Whittlers

CHAPTER VIII.
SMITH'S PICTURE OF HIMSELF AS AUTOCRAT: Glances at his
Autobiography--Difficulties Connected with the Building
Enterprises--A Plain Warning to Discontented Workmen--Trouble with
Rigdon--Pressed by his Creditors--Transaction with Remick-- Currency
Law passed by his City Council--How Smith regarded himself as a
Prophet--His Latest Prophecies

CHAPTER IX.
SMITH'S FALLING OUT WITH BENNETT AND HIGBEE:
Bennett's Expulsion and the Explanations concerning it--His Attacks on
his Late Companions--Charges against Nauvoo Morality-- The Case of
Nancy Rigdon--The Higbee Incident

CHAPTER X.
THE INSTITUTION OF POLYGAMY: An Examination of its
Origin--Its Conflict with the Teachings of the Mormon Bible and
Revelations--Early Loosening of the Marriage View under Smith--
Proof of the Practice of Polygamy in Nauvoo--Testimony of Eliza R.
Snow--How her Brother Lorenzo shook off his Bachelorhood--John B.
Lee as a Polygamist--Ebenezer Robinson's Statement--Objects of "The
Holy Order"--The Writing of the Revelation about Polygamy-- Its First
Public Announcement--Sidney Rigdon's Innocence in the Matter

CHAPTER XI.

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DOCTRINE OF POLYGAMY:
Text of the Revelation--Orson Pratt's Presentation of it--The Doctrine