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Architect’s Renderings of Nauvoo Temple (circa 1841–1845)

William Weeks Nauvoo architectural drawings, circa 1841–1846

Architect William Weeks made this sketch of the angel weather vane placed atop the Nauvoo Temple in January 1846.

William Weeks Nauvoo architectural drawings, circa 1841–1846

This is William Weeks’s architectural rendering of the Nauvoo Temple. See more of Weeks’s drawings.

Related Resources

First Hymnal (1835)
In a revelation given to Joseph Smith in July 1830 (see Doctrine and Covenants 25), his wife, Emma, was called to select hymns for use by Church members.
Nauvoo Relief Society Minute Book (1842)
Joseph Smith organized the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo on March 17, 1842.
Foundations of Faith