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Front elevation of the Nauvoo Temple

Medium

Ink on paper
Courtesy Church Archives

Joseph Smith had a general plan for House of the Lord in Nauvoo. William Weeks, the architect, altered his drawings over time to fit the Prophet’s vision. Note that the front elevations of these drawings differ in many ways from each other. Compare the gabled Greek Revival façade shown on this 1841 rendering with the next revised 1846 drawing.