Riverside Service Honors ‘Miracle of the Quails’

Justina McCandless Church History, Family History, Historic Nauvoo, Inspirational Quotes, Overcoming Adversity

The Camp of the Poor Travel back with me 176 years. The year was 1846. The October morning was cold and biting. Imagine over 600 people camped out right here on this riverbank. They were sick and shivering. They didn’t even have blankets. Food was scarce. They were starving. This group of Saints included the…

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Making More out of Life

Justina McCandless Church History, Family Trips, Historic Nauvoo

As I stood on the banks of the Mississippi I was humbled and inspired by the thought of the early Saints. In just seven years they transformed Nauvoo from an empty swamp into a developed and populated city, even rivaling Chicago.1 Then, in a mass exodus, they made their way westward, carving the “Mormon trail”…

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