A dispute erupts in Nauvoo between and among Latter-day Saints and their neighbors over the LDS Church's plans to build a visitor center on temple hill.

According to Leonard, in the original Nauvoo Temple cornerstone ceremony, different priesthood authorities, as designated by the president of the church, place the stones.

Lucinda and James Pace were early converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. James Pace helped build the Nauvoo temple before he journeyed west with his family. They settled the ...

George and Suzanne Hampton head to work in high-visibility vests, sturdy shoes and with an ever-present camera.

NAUVOO, Ill. — It was almost impossible for curious visitors getting their first peek inside the reconstructed Mormon Nauvoo Temple to resist the building’s tactile enticements. Hushed crowds ...

The lavish temple, with a tower and spire 165 feet high, has fueled a fivefold tourism jump in Nauvoo, said Kim Farah, a church spokeswoman in Utah.

NAUVOO, ILL. -- An open house for the new Nauvoo Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located in Nauvoo, will be held for the public until June 22, excluding Sundays.

The original Mormon temple in Nauvoo, Ill., seen in an 1846 photo. Arsonists torched the building in 1848.

In Mormon memory, Nauvoo stands for the first full blossom of the temple-based religion that now claims more than 10 million members.

Every year, students who are a part of select performing arts groups from BYU’s School of Music and Department of Dance have the incredible opportunity to travel abroad and share their talents with ...

NAUVOO, Ill. – Chandler Whipple recently logged his third 1,000-mile drive from Salt Lake City to this tiny, out-of-the-way town overlooking the Mississippi River, where history and faith hav… ...