Nauvoo

Those who first accepted the gospel had to leave their homes to gather with the saints, then the gathering places of the saints changed as mobs and violence drove them from their homes and made is so they had to start over in a new place again and again. There was a lot of great reasons to be mad, to think life was unfair, to mourn over loved ones dead, and to decide life was just one dark and miserable day after another. But, as we go to Nauvoo, we find that was not the case at all. The 12,000 saints who had gathered in Nauvoo were happy. They danced. They sang. Their journals are full of their joy in having found the gospel of Jesus Christ and their chance to be part of His work and share their faith and joy with others who felt the same way. Only the Spirit could have competed in this wrestling match for the emotions of such a persecuted people and come out victorious on the side of joy and rejoicing. It is a testimony to me that they were really feeling something amazing.