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{{Short description|Building in Illinois constructed and owned by Joseph Smith}}
[[File:Joseph Smith Red Brick Store in Nauvoo.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Original Red Brick Store ca 1840s]]
[[File:Joseph Smith Red Brick Store in Nauvoo.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Original Red Brick Store {{Circa|1840s}}]]
The '''Red Brick Store''' in [[Nauvoo, Illinois]], was a building that was constructed and owned by [[Joseph Smith]], the founder of the [[Latter Day Saint movement]].
The '''Red Brick Store''' in [[Nauvoo, Illinois]], was a building constructed and owned by [[Joseph Smith]], founder of the [[Latter Day Saint movement]].


==Original building==
==Original building==
[[File:Joseph Smiths Red Brick Store 1885.PNG|250px|thumb|left|Red Brick Store in 1885, showing disrepair]]
[[File:Joseph Smiths Red Brick Store 1885.PNG|250px|thumb|left|Red Brick Store in 1885, showing disrepair]]
Smith constructed the Red Brick Store in 1841. The building became a center of economic, political, religious, and social activity among the [[Latter Day Saint]]s. In addition to being a mercantile store, the second floor of the building also served as the headquarters of the [[Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]] for a period of time. Members would visit the store to pay their [[Tithe|tithing]] and other offerings to the church.
Smith constructed the Red Brick Store in 1841. The building became a center of economic, political, religious, and social activity among the [[Latter Day Saint]]s. In addition to being a mercantile store, the second floor of the building was also for a period of time the headquarters of the [[Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]]. Members would visit the store to pay their [[Tithe|tithing]] and other offerings to the church.
===Notable events===
===Notable events===
A number of important events in [[History of the Latter Day Saint movement|Latter Day Saint history]] occurred in the Red Brick Store, including:
A number of important events in [[History of the Latter Day Saint movement|Latter Day Saint history]] occurred in the Red Brick Store, including:
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*the organization of the [[Relief Society]], the church's organization for women, on March 17, 1842; and
*the organization of the [[Relief Society]], the church's organization for women, on March 17, 1842; and
*the first performance of the Nauvoo [[Endowment (Latter Day Saints)|Endowment]] [[Ordinance (Latter Day Saints)|ordinance]], on May 4, 1842.
*the first performance of the Nauvoo [[Endowment (Latter Day Saints)|Endowment]] [[Ordinance (Latter Day Saints)|ordinance]], on May 4, 1842.
*In May 1842, Joseph Smith proposed to 19-year-old [[Nancy Rigdon]] in the upper room of the store. Smith locked the door, before proposing [[polygamous marriage]]. Nancy refused, saying she would "alarm the neighbors" if not allowed to leave. Joseph unlocked the door, and his scribe, [[Willard Richards]], delivered the Happiness Letter to Nancy shortly after, in an attempt to convince her to agree to the marriage.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Joseph Fielding |title=Blood Atonement and the Origin of Plural Marriage |date=1905 |publisher=Deseret News Press |location=Salt Lake City, UT |pages=83-84 |url=https://archive.org/details/bloodatonementpm00smit |access-date=19 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Appendix: Letter to Nancy Rigdon, circa Mid-April 1842 |url=https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/appendix-letter-to-nancy-rigdon-circa-mid-april-1842/1 |website=Joseph Smith Papers |publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |access-date=19 June 2024 |date=May 1843}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bennett |first1=John C |title=JOE SMITH'S LETTER TO MISS RIGDON |url=https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=SJO18420819.2.86&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN---------- |access-date=19 June 2024 |work=Sangamo Journal |agency=Illinois State Journal |date=19 August 1842}}</ref>


[[File:NauvooStore.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The rebuilt Red Brick Store in Nauvoo, Illinois]]
[[File:NauvooStore.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The rebuilt Red Brick Store in Nauvoo, Illinois]]
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After Joseph Smith was [[Death of Joseph Smith|killed]] and the majority of Latter Day Saints left Nauvoo, the Red Brick Store fell into disrepair. Eventually, it was torn down and the bricks were used to construct new buildings in Nauvoo.
After Joseph Smith was [[Death of Joseph Smith|killed]] and the majority of Latter Day Saints left Nauvoo, the Red Brick Store fell into disrepair. Eventually, it was torn down and the bricks were used to construct new buildings in Nauvoo.


In 1980, the [[Community of Christ|Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]] rebuilt the Red Brick Store on the original foundation as part of its 1980 [[sesquicentennial]] celebrations. Today, the Red Brick Store is owned and operated as a tourist attraction by the [[Community of Christ]]. The Store sells goods that are similar to the kind that were sold in the Store in the 1840s.
In 1980, the [[Community of Christ|Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]] (now known as Community of Christ) rebuilt the Red Brick Store on the original foundation as part of its 1980 [[sesquicentennial]] celebrations. The reconstructed Red Brick Store is now owned and operated by the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], which purchased the structure on March 5, 2024, as part of a larger sale of historically significant artifacts and properties by the Community of Christ.<ref>https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/frequently-asked-questions-clarify-the-transfer-of-sacred-sites-and-historic-documents</ref>


==Manti, Utah==
==Manti, Utah==
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In [[Manti, Utah|Manti]], [[Utah]], the headquarters of the [[True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days]] is located in a building named the Red Brick Store in honor of Smith's original structure in Nauvoo.
[[File:TLC redbrickstore.jpg|thumb|150px|left|The Red Brick Store in Manti, Utah, headquarters of the TLC Church]]
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In [[Manti, Utah|Manti]], [[Utah]], the headquarters of the [[True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days]] (TLC Church) is located in a building named the Red Brick Store in honor of Smith's original structure in Nauvoo.


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Anointed Quorum]]
*[[Anointed Quorum]]
*[[Plano Stone Church]]
*[[Plano Stone Church]]
* {{portal-inline|LDS Church}}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}

* Robert T. Bray (1973). ''Archaeological Investigations at the Joseph Smith Red Brick Store, Nauvoo, Illinois'' (Columbia: University of Missouri Press)
* Robert T. Bray (1973). ''Archaeological Investigations at the Joseph Smith Red Brick Store, Nauvoo, Illinois'' (Columbia: University of Missouri Press)
* [[Roger D. Launius]] and F. Mark McKiernan (1985). ''Joseph Smith, Jr.'s Red Brick Store'' (Macomb: Western Illinois University Press) {{ISBN|99966-62-69-1}}
* [[Roger D. Launius]] and F. Mark McKiernan (1985). ''Joseph Smith, Jr.'s Red Brick Store'' (Macomb: Western Illinois University Press) {{ISBN|99966-62-69-1}}
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Red Brick Store}}
{{Commons category|Red Brick Store}}
*[http://www.redbrickstore.com/ Joseph Smith's Red Brick Store] – official website for Community of Christ tourist attraction
*[https://www.redbrickstore.com/ Joseph Smith's Red Brick Store] – official website for Community of Christ tourist attraction

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Revision as of 16:17, 20 June 2024

Original Red Brick Store c. 1840s

The Red Brick Store in Nauvoo, Illinois, was a building constructed and owned by Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement.

Original building

Red Brick Store in 1885, showing disrepair

Smith constructed the Red Brick Store in 1841. The building became a center of economic, political, religious, and social activity among the Latter Day Saints. In addition to being a mercantile store, the second floor of the building was also for a period of time the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Members would visit the store to pay their tithing and other offerings to the church.

Notable events

A number of important events in Latter Day Saint history occurred in the Red Brick Store, including:

  • the organization of the Relief Society, the church's organization for women, on March 17, 1842; and
  • the first performance of the Nauvoo Endowment ordinance, on May 4, 1842.
  • In May 1842, Joseph Smith proposed to 19-year-old Nancy Rigdon in the upper room of the store. Smith locked the door, before proposing polygamous marriage. Nancy refused, saying she would "alarm the neighbors" if not allowed to leave. Joseph unlocked the door, and his scribe, Willard Richards, delivered the Happiness Letter to Nancy shortly after, in an attempt to convince her to agree to the marriage.[1][2][3]
The rebuilt Red Brick Store in Nauvoo, Illinois

Destruction and rebuilding

After Joseph Smith was killed and the majority of Latter Day Saints left Nauvoo, the Red Brick Store fell into disrepair. Eventually, it was torn down and the bricks were used to construct new buildings in Nauvoo.

In 1980, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now known as Community of Christ) rebuilt the Red Brick Store on the original foundation as part of its 1980 sesquicentennial celebrations. The reconstructed Red Brick Store is now owned and operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which purchased the structure on March 5, 2024, as part of a larger sale of historically significant artifacts and properties by the Community of Christ.[4]

Manti, Utah

In Manti, Utah, the headquarters of the True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days is located in a building named the Red Brick Store in honor of Smith's original structure in Nauvoo.

See also

References

  1. ^ Smith, Joseph Fielding (1905). Blood Atonement and the Origin of Plural Marriage. Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret News Press. pp. 83–84. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Appendix: Letter to Nancy Rigdon, circa Mid-April 1842". Joseph Smith Papers. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. May 1843. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. ^ Bennett, John C (19 August 1842). "JOE SMITH'S LETTER TO MISS RIGDON". Sangamo Journal. Illinois State Journal. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  4. ^ https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/frequently-asked-questions-clarify-the-transfer-of-sacred-sites-and-historic-documents
  • Robert T. Bray (1973). Archaeological Investigations at the Joseph Smith Red Brick Store, Nauvoo, Illinois (Columbia: University of Missouri Press)
  • Roger D. Launius and F. Mark McKiernan (1985). Joseph Smith, Jr.'s Red Brick Store (Macomb: Western Illinois University Press) ISBN 99966-62-69-1
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