Has it ever crossed your mind how
fast the early converts sailed to America? Remember, the journey took about a
month.
a. 8-12 mph
b. 5 mph
c. 15-19 mph
d. 22-25 mph
Yesterday’s answer
b.
Nauvoo
March 10, 1843: I [Joseph Smith] told
Theodore Turley that I had no objection to his building a brewery.
History of the Church 5:300
This may seem strange; however, think
about it for a moment. Understand that Nauvoo was a river town plying the trade
of many steamboats in a week. Numerous non-members walked the streets of Nauvoo
while their steamboat was temporarily docked, letting off mail and other cargo.
Brother Turley saw the possibility of turning a good profit, knowing that
several non-members were in their city, and also the fact that during the
Nauvoo years, keeping the Word of Wisdom was not yet a practice which
determined a “member in good standing.” We do know through the Nauvoo Neighbor edition of March 6,
1844, that Turley was successful in the establishment of the brewery, because
he advertised the sale of “Ale, Beer, and Yeast of the best quality.”
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