Don Wildman

And by 1839, they have created an order.

Yeah, they have created something called Nauvoo.

I mean, it's really deep.

What does the Latter Day Saint refer to?

What is the name of the movement?

The whole thing that we're not going to get into, but it's really about returning to the homeland for this movement, because in their minds, there have been previous tribes of, I guess, white Europeans, essentially, have been here before they weren't Europeans.

But this is like a very interesting cyclical story that's returning them essentially to a Garden of Eden.

And so...

This makes North America and America that much more special when they consider this.

And this was all what was written down on the plates that Joseph Smith creates the Book of Mormon out of.

Nauvoo was a very significant settlement, one of the largest cities in Illinois at the time.

Had a militia, the Nauvoo Legion, foreshadowing what's to come.

A temple, which has been rebuilt even today.

A chartered city government.

They were very serious about this.

But then Joseph Smith is killed in 1844 in a mob scene, right?

In 1844.

So obviously there's talk among them of a homeland, and this would be where we're heading when we come back after a break.

But before we get there, I just want to underscore the fact that polygamy really is a major issue for Americans at that time.

And people still talk about it.