Criticism of Mormonism/Books/Passing the Heavenly Gift/Saints at Nauvoo were punished for slothfulness

Were the Saints at Nauvoo were punished for slothfulness in building the temple?[1]

The spot was not consecrated by the Lord, or made holy by His or the angels’ presence

The church was moved out of the spot

The temple was utterly destroyed

Suffering during the exodus from Nauvoo

No Pentecost-type experiences in the Nauvoo temple?

Notes

  1. ↑ Portions of this wiki response are based upon Gregory L. Smith, "Passing Up The Heavenly Gift Part 1 Part 2," Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship7(2103): 181–341. The text here may have been expanded, reworded, or corrected given the nature of a wiki project.
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