The covered wagon is the great symbol of westward movement. Surrounding it are elements that are quintessential "Old Nauvoo" -- homes built with handmade bricks, picket fences beautifying properties, and split rail fences that corralled animals and vegetable gardens for sustenance.
Old Nauvoo was a place where the Saints built homes and beautified a previously uninhabitable swampland. It was a place where eternal truths, temple ordinances and doctrines flowed forth to enlighten the Saints. It was a place of conflict from mobs and those bent on the destruction of the church. It is where the prophet of the restoration and his faithful brother are buried.
Walking the streets of Nauvoo, make sure to pause long enough to feel the whisperings of the Spirit and those who came before. You might even feel the echoes of Brigham, Heber, Parley, Willford, and even Joseph and Emma. It will leave you humbled and grateful to be here in Old Nauvoo. And, as we have heard from visitors over and over again, that coming to Nauvoo was a life changing experience.
