I heard once that three different
things can make a place sacred. The Spirit, Blood or Sweat or at
least that is what I remember. I think sacrifice should fit in there
somewhere. The Spirit meaning spiritual or holy experiences, blood
meaning death, and sweat meaning hard work.
Nauvoo is an amazing place because it
is sacred for all three reasons. It is a place where thousands of
Latter Day Saint converts sought refuge from mobs, and then many died
from malaria. Under the direction of the latter day prophet Joseph
Smith a modern temple was built with great sacrifice. There angels
visited, and in this city modern revelation was received.
For all these reasons Nauvoo is a
sacred place. There are some places (and times) that are sacred for
only one of these reasons. Churches for spirit. Cemeteries for blood. School for sweat. But when they all come together in one place and time it
makes it all the more powerful.
