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English
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Autobiography and Journal (1813-1846)
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Book of Abraham Project (Internet Site)
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Provo, UT
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W.V. Smith
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June 7, 1842 to June 6, 1846. Haight sails to Nauvoo from Windham, New York. He buys a house before serving a mission to Washingtonville, New York. Haight preaches at his brother's and neighboring houses, noting the Bible verses on which his sermons are based. He goes to Buffalo, where he helps his parents emigrate to Nauvoo. He travels by steamboat, due to his mother's health. He arrives in Nauvoo and is grateful his mother lived to see the city. Haight joins the city police and works on the temple, amid high Mormon/non-Mormon tensions. Illness causes him to stay behind when the exodus from Nauvoo begins. Haight reads J.J. Strang's letter, declaring him a false prophet while noticing the number of followers he attracts. He also includes Orson Hyde's response to Strang's claims. He attends the April 1846 conference in Nauvoo Temple and worries whether he will be able to go west with the Saints. He is finally able to leave Nauvoo in June, organizing a company to continue west.