In his history of the Nauvoo temple, Clayton noted that on 12 March, “Wm. W. Player commenced work again on the walls. He got one stone up just as the bell rung for dinner.” (Clayton, History of the Nauvoo Temple, 67.)

Clayton, William. History of the Nauvoo Temple, ca. 1845. CHL. MS 3365.

Construction on the Nauvoo House did not resume until April, following the conference of the church, which dedicated a whole afternoon to discussing the necessity of “completing the Nauvoo House, as soon as possible.” On 17 April the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles reported that “we intend commencing again on the Nauvoo House within a few days,” and by 8 May the manufacture of bricks had begun. (Historian’s Office, General Church Minutes, 7 Apr. 1845; Brigham Young et al., Nauvoo, IL, to Lyman Wight et al., 17 Apr. 1845, copy; Brigham Young, Nauvoo, IL, to Wilford Woodruff, 8 May 1845, Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, CHL.)

Historian’s Office. General Church Minutes, 1839–1877. CHL

Woodruff, Wilford. Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

“The Seer” was written by John Taylor for the dedication of the Seventies Hall in December 1844. (John Taylor, “The Seer,” Times and Seasons, 1 Jan. 1845, 5:767; Taylor, Journal, 26 Dec. 1844, 6.)

Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.

Taylor, John. Journal, Dec. 1844–Sept. 1845. CHL.