The Nauvoo Temple baptismal font—the first place in this dispensation where proxy baptisms for the dead were performed—was dedicated on November 8, 1841. In this episode, discover how Joseph Smith’s teachings on priesthood authority, the need to perform ordinances in the Lord’s house, and the importance of precise record-keeping led the Saints to build a temporary wooden font supported by twelve carved oxen, even amid hardship and opposition. The Prophet taught that the living and the dead are eternally connected and that sacred ordinances must be done properly and recorded carefully. His teachings on temple work and eternal family ties continue to inspire us in His Story today.

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