Mormon News: The Mormon "Open-Door" Tradition of Hosting Visitors

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The Mormon "Open-Door" Tradition of Hosting Visitors


In his homes in New York, Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, Joseph Smith often entertained visitors, those he invited and others passing through town. In fact, he built a hotel in Nauvoo, Illinois, to accommodate the frequent guests who called upon him and other leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.




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