Though JS had initially emphasized construction of both the temple and the Nauvoo House as commanded in the 19 January 1841 revelation, in March 1844 he and other church leaders decided “to let the Nauvoo House stand until the Temple is finished.” (Revelation, 19 Jan. 1841, in Doctrine and Covenants [103]:9–21, 1844 ed. [D&C 124:22–72]; “Conference,” Times and Seasons, 1 Mar. 1844, 5:455; JS, Journal, 4 and 7 Mar. 1844.)
Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.