When Governor Lilburn W. Boggs issued a formal Exterminating Order against Mormons in Missouri Titus Billings and other soldiers from the Crooked River Battle were forced to flee for their lives. The devastating Order, however, applied to all Mormons. Innocent families were mistreated, uprooted, and displaced as well. Volume 3: Illinois - A Time of Sacrifice shares behind the scenes stories of struggling, searching, and reuniting in the state of Illinois. Quincy citizens nurse frozen feet. Isaac Morley establishes a new settlement to bless others. Saints transform a swamp into a chartered city. Joseph Smith institutes the Nauvoo Legion. Priesthood members serve on missions and fill leadership assignments. Edward Tuttle joins the church and moves to Zion. Diantha, a mid-wife, delivers many babies, sews first temple clothing, scrapes tar and pulls feathers from Bishop Partridge, buries another child, and supports “Sister Emmy” when the prophet is martyred. Empowered by temple covenants and the sacrifice of their homes, farms and beautiful city, the humble saints cross over a frozen river and move on again.