Criticism of Mormonism/Books/Passing the Heavenly Gift/The Nauvoo temple was not built with enough speed

Is it true that the Nauvoo temple was not built with enough speed?[1]

Joseph’s discourses in the relevant period

How much time were the Saints given to build the temple?

Notes

  1. Portions of this wiki response are based upon Gregory L. Smith, "Passing Up The Heavenly Gift Part 1 Part 2," Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship7(2103): 181–341. The text here may have been expanded, reworded, or corrected given the nature of a wiki project. References in brackets like this: (xx) refer to page numbers in Denver C. Snuffer, Jr., Passing the Heavenly Gift (Salt Lake City: Mill Creek Press, 2011).