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Today we had to stop at Keokuk and take something back to Wal-Mart then decided to head up to Burlington, Iowa to see what was up there.  On the way up, we saw this rest stop across the Mississippi from the temple and saw the temple there in all it's glory.  Thinking about it, this would have been the last view the saints had of their beloved temple as they headed West in 1846.  Well, except for the rail cars and the water tower next to the temple, but you get the idea...  We have been told that the dam/powerhouse built downstream at Keokuk raised the river about 20 feet so it is much wider than what it was in 1846 through 1848 when the Saints left Nauvoo.  None the less, a spectacular view of the temple from the West side of the river.