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Left, business owner Brian Christiansen stands with a light in an underground vault while historian Joseph Johnstun climbs down a ladder. Some think the space could be a tomb commissioned by early Latter-day Saint leader Joseph Smith before he was martyred.
TC Christensen
Brian Christiansen has spoken with so many reporters in recent days that he is starting to lose his voice.
The businessman from St. George has fielded several interview requests because news outlets want to know more about the discovery of an old brick vault located under the sidewalk in front of his Nauvoo, Illinois, business.
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