the mormons come west
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The Mormons Come West. Why did they go west?. Where did they go?. They followed what is today known as the Mormon Trail The trail passes through Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming and Utah The trail later extended to California. Where did they come from?. Many Mormons actually started in New York - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Mormons Come West
Why did they go west?
Where did they go?
They followed what is today known as the Mormon Trail
The trail passes through Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming and Utah
The trail later extended to California
Where did they come from?Many Mormons actually started in New YorkThey moved to Ohio and MissouriBecause of persecution, they went to Illinois and built the city of Nauvoo on the Mississippi River
Why leave Nauvoo then?Nauvoo was a great cityThe Mormons worked together to build homes,businesses, and a templeMany people didn’t like the Mormons’ success and were afraidThey persecuted the MormonsThey killed the Mormon leader, Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum Smith in June of 1844The Mormons were forced to leave their homes again
What did they do then?Brigham Young and other leaders decided to go westThey felt that the Rocky Mountains might provide a safe placeThey gathered all the provisions they could and began leaving Nauvoo in 1846They only got to around Council Bluffs, Iowa before they stopped for the winterThey named their camp Winter Quarters
HardshipsThere was a hard winter
Many people died
Also, 500 men said good bye to their families and were enlisted to fight in the War with Mexico
This group became known as the Mormon Battalion
Moving out againIn the Spring of 1847, Brigham Young and a group of mostly men left Winter Quarters heading west
After a long journey, they arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake
Brigham Young said, “This is the right place.”
Summary
Mormons were pushed from place to place by persecution
They went through many hardships
They found a sanctuary in Utah where no one would bother them
They felt they were doing the right thing