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Yes. According to official 2008 church records, there are 63,666 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (commonly known as Mormons) in Missouri worshipping in 144 congregations.
See the "Related Links" below for more information about the Church and it's history in Missouri.
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∙ 12y agoYes of course! There are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the 'Mormon' church) in every state and nearly every country worldwide. Much of the early history of the Church occured in New Hampshire, and there has been an official Mormon presence there since 1832. As of January 2011, there were 8,231 baptized Mormons living in New Hampshire.
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Where were the three gathering places the Mormons were kicked out of?
The Mormons were kicked out of Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois.
What states were the Mormons driven from?
The Mormons (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) were kicked out of Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois in the 1800's. Although the Church now exists in these states, it didn't for about half a century afterwards. In fact, an Extermination Order against the Mormons was still on the books in Missouri until the 1970's.
How did Mormons view missiourians?
Early Mormons had differing opinions about the Missourians. At first they were hopeful and felt that Missouri was the place that they should settle. Then many Missourians began to be hostile toward the Mormons, which caused most Mormons to feel that the Missourians were unaccepting and intolerant. As time went on, the Missourians became violent and forced the Mormons to flee the state by an Extermination Order, which made Mormons further dislike Missourians. The Mormon Extermination Order was withdrawn in the 1970's and today there are over 60,000 Mormons living in Missouri.
What was a push that moved the Mormons west?
Persecution. The Mormons were chased out of Missouri and asked to leave Illinois... so they moved further west, where there was nobody to kick them out.
Why did the morgons leave kirtland Ohio to Jackson county Missouri?
Many Mormons left Kirtland Ohio for Jackson County Missouri because they were told to by Church leaders. Mormons believed that they were building Zion in Missouri and those who moved there are first were assigned to do so. However, eventually the persecution in Missouri and in Kirtland became so bad that they all moved to Illinois.
Why were the Mormons kicked out of their own home?
Mormons were kicked out of their homes in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois because people didn't like them. In Ohio, the Mormons left because the violence and persecution against them became too bad. The Church was growing quickly with many moving into the area, and people didn't appreciate the large influx of immigrants. In Missouri, the violence and persecution were bad, and additionally the government issued an 'extermination order' against them, which told the citizens of Missouri to drive the Mormons from the state. This was partly due to the Mormons mostly being abolitionists, and Missouri being a slave state. In Illinois, the violence and persecution grew so bad that the leader of the Mormon church was murdered by an armed mob. The governmentin Illinois asked the Mormons to leave the state to restore peace to the area.
What were the Mormons going to do with there land?
Live on it!
Is it legal to kill Mormons?
Only in Missouri, and only prior to 1976. See related links.
Where did the Mormons move in 1847?
The majority of Mormons moved to Utah in 1847 after being kicked out of Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois.
What did the Mormons say that caused them to leave Ohio?
It wasn't any single or specific thing that the Mormons said which caused them to leave Ohio, it was a combination of many things. First, new converts were encouraged to gather to Ohio. This was frustrating to locals, who saw that their towns were becoming overrun with Mormons. There weren't enough jobs or houses to fit them all, and as they became the majority, it affected the politics and culture of the region. This was especially frustrating to those who found the Mormon beliefs to be strange or offensive. Secondly, Joseph Smith wanted the Mormons to begin gathering in Missouri. The violence against Mormons in Missouri was often worse than it was in Ohio, but still many of the faithful left to Missouri to follow the prophet's wishes. Most of the Mormons left Ohio by 1838 to move to Missouri and Illinois, although some stayed for several more years. Today (2013) there are almost 59,000 Mormons living in Ohio.
Where do most Mormons live outside the US?
Of the 13,824,854 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) worldwide, 7,785,947 live outside the United States. That is, 56% of all baptised Mormons live outside the U.S. Nations with quite a few Mormons are: Canada 179,801 Mormons (1% of Mormons are Canadian, 0.5% of Canadians are Mormon) Samoa 69,224 Mormons (0.5% of Mormons, 39% of Samoans) Tonga 55,173 Mormons (0.5% of Mormons, 53% of Tongans) Mexico 1,197,573 Mormons (8.7% of Mormons, 1% of Mexicans) Guatemala 220,296 Mormons (1.6% of Mormons, 1.6% of Guatemalans) El Salvador 105,501 Mormons (0.8% of Mormons, 2% of El Salvadorians) Hondouras 136,408 Mormons (1% of Mormons, 2% of Hondourans) Brazil 1,102,674 Mormons (8% of Mormons, 0.6% of Brazilians) Chile 561,920 Mormons (4% of Mormons, 3.3% of Chileans) Peru 480,816 Mormons (3.5% of Mormons, 1.7% of Peruvians) Philippines 631,885 Mormons (4.6% of Mormons, 0.7% of all Philippinos) UK 186,082 Mormons (1.3% of Mormons, 0.3% of all UK) Australia 126,767 Mormons (0.9% of Mormons, 0.6% of Australians) New Zealand 100,962 Mormons (0.7% of Mormons, 2.4% of all New Zealanders) To compare, the United States has 6,038,907 Mormons. That's 44% of Mormons and 2% of all Americans. But you can find Mormons in nearly every nation of the World! The "Related Link" below has a great population statistics map related to Mormon Church membership.
Why did the Mormons move out of Independence?
The Mormon Pioneers left Missouri in 1838 because the governor, Lillbourn W. Boggs, issued an extermination order against them, saying that all Mormons should be "exterminated or driven from the state." This extermination order was in place until 1976.
