Mormon Trail

The Mormon Trail and Oregon Trail share the Platte River in Nebraska. Both trails followed the Platte River valley for a portion of their journeys westward.

The Mormon Trail is the trail that the Mormon Pioneers took from Illinois to Utah between 1845 and 1870. It was different from other trails because it was used by people seeking religious freedom rather than riches or wild living, as most other western trails were used for.

The Mormon Trail got its name because it was used by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) in the mid-1800s to travel from Illinois to their new settlement in Utah. The trail played a significant role in the migration of thousands of Mormon pioneers seeking religious freedom and a new home in the West.

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The Mormon Pioneer Trail is a 1,300-mile travelled by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1846 to 1868. The Mormon Trail extends from Nauvoo, Illinois on the Mississipi river, passing through Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Eastern Utah to Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Mormon pioneer movement began in 1846 when, after having been driven once again by mob violence from their settled home, the Saints decided to establish a new home for the church outside the established boundaries of the United States. The trail was used for more than 20 years, until the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869.

Among the emigrants were the Mormon handcart pioneers of 1856-1860. Two of the handcart companies, led by James G. Willie and Edward Martin, met disaster on the trail when they departed late and were caught by heavy snowstorms in Wyoming.

Once the Mormons arrived in Salt Lake, some were asked by the Prophet Brigham Young to go settle other places such as Genoa, Nevada; St. George, Utah; Cardston, Alberta, Canada and many other settlements in the territory of Deseret.

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The Mormon Pioneer Trail is a 1,300-mile travelled by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1846 to 1868. The Mormon Trail extends from Nauvoo, Illinois on the Mississipi river, passing through Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Eastern Utah to Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Mormon pioneer movement began in 1846 when, after having been driven once again by mob violence from their settled home, the Saints decided to establish a new home for the church outside the established boundaries of the United States. The trail was used for more than 20 years, until the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869.

Among the emigrants were the Mormon handcart pioneers of 1856-1860. Two of the handcart companies, led by James G. Willie and Edward Martin, met disaster on the trail when they departed late and were caught by heavy snowstorms in Wyoming.

Once the Mormons arrived in Salt Lake, some were asked by the Prophet Brigham Young to go settle other places such as Genoa, Nevada; St. George, Utah; Cardston, Alberta, Canada and many other settlements in the territory of Deseret.

See Related Links for more information.

There were many stops along the Mormon Trail. Here's a link with a picture en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mormon_Trail_3.png, but the most important were Council Bluffs and Winter Quarters. They were the most important and where many sad and terrible things happened on the Mormon Trail. Also, visit; lds.org for more information.

People died, babies were born, they sang, slept, ate, went to the bathroom, basically they just lived their lives. Except...they did all this in severe blizzards, boiling heat, chill winds, and in harsh climate, too. But mostly people died.

Brigham Young lead the first group of Mormon pioneers along the Mormon Trail to Utah in 1846-47. Subsequent groups came over the next 25 years lead by various experienced trail guides.

The Mormon Trail followed a similar route to the Oregon Trail until Wyoming, when it went south to Utah rather than north to Oregon.

Improved answer - Brigham Young was the president of the church at that time, when the Mormons were being driven out of Missouri by mobs, including an illegal extermination order by the USA government. The leaders of the church sent expeditionary parties west to find a place where Mormons could live in peace without being persecuted.

After gathering information about the west from trappers, mountain men and a Jesuit missionary, Brigham Young and the other church leaders decided to move west, although they did not have an exact place in mind.

As the Mormons moved west along the trail, some families were left in certain places to establish resupply points and/or settlements, such as Winter Quarters, (now Council Bluffs, Iowa). When one of the first groups with Brigham Young left Winter Quarters, there were 73 wagons, various animals and supplies.

Brigham Young met Jim Bridger and discussed the possible routes to the Salt Lake valley and if the valley would be feasible for settlement. The wagon train continued on, facing many challenges such as severe illnesses, extremely rugged and hazardous mountains to cross, worn out wagons and exhausted people and animals. They arrived in the Salt Lake valley in July of 1847 and started the settlement.

Many thousands of Mormon pioneers continued the trek across the USA to the Salt Lake valley. Mormons from Europe traveling by ships continued on in wagon trains and hand carts too. Mormons arrived on the west coast and traveled over Donner Pass to get the Salt Lake valley. The wagon trains and hand cart pioneers had a leader, such as a wagon master or trail boss as they traveled.

The Mormon Pioneer Trail is a 1,300-mile travelled by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1846 to 1868. The Mormon Trail extends from Nauvoo, Illinois on the Mississipi river, passing through Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Eastern Utah to Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Mormon pioneer movement began in 1846 when, after having been driven once again by mob violence from their settled home, the Saints decided to establish a new home for the church outside the established boundaries of the United States. The trail was used for more than 20 years, until the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869.

Among the emigrants were the Mormon handcart pioneers of 1856-1860. Two of the handcart companies, led by James G. Willie and Edward Martin, met disaster on the trail when they departed late and were caught by heavy snowstorms in Wyoming.

Once the Mormons arrived in Salt Lake, some were asked by the Prophet Brigham Young to go settle other places such as Genoa, Nevada; St. George, Utah; Cardston, Alberta, Canada and many other settlements in the territory of Deseret.

See Related Links for more information.

The Mormon Trail was traveled almost constantly for over 20 years. As the trail goes through the center of the United States, the weather was typically hot and somewhat dry in the summer, and cold and snowy in the winter.

Buffalo, deer, antelope, rabbit, coyote, wolf, beer, cougar, prairie dog, wolverine, badger, muskrat, beaver, etc.

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The term "Mormonism" is a misnomer and really should not apply.

Members of the LDS church are properly referred to as "Latter Day Saints" not "Mormons"

Joseph Smith was the first prophet of the present dispensation of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ, but it is the Same Gospel that was taught by Jesus Christ when he was on the earth and it is the Same Gospel that was taught to Adam and Eve our first parents.

It is the Church of Jesus Christ, established and presided over by Jesus Christ.

The Mormon Trail was used from 1846 until the railroad came through to Salt Lake in about 1870. After the 1870's it was still used by those who desired to travel by wagon or coach rather than train, until more suitable roads and interstates came in the 1900's.

The Mormon trail was important in several ways. First of all, the faith of those who had to endure the hardships was strengthened to the point where their trust in God and the truthfulness of their religion was solidified and they were able to become great leaders of the church.

The Mormon trail became important to other frontiersman as they traveled to California during the gold rush. Many small Mormon communities along the route became an important place for travelers to rest and prepare for their journey.

Joseph Smith along with his family and a few of the other prophets who took charge after his death.

Incorrect answer above.

Improved answer - Brigham Young and church members - pioneers - traveled the Mormon Trail. In addition, the trail was used by trappers, explorers, and other people traveling to the west coast regions.

The Mormon pioneers traveled on the Mormon Trail to reach Utah, where they found the freedom to practice their religion in relative peace. Others used the Mormon trail as a route to various places in the west, many would continue on to California, Nevada, or Oregon.

The early Mormons murdered innocent people. Look up Mountain Meadows massacre. The early Mormons were thought to be involved in masonry/satanism.

They traveled with either covered wagons (wagons with a semicircle frame on the top and covered by canvas material) or by handcart.

Because nobody else wanted to live there, and it was rumored to be uninhabitable. The Mormons wanted somewhere where they could live and practice their religion in peace without anyone coming to bother them. They thought they could do this in Utah because nobody else wanted to go there.