The Mormon settlement and the gold rush led to escape of the church and other massacre.
The Mormons had already paved a way to the west right before the gold rush. They had already planted crops, leaving colonies along the trail and soon profited by providing the gold seekers with needed supplies.
Brigham Young lead them after Smith's death to Utah.
Brain changes don't lead to alcoholism. Alcoholism can lead to brain changes.
Lead cannot be turned into gold. Lead can only be turned into more lead, and more lead can only be turned into even more lead. Lead cannot be magically turned into gold.
Lead is dissolved in nitric acid, gold not.
There is no process to make gold out of lead.
Sell it, buy gold for the money. Technically is impossible to obtain gold from lead.
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Brigham Young lead the majority of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) to Utah after the murder of Joseph Smith.
Lead is a dullish grey colour whereas gold - is well - gold in colour. Unless it's white gold, but still it looks nothing like lead.
When the nuclear transmutation occurs, gold can react to form lead.