Brigham Young
Brigham Young. The 2nd president of the church.
In 1844 the Mormons followed Brigham Young to what would become the Utah Territory.
Brigham Young did not start any religions. He was the second leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) which was founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. He led the Mormons from Illinois to Utah after Joseph Smith was murdered.
Brigham Young.
Brigham Young
The people of the Mormon Church of more properly, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, settled in Utah after their first leader Joseph Smith was murdered in Missouri. Their Church had been persecuted and they, under Brigham Young, were sure that they were going to found a new Zion in Utah. There is no record of the 1845 slogan coined by the journalist John L. O'Sullivan called the "manifest destiny" that led the Mormons to Utah.
settlers
Brigham Young led the Mormons out of Illinois in a mass exodus to present-day Utah.
Utah.
Brigham Young led the first group of Mormon pioneers to Utah, and over the next 30 years was the leader of the church while hundreds more pioneers travelled to Utah. Since Brigham Young died in 1877, there have been many leaders of the Mormon church. While each of these leaders have lived in Utah, they lead the entire worldwide church, not just members in Utah.
in present-day Utah
Brigham Young was the leader who led Mormons on a trek to Salt Lake.