The Mormons were searching for a place where they could practice their religion in peace and found that place in Utah.
d. Mormons
The first Mormons arrived to settle in the Great Salt Lake on July 24, 1847.
Utah
The Mormons were able to settle successfuly at the Great Salt Lake due to their faith, strength, steadfast determination to settle together in a place where they would not be persecuted for their religious beliefs and where the lord wanted them to be.
The Mormons traveled west in wagons, with handcarts and later by train.
The Mormon pioneers moved west (beyond what was then the United States border) to find religious freedom. They had been persecuted and kicked out of every other place they had attempted to settle in.
The signifigence of the Mormons moving west was for them to escape religious percsecution
Utah was settled by Mormons.
Brigham Young became president of the Mormon church when Joseph Smith died. The Mormons needed a safe place to practice their religion. The Mormons had been kicked out of every other place they had tried to settle. At the time, Utah was a part of Mexico, and they wanted to escape the United States government. Also, before Joseph Smith died he told Brigham that the Saints would eventually have to move west to the Rocky Mountains. Because every where else that Mormons tried to settle were chased out and abused. So the Mormons went west to seek a place where they could practice their religion without being provoked.
Brigham Young became president of the Mormon church when Joseph Smith died. The Mormons needed a safe place to practice their religion. The Mormons had been kicked out of every other place they had tried to settle. At the time, Utah was a part of Mexico, and they wanted to escape the United States government. Also, before Joseph Smith died he told Brigham that the Saints would eventually have to move west to the Rocky Mountains. Because every where else that Mormons tried to settle were chased out and abused. So the Mormons went west to seek a place where they could practice their religion without being provoked.
The Great Salt Lake.