The Mormon church was not even around in 1812
That makes no sence Joesph Smith was 7 in 1812. he was 14 wen he founded the Mormon church.
_The answer is NONE. The LDS Church was established in 1830
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) believe that God lead them to Utah. Individual groups traveling by wagon or handcart between 1847 and 1870 were lead by experienced trail guides.
Corrections to statements above:
Joseph Smith did NOT 'found the Mormon church'. God restored the gospel to the earth through Joseph Smith.
Joseph Smith received a vision from God when he was 14 years old. The Church was established 10 years later, when Joseph Smith was 24 years old.
Brigham Young was the spiritual leader of the Mormons at the time, and Mormons believe that he was directed by God in mapping their migration west. While a small group did travel with Brigham Young, most Mormons were divided into companies (groups) and traveled west under the leadership of a company guide.
In 1844 the Mormons followed Brigham Young to what would become the Utah Territory.
Brigham Young
They took some of the 'wild' out of the west and set up the first settlement in the west based around religion rather than mining, lumber, or fur trapping.
Techincally, you could say that the Mormon migration ended in the early 1900's, before World War 1. At this time, Church leaders asked members to stop moving to Utah and instead stay in their home countries or towns so that they could help build up the Church there.
Unlike the pioneers who went west on the Oregon trail to find new land to farm & ranch. The Mormon migration was unique in that the Mormons were heading into the American West to find a safe haven from persecution. Mobs in Illinois had burned their homes, killed their prophet and had forced them to flee Illinois. The federal government didn't come to their aid, even though the constitution granted them 'FREEDOM OF RELIGION'. They had no other choice.
Over 70,000 people traveled the Mormon trail in a period of about 25 years, not counting supply wagons, missionaries heading abroad, or those leaving Utah. It would be impossible to know how many wagons in total travelled the Mormon trail.
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Brigham Young!
They took some of the 'wild' out of the west and set up the first settlement in the west based around religion rather than mining, lumber, or fur trapping.
The Mormons travelled west to escape religious persecution. They were looking for a place where they could practice their religion in peace.
The Trail, also known as the "Great Migration" began in 1843. 1000 pioneers assembled with 120 wagons and 5000 head of livestock left Independence Missouri for a greater life out west. This was the largest peacetime migration in the history of the world.
Techincally, you could say that the Mormon migration ended in the early 1900's, before World War 1. At this time, Church leaders asked members to stop moving to Utah and instead stay in their home countries or towns so that they could help build up the Church there.
It was not a migration they were forced out of every other state they tried to settle by the government!!!!
It led to migration
Unlike the pioneers who went west on the Oregon trail to find new land to farm & ranch. The Mormon migration was unique in that the Mormons were heading into the American West to find a safe haven from persecution. Mobs in Illinois had burned their homes, killed their prophet and had forced them to flee Illinois. The federal government didn't come to their aid, even though the constitution granted them 'FREEDOM OF RELIGION'. They had no other choice.
people
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Over 70,000 people traveled the Mormon trail in a period of about 25 years, not counting supply wagons, missionaries heading abroad, or those leaving Utah. It would be impossible to know how many wagons in total travelled the Mormon trail.
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.