Mormon pioneers were the first white people to settle in Utah, but they were the second people to settle in Utah. Native Americans had lived in the area for thousands of years.
Utah.
The Donner Party did not settle in Utah. They passed through Utah in August and September 1846.
Utah
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They settled in Utah. There are also alot in Idaho and California, but Utah is the main state.
they were persecuted for their beliefs
Brigham Young brought many Mormon followers to Utah in 1847 to settle in the "new" land.
in present-day Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Mormons were searching for a place where they could practice their religion in peace and found that place in Utah.
Because he had a vision from God that this was the place to settle
Utah is the second dryest state in the United States.