they were persecuted for their beliefs
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they moved west in search of religious freedom
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The Mormons were searching for a place where they could practice their religion in peace and found that place in Utah.
Departing Kansas you would travel west to reach Utah.
Utah is bordered by Nevada on the west.
Utah is bordered by Nevada to the west.
Mormons began traveling west in 1831, moving from New York to Ohio. They then moved to Missouri, Illinois, and then what is now Utah. This is because each place they attempted to settle, they faced brutal persecution and in some cases were kicked out of their homes. They left to a place that was uninhabited so that they could practice their religion in peace.
Utah is further west
Utah is bordered by Nevada to the west.
Oregon is further west than Utah.
Oregon is farther west than Utah