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Why did the Mormons establish their church in the desert by the Great Salt Lake?
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) was founded in New York state in 1830, and church headquarters quickly moved to Ohio, then to Missouri and Illinois due to extreme persecution. Because the Mormons faced violence in the east, they moved to the desert near the Great Salt Lake to practice their religion in peace, arriving there in 1847.
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How were the mormons affected by the second great awakening?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) began because of the Second Great Awakening!
What Great Lake did Mormons settle near?
Early Mormons began a settlement called Voree (in what is now the city of Burlington) in Wisconsin, near Lake Michigan. This group eventually became cut off from the main body of the Church (largely because of their distance from Church headquarters) and has now become a separate Church. Ironically, they share the official name of the Church, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints", but are not connected with the 13 million member Church based in Salt Lake City. Members of this group are often called "Strangite Mormons". Or, perhaps you are meaning the other great lake... the Great Salt Lake in Salt Lake City, that the main body of Mormons settled, and are currently based, near. (You can learn more about the Strangite and the mainstream Mormon Church from the "Related Links" below.)
Where do most Mormons live outside the US?
Of the 13,824,854 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) worldwide, 7,785,947 live outside the United States. That is, 56% of all baptised Mormons live outside the U.S. Nations with quite a few Mormons are: Canada 179,801 Mormons (1% of Mormons are Canadian, 0.5% of Canadians are Mormon) Samoa 69,224 Mormons (0.5% of Mormons, 39% of Samoans) Tonga 55,173 Mormons (0.5% of Mormons, 53% of Tongans) Mexico 1,197,573 Mormons (8.7% of Mormons, 1% of Mexicans) Guatemala 220,296 Mormons (1.6% of Mormons, 1.6% of Guatemalans) El Salvador 105,501 Mormons (0.8% of Mormons, 2% of El Salvadorians) Hondouras 136,408 Mormons (1% of Mormons, 2% of Hondourans) Brazil 1,102,674 Mormons (8% of Mormons, 0.6% of Brazilians) Chile 561,920 Mormons (4% of Mormons, 3.3% of Chileans) Peru 480,816 Mormons (3.5% of Mormons, 1.7% of Peruvians) Philippines 631,885 Mormons (4.6% of Mormons, 0.7% of all Philippinos) UK 186,082 Mormons (1.3% of Mormons, 0.3% of all UK) Australia 126,767 Mormons (0.9% of Mormons, 0.6% of Australians) New Zealand 100,962 Mormons (0.7% of Mormons, 2.4% of all New Zealanders) To compare, the United States has 6,038,907 Mormons. That's 44% of Mormons and 2% of all Americans. But you can find Mormons in nearly every nation of the World! The "Related Link" below has a great population statistics map related to Mormon Church membership.
Who was the leader of the Mormons that lead them on a track to the west and settled near the great salt lake?
Brigham Young lead members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) to the west.
Were early Mormons poor?
Some early Mormons were poor and some were quite wealthy. Some left a great deal of wealth to join the Church. Some lived in large brick homes and others in small wooden shacks. The financial situation of early Mormons was pretty much the same as it is today - some are rich and some are poor. The Church itself was much poorer then than it is now.
What do Mormons members read in church?
Mormons (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) read The Book Of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, The Pearl Of Great Price, & The Bible, the King James version. They use hymn books and various lesson manuals in church as well.
When did Mormons settle at the Great Salt Lake?
The first Mormons arrived to settle in the Great Salt Lake on July 24, 1847.
Which desert lies between the Great Sandy Desert and the Great Victoria Desert in WA?
The Gibson Desert is located between the Great Sandy Desert and the Great Victoria Desert.
What is desert that starts with a g?
Arabian Desert Antarctic Desert Atacama Desert
Which is further north the Great Sandy Desert or Great Victoria Desert?
The Great Sandy Desert lies north of the Great Victoria Desert.
What country is the great desert in?
There are "Great" deserts in:Australia - Great Victoria Desert, Great Sandy DesertIndia - Great Indian Desert (also called the Thar Desert)United States - The Great Basin Desert
What type of desert is great basin desert?
The Great Basin Desert is a Cold Desert.
