The short answer is that the Mormons kept moving in an attempt to find somewhere they could live in peace. Despite various reasons raised by non-Mormons for their moves, the Saints declared that the PRIMARY reason for the need to uproot and move were mounting persecutions of various kinds, including literal slaughter and burnings of homes and properties, although other circumstances regarding each move were slightly different.
Because they were being persicuted
The mormons moved west mainly because the government and mobs kept threatening them. So joesph smith got a prompting from god to move west is was a very difficult journey but they finally made it to the salt lake vally
"Mormons" are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a Restorationist Christian denomination which was established in the United States in 1830. Today (2014) there are over 15 million Mormons worldwide. You can learn more about modern Mormons by visiting their official website, Mormon.org.
The Church was founded in upstate New York, but the main body of the church soon moved to Ohio, then Missouri, then to Illinois. In each place, they faced severe persecution and in some cases were even forced out by the local government. Finally, most Mormons moved to Utah in 1847 in search of a place where they could practice their religion in peace. Today, only about 10% of all Mormons live in Utah, and approximately 40% of all Mormons live in the United States.
Actually, the Mormons moved so far west to get out of the United States! After being forced from their homes in several states, Mormons petitioned to the US government for protection. It is reported that the government's response was "Your cause is just but we can do nothing for you", more likely due to political rather than legal factors. Seeing that they could receive no protection in the United States, they moved further west to what was then Mexico in search of a place where they could practice their religion peacefully. Before he was murdered, Joseph Smith prophesied that they would find peace in the Rocky Mountains, so that is where they went. The area where they settled became a part of the United States a few years later after the Mexican-American war.
Basically, they needed to escape the persecution they experienced in the east. They wanted to find their own place where they could worship in peace.
The Mormons moved west because they were treated harshly and even kicked out of other homes in the east.
The Mormon pioneers had to move west to find freedom to practice their religion in peace
The Mormons were searching for a place where they could practice their religion in peace and found that place in Utah.
The signifigence of the Mormons moving west was for them to escape religious percsecution
Many didn't. Disease was rife, and many died from the cold. Those who survived, were the lucky ones.
After the Book of Mormon was found, people became angry. They martyred the Prophet Joseph Smith. Afterwards, persecution for the Mormons became worse, and they decided to move to Utah for a place to live without persecution.
Mormons traveled west in either a conestoga wagon or handcart and settled in Utah.
The Mormons traveled west in wagons, with handcarts and later by train.
The Mormons were searching for a place where they could practice their religion in peace and found that place in Utah.
The Mormons were being persecuted in the Eastern United States, and they decided to move West to form their own settlement, where they would be free to live as they pleased and according to their own religious rules, free from persecution.
Many of what are now the Western United States were settled by "Mormons." You may be referring to Utah, however, which was the primary destination of the move west.
The Mormons moved to the west because they were trying to leave the United States. They had been kicked out of Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, and thought they would try their luck in what was then Mexico. Also, Joseph Smith had prophesied a few years before his death that the Church would eventually move to the Rocky Mountains. Soon after the Mormons arrived there, the United States took over the area.
The signifigence of the Mormons moving west was for them to escape religious percsecution
Utah was settled by Mormons.
Many didn't. Disease was rife, and many died from the cold. Those who survived, were the lucky ones.
They moved out west to both follow directions given to Brigham Young by Joseph Smith and to avoid persecution long enough to get established and settled in an area.
The great American West!
Mormons were traveling west in search of religious freedom. 49ers were traveling west in search of wealth.
After the Book of Mormon was found, people became angry. They martyred the Prophet Joseph Smith. Afterwards, persecution for the Mormons became worse, and they decided to move to Utah for a place to live without persecution.