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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.

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Q: Why did the Mormons move to the west to settle with Utah?
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Where did Mormons settle in the west?

Utah.


What state was settled by Mormons in the west?

Utah was settled by Mormons.


What state was colonized by Mormons?

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.


Why did Brigham Young lead the Mormons the Utah?

Brigham Young became president of the Mormon church when Joseph Smith died. The Mormons needed a safe place to practice their religion. The Mormons had been kicked out of every other place they had tried to settle. At the time, Utah was a part of Mexico, and they wanted to escape the United States government. Also, before Joseph Smith died he told Brigham that the Saints would eventually have to move west to the Rocky Mountains. Because every where else that Mormons tried to settle were chased out and abused. So the Mormons went west to seek a place where they could practice their religion without being provoked.


Why did Brigham Young lead the Mormons to Utah?

Brigham Young became president of the Mormon church when Joseph Smith died. The Mormons needed a safe place to practice their religion. The Mormons had been kicked out of every other place they had tried to settle. At the time, Utah was a part of Mexico, and they wanted to escape the United States government. Also, before Joseph Smith died he told Brigham that the Saints would eventually have to move west to the Rocky Mountains. Because every where else that Mormons tried to settle were chased out and abused. So the Mormons went west to seek a place where they could practice their religion without being provoked.


How did the Mormons move west?

The Mormons traveled west in wagons, with handcarts and later by train.


Seeking political freedom the Mormons traveled West in what is now?

Mormons traveled west in either a conestoga wagon or handcart and settled in Utah.


Where did Joseph smith stop leading the Mormons to Utah?

Joseph Smith did not lead the Mormons to Utah at all. Joseph Smith was murdered in Illinois a year before the first group set out for the west. He did prophesy that eventually they would move to the Rocky Mountains, but he never did anything to lead them there.


Why did marmons travel west and settle in Utah?

they were persecuted for their beliefs


Where did the Mormons make their new homeland in the west?

Mormons settled much of the west. Church headquarters was built in Salt Lake City, but hundreds of towns all over Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona, Nevada, and California were settled by Mormons.


Why did Mormons travel west in the 1830?

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.


What was the Mormons main reason to move west?

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.