Early Mormon Pioneers moved to the western U.S. because they had been kicked out of New York, Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. They chose to live in a place that nobody else wanted so that they could be free of persecution.
Today there are nearly 14 million members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) worldwide. They are in every U.S. state and nearly every nation of the world.
The first Mormons arrived to settle in the Great Salt Lake on July 24, 1847.
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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.
The Mormons were able to settle successfuly at the Great Salt Lake due to their faith, strength, steadfast determination to settle together in a place where they would not be persecuted for their religious beliefs and where the lord wanted them to be.
Well the Mormons faced religious prosection from all sides. Some of their obstacles included finding a place to settle and getting new mebers to join
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They settled in Utah. There are also alot in Idaho and California, but Utah is the main state.
The first people to settle in Utah were not immigrants, but indians and mormons.
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