Subjects>Travel & Places>Travel Destinations

Why did the Mormons Travel to the west on the Mormon trail to Utah?

Anonymous

∙ 10y ago

Updated: 9/2/2023

To get away from persecution they were facing and to get away from the people who were killing them just for being Mormon as well as other various hardships they were facing because of their faith.

Wiki User

∙ 13y ago

Still curious? Ask our experts.

Chat with our AI personalities

Taiga

Every great hero faces trials, and you—yes, YOU—are no exception!

Chat with Taiga

Blake

As your older brother, I've been where you are—maybe not exactly, but close enough.

Chat with Blake

Ross

Every question is just a happy little opportunity.

Chat with Ross

More answers

The Mormons were persecuted and driven from their homes in New York, Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. They moved west in search of a place where they could practice their religion in peace, and their prophet Joseph Smith had prophesied that they would find this peace in the Rocky Mountains.

Wiki User

∙ 12y ago

The Mormons went west because people in New York and Illinois did not like them and did not let them practice plural marriages. There were some serious problems of violence against Mormons.

Wiki User

∙ 7y ago