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Mormons In Utah. Mormons ... The Mormons finally were left alone and their little
city in Utah created thousands more cities like it. The ...
Mormons In Utah. ... The Utah Mormons are always easily identifiable by their piety;
the attempt to make sure that everything looks good and right. ...
... There are six pictures with this selection, but the one that caught my attention
was of a group of Mormons on an expedition to Utah. ...
... finally had control of Utah they made Brigham Young the governor of it because they
didn't want any more problems. As the leader of the Mormons Brigham Young ...
... (Benton 910) Not until 1895 was Utah allowed entrance into the union as a state,
because Congress wanted more non-Mormons in Utah and because they wanted to be ...
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Mormons in Utah:
Utah and the Mormon Culture
In 1820, Joseph Smith had a vision in Palmyra, New York, of God and his son, Jesus Christ telling him to reorganize the church of Jesus Christ. During the next 10 years, Joseph was visited by other heavenly messengers, translated the Book of Mormon and established the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints. Many years thereafter, the Mormons relocated from Nauvoo, Illinois because of religious persecution (PBS Online). In Illinois, Joseph Smith had succeeded in establishing a religion which brought together its followers both sociologically and economically. Mormon followers were ordered to pay a tithing of 10% on their gross personal wealth. Those followers who were generous to the church were reportedly bestowed with an elevated position within the church which began a "pyramidal lay clergy a device that provided a bonding camaraderie and loyalty for all male church members (Denton 13)." When Joseph Smith was murdered by an Illinois mob in June 1844, the Twelve Apostles scattered. Sidney Rigdon assumed the Presidency, he being Smith's first counselor. The church was divided and in looming danger of dissipation. Brigham, with true Napoleonic foresight, saw his opportunity. Young hurried to Nauvoo, denounced Rigdon as an impostor and his revelations as emanations from the Devil. He cut off both Rigdon and his adherents from the true church, cursed Rigdon, and "handed him over to the buffetings of Satan for a thousand years." Young was immediately elected President by an overwhelming majority (Waite 14). Facing continued persecution, he then led the Mormons westward out of Illinois to Florence, Nebraska on the Missouri River in 1846. In 1847, Brigham Young led an exploration to the Rocky Mountains. The Mormons had discovered and selected the Great Salt Lake region as their safe haven where they could have the freedom to worship and live as their faith decreed (Katz). Brigham Young...
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