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- Their leader assassinated and their homes under attack, the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as Mormons) of Nauvoo, Illinois, begin a long westward migration that eventually brings them to the valley of the Great Salt Lake in Utah.
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Jul 15, 2024 · The Mormons were a religious group who practised a type of Christianity. However, they were targeted by other Christians who disagreed with Mormon practices such as polygamy. In June 1845 the leader of the Mormons, Joseph Smith, was murdered. Brigham Young became the new leader of the Mormons.
Between February and September 1846, thousands of Latter-day Saints departed Nauvoo, Illinois. The previous fall, Church leaders had developed plans for a large exodus, intending to organize 25 companies of 100 wagons each that would leave in the spring of 1846.
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In 1839, a beleaguered, exiled group known as the Church of Latter Day Saints of Jesus Christ—also known as the Mormons—crossed the Missouri border into Jackson County, Illinois. Fleeing from years of violent persecution by non-Mormons, the Mormons set up the city of Nauvoo under the aegis of their prophet, Joseph Smith, the founder and first proph...
The following sources provide broad, comprehensive perspectives on the Mormons and Nauvoo. Nauvoo: Kingdom on the Mississippi– Robert Bruce Flanders Flanders’ work explores Nauvoo as a settlement in its entirety. Flanders delves deeply into Nauvoo as both a political and a theological site, led by Smith, who acted as religious, political, and econo...
Cultures in Conflict: A Documentary History of the Mormon War in Illinois– John E. Hallwas & Roger D. Launius Cultures in Conflicttakes a documentary, chronological approach to the conflict at Nauvoo through the use of many of the most important primary sources from both Mormon and non-Mormon perspectives. Hallwas and Launius attempt to present a c...
God and the People: Theodemocracy in Nineteenth Century Mormonism– Patrick Q. Mason Mason’s article studies of the role of religion in Mormon politics. He follows the chronology of Mormon political views, pinpointing Navuoo as the site of a major transformation of Mormon earthly aspirations. The Mormons’ entry into politics, he argues, arose from t...
The Mormons and Politics in Illinois Society: 1839-1844 – George R. Gayler In this article, Gayler thoroughly studies Mormon political movements and associations in Nauvoo. He argues that the violent reaction of non-Mormon Illinois citizens to the Mormons was a result of Mormon involvement and attitudes in politics, not of controversial religious o...
Nauvoo Expositor – William Law et al. The Nauvoo Expositor is the first and only issue of a dissenting newspaper in Carthage, Illinois. The newspaper is an attempt by Mormons cast out of Joseph Smith’s society to expose the errors and heresies in Smith’s doctrine. It serves as a contemporary example of strife within the Mormon community about the v...
Carthage Conspiracy: The Trial of the Accused Assassins of Joseph Smith – Marvin S. Hill & Dallin H. Oaks This source is an attempt in secular scholarship to detail the circumstances and reasons behind the death of Joseph Smith through the lens of his accused murderers. The authors frame the death in terms of differing ideas of frontier democracy a...
Church History Library The Church History Library is a database run by the Mormon Church that contains numerous print and digital resources recording Mormon history since its beginning. The library is, however, a comprehensive collection based in Utah: many of the archival materials may not be viewable online and many are print materials. The site ...
Dec 20, 2017 · The Mormon Battalion is discharged from U.S. military service at Fort Moore in Los Angeles by Lieutenant Andrew Jackson Smith, former commander of the battalion. Four days later, about 80 battalion soldiers known as the “Mormon Volunteers” reenlist in the army.
Sep 16, 2024 · The Mormon migration to the Great Salt Lake from 1846 to 1847 played a significant role in encouraging other migrations to the West. The Mormons established Salt Lake City in 1847 . The settlement was located in the Salt Lake Valley of present-day Utah.
In June 1846, army officials approached Latter-day Saints in Iowa Territory, looking to recruit 500 soldiers for one year of duty. The offer sounded suspicious to many Saints, who had recently been forced from their homes without any government protection.
Nov 16, 2009 · 1846. Latter‑day Saints begin exodus to Utah. Their leader assassinated and their homes under attack, the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as...
