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WCatholics migrated west to Utah in search of religious freedom

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The Mormons.

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Mormons are a religious group that believed in Christianity and revelations made by their founder, Joseph Smith. After Smith died, the church divided. Many Mormons followed Brigham Young, who became Smith’s successor.Young led a large group of persecuted Mormons from Illinois to search for religious freedom. In 1847, Young and the other pioneers reached Utah’s Salt Lake Valley.

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