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  2. Mormon corridor - Wikipedia

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    The Mormon corridor are the areas of western North America that were settled between 1850 and approximately 1890 by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), who are commonly called "Mormons". [1] In academic literature, the area is also commonly called the Mormon culture region.

  3. Thompsonville, Kansas - Wikipedia

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    It was established in 1851 by a group of Mormon settlers who refused to follow the main group led by Brigham Young into the Salt Lake Valley of Utah.Among those settlers was Emily Trask Cutler, one of the plural wives of Heber C. Kimball, counselor to Young and daughter of John Alpheus Cutler, who founded the Cutlerite sect at Manti, Iowa while en route with the main body to the Salt Lake Valley.

  4. List of historic sites of the Church of Jesus Christ of ...

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    Family History Library: Joseph Smith Memorial Building: Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument/Young Family Cemetery: Temple Square Includes: Salt Lake Temple; Salt Lake Assembly Hall; Salt Lake Tabernacle Includes: Salt Lake Tabernacle organ

  5. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kansas

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    The first congregation of the church in Kansas was organized in 1895. As of 2022, it has grown to 39,356 members in 74 congregations. Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 1.25% in 2014.

  6. Mormon Trail - Wikipedia

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    The Mormon Trail is the 1,300-mile (2,100 km) route from Illinois to Utah on which Mormon pioneers (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) traveled from 1846 to 1869. Today, the Mormon Trail is a part of the United States National Trails System , known as the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail .

  7. State of Deseret - Wikipedia

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    The State of Deseret (modern pronunciation / ˌ d ɛ z ə ˈ r ɛ t / ⓘ DEZ-ə-RET, [1] contemporaneously / d ɛ s iː r ɛ t / dess-ee-ret, [dubious – discuss] as recorded in the Deseret alphabet spelling 𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻) [2] was a proposed state of the United States promoted by leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who had founded settlements in what is ...

  8. 1838 Mormon War - Wikipedia

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    The 1838 Mormon War, also known as the Missouri Mormon War, was a conflict between Mormons (Latter Day Saints) and other residents of northwestern Missouri from August 6 to November 1, 1838. Founded in upstate New York in 1830, the Latter Day Saint movement rapidly expanded in Missouri through organized migration.

  9. History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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    The history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) has three main periods, described generally as: [1] [2] [3] the early history during the lifetime of Joseph Smith, which is in common with most Latter Day Saint movement churches; the "pioneer era" under the leadership of Brigham Young and his 19th-century successors;