For some settlers, the desire to escape religious persecution led them west. the most famous example is that of the members of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints, popularly known as the mormons. they moved a number of times because of persecution. their final move took them all the way west to what is now utah. founded in upstate new york by joseph smith in 1830, the mormons had moved several times to escape persecution. they had built the city of nauvoo in illinois, which they hoped would be their permanent home. in nauvoo, the mormons proposed and their city grew to 15,000. unfortunately, persecutions began again. in 1844, smith and his brother were killed in a mob. nauvoo was in danger of being destroyed. brigham young became the new leader. under him, the mormons began to look to the far west for zion. this zion would be a homeland where they would be isolated from the rest of the world and free from persecution. the spot that young selected was the area beside the great salt lake in what is today the state of utah. the mormons carefully planned a mass migration. the left nauvoo and established a winter camp at council bluffs, iowa. finally they made their way west to the salt lake basin.
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