What Are The Hardships Of Mormons In The 1800's
Mormons and their hardships of the 1800’s
Mormons had a hard time finding their “home”. they had moved very many places with people viewing their religion as a cult.
From militias attacking them without the Mormons having any protection (not even the town marshals) to being imprisoned for their beliefs, Mormons had an awful time finding somewhere to call their home. Until they moved West, to Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Mormon people knew that if they moved West to Salt Lake that nobody could chase them out of their town for their beliefs because they would be starting their own town based on everyone having the same beliefs. It wasn’t the easiest trek to get to the Great Salt Lake though, it would take many months due to having to cross the treacherous …show more content…
But once they finally got where they wanted it was all they imagined and more, they pictured their lives in the valley and found where they could plant crops and build houses. The only downfall was that the valley didn’t have much timber but they decided they could build houses out of stone they would cut out of the mountains. Bringham Young and his men found the great Salt Lake, but not without their share of adversity.
The first wagons moved downstream toward Emigration camp on the mile and a half road they had cut in mountain.
The road proved sufficient as the wagons had moved on it with zero trouble and mad it to the North end of Donner Hill. They had cut the road around the North end of Donner Hill and met the “donners” tracks on the south bank of Emigration Creek. As they came around the bend, Salt Lake came into view for everybody. But the group had to backtrack about a mile to avoid marshes and very tall grass at the intersection of parleys, Emigration, and Red Butte Creeks.
Bringham young had come down with a fever a week before these spectacular moments and on july 24th, 1847, he arose in the back of his wagon overlooking the valley he saw exactly what he …show more content…
The great Mormon migration of 1846-1847 was but one step in the Mormons' quest for religious freedom and growth.
The Mormon religion, later known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was founded by Joseph Smith on April 6, 1830 in Fayette, New York. Smith experienced visions as a teenager and would later be regarded as a prophet by the Mormons. In 1827, he claimed that an angel showed him buried gold plates which he then transcribed into The Book of Mormon.
All who subscribed to the beliefs of this text became known as Mormons. Membership grew rapidly, but not all were enthused about Smith's new religion. Persecution of the Mormons led to subsequent moves westward for the church, first to Ohio, then to Missouri and then to Nauvoo, Illinois. Smith envisioned a permanent settlement in Nauvoo. But both the Mormons' time in Nauvoo and Smith's life were to be short-lived.
From 1839 until 1846, the Mormon church was headquartered in Nauvoo where church members were able to prosper and practice their religion peacefully. But before long, tensions arose when many citizens began to view the Mormons with
Mormons had a hard time finding their “home”. they had moved very many places with people viewing their religion as a cult.
From militias attacking them without the Mormons having any protection (not even the town marshals) to being imprisoned for their beliefs, Mormons had an awful time finding somewhere to call their home. Until they moved West, to Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Mormon people knew that if they moved West to Salt Lake that nobody could chase them out of their town for their beliefs because they would be starting their own town based on everyone having the same beliefs. It wasn’t the easiest trek to get to the Great Salt Lake though, it would take many months due to having to cross the treacherous …show more content…
But once they finally got where they wanted it was all they imagined and more, they pictured their lives in the valley and found where they could plant crops and build houses. The only downfall was that the valley didn’t have much timber but they decided they could build houses out of stone they would cut out of the mountains. Bringham Young and his men found the great Salt Lake, but not without their share of adversity.
The first wagons moved downstream toward Emigration camp on the mile and a half road they had cut in mountain.
The road proved sufficient as the wagons had moved on it with zero trouble and mad it to the North end of Donner Hill. They had cut the road around the North end of Donner Hill and met the “donners” tracks on the south bank of Emigration Creek. As they came around the bend, Salt Lake came into view for everybody. But the group had to backtrack about a mile to avoid marshes and very tall grass at the intersection of parleys, Emigration, and Red Butte Creeks.
Bringham young had come down with a fever a week before these spectacular moments and on july 24th, 1847, he arose in the back of his wagon overlooking the valley he saw exactly what he …show more content…
The great Mormon migration of 1846-1847 was but one step in the Mormons' quest for religious freedom and growth.
The Mormon religion, later known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was founded by Joseph Smith on April 6, 1830 in Fayette, New York. Smith experienced visions as a teenager and would later be regarded as a prophet by the Mormons. In 1827, he claimed that an angel showed him buried gold plates which he then transcribed into The Book of Mormon.
All who subscribed to the beliefs of this text became known as Mormons. Membership grew rapidly, but not all were enthused about Smith's new religion. Persecution of the Mormons led to subsequent moves westward for the church, first to Ohio, then to Missouri and then to Nauvoo, Illinois. Smith envisioned a permanent settlement in Nauvoo. But both the Mormons' time in Nauvoo and Smith's life were to be short-lived.
From 1839 until 1846, the Mormon church was headquartered in Nauvoo where church members were able to prosper and practice their religion peacefully. But before long, tensions arose when many citizens began to view the Mormons with