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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) was created by Joseph Smith in the 1820. Joseph Smith, a resident of upstate New York, claimed that the angel Moroni came to him and showed him to golden tablets buried in his back yard. The text inscribed was written on to paper, and this is known as the Book of Mormon, the main scripture of the Mormon faith. Mormonism gave an escape to people who saw the country slipping into religious impurity and social disorder, and Smith's strong leadership led the movement to grow.

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The movements goals were to spread the word of Mormonism.

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How the movement tried to reach its goals

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How the movement tried to reach its goals

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Mormonism was (and is) spread by young men going on full time proselytizing missions.

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Originally a Methodist born in Vermont, Brigham Young converted to Mormonism in 1832. He moved to upper Canada and worked as a missionary, and after his wife died in 1832, formed a community with other Mormons in Kirtland, Ohio.

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Originally just a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, he became president of the church in 1847 after Joseph Smith was killed by a mob in 1844. Brigham Young led the Mormon pioneers away from religious prejudice to the promised land of Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Yes- Mormonism lives to this day, and Utah still remains a center of Mormon culture. There are about 15.1 million Morm

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The movement shifted peoples' attitude away from individual prosperity, and redirected their interest towards community support and growth.

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Brigham Young – August 29, 1877

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History of the Latter Day Saint movement