Courtesy: Church History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. April: The Mormon pioneer company led by Young leave their winter quarters in western Iowa and head west.

Brigham Young (1801-1877) was a central figure in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) and ...

Utah historian and author ... When Congress met in early 1858, it rejected President Buchanan’s proposal to raise additional troops to send to Utah, forcing Buchanan to broker a peace settlement with ...

Unlike other buildings in early Mormon history, the Kirtland Temple avoided destruction by the mobs who often persecuted the church, ultimately chasing it to the Utah desert which is the heart of ...

Why do you think the early Mormon community faced hostility from other Americans? Explain this observation from the documentary: "[Mormons are the] embodiment of what it means to be American." ...