In the 1840s, the Mormons (摩门教信徒), who are a religious group, travelled west searching for a new home. Many Mormons lived in the state of Illinois, but they had been badly treated and finally were forced to leave. As the Mormons travelled through the desert, they became discouraged...
The first Mormon emigrants from a foreign land a small company of British converts reached Nauvoo, by way of New York, in the summer of 1840. Subsequently the emigration came via New Orleans. The Legislature of Illinois granted a liberal charter to Nauvoo, and, as a protection against mob ...
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Illinois river cities Mormons revisit past in NauvooSUSAN HEGGER
From the Quincy (Illinois) Argus, March 16, 1839. THE MORMONS, OR LATTER DAY SAINTS. We give in today's paper the details of the recent bloody tragedy acted in Missouri -- the details of a scene of terror and blood unparalleled in the annals of modern, and under the circumstances of ...
His education includes BA and mA degrees from Byu and a doctor of musical arts degree from the university of illinois. His musical composi- tions include seven symphonies, four operas, and works for piano and orchestra. His published books include, most recently, Experience: The Thing Itself ...
A group of Mormons led byBrigham Young, the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), founded Salt Lake City in 1847. Before arriving in Utah, theMormonshad migrated from New York through Ohio, Missouri and Illinois to escape persecution. Between 1847 and 1857, ...
being killed in Nauvoo... and I know of many a man who was quietly put out of the way by the orders of Joseph and his Apostles while the Church was (here." (Ibid.. page 2&1) Lee also revealed another very cruel practice which took place both in Nauvoo, Illinois, and in early ...
Geography Utopian spaces| Mormons and Icarians in NauvooIllinois THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY Maureen A. Fitzgerald LeeSarah JaggiNauvoo, Illinois was the setting for two important social experiments in the middle of the nineteenth century. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ...
Mormons soar into top 5 of most popular U.S. faiths Church with roots in Illinois tragedy grows here, tooCathleen Falsani