Episode 384: Mormonism Part V - King of Beaver Island
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The Donner Party and the Mormons in Utah
In 1847, Brigham Young and 150 Mormon pioneers left winter quarters and headed west with the express purpose of finding a permanent home for the Latter-day Saints. Moses Harris and Jim Bridger gave conflicting advice on an exact place to settle but both agreed that the perfect place for the Mormons was Utah. The best reason for settling there was because nobody else wanted it and the Mormons believed they could live there in peace.
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