Mormon Pioneers in Missouri
Church of Latter-day Saints (LDS) Elder George Peterson explained the migration of Mormons to Independence, MO and the subsequent migrations to Illinois and Utah.
Description
Church of Latter-day Saints (LDS) Elder George Peterson explained the migration of Mormons to Independence, MO and the subsequent migrations to Illinois and Utah.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Why did the Mormon’s move to Missouri?
- What did Joseph Smith perceive an ideal community to look like?
- Describe what Independence, Missouri was like when the Mormon settlers arrived.
- What efforts did the Mormon settlers take to spread their religion?
- How did the Mormon settlers interact with other settlers in Missouri at the time?
- Describe the events that occurred in Nauvoo.
- What factors contributed to the migration of Mormons to Utah?
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- Brigham Young
- Church Of Latter-day Saints
- Commandments
- Convert
- Frontier
- Joseph Smith
- Martyrdom
- Missionary
- Missouri Compromise
- Mormons
- Printing Press
- Prophets
- Zion