The Mormon Pioneers after a journey of a little over three months entered the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847. According to William Clayton, upon arrival Brigham Young the pioneer leader stated, “This is the right place, Drive on”. Narrative goes that like earlier Mormon history, the Mormons were driven out of their home due to persecution. The exact reasons for their leaving their home in Nauvoo is hard to prove definitively. There were accusations of counterfeiting and other illegal activities occurring in Nauvoo, where the majority of the Mormons fell out of favor in Illinois. We do know for sure that some time after the Murders of Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith, that the City of Nauvoo had its charter revoked due to ongoing controversy among the city’s citizenry.
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