About 2000 came to Utah in 1847 with Brigham Young.
Entry: 1847: Aug. "Thurs. 26 - '...Between six and seven hundred wagons, with about two thousand souls enter the valley that fall." (LDS Church Chronology 1805-1914, page 34)
But the Mormons kept coming and about 70,000 Mormons came to Salt Lake City between 1847 and 1867.
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Brigham Young
No, Brigham Young did not find Salt Lake City. He built it. He lead the Mormons from Illinois to Utah, and they built a city on shores of the great salt lake.
Yes. Brigham Young lead most of the Mormons to the Great Salt Lake after Joseph Smith was murdered.
The city was founded in 1847 as Great Salt Lake City by a group of Mormon pioneers led by their prophet, Brigham Young.
yes they did. Think about it if Mormons didn't go to salt lake city there would be no Las Vegas
Brigham Young was the leader who led Mormons on a trek to Salt Lake.
Mormons are the founders of Utah. They wanted it to be called the state of Deseret, but the government wouldn't have it.
The Great Basin area, near the Great Salt Lake. What is now Salt Lake City, Utah.
Brigham Young
Brigham Young University is located in Provo, Utah, about an hour south of Salt Lake City.
When the Mormon Pioneers migrated to Salt Lake City Utah, Brigham Young, the prophet received a revelation from God that he should construct a temple there...the Salt Lake Temple. It is the place Mormons make sacred covenants with the Lord. It truly is a blessing.