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BBC

Bbc Religion and Ethics Homepage: Mormonism

For Students 9th - 10th
A full-featured site from the BBC about Mormonism, with information on the history, customs, beliefs, modes of worship, and holy days of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Handout
Utah Education Network

Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Colonization of Utah

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a detailed discussion of the colonization of Utah.
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Handout
Utah Education Network

Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Great Salt Lake

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a natural and human history of the Great Salt Lake.
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Handout
Utah Education Network

Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Immigration to Utah

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource looks at Mormon immigration into the state of Utah during the 19th century.
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Handout
Utah Education Network

Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Manifesto

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource examines the history of polygamy--being married to more than one woman--in the Mormon Church.
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Handout
Utah Education Network

Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Statehood for Utah

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides discussion of Utah statehood from the Encyclopedia of Utah History.
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Handout
Utah Education Network

Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Brigham Young

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about Bringham Young.
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Handout
Utah Education Network

Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from the Utah History Encyclopedia. Includes discussion of the Church's organization, teachings, practices, and history.
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Handout
Utah Education Network

Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Polygamy

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of the history of polygamy in the Mormon church from the Utah History Encyclopedia.
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Website
Other

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

For Students 9th - 10th
The official web site of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Website
Other

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

For Students 9th - 10th
The official homepage of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Provides information about basic beliefs, the Book of Mormon, church history, and more.
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Documents Relating to the Mormon Migration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Primary documents related to the promotion of and resistance to the expansion of Mormonism.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Mormons

For Students 9th - 10th
A short history of the Mormon Church and its founder, Joseph Smith. Read about the Mormon settlements in the Midwest, and Joseph Smith's demise.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Faq Sheet on the Mormon Faith

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of questions with answers on the Mormon religion such as what are the major beliefs, rituals associated with Mormonism and what it is like to be a Mormon.
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Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Utopian Communities, 1800 1890

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site is a lesson plan for students to follow for an assignment dealing with Utopian communities but it does include some background on some of the various Utopian communities of the 19th century.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Second Great Awakening

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the Second Great Awakening discussing the different aspects of the revival in New England, western New York, and in the Appalachian region. The article includes information about the work of Charles Finney, the Latter-Day...
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Article
PBS

Pbs: The Path to Utah Statehood

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of four good articles on why Utah was not allowed to become a state until it outlawed the Mormon practice of polygamy in 1890. The articles also contain primary source documents.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Faq Sheet on the Mormon Church's Growth, Structure and Reach

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of questions and answers on the current size of the Mormon Church, how is is spreading around the world, the role it plays in Utah and its finances.
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Website
Other

The Interactive Bible Church: Basic Beliefs of the Rlds Church

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a good site to quickly find out what the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believes. It gives answers to questions about the Church in an easy to follow format and gives a description for each major belief.
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Website
Other

Questions on the Book of Mormon, Its Author and His Work

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion about the book of Mormon and its main themes and message in a question and answer format.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Mormons

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Mormons. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Handout
Utah Education Network

Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Joseph Smith, Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of the Mormon leader Joseph Smith.
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Website
Other

The Original Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

For Students 9th - 10th
This website is is the homepage for "The Original" Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Read a brief history of this church and learn about leaders and locations associated with it.
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Handout
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum

Cprr Photographic History Museum: Utah's Role in the Pacific Railroad

For Students 9th - 10th
A chapter from John J. Stewart's "The Iron Trail to the Golden Spike" about Utah and the transcontinental railroad.