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Website
Other

Pioneer Story: The Mormon Pioneer Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has everything you need to know about the Mormon Pioneer Trail. Read about the stops along the 1,300-mile trail from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake Valley and get personal accounts of what happened to the Mormons on...
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Joseph Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia Britannica presents a biography on Joseph Smith, American prophet whose writings, along with the Bible, provide the theological foundation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other Mormon denominations.
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Handout
Other

Brigham Young: An American Hero

For Students 9th - 10th
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints gives an overview of the life of Brigham Young, his accomplishments, and his conversion to Mormon faith.
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Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Mormon Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
The sources in this set help place the Mormon migration in geographic, political, religious, and cultural contexts, including other westward movement motivated by Manifest Destiny.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Mormons

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Mormons. Explore topics such as their history, cultural values, and religion.
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Article
Other

Mormon Newsroom: Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints: Brigham Young

For Students 9th - 10th
The life of Brigham Young, one of the founders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, is described. It provides hyperlinks to related topics.
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Article
Other

Latter Day Saints: The Testimony of Joseph Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
This article is from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints homepage. It concerns the beliefs of their leader Joseph Smith.
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Handout
Utah Education Network

Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Mormon Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
The Utah portion of the Old Mormon Trail remains the best-known and most famous section of the several emigrant trails used by the Mormons in their migrations during the 19th century.
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Handout
Other

Vermont History: Brigham Young (1801 1877)

For Students 9th - 10th
A short introduction to Brigham Young. While Young is most closely associated with Utah, he was born and raised in Vermont.