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Mormon pioneers
The
Mormon pioneers
were members of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
(LDS Church), also known as
Latter-day Saints
, who
migrated
across the
United States
from the
Midwest
to the
Salt Lake Valley
in what is today the
U.S. state
of
Utah
. At the time of the cease fire and planning of the exodus in 1846, the territory was owned by the Republic of Mexico, which soon after went to
war with the United States
over the annexation of Texas. Salt Lake Valley became American territory as a result of this war.
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