1. Miners, mountain men and Mormons! Oh my!
Why did the mormons travel west?
Learning objective:
To explain the issues faced by the Mormons
Starter:
What do you already know about the Mormons? Use the images to help you.

2. Joseph Smith
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was founded by Joseph Smith in New York State in the USA in 1830.
Smith had received a revelation from God, first through an angel, and then through a book inscribed on golden plates.
Smith translated the writing on the plates into the Book of Mormon, which tells the story of the ancient people of America. It was published in 1830.
What do you think led people to follow Joseph Smith?
How could you describe him?

3. The Church
The Church was founded in 1830 and soon attracted members. From the start it actively tried to convert people and sent missionaries out to win members.
The first church meeting, in a farmhouse in New York State on 6 April 1830 © The Church also attracted enemies and was persecuted by mainstream Christian church members. Smith himself was imprisoned more than thirty times for his faith.
In 1836 the first Mormon Temple was dedicated at Kirtland in Ohio.
Why did people react so strongly against the Mormons?

4. The City of Nauvoo
The church continued to grow, many of its members being converts from England. But the persecution also continued and eventually the Mormons moved to Illinois, where they built a new city, where they could live and worship in peace, on the banks of the Mississippi.

5. Miners, mountain men and Mormons! Oh my!
How did the mormons respond to hardship?
Learning objective:
To explain the journeys of the Mormons
Starter:
Complete the question from last lesson.
How useful is the film ‘Legacy’ to historians?

6. How useful is the film ‘Legacy’ to historians?
Not Useful
Because...
What purpose is it being used for?

7. Mormon Gingerbread Person
Mormon aims?
Beliefs
People’s reactions
Polygamy
Build a temple
Tar and feathering

8. TTYP (turn to your partner)
What does ‘LDS’ stand for?
Why did Joseph Smith attract so many followers?
Why did the Mormons decide to move West?

9. Where did the Mormons travel?
Complete the map to show the journeys that the Mormons took.
Summarise the main troubles that they faced.
Focus on their responses.

10. Questions on Brigham Young
Standard Why did Brigham Young make the decision to move the Mormons to the west? Which route did the Mormons follow and which states did it pass through? Which of the sources are primary sources? Explain what information we can learn from each of the sources? Higher What does source 2 tell us about Brigham Young’s character? What further evidence is there on the sheet to back this up? Explain why it was necessary to establish the Winter camp. What hardships did the Mormons face on their journey west? What does source 3 tell us about Salt Lake Valley?

11. How do you feel about your learning today?
Learning Outcomes:
Can you explain why Mormons travelled West?
What went well today?
What would you like to do better next lesson?

12. Miners, mountain men and Mormons! Oh my!
Was Salt lake city zion?
Starter:
Unscramble the anagrams.
rbghaim young
oniz
rommon
roonim
rattle dya snaits
enox
goyplamy
Learning objective:
To make inferences about Salt Lake City

13. Salt Lake Temple

14. Salt Lake City, 1890

15. A new life in Utah? Established Salt Lake City
All land allocated by church
Plots divided by size of family
Dug irrigation ditch with fresh water
Gave times when people could gather water

16. A new life in Utah? Spreading throughout Utah Surveyed territory
Towns marked out
Settlers chosen to balance skills, ages and occupations
Territory made secure by towns by boundaries

17. A new life in Utah? Encouraging emigration
Perpetual Emigration Fund to provide money
England: 32,894 converts by 1851
Money given as a loan

18. How significant was Joseph Smith and Brigham Young?
In pairs discuss their similarities and differences.
Write an obituary for Joseph Smith or Brigham Young
Obituary = newspaper column celebrating someone’s achievements when they have died