Miners mountain men and Mormons Oh my Learning

Miners, mountain men and Mormons! Oh my! 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.

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?

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?

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.

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

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

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

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?

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.

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?

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?

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

Salt Lake Temple

Salt Lake City, 1890

A new life in Utah? 1. 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

A new life in Utah? 1. Spreading throughout Utah – Surveyed territory – Towns marked out – Settlers chosen to balance skills, ages and occupations – Territory made secure by towns by boundaries

A new life in Utah? 1. Encouraging emigration – Perpetual Emigration Fund to provide money – England: 32, 894 converts by 1851 – Money given as a loan

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