Asked by Makayla
Why were Joseph Smith and his followers unable to settle in Ohio, Illinois, or Missouri?
They did not have the skills to create a thriving settlement.
The Book of Mormon forbade permanent settlements.
They did not have enough followers to build a settlement.
They were driven out by the residents of those states.
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They were driven out by the residents of those states.
Early Mormons faced violent local opposition, legal persecution, and organized mobs (notably the 1838–39 Missouri conflicts and the Missouri “extermination” order), plus strong anti‑Mormon sentiment and political/economic tensions in Ohio (Kirtland) and later in Illinois (Nauvoo), which forced them to leave.
Early Mormons faced violent local opposition, legal persecution, and organized mobs (notably the 1838–39 Missouri conflicts and the Missouri “extermination” order), plus strong anti‑Mormon sentiment and political/economic tensions in Ohio (Kirtland) and later in Illinois (Nauvoo), which forced them to leave.
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