Which of the Following Statements Was True of the Mormon

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements was true of the Mormon movement?

• A) The founder of the Mormons was Brigham Young.
• B) The Mormons spent about five of their early years of development in Commerce, Illinois, which they renamed "Nauvoo."
• C) Before their murders, Joseph and Hyrum Smith had advocated a move to the area of the Great Salt Lake.
• D) Initially, Joseph Smith and his Mormon followers refused to practice polygamy while developing their sect in Illinois.
• E) Despite serious efforts by the Smith brothers and Young, the Mormon congregation grew slowly and failed to prosper for the first few years; only after the Smith murders did people begin to flock to the new faith.

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