Mormons

Research Paper # 2398

Anthropology
History > Religion
Religion and Theology > Christianity

Mormons

An examination of the treatment of the Mormon people during the 19th century.

3,260 words () | 8 sources | 2000 United States

Paper Summary:

An examination of the mistreatment of the Mormon people, the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints. The author describes the persecution of the Mormon people who were denied rights to the freedom of religion, speech and possessions.

From the Paper:

"Oxen grunt as they pull their heavy load. A pregnant young woman about 26 years old strains under the jostling ride of the covered wagon. Her two oldest children guide the oxen along while her husband drives the team. This goes on for many months, traveling maybe fifty miles each day. This was the story of much of the Mormon population who traveled Westward towards the middle of the American Desert from 1846 to 1848. They did this to flee constant persecution. The members of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints, were persecuted by mobs and by the government, who disregarded the Mormons? rights to the freedom of religion, speech, and possessions, given to all men in the Constitution of the United States of America. The persecution was first aimed at Joseph Smith, when he told the people of his town of his conversation with God and Jesus. Over the years, mistreatment increased even unto the federal government. Fortunately, today in America, Mormons are allowed to practice their religion; but in the 19th century, they were illegally discouraged."