Deseret News archives: In 1846, Latter-day Saints began trek, voyage to new home in the West

On Feb. 4, 1846, Saints left from New York, Nauvoo for the Rocky Mountains. A group from Mississippi soon joined them.
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This day in history: The Latter-day Saints set off for Utah

On February 4, 1846, members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began their journey west from Nauvoo, Illinois. After their leader, Joseph Smith, … ...