When
the time came for the Saints to move from Nauvoo, Brigham Young sent out a few
feelers to various states and even considered Vancouver Island for a time.
However, the vision was received. Joseph Smith made it very clear where the end
destination was to be. In 1858, long after the Saints settled the Salt Lake
Valley, but with the U.S. Government applying pressure with the presence of
Johnston’s army, another offer to move the Saints was received. This time it
was to a foreign country. What country was interested in having the Saints
settle their land?
a.
Switzerland
b.
England
c.
Australia
d.
Guatemala
Yesterday’s answer:
b. The University of Deseret
The University of Deseret, later called the
University of Utah, was founded on February 28, 1850. It was the first
university west of the Mississippi River.
Scott Facer Proctor and Maurine Jensen
Proctor, Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt
(Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 2000), 521.
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