What is the name of the religion founded by Joseph Smith in New York in the 1830s whose several thousand members believed that God chose Americans to build utopia; practiced polygamy; and migrated out West during the mid-nineteenth century as a result of religious persecution?

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Eric Underwood

Social Studies

8 January, 01:36

What is the name of the religion founded by Joseph Smith in New York in the 1830s whose several thousand members believed that God chose Americans to build utopia; practiced polygamy; and migrated out West during the mid-nineteenth century as a result of religious persecution?

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Daniella Middleton · Answer 1

Mormonism.

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Mormonism, founded by Joseph Smith, consists of a religious group that adopts concepts of Christianity (such as Jesus's crucifixion, resurrection, and divinity) and its founder's revelations. They think of themselves as Christians, but their religion is not accepted or recognized as part of Christianism.