Shortly after Joseph Smith published the Book of Mormon in 1830, he officially founded The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints—also known as the Mormon Church—in Fayette, New York. The church flourished but was forced to relocate frequently. It was violently expelled from Missouri, and a mob killed Smith in Illinois in 1844. His successor, Brigham Young, led followers to Utah three years later. Tensions with the US government continued to escalate, culminating in what war? Discuss (http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postst25484_Founding-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-the-Latter-Day-Saints--1830-.aspx)
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