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| Many Mormon pioneers came across the plains in covered wagons | 
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| Later converts from England came to Utah with handcarts they pulled | 
| Winter came early for some handcart companies and difficulties | 
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| Many pioneers died before reaching the Utah territory and Zion | 
| Many gave their lives helping younger and weaker ones cross frozen rivers | 
| Early pioneer artifacts | 
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| Joseph Smith as a boy of fourteen prayed to know which church to join and received a heavenly vision. Now there are 15 million Mormons worldwide.  | 



