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Hi!

I thought of a three WI's involving the early Mormon faith. What do you think would have happened in the following cases?

1. The early Mormons never endorse polygamy and do not suffer extensive persecution in the Midwest. As a result, they never move west.

2. Joseph Smith is not assassinated and survives to lead his flock west to Utah.

3. The Mormon elders sees the Great Salt Lake and decides that this would be a good place to set up their community...until they realize that the "Gentile" town of Ogden, Utah is too nearby. So, they decide to keep on moving west. Nevada doesn't suit them (too dry), so they find a relatively empty area in California and settle there. This empty area is found to have gold about 15 years later...

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