Emigrants passing through Utah encountered a Mormon society that seemed "familiar and orderly, yet foreign and shocking." Explain
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Most Mormons were farmers, originally from New England and the Midwest, and shared many of the same customs and attitudes as western emigrants. But outsiders also perceived profound differences. Farming was a collective rather than individual enterprise. The church and state were closely intertwined, with church leaders occupying all important political posts. Mormons also concentrated on converting rather than isolating or killing Native Americans. The major difference, one found unacceptable by non-Mormons, was the practice of polygamy.
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