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Illinois. in 1844 joseph smith, along with his brother, were murdered by vigilantes in illinois. as a result, in 1846, the mormons move once again. their new leader, brigham young, takes a large contingent to the great salt lake valley. in 1885, the mormon church considers banning polygamy as a way to gain statehood. church elders approach miles park romney, miles' son, asking him to set up a mormon colony, where polygamy could be practiced. first in the arizona territory and then in mexico. >> they went to mexico when the mormons had to give up polygamy in the united states. and they went to ...