History of Mormons

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Some scholars (e.g. Melton, in his Encyclopedia of American Religion) further subdivide the Mormons into "Utah Mormons" and "Missouri Mormons". The Missouri Mormons are those Mormons who did not travel westward to Utah, and the churches formed from them (the RLDS, Strangites, Temple Lot, etc.); whilst the Utah Mormons are those Mormons who did travel westward to Utah, and the churches formed from them (the LDS church, the various polygamy-practising churches.)

Some scholars (e.g. Melton, in his Encyclopedia of American Religion) further subdivide the Mormons into "Utah Mormons" and "Missouri Mormons". The Missouri Mormons are those Mormons who did not travel westward to Utah, and the churches formed from them (the RLDS, Strangites, Temple Lot, etc.); whilst the Utah Mormons are those Mormons who did travel westward to Utah, and the churches formed from them (the LDS church, the various polygamy-practising churches.) This nomenclature is not common within the church.