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Immigration is in LDS DNA

The Latter-day Saint saga is — at its heart — an immigrant story. It includes the epic 19th-century journey of migrants fleeing persecution and prosecution in the United States under a modern Moses, Brigham Young, to find safety and solace in a promised land under the Western skies of the Great Basin.

So how many of these pioneers were actual immigrants (born outside of the U.S.) and where did they hail from?

Numbers nerd Stephen Cranney did some data deciphering in a recent Times and Season

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