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Dec 17, 2024
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OU Cougar
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POLL: If the Saints had settled in San Francisco in 1847, what would be the church membership and population of Utah today?
Church 17 million, Utah 3.4 million now.
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POLL: If the Saints had settled in San Francisco in 1847, what would be the church membership and population of Utah today?
OU Cougar
Dec 17, 8:33am
Didn’t they have the chance to settle San Diego and not San Francisco?
conetah
Dec 17, 8:36am
Both. SD after the Mormon Battalion went there and SF after Samuel Brannan and others went there and were present for
SingleStrapBackpack
Dec 17, 8:47am
Interesting. In the book Saints, wasn’t there a mention of a traveler
conetah
Dec 17, 8:57am
Sam Brannan led a group of saints via voyage from New York around the tip of
LeGrandBleu
Dec 17, 9:08am
San Francisco could still be called Yerba Buena.
reagan21
Dec 17, 9:13am
Sam Brannan, California’s first millionaire.
Busting Coveys
Dec 17, 9:21am
Imagine all the dodger fans here… having to be giants fans.
tyler durden
Dec 17, 8:41am
That would definitely be the worst
LakeshowCougs
Dec 17, 9:45am
Are we assuming that the prophet received revelation to settle in SD?
Yukon
Dec 17, 9:01am
Good question. Church is a lot smaller if the Mormons ignore Brigham and settle
reddead
Dec 17, 9:05am
As an exMormon... I have to say that Utah is probably better b/c of the church
reddead
Dec 17, 9:03am
We’d be no different than Wyoming or Nevada.
Yukon
Dec 17, 9:14am
I mean, it could also have turned out to be an outdoorsy paradise, like Vail or
reddead
Dec 17, 9:44am
So a few small towns/cities like Jackson WY, West Yellowstone, Bend OR, etc.
Yukon
Dec 17, 10:28am
Tell that to Hawaii, or Vegas (the driver of NV's economy)
reddead
Dec 17, 10:36am
Who knows what would’ve happened in an alternate universe.
Yukon
Dec 17, 1:40pm
Kennecott copper mine probably still happens. I’m sure the miners would have
OU Cougar
Dec 17, 9:47am
For sure. I hear that Park City (originally mining) used to be pretty rough, too
reddead
Dec 17, 9:57am
Utah would be essentially East Nevada
NGB
Dec 17, 9:05am
Good point. Gambling and whores would have helped Utah develop a stable society
OU Cougar
Dec 17, 9:49am
or West Colorado, without Church tamping down non LDS immigration would've followed CO's growth pattern
byujag
Dec 17, 10:03am
Doubtful, the front range is only populated because people didn't cross
NGB
Dec 17, 11:05am
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