Mormons are a religious group that believed in Christianity and revelations made by their founder, Joseph Smith. After Smith died, the church divided. Many Mormons followed Brigham Young, who became Smith’s successor.Young led a large group of persecuted Mormons from Illinois to search for religious freedom. In 1847, Young and the other pioneers reached Utah’s Salt Lake Valley.
The scientific method was discovered in 1561-1626 by Sir Francis Bacon. A scientific method is when the experimenter creates a hypothesis to test it out and make sure it is correct for its project.