 With the influx of population came many settlements throughout Utah making Brigham Young more inclined to expand the Church's geographical area outside of the Salt Lake Valley.Young directed many members of the Church to settle in areas surrounding Utah, such as the Cache Valley, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico.Mormons hoped that their expansion would result in both a larger geographical area for the Church as well as providing new missionary opportunities.Missionary opportunities came with an increase of interaction with Native Americans.