In 1824 the famous American frontiersman, Jim Bridger, discovered the Great Salt Lake. The first permanent settlers in Utah were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). At the end of the Mexican War in 1848, Utah came under control of the United States.
Synonyms for optimism. noun state of having positive beliefs. 1  confidence star. 2  anticipation star. 3  certainty star. 4  expectation star. 5  elation star. 6  enthusiasm star. 7  trust star. 8  happiness star.
Another word for dream. An illusory mental image: daydream, fancy, fantasy, fiction, figment, illusion, phantasm, phantasma, reverie, vision. A fantastic, impracticable plan or desire: bubble, castle in the air, chimera, fantasy, illusion, pipe dream, rainbow. A fervent hope, wish, or goal: aspiration, ideal.