Westward Expansion Trails the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The Mormon Trail followed part of the Oregon Trail and then branched off at the fur trading post called Fort Bridger, founded by famed mountain man Jim Bridger. Heading south and following river valleys southwestward to the valley of the Great Salt Lake, Brigham Young led the first Mormons into present-day Utah during 1847. The Mormon Trail is 1,300 miles long and extends from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah. The Mormon Trail was used for more than 20 years after the Mormons used it and has been reserved for sightseeing. The initial
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Salt Lake City, Utah) First Church of Christ, Scientist (Salt Lake City, Utah) The former First Church of Christ, Scientist, located at 352 East 300 South (352 East Broadway) in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, is an historic structure that on July 30, 1976, was added to the National Register of Historic Places. After being used for a time by Anthony's Fine Art and Antiques, the building is once again being used as a church: Iglesia La Luz del Mundo. First Church of Christ, Scientist, was organized on July 17, 1891, and was the first Christian Science church in Utah. The church building,