Mormon settlement techniques of the Salt Lake Valley the Saints decided to leave once more. They migrated from the Midwest to the Salt Lake Valley, under the leadership of their new leader, Brigham Young. The driving force in the settlement of the Salt Lake Valley was undoubtedly the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and most of the people living there were members of the church. This group was familiar with establishing towns, where they all lived and worked together, and promoted the concept of Zion. The motivation for Mormon migration was not wealth or fame, but religion. Since its earliest days, missionary work had been a
Joseph Fish (Mormon pioneer) Joseph Fish (Mormon pioneer) Joseph Fish (1840–1926) was an early settler of Iron City, Utah and Snowflake, Arizona and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. A book edited by John H. Krinkel, "The Life and Times of Joseph Fish", was published about the Mormon pioneer Joseph Smith and his trek to Salt Valley. The book was published by Interstate Printing and Publishers, Inc. and reviewed in the Arizona Republic newspaper in 1971. He was married to four wives in polygamy: Mary Campbell Steele, Eliza Jane Lewis, Adelaide Margaret Smith and Julia Ann Reidhead and