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Mormonism, the religion of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, is based today in Utah. But in which U.S. state did this religion begin?

  1. New York

  2. Pennsylvania

  3. Illinois

  4. Virginia
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Explanation

Mormonism began in western New York state, specifically near Palmyra, where Joseph Smith published the Book of Mormon in 1830 and founded the Church of Christ. The church later moved to Ohio, Missouri, Illinois (where Smith was killed), and finally to Utah under Brigham Young's leadership.

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