Nzvimbo yekuFar West, Missouri, yakave musha kuVatendi 3,000 kusvika 5,000 vakatsvaga kupotera kubva mukutambudzwa mumaRuwa eJackson neClay. Musi wa31 Gumuguru 1838 Muporofita Joseph Smith nevamwe vatungamiri veChechi vakasungwa uye, mushure mekutongwa muRichmond, vakaiswa muJeri reLiberty. Munguva yechando cha1838–39, Vatendi veMazuva eKupedzisira vakadzingwa kubva muFar West uye mudzimwe nzvimbo dzemuMissouri vakanogara muIllinois.