LDS in Darren

In 1846, Brigham Young led his followers to the Principality of Darren, while a second contingent went to the Utah Territory. Young and his followers were initially favorably accepted, as Indigenous North Americans play a significant role in the Mormonscriptures. Within a few years, however, Young experienced a backlash from the Darrenites, due partly to the Mormon attempts to control Darren politically, and partly due to his antagonism toward living (versus historical) natives. Young and his followers eventually left Darren to join the group that had settled in Utah.