:I figured out that the the early history is covered under a separate movement article.  An appropriate addition would then be something like the following:  

 :It is the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement founded by Joseph Smith during the period of religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening, a denomination having settled in Utah while it was still a Mexican territory and founded Salt Lake City under Brigham Young, 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in 1846–1847.   

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