Original sentence: It also began settlements in Missouri, but due to persecution  by local non-Mormons, and finding no support from the government, the saints were forced to abandon their homes and farms and move to Nauvoo, Illinois
Edited sentence: It also began settlements in Missouri, but due to persecution by local non-Mormons, and finding no support from the government, the saints were forced to abandon their homes and farms and move to Nauvoo, Illinois