More Mormons continued to come from the East from Europe to settle. Soon other towns and were laid out all over the territory of . In 1848 Mexico lost their war with America the Great Salt Lake became part of the . If the area became a ‘state’ then the would take charge of the running of their and they would be able to send representatives the Federal government in Washington. The government in did not want to give the Mormons this of independence so the area they lived in a ‘Territory.’ This meant that the laws were by the government in Washington and the territory run by officials chosen by Washington who were Mormons. Disagreements continued and in 1857 a US unit was sent to Salt Lake City. Peace made but it was clear that a Mormon of Utah would not be allowed to join USA as long as they practised polygamy. In the Mormons agreed to ban polygamy and Utah a State. Today there are 3 million Mormons the world.