Lehi was settled in 1877 by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, under the direction of Daniel W. Jones In 1883 LDS Apostle Brigham Young, Jr. recommended renaming the settlement after the prophet Lehi from The Book of Mormon.
Lehi was settled in 1877 by Mormons under the direction of Daniel W. Jones. Names like Fort Utah and Jonesville were suggested but it wasn't until the year 1833, that the LDS prophet Brigham Young suggested that they name the settlement Lehi after the prophet Lehi from The Book of Mormon.