The state of Wyoming encompasses around 62.3 million acres of land. And nearly 100,000 of them belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon or LDS church. Much of the land is agricultural. Some of it is historically significant, although Wyoming is also dotted with real estate in the form of church meetinghouses and other facilities.

Take a drive east out of Sheridan, toward Wyarno, and about 25 miles from town, you’ll be surrounded by rolling, grass-rich ranchland.

Keep going for 40 more minutes, and the same ranchland will still envelop you.