Brigham Young (; June 1, 1801August 29, 1877) was an American religious leader, politician, and settler.
With the onset of the depression of 1819 Jeffries dismissed Young from his apprenticeship and Young moved to Port Byron, New York. Young had converted to the Reformed Methodist Church in 1824.
With the onset of the depression of 1819 Jeffries dismissed Young from his apprenticeship and Young moved to Port Byron, New York. Young had converted to the Reformed Methodist Church in 1824.
He insisted when joining the Methodists on being baptized by immersion instead of their normal practice of sprinkling. Young was first married in 1824 to Miriam Angeline Works, whom he had met in Port Byron.
Later on in 1828 they moved to Mendon, New York.
As early as 1830, Young was introduced to the Book of Mormon by way of a copy his brother, Phineas H., had obtained from Samuel H.
In 1831, five missionaries of the Latter Day Saint movement (Eleazer Miller, Elial Strong, Alpheus Gifford, Enos Curtis, and Daniel Bowen) came from the branch of the church in Columbia, Pennsylvania to preach in Mendon.
In 1832, Miriam died and Young and his two young daughters moved into the household of Kimball and his wife, Vilate. By this point Young had for all intents and purposes left the Reformed Methodist, becoming a Christian seeker, unconvinced that he had found a church with the true authority of Jesus Christ.
He officially joined the Church of Christ on April 14, 1832, being baptized by Eleazer Miller.
In November 1832, Young travelled with Kimball to Kirtland, Ohio and visited Joseph Smith.
During this trip Young spoke in a tongue that was identified by Smith as the "Adamic language". In December 1832, Young left his daughters with the Kimballs and set out on a mission with his brother, Joseph, to Upper Canada, primarily to what is now Kingston, Ontario.
In February 1833, they returned to Mendon.
A few months later Young again set out on a mission with his brother, Joseph, this time traveling into the north of New York and then on into modern Ontario. In the summer of 1833, Young moved to Kirtland, Ohio.
Here he met Mary Ann Angell and they were married on February 18, 1834.
In May 1834, Young became a member of Zion's Camp.
He traveled to Missouri and was part of it until it disbanded on July 3, 1834.
In Kirtland, Young was involved in adult education including studying in a Hebrew language class under Joshua Sexias. ==Church service== Young was ordained a member of the original Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in May 1835.
In August 1835, Young and the rest of the Quorum of the Twelve issued a testimony in support of the divine origin of the Doctrine and Covenants.
He was then involved in the dedication of the Kirtland Temple in 1836.
He then returned to Kirtland where he remained until events related to anger over the failure of the Kirtland Safety Society forced him to flee the community in December 1837.
Under his direction, the quorum served a mission to the United Kingdom and organized the exodus of Latter Day Saints from Missouri in 1838. In 1844, while in jail awaiting trial for treason charges, the church's president, Joseph Smith was killed by an armed mob.
He then stayed for a short time in Dublin, Indiana with his brother, Lorenzo, and then moved on to Caldwell County, Missouri. Young became the quorum president in March 1839.
Under his direction, the quorum served a mission to the United Kingdom and organized the exodus of Latter Day Saints from Missouri in 1838. In 1844, while in jail awaiting trial for treason charges, the church's president, Joseph Smith was killed by an armed mob.
Young organized the journey that would take the Mormon pioneers to Winter Quarters, Nebraska, in 1846, then to the Salt Lake Valley.
He was the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847 until his death in 1877.
Young was ordained President of the Church in December 1847, three and a half years after Smith's death.
Young arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847, a date now recognized as Pioneer Day in Utah.
sovereignty would not be confirmed until 1848.
After settling in Utah in 1848, Young announced the ban, which also forbade blacks from participating in Mormon temple rites such as the endowment or sealings.
It was established on February 28, 1850, as the University of Deseret; its name was eventually changed to the University of Utah. In 1851, Young and several federal officials, including territorial Secretary Broughton Harris, became unable to work cooperatively.
The Compromise of 1850 instead carved out Utah Territory and Young was installed as governor.
It was established on February 28, 1850, as the University of Deseret; its name was eventually changed to the University of Utah. In 1851, Young and several federal officials, including territorial Secretary Broughton Harris, became unable to work cooperatively.
Harris and the others departed Utah without replacements being named, and these individuals later became known as the Runaway Officials of 1851. Young supported slavery and its expansion into Utah, and led the efforts to legalize and regulate slavery in the 1852 Act in Relation to Service, based on his beliefs on slavery.
Harris and the others departed Utah without replacements being named, and these individuals later became known as the Runaway Officials of 1851. Young supported slavery and its expansion into Utah, and led the efforts to legalize and regulate slavery in the 1852 Act in Relation to Service, based on his beliefs on slavery.
Young said in an 1852 speech, "In as much as we believe in the Bible ...
In January 1852, he declared in a speech that "no property can or should be recognized as existing in slaves." This suggests Young was antagonistic towards the existence of slavery.
His manuscript history from January 5, 1852, which was published in the Deseret News, reads:The negro .
Just four days after arriving in the Salt Lake Valley, Young designated the location for the Salt Lake Temple; he presided over its groundbreaking on April 6, 1853.
In 1853, Young made the church's first official statement on the subject since the church had arrived in Utah.
He also provisioned the building of the Endowment House, a "temporary temple" which began to be used in 1855 to provide temple ordinances to church members while the Salt Lake Temple was under construction. ===Teachings=== The majority of Young's teachings are contained in the 19 volumes of transcribed and edited sermons in the Journal of Discourses.
which they have brought upon themselves." Seven years later in 1859, Young stated in an interview with the New York Tribune that he considered slavery as a 'divine institution and not to be abolished' In 1856, Young organized an efficient mail service.
In 1856, Young built the Lion House to accommodate his sizable family.
Presidents were mixed. The degree of Young's involvement in the Mountain Meadows massacre, which took place in Washington County in 1857, is disputed.
Young's letter reportedly arrived on September 13, 1857, two days after the massacre.
A large slab of granite was put up on which he had the following words engraved: "Here 120 men, women and children were massacred in cold blood early in September, 1857.
In 1858, following the events of the Utah War, he stepped down to his successor, Alfred Cumming. ==LDS Church president== Young was the longest-serving president of the LDS Church in history, having served for 29 years. ===Educational endeavors=== On October 16, 1875, Young deeded buildings and land in Provo, Utah to a board of trustees for establishing an institution of learning, ostensibly as part of the University of Deseret.
which they have brought upon themselves." Seven years later in 1859, Young stated in an interview with the New York Tribune that he considered slavery as a 'divine institution and not to be abolished' In 1856, Young organized an efficient mail service.
Some claim that, in 1861, Young brought an entourage to Mountain Meadows and had the cairn and cross destroyed, while exclaiming, "Vengeance is mine and I have taken a little". ===Death=== Before his death in Salt Lake City on August 29, 1877, Young was suffering from cholera morbus and inflammation of the bowels.
Kimball, and the LDS Church subsequently "disavow[ed] theories advanced in the past" to explain this ban, thereby "plac[ing] the origins of black priesthood denial blame squarely on Brigham Young." In 1863, Young stated: "Shall I tell you the law of God in regard to the African race? If the white man who belongs to the chosen seed mixes his blood with the seed of Cain, the penalty, under the law of God, is death on the spot.
In 1858, following the events of the Utah War, he stepped down to his successor, Alfred Cumming. ==LDS Church president== Young was the longest-serving president of the LDS Church in history, having served for 29 years. ===Educational endeavors=== On October 16, 1875, Young deeded buildings and land in Provo, Utah to a board of trustees for establishing an institution of learning, ostensibly as part of the University of Deseret.
The LDS Church's Doctrine and Covenants contains one section from Young that has been canonized as scripture, adding the section in 1876. Though polygamy was practiced by Young's predecessor Joseph Smith, the practice is often associated with Young.
Brigham Young (; June 1, 1801August 29, 1877) was an American religious leader, politician, and settler.
He was the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847 until his death in 1877.
Some claim that, in 1861, Young brought an entourage to Mountain Meadows and had the cairn and cross destroyed, while exclaiming, "Vengeance is mine and I have taken a little". ===Death=== Before his death in Salt Lake City on August 29, 1877, Young was suffering from cholera morbus and inflammation of the bowels.
On September 2, 1877, Young's funeral was held in the Tabernacle with an estimated 12,000 to 15,000 people in attendance.
In his will, Young shared his estate with the 16 surviving wives who had lived with him; the six surviving non-conjugal wives were not mentioned in the will. ====Notable descendants==== In 1902, 25 years after his death, The New York Times established that Young's direct descendants numbered more than 1,000.
A bronze marker was placed at the grave site June 10, 1938, by members of the Young Men and Young Women organizations, which he founded. ==Business ventures and wealth== Young engaged in a vast assortment of commercial ventures by himself and in partnership with others.
Smoot Administration Building, Brigham Young University; a marble statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection at the United States Capitol, donated by the State of Utah in 1950; and a statue atop the This is the Place Monument in Salt Lake City. Young's teachings were the 1998–99 course of study in the LDS Church's Sunday Relief Society and Melchizedek priesthood classes. === Views of Race and Slavery === Young had a somewhat mixed view of slavery.
In the 1995 film The Avenging Angel, the role of Brigham Young was played by Charlton Heston. ===In television=== Byron Morrow played Young in a cameo appearance in the Death Valley Days 1966 episode, "An Organ for Brother Brigham".
Wagonmaster Luke Winner (Morgan Woodward) feels compelled to leave the instrument behind until Ridges finds solid rock under the sand. In another Death Valley Days episode in 1969, "Biscuits and Billy, the Kid", Michael Hinn (1913–1988) of the former Boots and Saddles western series was cast as Young.
In the 1995 film The Avenging Angel, the role of Brigham Young was played by Charlton Heston. ===In television=== Byron Morrow played Young in a cameo appearance in the Death Valley Days 1966 episode, "An Organ for Brother Brigham".
Smoot Administration Building, Brigham Young University; a marble statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection at the United States Capitol, donated by the State of Utah in 1950; and a statue atop the This is the Place Monument in Salt Lake City. Young's teachings were the 1998–99 course of study in the LDS Church's Sunday Relief Society and Melchizedek priesthood classes. === Views of Race and Slavery === Young had a somewhat mixed view of slavery.
Brigham Young was also played by Terence Stamp in the 2007 film, September Dawn.
Cambridge, MA: Belknap, 2012. .
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