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Brigham Young
Full name	Brigham Young
Born	June 1, 1801
Place of birth	Whitingham, Vermont
Died	August 29, 1877
Place of death	Salt Lake City, Utah
LDS Church President
Ordained	December 27, 1847
Predecessor	Joseph Smith
Successor	John Taylor

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Young had a variety of sobriquets, among the most popular of which is "The American Moses," [1] (sometimes "The Modern Moses" or "The Mormon Moses" [2]) because, like the biblical figure, he led his followers, the Mormon Pioneers in an often arduous exodus through a desert, to what they saw as a promised land. He was also dubbed "The Lion of the Lord" for his bold personality. He was also called "Brother Brigham." A sobriquet is a nickname or a fancy name, usually a familiar name given by others as distinct from a pseudonym assumed as a disguise, but a nickname which is familiar enough such that it can be used in place of a real name without the need of explanation. ... Moses strikes water from the stone, by Bacchiacca Moses or Moshe (Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה, Standard Tiberian ; Arabic: موسى, ; Geez: ሙሴ Musse) is a legendary Hebrew liberator, leader, lawgiver, prophet, and historian. ... A commemorative statue of mormon pioneers. ... Exodus is the second book of the Torah (the Pentateuch) and also the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible), and the Christian Old Testament. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Life

Young was born to a farming family in Vermont and worked as a traveling carpenter and blacksmith, among other trades. Young first married in 1824. Official language(s) None Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 9,620 sq mi (24,923 km²)  - Width 80 miles (130 km)  - Length 160 miles (260 km)  - % water 3. ... tools of a medieval carpenter, c. ... A blacksmith A blacksmith at work A blacksmith at work A blacksmiths fire Hot metal work from a blacksmith A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from iron or steel by forging the metal; i. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Though he had converted to the Methodist faith in 1823, Young was drawn to Mormonism after reading the Book of Mormon shortly after its publication in 1830. He officially joined the new church in 1832 and traveled to Canada as a missionary. After his first wife died in 1833, Young joined many Mormons in establishing a community in Kirtland, Ohio. The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Book of Mormon is one of the sacred texts of the Latter Day Saint movement, named after the prophet/historian Mormon, who according to the text compiled most of the book. ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... People of the Church mural on the LDS Conference Center roof with inscription: The Salt Lake Temple appears in reflection. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Kirtland is a city located in Lake County, Ohio, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,670. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ...

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Young was strongly committed to his new faith. He was ordained an apostle and joined the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as one of the first members on February 14, 1835. During the anti-Mormon persecutions in Missouri in the late 1830's, he suffered the loss of all his property, and other hardships. In 1840 and 1841, he went to England as a missionary for his church. Many of those Young converted moved to the United States to join Mormon communities there. In the 1840s Young was among those who established the city of Nauvoo, Illinois on the Mississippi River. It became the headquarters of the church and was comparable in size to the city of Chicago at the time. The original Nauvoo Temple of the Latter Day Saint movement built in Nauvoo, Illinois. ... The Latter Day Saint movement is a religious movement which began in the early 19th century and is generally considered to be founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. ... 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While in jail awaiting trial for treason charges, church president Joseph Smith was killed by an armed mob of vigilantes in 1844. Several claimants to his role as church president emerged during the succession crisis that ensued. Sidney Rigdon, the only surviving member of the First Presidency put himself forward as "guardian of the Church," but at a meeting of a congregation in Nauvoo, Young successfully counter-argued that the Quorum of the Twelve should instead lead the Church. This motion carried and Young, as president of the quorum, became the de facto president of the church at Nauvoo. Rigdon became the president of a separate church organization based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and other potential successors emerged to lead what became separate denominations of the movement. See Latter-day Saint movement. Joseph Smith, Jr. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... In Mormonism, the President of the Church is the head of a Latter Day Saint denomination or church. ... The Succession Crisis in the Latter Day Saint movement occurred after the assassination of the movements founder, Joseph Smith, Jr. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In Mormonism, the First Presidency (or the Quorum of the Presidency of the Church) is one of the governing bodies in the church hierarchy of several Latter Day Saint denominations. ... In Mormonism, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Quorum of the Twelve, the Council of the Twelve, or the Twelve) is one of the governing bodies of the church hierarchy in many Latter Day Saint denominations, members of which are considered to be Apostles, and special... Rigdonite is a name given to members of the Latter Day Saint movement who accept Sidney Rigdon as the sucessesor in the church presidency to movement founder, Joseph Smith, Jr. ... Nickname: Steel City, Iron City, City of Champions, City of Bridges, City of Colleges Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny County Founded 1758 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area    - City 151. ... The Latter Day Saint movement (also called the Mormonism movement or the Mormon movement) is a religious movement beginning in the early 19th century that led to the set of doctrines, practices, and cultures called Mormonism and to the existence of numerous churches whose members call themselves Latter Day Saints. ...

Actions as Church President

After three years under the Quorum of the Twelve, Young reorganized a new First Presidency and was declared President of the largest remaining schism in 1847. Repeated conflict led Young to relocate his group of Latter-day Saints to a territory in what is now Utah; then part of Mexico. Young organized the journey that would take the faithful to Winter Quarters, Nebraska, in 1846, then to Utah's Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847, a date now recognized as a Utah state holiday and known as Pioneer Day. In Mormonism, the First Presidency (or the Quorum of the Presidency of the Church) is one of the governing bodies in the church hierarchy of several Latter Day Saint denominations. ... Official language(s) English Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Area  Ranked 13th  - Total 84,876 sq mi (219,887 km²)  - Width 270 miles (435 km)  - Length 350 miles (565 km)  - % water 3. ... Winter Quarters, Nebraska, was an encampment formed by approximately 3,500 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as they awaited better conditions for their trek westward during the winter of 1846-1847. ... Official language(s) English Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Area  Ranked 16th  - Total 77,421 sq mi (200,520 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 0. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Official language(s) English Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Area  Ranked 13th  - Total 84,876 sq mi (219,887 km²)  - Width 270 miles (435 km)  - Length 350 miles (565 km)  - % water 3. ... The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries. ... Pioneer Day is a holiday celebrated on July 24 in the U.S. state of Utah. ...

Shortly after the new Mormon colonies were brought into the United States through Mexican Cession, Young petitioned the U.S. Congress to create the State of Deseret. The Compromise of 1850 instead carved out Utah Territory, and Young was installed as governor. As governor and Church president, Young directed both religious and economic matters. He encouraged independence and self-sufficiency. Many cities and towns in Utah, and some in neighboring states, were founded under Young's direction. Some have accused Young of being an autocrat during his leadership in Utah.[3] Others disagree with this assessment, recognizing Young as a strong, inspiring leader during a challenging era, and further noting that his reputation and legacy are generally well-regarded. The Mexican Cession (red) and the Gadsden Purchase (orange) The Mexico Cession is a historical name for the region of the present day southwestern United States that was ceded to the U.S. by Mexico in 1848 under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo following the Mexican-American War. ... The boundaries of the provisional State of Deseret (orange) as proposed in 1849. ... Henry Clay takes the floor of the Old Senate Chamber; Millard Fillmore presides as Calhoun and Webster look on. ... The Utah Territory was an organized territory of the United States that existed between 1850 and 1896. ... An autocrat is generally speaking any ruler with absolute power; the term is now usually used in a negative sense (cf. ...

When federal officials received reports of widespread and systematic obfuscation of federal officials in Utah (most notably judges), President Buchanan decided to install a non-Mormon governor. Buchanan accepted the reports of the judges without any further investigation, and sent troops. The troops, ironically, passed by the bloody Kansas-Missouri war without intervening in it. When Young received word that federal troops led by Albert Sydney Johnston (who later would fight against the Union during the Civil War) were headed to Utah with his replacement, he directed resistance, but insisted that no blood be shed. During this episode, now called the Utah War, Young successfully held the U.S. Army at bay for a winter. He made plans to burn Salt Lake City and move his followers to Mexico, but at the last minute he relented, and agreed to step down as governor. He later received a pardon from President Buchanan for his role in the episode. Relations between Young and future governors and U.S. Presidents were mixed. Abraham Lincoln, at the time the transcontinental telegram wire was laid across Utah, worked together with Brigham Young rather than with the federally-appointed governor of the territory. James Buchanan (April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868) was the 15th president of the United States (1857–1861). ... Division of the states during the Civil War:  Union states  Union territories  Border states  Bleeding Kansas  The Confederacy  Confederate territories (not always held) Bleeding Kansas, sometimes referred to in the history of Kansas as Bloody Kansas or the Border War, was a sequence of violent events involving Free-Staters (anti... Albert Sidney Johnston Albert Sidney Johnston (February 2, 1803 – April 6, 1862) was a career U.S. Army officer and a Confederate general during the American Civil War. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert Edward Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... The Utah War was a 19th century armed conflict between Mormon settlers in Utah Territory and the United States federal government. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it. ...

A recurrent question is the nature or extent of Young's involvement in murders and other illegal activities in early Utah, particularly the Mountain Meadows Massacre, which took place in Washington County in 1857. Authorities in nearby Iron County had sent a messenger to Salt Lake City seeking direction from Young, but his response—directing them to leave the wagon party alone—arrived too late to avert the massacre. According to some accounts, John D. Lee, the only person convicted for participation in the massacre, maintained Young's innocence until his death. This in spite of the fact that Lee was personally bitter toward Young for excommunicating him. According to the Life and Confessions of John D. Lee(p. 225), however, we find the conflicting statement, "I have always believed, since that day, that General George A. Smith was then visiting Southern Utah to prepare the people for the work of exterminating Captain Fancher's train of emigrants, and I now believe that he was sent for that purpose by the direct command of Brigham Young." The Mountain Meadows massacre occurred on Friday, September 11, 1857 in Mountain Meadows, Utah, several miles south of Enterprise in Washington County along the portion of the Old Spanish Trail that became the overland wagon road to California. ... Washington County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Iron County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. ... John Doyle Lee (September 12, 1812 – March 23, 1877) was a prominent, early Latter-day Saint (LDS or Mormon) and came to be known as the central figure in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. ...

Young was actually indicted on murder charges in 1872, related to a separate incident. This indictment was based on the testimony of William Hickman, who also felt jilted when 8 of his 9 wives left him, after Young had him excommunicated. Young's murder indictment was thrown out when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the process used to select grand juries in Utah was unconstitutional, because it was designed to keep Mormons off juries. William Adams Hickman, also known as Wild Bill Hickman (April 16, 1815 - August 21, 1883), was a frontiersman. ...

In addition to founding the University of Utah, Young also organized the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Brigham Young University is named after him. In 1950, the state of Utah donated a marble statue of Young to the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection. ^[1] For an overview of Brigham Young's philosophy and teachings, see the book "Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints," by Hugh Nibley. The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U) is a public university in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is a large choir of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons). ... Brigham Young University, often referred to as BYU, is the flagship university of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... United States Capitol The United States Capitol is the building which serves as home for the legislative branch of the United States government. ... The National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol is comprised of statues donated by individual states to honor persons notable in their history. ... Hugh Winder Nibley (March 27, 1910-February 24, 2005) was born in Portland, Oregon and was one of Mormonisms most celebrated scholars. ...

Plural Wives

Young was perhaps the most famous polygamist of the early church. Young married some 50 women and had 57 known children. In 1856 he built the Lion House to accommodate his sizable family. This remains a Salt Lake City landmark, together with the Beehive House, another Brigham Young Family home. A contemporary of Young wrote: "It was amusing to walk by Brigham Young's big house, a long rambling building with innumerable doors. Each wife has an establishment of her own, consisting of parlor, bedroom, and a front door, the key of which she keeps in her pocket".^[2] The term polygamy (literally many marriages in late Greek) is used in related ways in social anthropology and sociobiology and sociology. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Lion House was built in 1856 by Brigham Young in Salt Lake City, Utah to accommodate his family of approximately 27 women and 56 children. ... The Beehive House is one of the two official residences of Brigham Young, an early leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons). ...

What follows is a listing of Brigham Young's wives. An asterisk indicates "a wife not recognized in traditional histories; names in parenthesis are the surnames of previous husbands; "divorce" indicates a formal dissolution of the marriage through secular or ecclesiastical procedures; "remarried" indicates later marriage of the wife to another husband. See D. Michael Quinn, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Signature Books, Salt Lake City, 1994, 685 pages, ISBN 1-56085-056-6; Appendix 6, "Biographical Sketches of Officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints, 1830-47" pp. 607-608).

1. Miriam Work - 1824 (2 children), included in his will.
2. Mary Ann Angell - 1834 (6 children), in will.
3. Lucy A. Decker (Seeley) - 1842 (7 children), in will.
4. Harriet E. Cook (Campbell) - 1843 (1 child), in will.
5. Lucy Augusta Adams (Cobb) 1843 (no children); requested cancellation of her sealing, 1846; sealed by proxy to Joseph Smith, 1848; from 1850 onward asked Brigham Young to give her to various men in civil marriage but still included in will.
6. Clarissa C. Decker - 1844 (5 children), in will.
7. Clarissa Ross-Chase - 1844 (4 children), in will.
8. Louisa Beaman (Smith) - 1844 (5 children).
9. Zina D. Huntington (Jacobs, Smith) - 1844 (1 child), in will.
10. Emily D. Partridge (Smith) 1844 - (7 children), in will. (daughter of Edward Partridge)
11. Eliza R. Snow (Smith) - 1844 (no children), in will.
12. *Elizabeth Fairchild - 1844 (no children), divorced 1855.
13. *Clarissa Blake - 1844 (no children).
14. *Rebecca W. Greenleaf Holman - 1844 (no children).
15. *Diana Chase - 1844 (no children), separated about 1848, remarried 1849.
16. Maria Lawrence (Smith) - 1844 (no children), separated 1845, remarried 1846.
17. Susannah Snively - 1844 (no children), in will.
18. Olive Grey Frost (Smith) - 1844 (no children).
19. *Mary A. Clark (Powers) - 1845 (no children), divorced 1851.
20. *Mary Harvey Pierce - 1845 (no children).
21. Margrette W. Pierce (Whitesides) - 1845 (1 child), in will.
22. *Rhoda Richards (Smith) - 1845 (no children). (she was Young's 1st cousin)
23. Emmeline Free - 1845 (10 children), in will. (former fiance of John D. Lee, her sister Louisa married Lee).
24. Mary Elizabeth Rollins (Lightner, Smith) - 1845 (no children); remained with legal husband yet considered herself deserted by Brigham Young, 1846.
25. Margaret Maria Alley - 1845 (2 children), in will.
26. *Mary Ann Turley - 1845 (no children), divorced 1851.
27. *Olive Andrews (Smith) 1846 (no children).
28. *Emily Haws (Chesley, Whitmarsh) - 1846 (no children), separated 1848.
29. Ellen A. V. Rockwood - 1846 (no children).
30. *Abigail Marks (Works) - 1846 (no children).
31. *Mary Elizabeth Nelson (Greene) - 1846 (no children).
32. *Mary E. de la Montague (Woodward) - 1846 (no children); divorced and returned to legal husband, 1847; then returned to Brigham Young, 1851.
33. *Amy C. Cooper - 1846 (no children).
34. *Julia Foster (Hampton) - 1846 (no children), separated, 1846; married another man; returned to Brigham Young, 1855, only to leave him bitterly later.
35. *Abigail Harback (Hall) - 1846 (no children), returned to legal husband, 1846.
36. Naamah K. J. Carter (Twiss) - 1846 (no children), obtained cancellation of her sealing by 1871, anointed to deceased first husband but still included in will.
37. *Nancy Cressy (Walker) - 1846 (no children).
38. *Eliza Babcock - 1846 (no children), divorced 1853.
39. *Jane Terry (Tarbox, Young) - 1847.
40. Mary J. Bigelow - 1847 (no children), divorced 1851.
41. Lucy Bigelow - 1847 (3 children), in will.
42. *Sarah M. Guckin (Malin) - 1848 (no children).
43. Eliza Burgess - 1852 (1 child), in will.
44. *Mary Oldfield (Kelsey) - 1852 (no children).
45. *Catherine Resse (Clawson, Egan) - 1855 (no children).
46. Harriet E. Barney (Sagers) - 1856 (1 child), in will.
47. Harriet Amelia Folsom - 1863 (no children), in will.
48. Mary Van Cott (Cobb) - 1865 (1 child), in will. (Daughter of John Van Cott)
49. Ann Eliza Webb (Dee) 1868 (no children), divorced 1875; her story was fictionalized in Irving Wallace's 1962 novel The Twenty-Seventh Wife.
50. *Elizabeth Jones (Lewis, Jones) - 1869 (no children).
51. *Lydia Farnsworth (Mayhew) - 1870 (no children).
52. *Hannah Tapfield (King) - 1872 (no children).

Grave marker of Brigham Young.

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Works

• Young, Brigham (1952). The Best from Brigham Young: Statements from His Sermons on Religion, Education, and Community Building, selected by Alice K. Chase, Deseret Book Company.
• Young, Brigham (1980). Everett L. Cooley. Diary of Brigham Young, 1857. Tanner Trust Fund, University of Utah Library.
• Young, Brigham (1925). Discourses of Brigham Young, selected by John A. Widtsoe, Deseret Book.
• Young, Brigham (1974). Dean C. Jessee. Letters of Brigham Young to His Sons. Deseret Book Company.
• Young, Brigham (1969). Manuscript History of Brigham Young, 1801-1844. Eldon J. Watson.
• Young, Brigham (1971). Manuscript History of Brigham Young, 1846-1847. Eldon J. Watson.
• Young, Brigham (1922). Teachings of President Brigham Young: Salvation for the Dead, the Spirit World, and Kindred Subjects. Seagull Press.
• Young, Brigham (1997). Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Legacy

Brigham Young has several noteworthy descendants:

• Steve Young, professional American football player
• La Monte Young, minimalist music composer
• Brigham Young, Jr., Mormon apostle
• Richard Whitehead Young, U.S. Army general and justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines

Jon Steven Young (born October 11, 1961 in Salt Lake City, Utah), is a former quarterback for the National Football Leagues San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Los Angeles Express of the defunct United States Football League. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... La Monte Young (born October 14, 1935) is an American composer whose eccentric and often hard-to-find works have been included among the most important post World War II avant-garde or experimental music. ... This article is about minimalism in art and design. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Brigham Young, Jr. ... The current Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the LDS Church. ... Richard Whitehead Young April 19, 1858 - December 27, 1919 U.S. Army Brigadier General, Associate Justice of U.S. Territory of the Phillipines Supreme Court. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... A General is an officer of high military rank. ... A judge or justice is an official who presides over a court. ... The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the countrys highest judicial court, as well as the court of last resort. ...

See also

• Brigham Young (movie)
• Richards-Young Political Family
• This Is The Place Heritage Park

Brigham Young (also known as Brigham Young - Frontiersman) is a movie released in 1940 based upon a story by Lois Bromfield and screenplay by Lamar Trotti. ... The Richards-Young family is the name of a U.S. political family. ... The This Is The Place Heritage Park is located on the east side of Salt Lake City. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.aoc.gov/cc/art/nsh/young.cfm
2. ^ DeHegermann-Lindencrone, Lillie. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912. Project Gutenberg. Retrieved on 2006-07-18.

• Leonard J. Arrington, Brigham Young: American Moses; University of Illinois Press; ISBN 0-252-01296-8, (1985; Paperback, 1986).
• Hugh Nibley, Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints.
• Gary James Bergera, Conflict in the Quorum: Orson Pratt, Brigham Young, Joseph Smith

2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... Leonard J. Arrington (July 2, 1917 - February 11, 1999) was born in Twin Falls, Idaho. ... Hugh Winder Nibley (March 27, 1910-February 24, 2005) was born in Portland, Oregon and was one of Mormonisms most celebrated scholars. ...

External links

Wikisource has original works written by or about:

Brigham Young

• Biography from Brigham Young University
• The Brigham Young period of polygamy
• Short biography of Young from Architect of the Capitol
• PBS profile
• Brigham Young's Wives and His Divorce From Ann Eliza Webb