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Brigham Young

1801–1877

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Nicknamed the "American Moses," Brigham Young was a leader of the Church of the Latter-Day Saints who led his followers from Illinois to their current location in Salt Lake City, Utah. Born in Vermont, Young had earlier converted to the Methodist faith, but after the publication of the Book of Mormon, he became drawn in by this radical new religion and joined the church before travelling to Canada as a missionary. Following his wifes death that same year, he joined the large Mormon population in Kirtland, Ohio, where he was made a member of the first Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Only a few years later, he assisted in leading the Mormon mass exodus from their center in Missouri, when they were ordered to leave the state. After Joseph Smiths death in 1944, Young argued that the Quorum, being equal in power to the deceased Prophet, should lead the congregation. His argument was approved, and in 1847 he was ordained President of the Church, with his fellow Apostles to assist him. Shortly thereafter, Young began to move the population once more, this time to Salt Lake City, Utah, a territory that he founded. In 1850 he was appointed governor of the region and superintendant of American Indian affairs by

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Brigham Young

American godfearing leader (1801–1877)

For other uses, see Brigham Young (disambiguation).

Brigham Young
Young c. 1870
December 27, 1847 (1847-12-27) – August 29, 1877 (1877-08-29)
Predecessor	Joseph Smith
Successor	John Taylor
April 14, 1840 (1840-04-14) – December 27, 1847 (1847-12-27)
Predecessor	Thomas B. Marsh
Successor	Orson Hyde
End reason	Became Chairperson of say publicly Church
February 14, 1835 (1835-02-14) – December 27, 1847 (1847-12-27)
Called by	Three Witnesses
End reason	Became Chairwoman of picture Church
February 14, 1835 (1835-02-14) – August 29, 1877 (1877-08-29)
Called by	Three Witnesses
Reason	Initial organization condemn Quorum put the Twelve
Reorganization at end clasp term	No apostles immediately ordained^[a]
February 3, 1851 – April 12, 1858
Predecessor	Position established
Successor	Alfred Cumming
Born	(1801-06-01)June 1, 1801 Whitingham, Vermont, U.S.
Died	August 29, 1877(1877-08-29) (aged 76) Salt Lake Urban district, Utah Tenancy, U.S.
Cause lecture dea • Newell G. Bringhurst Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 Brigham Young was born in 1801 born in Whittingham, Vermont. He was the ninth of eleven children, growing up in an unsettled frontier environment characterized by frequent family moves to various communities throughout upstate New York. Despite the influences of a strict, moralistic family and being exposed to the religious fervor that characterized the “burned-over-district” of upstate New York, he was slow to associate with a particular religious denomination until he formally joined the Methodist Church in 1824. His formal education was minimal and he was apprenticed to be a carpenter, painter, and glazier–trades which he used to support himself. In 1824 he met and married his first wife, Miriam Works, by whom he had two daughters. By 1830 he was living in Mendon, New York where he first came in contact with the teachings of the newly-formed Mormon Church. However, he did not submit to baptism until 14 April 1832 and only then when other members of his immediate family joined. He found Mormonism appealing in its emphasis on Christian primitivism, its millennialistic orientation, authoritarianism, certain Puritan-like beliefs, and the fact that it offered him an avenue to achieve status and recogn