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Brigham Young (June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the Western United States. He was the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847 until his death in 1877.
Brigham Young (/ ˈ b r ɪ ɡ əm / BRIG-əm; June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) [3] was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847 until his death in 1877.
This building remains a Salt Lake City landmark, together with the Beehive House, another Brigham Young family home built in 1854. Young primarily resided in the Beehive House with his wife Mary Ann Angel, but would gather together the entire family each evening at the Lion House for prayer and dinner. [12]
Brigham's first wife died before he joined the church. Mary was his second wife. They had six children. Brigham's first wife, Miriam Works, had two children with him before she died in 1832. [3] Eliza R. Snow – was sealed to Joseph Smith. Following his death, she was sealed to Brigham Young for time as his 10th wife.
Lee was born on September 6, 1812, in Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory, and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1838. He was a friend of Joseph Smith, founder of the church, and was the adopted son of Brigham Young under the early Latter Day Saint law of adoption doctrine.
The BYU Family History Library (FHL) is located in the Harold B. Lee Library (HBLL) on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.It is one of the Family History Centers [1] devoted to assisting library patrons in genealogical research.
Young is buried in the heart of the Mormon Temple complex in the Utah state capital. Gravesite – Brigham Young Family Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah C ontact Brent Hallenbeck at bhallenbeck ...
Brigham Young: Patriot, Pioneer, Prophet is considered by many to be Gates' most ambitious work. For years, Gates was encouraged by her family members to write a comprehensive biography of her father, Brigham Young. By the time Gates began to write the biography, Young had been dead for years.