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Bookmark or Share- Brigham Young - Biography, Facts, Conflicts - HISTORYPrint Page. Brigham Young succeeded founder Joseph Smith as the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1847; he led the church until his death in 1877. After guiding an...
- Brigham Young was the Second President of the LDS ChurchBrigham Young. . Brigham Young is sometimes referred to as the American Moses or the Great Colonizer. He emerged from the ranks of early Church leaders to lead thousands of religious refugees across the uncivilized western frontier of the United States.
- Brigham Young - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsBrigham Young was born in Vermont in 1801 as the ninth of 11 siblings. He grew up in a family that relocated multiple times searching for a stable living. His parents insisted on strict obedience to the Bible and individual industriousness in each of their children. Brigham left home at the age of 16, two years after his mother’s death from ...
- Brigham Young - Church History MuseumBrigham Young was born 1 June 1801 at Whitingham, Vermont, the ninth of eleven children, to John Young, a Revolutionary War veteran, and Abigail Howe, who died when Brigham was 14. Raised in a frontier settlement, Brigham, who had only 11 days of school, became an accomplished carpenter, joiner, painter, and glazier.
- Brigham Young - WikipediaBrigham Young (/ ˈ b r ɪ ɡ əm /; June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) 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.
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