John Dawkins
Australian politician (born 1947)
Brigham Young
American religious leader (1801-1877)
Brigham Young was a prominent American religious leader and politician who served as the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He led the Mormon pioneers west and founded Salt Lake City, later serving as the first governor of the Utah Territory. Young was also a polygamist with at least 56 wives and 57 children.
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Occupation
Family Info
Siblings
Phineas Young
Joseph Young
Lorenzo Dow Young
Spouses
Miriam Angeline Works Young
Mary Ann Angell
Lucy Ann Young
Harriet Elizabeth Young
Emily Dow Partridge
Clarissa Ann Young
Louisa Beeman
Eliza Roxcy Snow
Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner
Margaret Maria Young
Zina D. H. Young
Lucy Young
Harriet Amelia Folsom
Ann Eliza Young
Hannah T. King
Children
Susa Young Gates
Zina P. Young Card
Maria Young Dougall
B. Morris Young
Brigham Young, Jr.
Joseph Don Carlos Young
John Willard Young
Joseph Angell Young
Oscar Brigham Young
Mahonri Moriancumer Young
Ernest Irving Young, Sr.
Emily Augusta Young
Willard Young
Alice Young Clawson
Clarissa Young Spencer
About the Brigham Young
Brigham Youngwas an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsfrom 1847 until his death in 1877. During his time as church president, Young led his followers, the Mormon pioneers, west from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Salt Lake Valley. He founded Salt Lake City and served as the first governor of the Utah Territory. Young also worked to establish the learning institutions that would later become the University of Utah and Brigham Young University. A polygamist, Young had at least 56 wives and 57 children. He formalized the prohibition of black men attaining priesthood, and led the church in the Utah War against the United States.
Frequently Asked Questions
Brigham Young was an American religious leader and politician who served as the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death in 1877.
As the president of the LDS Church, Brigham Young led the Mormon pioneers west from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Salt Lake Valley, where he founded Salt Lake City and served as the first governor of the Utah Territory.
Brigham Young was a polygamist and had at least 56 wives and 57 children.
Brigham Young formalized the prohibition of black men attaining priesthood and led the church in the Utah War against the United States.
Brigham Young worked to establish the learning institutions that would later become the University of Utah and Brigham Young University.
19 Quotes by Brigham Young
- 1.
Honest hearts produce honest actions.
Brigham YoungAmerican religious leader (1801-1877)
- 2.
I don’t care about my character here on earth.I don’t care about what other people think or say about me, all I care about is my standing before the Lord.
Brigham YoungAmerican religious leader (1801-1877)
- 3.
Any young man who is unmarried at the age of twenty one is a menace to the community.
Brigham YoungAmerican religious leader (1801-1877)
- 4.
Never let a day pass that you will have cause to say, I will do better tomorrow.
Brigham YoungAmerican religious leader (1801-1877)
- 5.
Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?
Brigham YoungAmerican religious leader (1801-1877)
- 6.
True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what’s right.
Brigham YoungAmerican religious leader (1801-1877)
- 7.
Love the giver more than the gift.
Brigham YoungAmerican religious leader (1801-1877)
- 8.
If I had a choice of educating my daughters or my sons because of opportunity constraints, I would choose to educate my daughters.
Brigham YoungAmerican religious leader (1801-1877)
- 9.
There is no knowledge, no light, no wisdom that you are in possession of, but what you have received it from some source.
Brigham YoungAmerican religious leader (1801-1877)
- 10.
We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.
Brigham YoungAmerican religious leader (1801-1877)
- 11.
Don’t try to tear down other people’s religion about their ears, Build up your own perfect structure of truth, and invite your listeners to enter in and enjoy it’s glories.
Brigham YoungAmerican religious leader (1801-1877)
- 12.
It is wise for us to forget our troubles, there are always new ones to replace them.
Brigham YoungAmerican religious leader (1801-1877)
- 13.
A good man, is a good man, whether in this church, or out of it.
Brigham YoungAmerican religious leader (1801-1877)
- 14.
I want to live perfectly above the law, and make it my servant instead of my master.
Brigham YoungAmerican religious leader (1801-1877)
- 15.
Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the worlds work, and the power to appreciate life.
Brigham YoungAmerican religious leader (1801-1877)
- 16.
Nature is the glass reflecting God, as by the sea reflected is the sun, too glorious to be gazed on in his sphere.
Brigham YoungAmerican religious leader (1801-1877)
- 17.
The biggest labor problem is tomorrow.
Brigham YoungAmerican religious leader (1801-1877)
- 18.
Remember, a chip on the shoulder is a sure sign of wood higher up.
Brigham YoungAmerican religious leader (1801-1877)
- 19.
In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that does not displease us.
Brigham YoungAmerican religious leader (1801-1877)