Brigham+Young

Brigham Young By: Mario Raposo



1801-1877 Born in Whitingham, Vermont, on June 1, 1801.Nineth of eleven children. Mother died when he was 14. He was a Colonizer, territorial governor, and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Left his home in 1817. He then became an apprentice carpenter, painter, and glazier in nearby Auburn. He assisted in building its first marketplace, the prison, the home of William Brown.

Successes: Built Prison,shops,mills. Baptized between 7,000 and 8,000 converts; printed and distributed 5,000 copies of the Book of Mormon, 3,000 hymn books, 1,500 volumes of the Millennial Star, and 50,000 tracts; established a shipping agency; and assisted nearly 1,000 to emigrate to Nauvoo.

Fun Facts! 2004. Intellectual Reserve Inc.-http://lds.org/churchhistory/presidents/controllers/potcController.jsp?leader=2&topic=facts Melville, J. Keith. "The Reflections of Brigham Young on the Nature of Man and the State." BYU Studies 4 (1962)-http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/people/brigham_young.html Arrington,Leonard (1985) []
 * They named BYU(Brigham Young University) after him
 * President of the Church
 * Had two daughters who both had kids
 * Helped organize the local forensic and oratorical society
 * Married Miriam Angeline Works
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