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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.
Brigham Young (ur. 1 czerwca 1801 w Whitingham (stan Vermont), zm. 29 sierpnia 1877 w Salt Lake City) – amerykański polityk i drugi prorok (prezydent) Kościoła Jezusa Chrystusa Świętych w Dniach Ostatnich.
9 lis 2009 · 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.
Brigham Young (born June 1, 1801, Whitingham, Vermont, U.S.—died August 29, 1877, Salt Lake City, Utah) was an American religious leader, second president of the Mormon church, and colonizer who significantly influenced the development of the American West.
Though initially apprehensive, Brigham Young quickly became a strong advocate for the practice of plural marriage. Toward the end of his life, Brigham was widely known as the father of a large plural family. He was sealed to over 50 women, many but not all of whom lived with him.
Brigham Young was the supreme American paradox . . . the business genius of a Rockefeller with the spiritual sensitivities of an Emerson. . . . He was not merely an entrepreneur with a shared vision of America as the Promised Land; he was a prophet . . . and he built beyond himself" (Brigham Young: American Moses [1985], xiii).
Brigham Young, Second President of the Church. Brigham Young was born June 1, 1801, in Whitingham, Vermont. In 1835, three years after he joined the Church, he was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
