than one wife. An angry mob shot and killed Joseph Smith, who founded the Mormon religion. Brigham Young, one of Smith’s chief followers, quickly took charge as the new “leader” of the Mormons. Young declared that the Mormons had to leave the U.S. In 1846, Brigham Young led the migration of thousands of Mormons to Utah. The Mormons settled there(Utah). The Mormons and the Native Americans in Utah first agreed to make peace with each other, but when the Native Americans thought that the new people were settling too close into their territory, the Native Americans fought back. A few years later, the Mexican-American War broke out. Mexico lost, and Brigham Young and the Mormons discovered that they were in America again. When the place became Utah territory, Brigham Young was territorial leader. Young wanted statehood, but the government turned the petition down. The government wanted polygamy outlawed before Utah could have statehood. Young and his followers agreed, and Utah entered the Union as the 45th state in 1896. Famous People Brigham Young was born in 1801 in Vermont. He converted to Mormonism in 1832. When Joseph Smith died, Young took over for the position of head of the church. Brigham Young, as leader of the Mormons, directed the of thousands of Mormons to Utah in 1847. Young founded Salt Lake City and overlooked the establishment of a few hundred Mormon cities. Brigham Young was appointed as territorial governor when Utah was a U.S. territory. He stayed at the…
in the U.S by a man named Joseph Smith. Joseph Smith was born on December 23, 1805, when Joseph Smith was 14 it is said that he saw God and his son Jesus, it is also said that he was given a golden book by an angel and translated it to make The Book of Mormon. Joseph Smith officially began the LDS church on April 6, 1830, and then began converting people to his church, Joseph Smith began the practice of polygamy around 1831 when he said he had a revelation from God. Joseph Smith and his brother…
where the pioneers planned to settle , away from persecution . This state was settled by the Mormon Pioneers ( members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) who were led across the country by the church leader at the time Brigham Young. Their trek started in the city of Nauvoo, Illinois in the year of 1846, and it ended in Salt Lake City, Utah in the year of 1847.There were many explorations of new areas and then settlements , the people encountered new places new resources and…
denominations around the world and without Brigham Young the book of mormon would have just been classified as fantasy instead of non-fiction. In the United States alone there are over six million Mormons. Brigham has been called the modern day moses for bringing the teachings of Joseph Smith to the people after Smith's death in 1844. The Mormon church would not be anywhere close to where it is today if it weren't for Young. Not much of Young's early life is known but it is known that he was…
become a good Mormon, pay a ten percent tithe, follow all of the laws, and be considered worthy. Then they have to go through a number of secret rituals. If they do all of these things they may reach the highest level of heaven, where they will become a god or goddess. They do not believe in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ, but rather they believe that God came down and had relations with Mary. According to the theory that every human is a child of God and his wife, this relation should be…
“What is the the duty of a latter day saint? To do all good he can upon the earth.” Brigham Young did just that. Also known as the “American Moses” he helped save the Mormon religion and restore the gospel. Brigham Young was born from his father, John Young and mother, Abigail Young on June 1, 1801 in Whitingham, Vermont. He was baptised into the Mormon church in the spring of 1832 after a young missionary gave a humble testimony and that’s how it all started. He soon became a part of the…
Brigham Young was born in Whitingham, Vermont in June 1, 1801. He was an American leader in 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 which is also known as LDS Church. He was the leader of the church from 1847 and until he died in 1877. The Utah territory was also first governed by him. In addition, he founded University of Utah and in 1875, he founded Brigham Academy which was known as in the…
In a recent article published by The New York Times, it was reported that rape victims at the Mormon-run Brigham Young University claim that the school uses the Honor Code they are forced to sign before beginning school there to punish them for the circumstances surrounding their assaults. The Honor Code “requires modest dress on campus and prohibits drinking, drug use, same-sex intimacy, indecency and sexual misconduct” (Healy). Since many sexual assaults on college campuses very often involve…
The relationship between my faith and my work as a therapist is very interesting to me. I was born and raised a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) also known as Mormons. When I was two my family moved to a home in Provo, Utah where my father became a professor at Brigham Young University which is owned and run by the LDS Church. The area where I lived was about 99% Mormon. In fourth grade there was only one student in my entire grade-level who was not a member of the…
As I try to pinpoint a single day or moment in my life that best exemplifies the person I am today, memories flood my mind and I think about all the opportunities that led me here to Brigham Young University. I could easily write about an epic backpacking trip or meeting President Obama, but there is a greater moment, not even a year ago when I saw myself from a whole new perspective. I always heard about girls who competed in Distinguished Young Women, former junior miss, in my town. They…