There he showed a talent for organizing the church's work and maintaining good relationships with Joseph Smith and the other apostles. He used tobacco but did not drink alcohol. Persuaded by The Swede, Phineas believed he was the chosen one to go forward to lead the Mormons, instead of his father. "John D. Lee Arrested". In the appendix, Twain describes Young as a theocratic "absolute monarch" defying the will of the U.S. government, and alleges using a dubious source that Young had ordered the Mountain Meadows massacre. The Compromise of 1850 instead carved out Utah Territory and Young was appointed governor. For two years, the monument stood as a memorial to those travelling the Spanish Trail through Mountain Meadow. This video is private Watch on My dear brothers and sisters, Wendy and I have looked forward to being with you today. In 1844, after the assassination of Mormon leader Joseph Smith by an angry mob in Illinois, the Mormons choose Brigham Young as their new leader and follow him to a new promised land in Utah. Young also worked to establish the learning institutions which would later become the University of Utah and Brigham Young University. [167][168][169] There is also evidence to suggest Young believed in the racial superiority of white men. History of Brigham Young, entry dated Jan. 5, 1852, Church Historians Office Records Collection, LDS Church Archives (quoted in Ricks, A Peculiar Place, 114). In his will, Young shared his estate with the sixteen surviving wives who had lived with him; the six surviving non-conjugal wives were not mentioned in the will. As to why he'll suffer another one: it could be from having to see Nate, who he took under his wing, turn into his enemy, or it could be from having his own son come see him, reminding him of his failed marriage. James H. Haslam, interview by S. A. Kenner, reported by Josiah Rogerson, 4 December 1884, typescript, 11, in Josiah Rogerson, Transcripts and Notes of John D. Lee Trials, LDS Church Archives. Oct 2019 - Apr 20211 year 7 months. [44], During his time in Nauvoo, Joseph Smith introduced the doctrine of plural marriage among church leaders. One of the comments on this movie was that Joseph Smith had appointed his son, Joseph Smith Jr., to be the next prophet which has been a topic of debate since the death of Joseph Smith. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), from 1847 until his death in 1877. [13] Young worked as a carpenter and joiner, and built and operated a saw mill. [1][2] Evidence as to whether or not Young ordered the attack on the migrant column is conflicted. "[104] The school broke off from the University of Deseret and became Brigham Young Academy in 1876 under the leadership of Karl G. Maeser,[104] and was the precursor to Brigham Young University. Brigham Young wasn't the only latter-day prophet to have such close experiences with death. [177] A few of his wives served in administrative positions in the church, such as Zina Huntington and Eliza R. Snow. Young did not learn of the assassination until early July. But for multiple young women at Brigham Young University, they claim they received backlash . [4], Young was born on June 1, 1801, in Whitingham, Vermont. Brigham Young: Directed by Henry Hathaway. With Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Dean Jagger, Brian Donlevy. However, Young later testified that he cut Lee off when he started to describe the massacre because he could not bear to hear the details. You must not meddle with them. 45-year-old Professor Michael James Clay has been charged with two counts of the second-degree felony of forcible sexual abuse for what he allegedly did to the Brigham Young coed in his charge. For instance, Joseph Smith was once attacked by an apostate from the Church, William Law, who "attempted to kill Joseph and fired a pistol at him six times at close range. [92]:34, In 1851, Young and several federal officialsincluding territorial Secretary Broughton Harrisbecame unable to work cooperatively. His call was to preach to the "remnants of Joseph," a term people in the Church used to refer to indigenous people. It was only after the fact, and after the end of the Civil War, that Young slowly realized just how mistaken his hope in a sudden Millennium was: the perpetrators of the MMM were being sought by the Federal courts. Brigham Young to Isaac C. Haight, 10 September 1857, Letterpress Copybook 3:82728, Brigham Young Office Files, LDS Church Archives. During his time as church president, Young led his followers, the Mormon pioneers, west from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Salt Lake Valley. [81], After three years of leading the church as the President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Young reorganized a new First Presidency and was sustained as the second president of the church on December 27, 1847 at Winter Quarters. [138] It was during this period that the controversial doctrine of blood atonement was occasionally preached by Young, though it was repudiated in 1889 and never practiced by members of the church. [135] The Mormon Reformation called for a spiritual reawakening among members of the church, and took place largely in the Utah Territory. A CONFESSION etched on a newly discovered lead sheet has shaken the Mormon Church by linking its revered leader, Brigham Young, with one of the worst massacres in American history. A young boy has died and his mother has been hospitalized after being attacked by a pack of dogs over the weekend, according to tribal authorities. [33] He oversaw the finishing of the Kirtland temple and spoke in tongues at its dedication in 1836. 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Lee Library-related 19th century articles, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Initial organization of Quorum of the Twelve, This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 01:13. No stranger to controversy in his lifetime, early Latter-day Saint leader Brigham Young is generating a little more mystery and contention these days from his graveyard. He averred that Chinese and Japanese immigrants would need to be governed by white men as they would have no understanding of government. [134], During 1856 and 1857, a period of renewed emphasis on spirituality within the church known as the Mormon Reformation took place under Young's direction. BYU, which is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, forbids sexual activity among members of the student body, much less between a . [23] In 1870, Young excommunicated some of the participants, including Haight and Lee, from the LDS Church. 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