Brigham Young

Who was Brigham Young?

Brigham Young was an American leader in the 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 from 1847 until his death in 1877, he founded Salt Lake City, and he served as the first governor of the Utah Territory, United States. Young also led the foundings of the precursors to the University of Utah and Brigham Young University.

Young had a variety of nicknames, among the most popular being "American Moses," because, like the biblical figure, Young led his followers, the Mormon pioneers, in an exodus through a desert, to what they saw as a promised land. Young was dubbed by his followers the "Lion of the Lord" for his bold personality, and was also commonly called "Brother Brigham" by Latter-day Saints. Young was a polygamist and was involved in controversies regarding black people and the Priesthood, the Utah War, and the Mountain Meadows massacre.

Famous Quotes:

• There is no knowledge, no light, no wisdom that you are in possession of, but what you have received it from some source.
• The biggest labor problem is tomorrow.
• Never let a day pass that you will have cause to say, I will do better tomorrow.
• A good man, is a good man, whether in this church, or out of it.
• It is wise for us to forget our troubles, there are always new ones to replace them.
• Honest hearts produce honest actions.
• 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.
• I want to live perfectly above the law, and make it my servant instead of my master.
• Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?
• Remember, a chip on the shoulder is a sure sign of wood higher up.