Brigham Young Attacked By Son, Lds Church Responds To Allegations Brigham Young Admins Punished Assault Survivors

He founded salt lake city and he served as the first governor of the utah territoryyoung also led the foundings of the.

Brigham young teachings of the president of the church. Phineas young was an older brother of brigham young who was the president of the lds church and the first governor of the territory. Brigham young june 1 1801 august 29 1877 was an american leader in the latter day saint movement and a settler of the western united states. Young brigham young jr.

Brigham young b r em. 176 virtually every federal officer who became involved the investigations of the massacre would conclude that young personally ordered the atrocity used his position to shield the killers who had followed his instructions and personally directed the elimination of all. He was the president of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints lds church from 1847 until his death in 1877.

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. Evidence as to whether or not young ordered the attack on the migrant column is conflicted. Here are their names.

Young served as a guard and scout in the following years operating in salt lake valley and the. Young was born in kirtland ohio the son of brigham young and mary ann angellyoungs twin sister mary died at age seven from the effects of injuries received at age two in a wagon accident. In 1857 at the time of the mountain meadows massacre brigham young was serving as president of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints lds church and as governor of utah territoryhe was replaced as governor the following year by alfred cumming.

At age twelve young drove an ox cart along the mormon trail reaching salt lake city in 1848. He founded salt lake city and he served as the first governor of the utah territoryyoung also led the foundings of the precursors to the. Young brigham heber young earnest irving young arta dechrista young.

Brigham young january 17 1858 journal of discourses vol. Phineas howe young also found as phinehas february 16 1799 october 10 1879 was a prominent early convert in the latter day saint movement and was later a mormon pioneer and a missionary for the church of jesus christ of latter day saints lds church.