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Brigham young and joseph smith. He trudged around the united states and england to gain converts for mormonism spoke in spiritual tongues married more than fifty women and eventually transformed a. Pioneer prophet john g. Brigham young was a rough hewn craftsman from new york whose impoverished and obscure life was electrified by the mormon faith.

Pioneer prophet by john g. Turners research indicates that brigham young was not perfect and a number of turners accounts when viewed through a modern lens may leave the latter day saint reader. Brigham young pioneer prophet reviewer thomas g.

Pioneer prophet by john g. June 1 1801 august 29 1877 was an american religious leader politician and settlerhe was the second president of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints lds church from 1847 until his death in 1877. He trudged around the united states and england to gain converts for mormonism spoke in spiritual tongues.

Publication date 2012 topics mormons biography mormoner young brigham 1801 1877 young brigham 1801 1877 church of jesus christ of latter day saints church of jesus christ of latter day saints presidents biography mormon church presidents biography mormonen. Mead walter russell foreign affairsnovdec2012 vol. Brigham young b r em.

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. His pioneering faith made a deep imprint on tens of thousands of lives in the american mountain west. Turner provides a fully realized portrait of this spiritual prophet viewed by followers as a protector and by opponents as a heretic.

The article reviews the book brigham young. Turner points out that young became the greatest colonizer in american history 3 and insists in contradiction with some contemporaries and early biographers that young was sincere in his faith. Brigham young was a rough hewn new york craftsman whose impoverished life was electrified by the mormon faith.

A review of the book brigham young. Pioneer prophet is as much a study of the emergence of latter day saint doctrine as it is the life story of a profoundly influential man of america and man of god. 403 rating details 968 ratings 200 reviews brigham young was a rough hewn craftsman from new york whose impoverished and obscure life was electrified by the mormon faith.