Utah's most recently constructed temples were dedicated earlier that year in the cities of Draper, Utah and South Jordan, Utah.5. Sign up to receive COVID-19 updates from Temple Health, including latest treatments, clinical trials, vaccine, booster shots, health tips and FAQs. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University. [33] He oversaw the finishing of the Kirtland temple and spoke in tongues at its dedication in 1836. [6] At age twelve, he moved with his parents to the township of Genoa, close to Cayuga Lake. [53] On November 22, 1843, Young and his wife Mary Ann received the second anointing, a ritual that assured them that their salvation and exaltation would occur. [21], After visiting Joseph Smith in Kirtland, Brigham set out to preach with his brother Joseph in the winter of 1832-1833. Learn more about rooms in the temple and their unique purposes. . [152] He is buried on the grounds of the Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument in the heart of Salt Lake City. [120][121] Instead, those who committed such sins could partially atone for their sin by sacrificing their life in a way that sheds blood. For those who are interested, we have scheduled a couple of sealing appointments at the Brigham City Utah Temple, and have some available seats. "[177] By the time of his death, Young had fifty-seven children by sixteen of his wives; forty-six of his children reached adulthood. [183] Some of Young's descendants have become leaders in the LDS Church, as well as prominent political and cultural figures. [35][27] In August 1837, Young went on another mission to the eastern states. [168][169][170] There is also evidence to suggest Young believed in the racial superiority of white men. Brigham City Utah South Stake. 1. [29][30] On May 4, 1835, Young and other apostles went on a mission to the east coast, specifically in Pennsylvania and New York. This will always be so. In Mendon, Young first became acquainted with Heber C. Kimball, an early member of the LDS Church. [139] 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. According to the doctrine, Adam was once a mortal man who became resurrected and exalted. After bearing mortal children and establishing the human race, Adam and Eve returned to their heavenly thrones where Adam acts as the god of this world. [27][28], At a conference on February 14, 1835, Brigham Young was named and ordained a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. [93] These individuals later became known as the Runaway Officials of 1851. It later became known as the Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association, and was a charter member of the National Council of Women and International Council of Women. [191], Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., talking about his fondness of trees, joked in his The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table: "I call all trees mine that I have put my wedding-ring on, and I have as many tree-wives as Brigham Young has human ones."[192]. Temples are reopening in phases due to COVID-19 pandemic. Young organized the journey that would take the Mormon pioneers to Winter Quarters, Nebraska, in 1846, before continuing on to the Salt Lake Valley. An estimated 5,000 members were endowed between December 10, 1845 and February 1846. [147] Young's letter reportedly arrived on September 13, 1857, two days after the massacre. [73] By the time Young arrived at the final destination, it had come under American control as a result of war with Mexico, although U.S. sovereignty would not be confirmed until 1848. Please call 9-1-1, your physician or go to the closest emergency room for care and treatment. [68] With the repealing of Nauvoo's charter in January 1845, church members in Nauvoo lost their courts, police, and militia, leaving them vulnerable to attacks by mobs. On this mission he visited the family of his aunt, Rhoda Howe Richards. Spread the word [141], Shortly after the arrival of Young's pioneers, the new Latter-day Saint colonies were incorporated into the United States through the Mexican Cession. Telephone (1) 801-621-6880. "[114] Young believed that sexual desire was given by God to ensure the perpetuation of humankind, and believed sex should be confined to marriage. He continued, "I can see in my mind's eye a temple sitting here in about two years time. Young acknowledged that the doctrine was challenging for many women, but stated its necessity for creating large families, proclaiming: "But the first wife will say, 'It is hard, for I have lived with my husband twenty years, or thirty, and have raised a family of children for him, and it is a great trial to me for him to have more women;' then I say it is time that you gave him up to other women who will bear children. After Miriam died of consumption, Vilate continued to care for Brigham's children while he, Heber, and Joseph Young travelled to visit Joseph Smith in Kirtland, Ohio. Brotherton signed an affidavit saying that she had been locked in Smith's office for two days while Young and others tried to convince her to accept polygamy. He also helped to convince Hyrum to accept polygamy. The Brigham City Utah Temple won the PCI Design Award for Best Religious Structure in 2014. [66] Young led the church as president of the Quorum of the Twelve until December 5, 1847, when the quorum unanimously agreed to organize a new First Presidency with Young as president of the church. President Boyd K. Packer had attended school there as a boy. [38] When Joseph Smith arrived in Far West, he appointed Young, along with Thomas Marsh and David Patten, as "presidency pro tem" in Missouri. On October 26, 2009, Church officials announced that the Brigham City Utah Temple would be constructed on a downtown block on Main Street known as Central Square, located directly west of the Brigham City Tabernacle.4 Speculation of this location began shortly after the announcement of the temple when a sign was posted on the site indicating that sale of all seven commercial lots on the block were pending. Appointments. yo ul. Temple closed today. [130], Throughout his time as prophet, Young went to great lengths to deny the assumption that he was the author of the practice of priesthood denial to black men, asserting instead that the Lord was. On December 3, 2009, the City Council of Brigham City held a public hearing to receive input on a request by the Church to vacate both the plat that subdivides the temple site into lots and the associated easements. Prayer Roll Click here to submit names. [20] There, Young saw Alpheus Gifford speak in tongues, and in response Young also spoke in tongues. If watching on your mobile device, be sure to select a higher quality resolution. [42] Young proposed marriage to Martha Brotherton, who was seventeen years old at the time and had recently immigrated from Manchester, England. According to William Hayden, Young participated in the Bucksville Forensic and Oratorical Society. Young had a somewhat mixed view of slavery which historian John G. Turner called a "bundle of contradictions". [111], Though polygamy was practiced by Young's predecessor, Joseph Smith,[112] the practice is often associated with Young. [2] His last words were "Joseph! [42] Young and the other apostles directed the church's missionary work and the immigration of new converts from this point forward. [113] In 1853, Young made the church's first official statement on the subject since the church had arrived in Utah. Any person that mingles his seed with the seed of Canaan forfeits the right to rule and all the blessings of the Priesthood of God; and unless his blood were spilled and that of his offspring he nor they could not be saved until the posterity of Canaan are redeemed. [61] Many of Young's followers stated in reminiscent accounts (the earliest in 1850 and the latest in 1920) that when Young spoke to the congregation, he looked or sounded exactly like Smith, which they attributed to the power of God. Fencing will be installed around the temple grounds themselves but not around the surrounding parking lot. As governor and church president, Young directed both religious and economic matters. Young supported her and her two children while they lived in their own home in Nauvoo. Young is the longest-serving president of the LDS Church to date, having served for 29 years. [44], During his time in Nauvoo, Joseph Smith introduced the doctrine of plural marriage among church leaders. [69] Some Mormons counterfeited American and Mexican money, and a grand jury indicted Young and other church leaders in 1845. Philadelphia, PA. All rights reserved. Temple Services Telephone; Aba Nigeria Temple (+234) 80-3903-4804: Accra Ghana Temple (+233) 302-650-123: Adelaide Australia Temple (+61) 8-8363-8000: Albuquerque New Mexico Temple : 505-822-5110: Anchorage Alaska Temple : 907-348-7890: Apia Samoa Temple (+685) 64-230: Arequipa Peru Temple (+51) 54-640-300: Asuncin Paraguay Temple (+595) 21-216-92 Fielding Utah Stake. Brigham Young (/brm/; June 1, 1801 August 29, 1877)[3] was an American religious leader and politician. [48][49][50] Young was one of the first men in Nauvoo to practice polygamy, and he married more women than any other polygamist while in Nauvoo. His call was to preach to the "remnants of Joseph," a term people in the Church used to refer to indigenous people. [122] The LDS Church has formally repudiated the doctrine as early as 1889,[123] and multiple times since the days of Young. Within months, Harris and the others departed their Utah appointments without replacements being named, and their posts remained unfilled for the next two years. Young claimed access to revelation to know God's choice of successor because of his position as an apostle. [24] In May 1834, Young became a member of Zion's Camp, and traveled to Missouri and returned to Kirtland with members of the camp in August. When asked to comment on the story, which had, "provoked the animosity of the Mormon faithful", Doyle noted, "all I said about the Danite Band and the murders is historical so I cannot withdraw that though it is likely that in a work of fiction it is stated more luridly than in a work of history." Under his leadership, members in the United Kingdom began publishing Millennial Star, a hymnal, and a new edition of the Book of Mormon. Upon joining the Methodists, he insisted on being baptized by immersion rather than by their normal practice of sprinkling. Visitors of all ages are invited to a free public open house for new and renovated temples. [195] He encounters Joseph Smith and attempts to ambush his party of Mormons, but, rather than engaging with "the Clitoris Man", Smith shows mercy, rubbing one of the frogs that God has given him to have sex with to cure his AIDS on Young's face, curing his AIDS, and so moving him that he decides to convert to the faith. Persuaded by The Swede, Phineas believed he was the chosen one to go forward to lead the Mormons, instead of his father. Florence Claxton's graphic novel, The Adventures of a Woman in Search of Her Rights (1872), satirizes a would-be emancipated woman whose failure to establish an independent career results in her marriage to Young before she wakes to discover she's been dreaming. Memorials to Young include a bronze statue in front of the Abraham O. Smoot Administration Building, Brigham Young University; a marble statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection at the United States Capitol, donated by the State of Utah in 1950;[163] and a statue atop the This is the Place Monument in Salt Lake City. This is due to differences in what scholars have considered to be a "wife". "[156], At the time of his death, Young was the wealthiest man in Utah, with an estimated personal fortune of $600,000 (equivalent to $15,300,000 in 2021).[154]. [22] During the visit, Brigham spoke in a tongue that Smith identified as the "Adamic language". By 1870, it had all but disappeared from use.[109]. New: For Chestnut Hill Hospital appointment scheduling, call 215-248-8400. The affidavit was created at John C. Bennett's request, after his excommunication and in conjunction with his distribution of false information combined with true information about the church's practice of polygamy. [172], On this topic, Young wrote: "They have not wisdom to act like white men. Young did not learn of the assassination until early July. Parking will consist of 123 surface stalls, 130 underground stalls, and 29 street stalls. According to Young, the matter was beyond his personal control, and was divinely determined rather than historically or personally as many assumed. [166][167] However, two weeks later Young declared himself a "firm believer in slavery". Lyon, T. Edgar (1989). For a view skeptical of the "mantle phenomenon" as historically authentic, see. . The Beehive House and the Lion House remain as prominent Salt Lake City landmarks. Young had many nicknames during his lifetime, among the most popular being "American Moses"[157] (alternatively, "Modern Moses" or "Mormon Moses"),[158][159] 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. [151] On September 2, 1877, Young's funeral was held in the Tabernacle with an estimated 12,000 to 15,000 people in attendance. The gold-leafed statue of the angel Moroni was hoisted and secured into place atop the Brigham City Utah Temple on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, from about 1:40 to 2:30 p.m. Carter. Young did not immediately accept the divine claims of the Book of Mormon. For two years, the monument stood as a memorial to those travelling the Spanish Trail through Mountain Meadow. How to Schedule Temple Appointments for Proxy Work. While the majority of the sealings were "for eternity", some were "for time only," meaning that Young was sealed to these women as a proxy for their previous husbands who had passed away. He instituted a ban prohibiting conferring the priesthood on men of black African descent, and led the church in the Utah War against the United States. [39], Under Young's direction, the quorum organized the exodus of Latter Day Saints from Missouri to Illinois in 1838. [115], One of the more controversial teachings of Young during the Mormon Reformation was the AdamGod doctrine. Joseph had been a Reformed Methodist preacher and the two made a similar "preaching circuit" in eastern Canada. He was the ninth child of John Young and Abigail "Nabby" Howe. [83][84] Young and his counselors were again sustained unanimously by church members at a church conference in Salt Lake City in September 1850.[85]. Latter-day Saint Temple Construction Photographs. 19982023 ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org. [56][57], In 1844, Young travelled east again to solicit votes for Joseph Smith in his presidential campaign. In the story line, the Tugwell family, Jason (Ben Cooper), Ellie (Emily Banks), and Mary (Erin Moran), are abandoned by their guide while on a wagon train from Utah to California. Here he became acquainted with Mary Ann Angell, a convert to the faith from Rhode Island, and the two were married in February 1834 and obtained a marriage certificate on March 31, 1834. ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org shares construction news, photographs, maps, and interesting facts about the temples of the restored Church of Jesus Christ. [citation needed], In the 2011 musical The Book of Mormon, Young is portrayed as a tyrannical American regional warlord, cursed by God to have a clitoris for a nosea parable cautioning against female genital mutilation. If the white man who belongs to the chosen seed mixes his blood with the seed of Cain, the penalty, under the law of God, is death on the spot. In the Season 5 mid-season finale, "False Prophets", Young's son, Phineas, attempts to murder his father. No clothing rental. Young achieved greatest success in real estate. [45][46] Young campaigned against Bennett's allegations that Joseph Smith practiced "spiritual wifery"; Young knew of Smith's hidden practice of polygamy. They described the Book of Mormon as the "stick of Joseph" mentioned in Ezekiel 37. [194], Gregg Henry depicts Young in the fourth (2014) and fifth (2015) seasons of the TV series Hell on Wheels, a fictional story about the construction of the First transcontinental railroad. [82] Young named Heber C. Kimball as his first counselor and Willard Richards as his second. Young's siblings and their spouses were baptized that year or the year afterwards. [54][55] In March 1844, Brigham Young was an inaugural member of the Council of Fifty, which later organized the Mormon exodus from Nauvoo. The mint was closed in 1861 by Alfred Cumming, gubernatorial successor to Young. . Wagonmaster Luke Winner (Morgan Woodward) feels compelled to leave the instrument behind until Ridges finds solid rock under the sand. [137] At a church meeting on September 21, 1856, Brigham Young stated: We need a reformation in the midst of this people; we need a thorough reform.[138] Large gatherings and meetings during this period were conducted by Young and Grant, and Young played a key role in the circulation of the Mormon Reformation with his emphasis on plural marriage, rebaptism, and passionate preaching and oration. This is one of the smallest in Utah, at just 36,000 square feet. 2022Temple University Health System, Inc. [11] Their daughter, Elizabeth, was born on September 26, 1825. There he showed a talent for organizing the church's work and maintaining good relationships with Joseph Smith and the other apostles. A polygamist, Young had at least 56 wives and 57 children. At its prime, the alphabet was used in two Deseret News articles, two elementary readers, and in a translation of the Book of Mormon. "[70][71] The indictment of Young and other leaders, combined with rumors that troops would prevent the Mormons from leaving led Young to start their exodus in February 1846. But you can certainly stop an walk around the building and grounds. Instead, this able, energetic, earthy man became the absolute ruler and the revered, genuinely loved father figure of all Mormons everywhere. Young was played by Dean Jagger in the 1940 film Brigham Young. The Constitution of Deseret is silent upon this, we meant it should be so. President and Prophet Russell M. Nelson made this announcement Sunday in the final session of the October 2022 general conference. Click the Appointments icon. Box Elder County. [146] Leonard J. Arrington reports that Young received a rider at his office on the day of the massacre, and that when he learned of the contemplated attack by members of the church in Parowan and Cedar City, he sent back a letter directing that the Fancher party be allowed to pass through the territory unmolested. Notify me. Appointments Address 250 S Main St Brigham City UT 84302-2560 United States Telephone (1) 435-695-2170 Email Log in to send email to temple Prayer Roll Click here to submit names Services No clothing rental available No cafeteria available. Young performed the sealing ordinances for two of Joseph Smith's plural wives in early 1842. It is such unique architecture for a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Temple. Each TUHS member organization is owned and operated pursuant to its governing documents. Brigham City Utah Temple (image source LDS.org) Address 250 S Main St Brigham City UT 84302-2560 United States Telephone 435-695-2170 Services. [119], Young also taught the doctrine of blood atonement, in which the atonement of Jesus cannot redeem an eternal sin, which included apostasy, theft, fornication (but not sodomy), or adultery. President Packer had attended elementary school 80 years before on the very site where he stood. He also provisioned the building of the Endowment House, a "temporary temple" which began to be used in 1855 to provide temple ordinances to church members while the Salt Lake Temple was under construction. [155] In 1873, he announced that he would step down as president of the Deseret National Bank and of ZCMI, as well as from his role as trustee-in-trust for the church. "[128] In 1863, Young stated: "Shall I tell you the law of God in regard to the African race? Young knew her father, Isaac Decker, in New York. [176], Of Young's fifty-six wives, twenty-one had never been married before; seventeen were widows; six were divorced; six had living husbands and the marital status of six others is unknown. A church conference held in Iowa sustained Young and his First Presidency on December 27, 1847. [78] On August 7, Brigham suggested that the members of the camp be re-baptized to signify a re-dedication to their beliefs and covenants. After meeting Joseph Smith, Young joined the Church of Christ in April 9, 1832. Ordinances and covenants have been a part of the gospel from the beginning. [175], Young was a polygamist, having at least fifty-six wives. It will be gorgeous, it will be white. ", invoking the name of the late Joseph Smith Jr, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Brigham City Utah West Stake. Since Young's death, a number of works have published collections of his discourses and sayings. Doyle's daughter stated: "You know father would be the first to admit that his first Sherlock Holmes novel was full of errors about the Mormons. [150] It is believed that he died of peritonitis from a ruptured appendix. He joined the Masons in Nauvoo on April 7, 1842, and participated in an early endowment ritual led by Joseph Smith that May and became part of the Anointed Quorum. [99], In 1856, Young organized an efficient mail service known as the Brigham Young Express and Carrying Company, which transported mail and passengers between Missouri and California. "[129] Young was also a vocal opponent of theories of human polygenesis, being a firm voice for stating that all humans were the product of one creation. [74] Young arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847, a date now recognized as Pioneer Day in Utah. [11] Young converted to the Reformed Methodist Church in 1824 after studying the Bible. should serve the seed of Abraham; he should not be a ruler, nor vote for men to rule over me nor my brethren. Virtual visits with a Temple specialist are effective, safe and convenient. [108], Young also organized a committee to refine the Deseret alphabeta phonetic alphabet which had been developed sometime between 1847 and 1854. Many cities and towns in Utah, and some in neighboring states, were founded under Young's direction. Hey Everyone! Young argued that the church needed more than a spokesman, and that the Twelve Apostles, not Rigdon, had the keys, powers, and "the fulness of the Priesthood," referring to the second anointing. "[76], Upon being asked why he chose for them to settle in the Salt Lake Valley, Young stated: "We have been kicked out of the frying-pan into the fire, out of the fire into the middle of the floor, and here we are and here we will stay. [40][41] Young also served in various leadership and community organization roles among church members in Nauvoo. [37] He became the oldest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles when David Patten died after the Battle of Crooked River. He refused to sign a temperance pledge, however, stating that "if I sign the temperance pledge I feel that I am bound, and I wish to do just right, without being bound to do it; I want my liberty. Schedule Appointment. During time as prophet and governor, Young encouraged each bishop to establish a grade school for his congregation, which would be supported by volunteer work and tithing payments. Can we use your current location to find the nearest temple? Lucy and Young had seven children together. If the circumstances of his life had worked out differently [he] might have become a captain of industryan Andrew Carnegie or John D. Rockefeller or a railroad builder. :200 When Young received word in July that federal troops were headed to Utah with his replacement, he called out his militia to ambush the federal force using delaying tactics. The resolution was unanimously approved, reverting the block back to a single lot and giving the Church control over the utilities on site.2, On June 15, 2010, the Planning Commission of Brigham City approved plans for the Brigham City Utah Temple in conjunction with a Permitted Use Permit application submitted by project manager Kerry Nielsen. He also married in Nauvoo, but did not have children with: Augusta Adams Cobb, Susannah Snively, Eliza Bowker, Ellen A. Rockwood, and Namah K. J. A temple is literally a house of the Lorda special place designated by Him and dedicated to His sacred purposes. [178], In 1902, 25 years after his death, The New York Times established that Young's direct descendants numbered more than 1,000. The Provo City Center Temple is a stunning edifice in the center of the City of Provo. History of Brigham Young, entry dated 5 Jan. 1852, in Church Historians Office Records Collection, LDSCA. 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[110] During his tenure, Young oversaw construction of the Salt Lake Tabernacle and announced plans to build the St. George (1871), Manti (1875), and Logan (1877) temples. [144] Young eventually reached a settlement with the aid of a peace commission and agreed to step down as governor. Joseph! Miller was arrested, but released when it was discovered he was not Brigham Young. President Packer, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and his wife Donna are natives of Brigham City. Learn more as you enjoy this unique look at the renovated Washington D.C. Temple. [80] Young's expedition was one of the largest and one of the best organized westward treks, and he made various trips back and forth between the Salt Lake Valley and Winter Quarters to assist other companies in their journeys. History of Brigham Young, entry dated Jan. 5, 1852, Church Historians Office Records Collection, LDS Church Archives (quoted in Ricks, A Peculiar Place, 114). [58][59] Several claimants to the role of church president emerged during the succession crisis that ensued. The Compromise of 1850 instead carved out Utah Territory and Young was appointed governor. They converted to the church, including his cousin Willard Richards. Young and his two daughters moved to Kirtland along with the Kimball family later that summer. As governor, Young had promised the federal government he would protect migrants passing through Utah Territory, but over 120 men, women and children were killed in this incident. Young was also one of the first to subscribe to Union Pacific stock, for the construction of the First transcontinental railroad. Young's father, two brothers, and sister had already moved to Mendon before he did. [116][117][118] The LDS Church has since repudiated the AdamGod doctrine. [95][96] Young said in an 1852 speech, "In as much as we believe in the Bible we must believe in slavery. Brigham Young and William Smith discredited Brotherton's character, and Brotherton herself did not associate with the church afterwards. You will see in the design of it reflections of previous temples that have been built, particularly the Salt Lake Temple. I create online training, conduct in-person training . Arthur Conan Doyle based his first Sherlock Holmes novel, A Study in Scarlet, on Mormon history, mentioning Young by name. The sweetest relationships we can experience in life are in loving families. He also authorized the construction of the Utah Central railroad line, which connected Salt Lake City to the Union Pacific transcontinental railroad. Services Clothing rental available. Take a 360 virtual tour of the Washington D.C. Templeup, down, and all around! The grounds will include a water feature and fruit trees, paying homage to the area's roots in fruit growing.3. Thereby the Mormons became the most important single agency in colonizing that vast arid West between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada. During his time as church president, Young led his followers, the Mormon pioneers, west from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Salt Lake Valley. Provo, Utah Area. "I am home," said President Boyd K. Packer in his opening remarks at the Brigham City Utah Temple groundbreaking held Saturday, July 31, 2010. Young himself condemned the counterfeiting. [104] Young said, "I hope to see an Academy established in Provo at which the children of the Latter-day Saints can receive a good education unmixed with the pernicious atheistic influences that are found in so many of the higher schools of the country. Feb 2015 - Sep 20183 years 8 months. [14], By the time Young moved to Mendon in 1828, he had effectively left the Reformed Methodist church and become a Christian seeker, unconvinced that he had found a church possessing the true authority of Jesus Christ. [140] The Reformation appeared to have ended completely by early 1858. All health care is provided by its member organizations or independent health care providers affiliated with TUHS member organizations. Under his direction, the Mormons built roads and bridges, forts, irrigation projects; established public welfare; organized a militia; issued a "selective extermination" order against male Timpanogos[88] and after a series of wars eventually made peace with the Native Americans. (If you haven't already signed in with your Church account and password, it will then prompt you to do so.) Latter-day Saints are a temple-building and temple-loving people. [145], The degree of Young's involvement in the Mountain Meadows massacre, which took place in Washington County in 1857, is disputed. The Brigham City Utah Temple serves members from 13 stakes headquartered in Box Elder County and Malad Valley: Map View. If you accept, you may be prompted by your browser to allow this. [17][18] He was baptized by Eleazer Miller. [102] Young viewed education as a process of learning how to make the Kingdom of God a reality on earth, and at the core of his "philosophy of education" was the belief that the church had within itself all that was necessary to save mankind materially, spiritually, and intellectually. During his time as church president, Young led his followers, the Mormon pioneers, west from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Salt Lake Valley. [51] While in Nauvoo, he married Clarissa Decker, Clarissa Ross, Emily Dow Partidge, Louisa Beaman, Margaret Maria Alley, Emmeline Free, Margaret Piece, and Zina Diantha Huntington. The decree of God that Canaan should be a servant of servants unto his brethren (i.e., Shem and Japhet [sic]) is in full force. A large slab of granite was put up on which he had the following words engraved: "Here 120 men, women and children were massacred in cold blood early in September, 1857. Brigham City Utah Temple 139th dedicated temple in operation Aaron Nuffer. You can schedule an appointment in two ways: You can call us directly at 800-TEMPLE-MED ( 800-836-7536) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. According to Young, he was taught by Smith that Adam is "our Father and our God, and the only God with whom we have to do". He then stayed for a short time in Dublin, Indiana with his brother Lorenzo before moving to Far West, Missouri in 1838. We offer telemedicine appointments for many of our specialty services. He worked as a carpenter, glazier, and painter. [135], 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. The LDS Church's Doctrine and Covenants contains one section from Young that has been canonized as scripture, added in 1876. [127] After settling in Utah in 1848, Young announced the ban,[127] which also forbade blacks from participating in Mormon temple rites such as the endowment or sealings. [91] It was established on February 28, 1850, as the University of Deseret; its name was eventually changed to the University of Utah. During the defense of Utah, now called the Utah War, Young held the U.S. Army at bay for a winter by taking their cattle and burning supply wagons. [176], Sources have varied on the number of Young's wives, as well as their ages. Please contact the temple for more information or if you have special circumstances or needs. This website is NOT an official website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [100] In 1858, following the events of the Utah War, he stepped down to his gubernatorial successor, Alfred Cumming.[101]. "[105] The school broke off from the University of Deseret and became Brigham Young Academy in 1876 under the leadership of Karl G. Maeser,[105] and was the precursor to Brigham Young University. Byron Morrow played Young in a cameo appearance in the Death Valley Days 1966 episode "An Organ for Brother Brigham". Young's six-year-old daughter Mary Ann died while he was on this mission. [124][125][126], Young is generally considered to have instituted a church ban against conferring the priesthood on men of black African descent, who had generally been treated equally to white men in this respect under Smith's presidency. "[173] Young adopted the Christian idea of the Curse of Hama racist interpretation of Genesis 9 which white proponents of slavery in antebellum America used to justify enslaving black people of African descent[174]and applied it liberally and literally. Jedediah M. Grant, one of the key figures of the Reformation and one of Young's counselors, traveled throughout the Territory preaching to Latter-day Saint communities and settlements with the goal of inspiring them to reject sin and turn towards spiritual things. The majority of Young's teachings are contained in the 19 volumes of transcribed and edited sermons in the Journal of Discourses. Brigham Young University. In June 1844 while Young was away, Joseph Smith was killed by an armed mob who stormed the jail where he was awaiting trial for the charge of treason. If you would prefer us to contact you, please fill out the form below. Brigham Young was also played by Terence Stamp in the 2007 film September Dawn. TUHS neither provides nor controls the provision of health care. [178] Young built the Lion House, the Beehive House, the Gardo House, and the White House in downtown Salt Lake City to accommodate his sizable family. Mary Ann, who was pregnant at the time, had provided for Young's two daughters and the children of her brother Solomon Angell and their friend Lorenzo Booth while Young was away with Zion's Camp. "Regular Meeting of the Brigham City Council,", "Brigham City Temple draws on city's history,". God has shown me that this is the spot to locate his people, and here is where they will prosper. Under Smith's leadership, Young participated in the building of the Kirtland and Nauvoo temples. In the main navigation on ChurchofJesusChrist.org, select Serve and then Temples. He also led the Anointed Quorum. Sidney Rigdon, the senior surviving member of the church's First Presidency, argued there could be no successor to the deceased prophet and that he should stay Joseph's "spokesman" and become guardian of the church. (Or you can go directly to temples.ChurchofJesusChrist.org.) "[190], Mark Twain devoted a chapter and much of two appendices to Young in Roughing It. All four streets surrounding the temple block were closed to allow the approximately 5,000 spectators to view the proceedings. He credited Young's leadership with helping to settle much of the American West:[162]. President Nelson Presides at Ephraim Utah Temple Groundbreaking . [143] Buchanan accepted the reports of the Runaway Officials without any further investigation, and the new non-sectarian governor was appointed and sent to the new territory accompanied by 2,500 soldiers. [47] Young married Lucy Ann Decker in June 1842, making her his first plural wife. The Utah Territory was created by Congress as part of the Compromise of 1850, and as colonizer and founder of Salt Lake City, Young was appointed the territory's first governor and superintendent of American Indian affairs by President Millard Fillmore on February 3, 1851. . United States. [89] Young organized the first Utah Territorial Legislature and established Fillmore as the territory's first capital. 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