[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. Young's siblings and their spouses were baptized that year or the year afterwards. [35][27] In August 1837, Young went on another mission to the eastern states. Carter. 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. [93] These individuals later became known as the Runaway Officials of 1851. 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. [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. [148], Before his death in Salt Lake City on August 29, 1877,[149] Young was suffering from cholera morbus and inflammation of the bowels. [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. Young had a somewhat mixed view of slavery which historian John G. Turner called a "bundle of contradictions". The Brigham City Utah Temple will be the fourteenth temple built in Utah and the first built in Box Elder County. [16] In 1831, five missionaries of the Latter Day Saint movementEleazer Miller, Elial Strong, Alpheus Gifford, Enos Curtis, and Daniel Bowencame from the branch of the church in Columbia, Pennsylvania to preach in Mendon. [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. Young performed the sealing ordinances for two of Joseph Smith's plural wives in early 1842. According to Young, the matter was beyond his personal control, and was divinely determined rather than historically or personally as many assumed. [178] There were fifty-six women who Young was sealed to during his lifetime. [113] In 1853, Young made the church's first official statement on the subject since the church had arrived in Utah. Notify me. 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. Latter-day Saint Temple Construction Photographs. [44], During his time in Nauvoo, Joseph Smith introduced the doctrine of plural marriage among church leaders. History of Brigham Young, entry dated Jan. 5, 1852, Church Historians Office Records Collection, LDS Church Archives (quoted in Ricks, A Peculiar Place, 114). Young is the longest-serving president of the LDS Church to date, having served for 29 years. Temples are reopening in phases due to COVID-19 pandemic. [47] Young married Lucy Ann Decker in June 1842, making her his first plural wife. Temple closed today. Young's six-year-old daughter Mary Ann died while he was on this mission. 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. Lyon, T. Edgar (1989). Upon joining the Methodists, he insisted on being baptized by immersion rather than by their normal practice of sprinkling. Email Log in to send email to temple. In the early 1850s, he expressed some support for the antislavery "free soil" position in American politics,[165] and in January 1852, he declared in a speech that "no property can or should be recognized as existing in slaves", suggesting opposition to the existence of slavery. [8] Young reported having a strict Puritan-style Christian upbringing. Everything in the temple points us to Jesus Christ. [90] Young also organized a board of regents to establish a university in the Salt Lake Valley. 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 Services Clothing rental available. [58][59] Several claimants to the role of church president emerged during the succession crisis that ensued. On October 3, 2009, during the Saturday morning session of the 179th Semiannual General Conference, President Thomas S. Monson announced the construction of the Brigham City Utah TempleUtah's fourteenth temple. Virtual visits with a Temple specialist are effective, safe and convenient. If you would prefer us to contact you, please fill out the form below. ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org shares construction news, photographs, maps, and interesting facts about the temples of the restored Church of Jesus Christ. Young claimed access to revelation to know God's choice of successor because of his position as an apostle. (Or you can go directly to temples.ChurchofJesusChrist.org.) "[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. As the competing rail lines approach Utah from the east and west coasts, Young supplies Mormon laborers to both railroad companies and negotiates with the railways to have them make Salt Lake City their meeting point. [13] Young worked as a carpenter and joiner, and built and operated a saw mill. [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. As part of the Reformation, almost all "active" or involved LDS Church members were rebaptized as a symbol of their commitment. [152] He is buried on the grounds of the Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument in the heart of Salt Lake City. [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. Schedule Appointment. [7] Young moved to Auburn, New York where he was an apprentice to John C. Jeffries. Learn more as you enjoy this unique look at the renovated Washington D.C. Temple. Young organized the journey that would take the Mormon pioneers to Winter Quarters, Nebraska, in 1846, before continuing on to the Salt Lake Valley. "[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. Address 250 South Main Street Brigham City, Utah 84302-2120 United States Telephone: (+1) 435-695-2170 Street Map - Nearby Hotels Services NO clothing rental available NO cafeteria food served NO patron housing available [89] Young organized the first Utah Territorial Legislature and established Fillmore as the territory's first capital. [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. 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. Young achieved greatest success in real estate. The grounds will include a water feature and fruit trees, paying homage to the area's roots in fruit growing.3. . Young did not immediately accept the divine claims of the Book of Mormon. [31][32] In August 1835, Young and the rest of the Quorum of the Twelve issued a testimony in support of the divine origin of the Doctrine and Covenants. 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. Monday, 27 February 2023 - Monday, 13 March 2023, Monday, 7 August 2023 - Monday, 21 August 2023, Friday, 8 September 2023 (Limited Operations), Wednesday, 22 November 2023 (Limited Operations), Saturday, 30 December 2023 (Limited Operations). [33] He oversaw the finishing of the Kirtland temple and spoke in tongues at its dedication in 1836. These included a wagon express company, a ferryboat company, a railroad and the manufacturing of processed lumber, wool, sugar beets, iron, and liquor. Brigham Young (/brm/; June 1, 1801 August 29, 1877)[3] was an American religious leader and politician. Weather conditions delayed the planned 12:00 noon raising. He used tobacco but did not drink alcohol. For those who are interested, we have scheduled a couple of sealing appointments at the Brigham City Utah Temple, and have some available seats. He also tried to promote Mormon self-sufficiency by establishing collectivist communities, known as the United Order of Enoch. They were from Arkansas." We offer telemedicine appointments for many of our specialty services. "[132], These racial restrictions remained in place until 1978, when the policy was rescinded by church president Spencer W. Kimball,[133] and the church subsequently "disavow[ed] theories advanced in the past" to explain this ban,[134] essentially attributing the origins of the ban solely to Young. The Constitution of Deseret is silent upon this, we meant it should be so. [46] Eight of Young's plural marriages in Nauvoo were to Joseph Smith's widows. Under Smith's leadership, Young participated in the building of the Kirtland and Nauvoo temples. [12] In 1828, the family moved briefly to Oswego, New York on the shore of Lake Ontario, and in 1828 to Mendon, New York. The Provo City Center Temple is a stunning edifice in the center of the City of Provo. [178], In 1902, 25 years after his death, The New York Times established that Young's direct descendants numbered more than 1,000. Brigham City Utah West Stake. "[177] By the time of his death, Young had fifty-seven children by sixteen of his wives; forty-six of his children reached adulthood. The Compromise of 1850 instead carved out Utah Territory and Young was appointed governor. "[77], Among Young's first acts upon arriving in the valley were the naming of the city as "The City of the Great Salt Lake" and its organization into blocks of ten acres, each divided into eight equal-sized lots. 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". It will be gorgeous, it will be white. . [6] At age twelve, he moved with his parents to the township of Genoa, close to Cayuga Lake. [183] Some of Young's descendants have become leaders in the LDS Church, as well as prominent political and cultural figures. Fencing will be installed around the temple grounds themselves but not around the surrounding parking lot. [65] Not all church members followed Young. Young knew her father, Isaac Decker, in New York. In the Season 5 mid-season finale, "False Prophets", Young's son, Phineas, attempts to murder his father. Brigham Young and William Smith discredited Brotherton's character, and Brotherton herself did not associate with the church afterwards. Buchanan later pardoned Young. This website is NOT an official website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [175], Young was a polygamist, having at least fifty-six wives. [34] Shortly afterwards, Young went on another mission with his brother Joseph to New York and New England. (If you haven't already signed in with your Church account and password, it will then prompt you to do so.) 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. Lucy was still married to William Seeley when Young married her. He was later joined by his family and by other members of the church in Missouri. [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. Historians have come to different conclusions on whether contemporary records support this "transfiguration of Brigham Young" (also sometimes called the "mantle phenomenon") as an authentic experience, whatever its causation. [5] Young received little formal education, but his mother taught him how to read and write. 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