Brigham Young was born in Whitingham, Vermont on June 1, 1801, the son of John and Abigail Howe Young. In 1832 at the age of 22, Brigham Young was baptized into the LDS Church and joined the Mormon settlement in Kirtland, Ohio in 1833. He was ordained an apostle in in 1835, and later became prophet and president of the Church after Joseph Smith was killed by mob violence in Carthage, ... [MORE] 1. Brigham Young: Prophet, Statesman, Pioneer - Biographical quotations compiled by Dan Forward. 2. People in The West: Brigham Young - Profile from Ken Burns and Steven Ives' PBS documentary, The West.

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