United Order of Monroe (Monroe, Utah)

Brigham Young (1801-1877) was a Mormon prophet and leader in the Utah Territory.

Brigham Young was born on June 1, 1801, in Whitingham, Vermont. In 1832, Young joined the Latter-day Saint faith and was ordained an apostle on February 14, 1835. After the assassination of Joseph Smith, Jr., Young became the new leader of the faith. Ordained to the office of president in 1847, Young led the Latter-day Saints across the United States to settle in Utah Territory in order to escape persecution. Young, who served as the Latter-day Saint Church President until his death, died in 1877.

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