UJoseph Young (Ephreli 7, 1797 - Julayi 16, 1881) wayengumuntu osanda kuguqukela enhlanganweni ye- Latter Day Saint futhi wayeyisithunywa sevangeli futhi esinesikhathi eside enegunya le- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).Wayengumfowabo omdala kaBrigham Young. UYoung wazalelwa eHopkinton, eMassachusetts ngo-Ephreli 7, 1797, eyingane yesishiyagalombili  kuzalwa nguJohn Young no-Abigail Howe. Ekwindla ka-1832, uYoung wajoyina ukuhlangana kwama-Latter Day Saints eKirtland, e-Ohio, lapho ahlangana khona noJoseph Smith, umsunguli webandla.Ngemuva nje kokufika eKirtland,  USmith ucele uYoung ukuthi ashiye enye imishini yebandla aye e-Upper Canada, ayikhonze ezinyangeni zasebusika zango-1832 nango-1833 nomfowabo uBrigham. NgoFebhuwari 18, 1834, uYoung washada noJane Adeline Bicknell eGeneseo, eNew York.Lezi zithandani ekugcineni zizoba nezingane eziyishumi nanye, kubalwa amadodakazi uJane Adeline, uJulia Ann Vilate, noChloe Eliza, kanye namadodana uJoseph Bicknell, uSeymour Bicknell, noMarcus LeGrand.