Illinois Visit the home of Brigham Young, the second President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, leader of the Church's movement to the West, and first territorial governor of Deseret, later named Utah. Brigham Young had this home constructed for his family from 1843 to 1844. The east wing served as his office and as a meeting place for the presiding councils of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Young family left Nauvoo in February 1846. In December 1847, Brigham Young was sustained by the members of the Church as the second President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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