Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-01
rnrsIprNr nnIonAM YorNd.


This h President Younr'H birthday
brigham Young was born june q. 1901
at whunrham. windhnm county,
Vermont ana was the son 81 John ana
Nabbic Howe Youur lio received hul
a moarro scholastic education. but was
u an original mind and active brain.
and when only sixteen years ola com.
mcnccd tusinc fuH "a carpenter rninter
and rin1ler. ilc became BE- member oi
the Methodist Church who twenty.
two years u age
In the spring Of 1929 be- moved into
the state % Ncw York, ana o. year
later for The INST time saw copy of
the Hook " Mormon. In isl1 hc visited
a brunch " the church in Columbia
Pcnnsyivnla. was Impressed with the
truth ~ the Gospel and took q trip Go
Canada 10 consult about u with his
brother joseph. They returned toe
gcthcr and cfnbmcud the faith, ifrir.
ham bolng baptized April u. lisa when
he was Confirmed and ordained an
Elder. In September Of thnt year
No went 10 Kirkland. ohio and met the
Prophet Joseph smith. when ho tr.
oslyed a testimony from God u his
divine authority.
Ho afterwards won't on several mis-
slana -twota Upper canada. then made
hla homo In Klflinnd. travelled with
azinn'a camp. 90 Missouri, and RETURN
inr worked ON hc Kirkland Temple.
on February 10. 1885. h. was chosen
one Of the Twelve Apostles. performed
missions In o. number uf states, stood
by the Prophet joseph thuuEh all tho
troubles In kirkland ana Missouri, and
on the secession u Thomas ~. Marsh
and the killing u David rattcn, be-
came President " Tho Twelve Apostles.
lie helped the Saints froin Missouri.
and lott his own property to Eo with
them 90 Illinois.
Ne was then sent on mission 90
England aud sailed ifarch 10. 1870. from
New York TO Liverpool, laborlng In
Great Britain ntllAprii 90 isii. WHORE
he supcrinltndcd The work. estab-
ilshed a Publishing house and tho
Church emigration system, directed the
extension Of the cause throughout inc
country and published many Thousands
of Church works.
on tho death ~ Joseph the Prophet
aH President Of the Twelve Apostles hs
became the leader OF the church and
s.sftN A. .,.atH rr.... IL .t.... IL tts.a ID
December q, ist5.whon the First proni-
dsnoy was reorFnnIzcd with nrigha M
Young az the head. This position hs
retained during the remainder u bis
evehtful NE.
The exodus m the Saints from Nau
Woo was conducted under tho direction
% brigham Young. and commence,
Feb, T. istG tic organized them a
kanesvillc. now Council nluna. on IA,
Iowa side Of tho Missouri river. an,
established Winter Quarters ON th'
western side. AZ the cali of thr guyun
mout for voluutr,ia TO hght In the wa
with Mexico President Young organic,
tho Mormon battalion with dtp souls
Nhu started ior Santa 10 July 10 isis
on April 2, istf Tho Pioneers. undc
President Young. commenced thoiI
Journey westward. 10 fud d home III
the Rainta IN tho Rocky Mountains
Ten days later, when sixty miles out
he organized the company men
three women and two children. and per
npnaly led them agrosH the plains
They reached this valley July a. lsl'
when President Young pronounced lhi
the spot he had seen ln vision. II wa
ON July IS that he struck the Erounl
with hls cane on the site Of tho rrea
Temple, cScinlmiur "llcrc We viii built
the Temple ot oar God" A city wa
Laid out ana buildings VIEW az one
commenced.
lio returned 90 Winter Quarters IN
humo year. starting Aur. 20 and, ON or
uvlnF. prepared che great body OF th
Saints Tor the Journey across the plain
and mountains H. started with "a com
pany early in lsis. othcrH following
and the nrat arrived in Great salt LAX
CITY Sept 90
when mo Territory or Utah was M
ranlzed, brigham YOUNG was nppplnte
Governor hy President Mlllnrl FlIlmou
After serving Ma nrstt rrm with hone
and signal ability, hr was rr-nppolute
BY President Franklin Pierce. 10 rg
pcrinteudrd the laying out OF town
ana settlements and sussatrd III
building ~ the traua,eontluontni raj
WHW which whom I.Wf ftTfpVHI q.