The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-04-17
AposTLe eRloHAM YouNe oaAD.
Was President Of the Quorum Of
Apostles Of the Mormon Church.


OF the quorum OF twelve. son Of the
famous leader Of the Mormon church
and next IN line OF succession 20 Pres.
ident Joseph r. Smith for that 9, &.
ton. died at his home In Salt Lake
City at 1870 p. m Saturday Death.
which ensued after an illness Of over
years duration. was duo primarily
to cirrhosis OF the liver This led TO
dropsy. and his condition was made
still worse by a recent attack Of bron.
chitis.
Brigham Young. a member Of the
council OF twelve apostles since 1868.
and president OF that body since the
death Of Franklin ID. Richards. was
tho son OF President Brigham Young
and Mary Ann ANGEL He was born
December IS. 1886. at Kirkland. o. HIS
father. In 1888. was a wldower with
two little girls, and he married Mary
Ann Angel as a result OF a fast meet.
ing in Kirkland, during which II was
revealed to the elder Brigham that she
was designed for him. Brigham. Jr,
was the third child OF this marriage.
and he was born amid all the unto
ward circumstances OF the early days
In the church. He was a twin. but his
twin sister, Mary. died at the age OF 7.
Apostle Young's eldest recollection
was a scene OF the painful movings
and mobbings OF his people In the Mis-.
sourl.Illlnois days. In 1889 the fam
lily moved to Montrose. which was
across the river from Nauvoo. whora
Brigham Young was baptized by his
father In the Mississippi river in 1916,
He underwent, as a small boy the suf'
forlng accompanying the removal OF
the Saints to Winter Quarters, and tho
trip across the plains to the Salt Lake
valley. on November o, 1858, when
10 years Of age. he was married to
Catherine Curtis Spencer. and about
sixteen months later he yielded obedi.
ence 10 the principle OF plural mar.
rlago by marrying Jane Darlington.
His early days In the VALET wero
fraught with many hardships he hay.
ing served as scout during the Echo
canyon war. while out accommodating
In the mountains suffering great hard.
ships. He was also one OF the relief
party sent back to meet a handcart
company Of emlgrants. on which trip
he was attacked by innammatory
rheumatism.
In April. 1861, he was ordained
member OF the high council OF the Salt
Lake stake. and In the spring OF 1869
he accompanied Delegate Bornhisel TO
the states. After arriving IN New York
he recoievd a letter from his father.
calling him on n mission. and comply.
ing with this call he sailed for Europe
and arrived at liverpool July 90, 1869.
He laborcd principally I'm london, but
visited Scandinavia and other parts OF
Europe. returning home In 1863
He was ordained an apostle by his
father. Brigham Young. on Fob. 4,
1864. but he eid not become member
OF the twelve APOSTLES quorum until
October, 1868, when he was chosen to
MI vacancy caused by the selection
OF Georro a. Smith as n counselor In
the first presidency.
In 1864 APOSTLE Young was called on
another mission TO Great Britain for
the nurnose Of assisting President
Daniel II. Wells In tho presidency OF
tho European mission. Shortly after
his arrival there he succeeded Presl-
dent Wells as president OF the Euro
pean mission. During his stay there
he travcle extensively. and In 1865
received n request from his father to
return to Utah for n visit ard sailed
for home. After n few months NJ home.
Apostle Young returned to ENGLAND
and resumed chnrge Of the mission.
but he remained there only a short
while. sailing fnellv for homo with
his family. For time he had charge
OF the affairs OF the church In Cache
stake. He was there until tNe reorgan.
izatlon OF that stake I'm 1877. At the
general conference in 1873 he was
chosen ms one Of the FIVE counselors
to Brigham Young nrd acted In that
canaclty until his father died
APOSTLE YOUNG served several terms
in the Utah legislature. made nun.
Dor OF trims east in the interest Of the
church. and occunied numerous posi-.
lions OF honor and trust. or late wears
he has travelled extensively I'm Utah,
Arizona. New Mexico. Colorado and
old Mexico. VISITING the various stakes
Of the church. while visiting the
Yaqui Indians In Mexico in 1889 no
was attacked by yellow fever and was
at tho point Of death. From 1890 to
1898 he was a"ain In charge Of tho
Furonean m'sslon, and since then. un.
III his long illress. no has Travelled he.
tween the various stakes Of Zion In the
interest OF his faith.