Original: Brigham Young (Ë brÉ É É m; June 1, 1801 â "August 29, 1877) was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the western United States. He was the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847 until his death in 1877.
Simplified: Brigham Young (June 1, 1801 â "August 29, 1877) was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the first Governor of the American state of Utah.