Legacy Brigham_Young

1 legacy

1.1 impact
1.2 family , descendants

1.2.1 notable descendants

legacy
impact

a century after death, 1 writer stated that

[joseph smith] succeeded 1 of outstanding organizers of 19th century, brigham young. if circumstances of life had worked out differently [he] might have become captain of industry—an andrew carnegie or john d. rockefeller or railroad builder. instead, able, energetic, earthy man became absolute ruler , revered, genuinely loved father figure of mormons everywhere.

he credited young s leadership helping settle of american west:

during 30 years between mormons arrival in utah in 1847 , [his death in] 1877, young directed founding of 350 towns in southwest. thereby mormons became important single agency in colonizing vast arid west between rockies , sierra nevada.

memorials young include bronze statue in front of abraham o. smoot administration building, brigham young university; marble statue in national statuary hall collection @ united states capitol, donated state of utah in 1950; , statue atop place monument in salt lake city.

young s teachings 1998–99 course of study in lds church s sunday relief society , melchizedek priesthood classes.

family , descendants


caricature of young s wives, after death

young polygamist, marrying total of 55 wives, 54 of them after converted mormonism. policy difficult many in church. young stated upon being taught plural marriage, first time in life desired grave. time of death, young had 56 children 16 of wives; 46 of children reached adulthood.

sources have varied on number of young s wives, due differences in scholars have considered wife . there 55 women young sealed during lifetime. while majority of sealings eternity , time . researchers believe not of 55 marriages conjugal. young did not live number of wives or publicly hold them out wives, has led confusion on number , identities. in part due complexity of how wives identified in mormon society @ time.

of young s 55 wives, 21 had never been married before; 16 widows; 6 divorced; 6 had living husbands; , marital status of 6 others unknown. in 1856, young built lion house accommodate sizable family. building remains salt lake city landmark, beehive house, young family home. contemporary of young wrote: amusing walk brigham young s big house, long rambling building innumerable doors. each wife has establishment of own, consisting of parlor, bedroom, , front door, key of keeps in pocket. @ time of young s death, 19 of wives had predeceased him, divorced ten, , 23 survived him. status of 4 unknown. 1 of wives, zina huntington young, served third president of relief society. in will, young shared estate 16 surviving wives had lived him; 6 surviving non-conjugal wives not mentioned in will.

notable descendants

in 1902, 25 years after death, new york times established young s direct descendants numbered more 1,000. of young s descendants have become leaders in lds church, while other have become notable events outside of lds church service.