| Brigham Young Jr. | |
|---|---|
 Young in 1900 | |
| President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| October 17, 1901 (1901-10-17) – April 11, 1903 (1903-04-11) | |
| Predecessor | Joseph F. Smith |
| Successor | Francis M. Lyman |
| December 9, 1899 (1899-12-09) – October 10, 1901 (1901-10-10) | |
| Predecessor | Franklin D. Richards |
| Successor | Joseph F. Smith |
| End reason | Return of Joseph F. Smith to Quorum upon death ofLorenzo Snow and dissolution of First Presidency |
| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| August 29, 1877 (1877-08-29) – April 11, 1903 (1903-04-11) | |
| Assistant Counselor in the First Presidency | |
| May 9, 1874 (1874-05-09) – August 29, 1877 (1877-08-29) | |
| Called by | Brigham Young |
| End reason | Dissolution of First Presidency upon death of Brigham Young |
| Counselor in the First Presidency | |
| June 8, 1873 (1873-06-08) – May 9, 1874 (1874-05-09) | |
| Called by | Brigham Young |
| End reason | Called as Assistant Counselor in the First Presidency |
| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| October 9, 1868 (1868-10-09) – June 8, 1873 (1873-06-08) | |
| Called by | Brigham Young |
| End reason | Called as Counselor in the First Presidency |
| LDS ChurchApostle | |
| February 4, 1864 (1864-02-04) – April 11, 1903 (1903-04-11) | |
| Called by | Brigham Young |
| Reason | Brigham Young's discretion[1] |
| Reorganization at end of term | George Albert Smith ordained |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brigham Young Jr. (1836-12-18)December 18, 1836 Kirtland,Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | April 11, 1903(1903-04-11) (aged 66) Salt Lake City,Utah, U.S. |
| Resting place | Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37″N111°51′29″W / 40.777°N 111.858°W /40.777; -111.858 (Salt Lake City Cemetery) |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine C. Spencer Helen E. Armstrong Jane Carrington Abigail Stevens Rhoda E. Perkins |
| Parents | Brigham Young Mary Ann Angell |
Brigham Young Jr. (December 18, 1836 – April 11, 1903) served aspresident of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1899 until his death. His tenure was interrupted for one week in 1901 whenJoseph F. Smith was the president of the Quorum.
Young was born inKirtland, Ohio, the son ofBrigham Young andMary Ann Angell. Young's twin sister, Mary, died at age seven from the effects of injuries received at age two in a wagon accident.[2] At age twelve, Young drove an ox cart along theMormon Trail, reachingSalt Lake City in 1848.[2] Young served as a guard and scout in the following years, operating inSalt Lake Valley and the surrounding canyons.[2]
On November 15, 1855, Young married Catherine Curtis Spencer, a daughter ofOrson Spencer, with exactly the same name as her mother.[2]
In Utah Territory, Young became a member of the reconstitutedNauvoo Legion. He was involved in the rescue of the Willie and Martin companies ofMormon handcart pioneers. He also served in theUtah War with the troops that worked to halt the advance ofJohnston's Army.[3]
In 1861, Young was made a member of the Salt LakeStakehigh council.[2]
Brigham Young Sr. ordained three of his sons, Brigham Young Jr.,Joseph Angell Young andJohn Willard Young, as apostles in 1864, without public announcement or adding them to theQuorum of the Twelve Apostles.[1]
Unlike his brothers, Brigham Young Jr. would later become part of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles four years later in 1868, after the death ofHeber C. Kimball andGeorge A. Smith joining the First Presidency.[1] In 1868, he was also a Representative to the Territory of Utah Legislative Assembly. Young Jr. also served as a counselor to his father in theFirst Presidency of the church from April 8, 1873, until his father's death on August 29, 1877.
From 1862 to 1863, Young served as achurch missionary inEngland, spending most of the time inLondon.[2] During this time, he also accompanied Joseph F. Smith on a trip toParis,France.[2]
In 1864, Young returned to Europe, this time with his wife, Catherine (Orson Spencer's daughter), as his companion. He was an assistant tomission presidentDaniel H. Wells. In 1865, when Wells left for Utah, Young succeeded him as president of the European Mission.[2] Brigham and Catherine's son, Joseph Angel Young II, was born in England in 1866 while he was still serving as mission president.[4]
Aspresident of the church'sEuropeanMission in 1866 and 1867, Young preached inFrance,Switzerland,Germany,Denmark,Sweden,Norway,Russia, theUnited Kingdom, andIreland. Young also oversaw the emigration of British Latter-day Saints to Utah Territory.[5] It was from a conversation as Young was about to return to Utah at the end of his time as mission president thatCharles W. Penrose wrote the hymn, "Beautiful Zion For Me".[6]
From October 1890 until February 1893 Young served for a second time as president of the European Mission.[7] The mission was headquartered inLiverpool, and Young directly supervised missionary work in theBritish Isles, while also serving as a leader over the mission presidents of the various missions on theEuropean continent.
In the western United States, Young was involved in the settlement ofCache Valley, southern Utah and the extension of Mormon settlements intoNew Mexico andArizona. Young was also involved at times with theMormon colonies in Mexico.[3]
In 1867, Young was involved with the formation of theDeseret Sunday School Union to provide centralized direction to theSunday schools of the church.[8]
During 1868, Young acted as his father's agent in finding workers for the Utah portion of theFirst transcontinental railroad.[2]
From 1869 until 1877, Young presided over the Latter-day Saints in Cache Valley, closely assisted byWilliam B. Preston, who was serving as the regional presiding bishop.[9] During this time, Young co-owned a feed and livery stable inSoda Springs, Idaho, with Solomon Hale.[2]
In 1877, Young,Erastus Snow andWilford Woodruff dedicated parts of theSt. George Temple.[10]
From 1877 to 1880, Young andGeorge Q. Cannon served as editors of theDeseret News.[11]
In 1878, Young andMoses Thatcher selected the site for the Latter-day Saint settlement in theStar Valley ofWyoming. In August 1878, Young dedicated the valley as a place for the gathering of the Latter-day Saints.[12]
In February 1883, Young went on a tour among theNavajo andHopi peoples with many other church leaders, includingHeber J. Grant.[13]
In 1883, Young convinced the residents of Jonesville, Arizona, to rename itLehi.[14] It is today part ofMesa, Arizona.
Young practicedplural marriage. His first wife was Catherine Curtis Spencer. Among their children was Brigham Spencer Young, who would later serve as president of the Northwestern States Mission of the church.[15]
In 1857, Young married his second wife, Jane Carrington, a daughter ofAlbert Carrington.[2]
Young's wife Abigail Stevens was one of his younger wives. Their daughter Klara Young Cheney, born inFruitland, New Mexico, in 1894, turned 100 years old in 1994.[16] Abigail and Brigham Jr.'s last daughter, Marian Young, was also born at Fruitland on January 25, 1899. She died on November 22, 2004, less than two months short of her 106th birthday. She was the last grandchild of Brigham Young to die.[17]
Young served several terms in theUtah Territorial Legislature.[2]
Young was ordained an apostle beforeJoseph F. Smith but was not placed in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles until after Joseph F. Smith.[18] It was not until 1900 that a clear decision was made which gave Smith seniority in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles over Young, since Smith had been a member of the First Presidency since becoming an apostle.[19] Young had served as thePresident of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles since the previous president,Franklin D. Richards, had died on December 9, 1899.
When church presidentLorenzo Snow died on October 10, 1901, Smith served as President of the Quorum until he was made church president on October 17, 1901. The death of Snow dissolved theFirst Presidency, returning First CounselorJoseph F. Smith to the Quorum of the Twelve as President of the Quorum. The LDS Church at that time did not draw a distinction between President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles andActing President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. In that time, the person who in the modern church would be called the Acting President wasset apart as the President of the Quorum. The second-most senior apostle was not set apart as the President of the Quorum if they were a member of the First Presidency, which Smith was. One week later, Smith was madePresident of the Church and Young again became President of the Quorum. Therefore, when Smith became president, Young again assumed the position of President of the Quorum of the Twelve. Young is the only person to have served two non-consecutive terms as President of the Quorum.
Young died on April 11, 1903 inSalt Lake City,Utah at age 66. He was buried atSalt Lake City Cemetery.[20]
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| Preceded by | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles 1868 – April 8, 1873 August 29, 1877 – April 11, 1903 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles December 9, 1899 – October 10, 1901 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles October 17, 1901 – April 11, 1903 | Succeeded by |
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