Mormon Life - Brigham Young tag

The Mormons Sit Out the Civil War

Tue, 01 May 2012 14:55:00 -0600

source: nytimes.com

Mormon Life says: A little church history story for your afternoon. On May 1, 1862, Capt. Lot Smith led a cavalry company of a little more than 100 volunteers from Salt Lake City east into the mountains. Their mission was simple: to help the Union Army guard the overland mail route and telegraph line in northern Utah and what is now southwestern Wyoming against Indian attacks.

Smith’s men, members of Utah’s Nauvoo Legion militia, never engaged any Indians in combat, though they helped facilitate the resumption of the mail in June. Still, the mission was an important one — it marked Utah’s only significant military contribution to the Civil War, and a brief respite in the Mormons’ often-tense relationship with Washington.

In Our Lovely Deseret: Where does our journey take us after baptism?

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:16:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

What things have you found yourself doing, year after year, on your baptism day?

Brigham Young was baptized on April 14, 1832. On the same date, 15 years later, he began a journey to gather the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the West. This journey of 1847 was to impact hundreds of thousands of lives for generations to come — it was to change the face of the country and the face of the kingdom of God for all time.

Old Mormon Fort offers glimpse into the past

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:38:00 -0600

source: thespectrum.com

Let’s face it — most people don’t visit Las Vegas to see historic old forts.

Many of you have probably driven past a little piece of history in the middle of town and never even realized what you had missed. After all, it’s located at the northernmost end of Las Vegas Boulevard itself.

On the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Washington Avenue sits Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Park. Only a few remnants of the original fort remain, but large portions have been rebuilt to give visitors and idea of how the early settlement once appeared.

What Does it Mean to Be Offended?

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:54:00 -0700

source: the-exponent.com

I’ve noticed that often expressions of concern about the church’s actions are met with comments about being offended. Recently I posted quotes from Randy Bott’s recent comments on blacks and the priesthood. A friend responded with this:

Provo Utah Temple: Four decades of service

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:57:00 -0700

source: ldschurchnews.com

Mormon Life says: I like the photo gallery for this story. On Feb. 9, the Provo Utah Temple will celebrate its 40th anniversary. Early residents of Provo cherished Brigham Young's prophecy that one day a temple would be built on the hill overlooking the town. However, some wondered how this could be realized when the Brigham Young University campus began filling "Temple Hill" during the twentieth century.

Prophets of the Restoration

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:40:00 -0700

source: lds.org

A Note about Brigham’s Beard

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:09:00 -0700

source: keepapitchinin.org

Although Brigham Young was eliminated from the final runoff when he lost to Joseph F. Smith in the “Patriarchal Beard” category of our recent contest, he did have a notable, distinguished patriarchal-style beard. (Anyone know how long it would have taken him to grow one that long?)

This portrait is a familiar one, used, for example, on the cover of the Teachings manual from a few years ago.