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This post is a mini-review of John Turner's Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet the Mormon past in order to write a new biography of Brigham Young. job trying to capture Brigham's complicated nature by paying attention to his personal while providing imperfect but inspirational examples for emulation.
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- Scholar John G. Turner maps 'Brigham Young', the Mormon Moses - leondumoulin.nl
- Scriptural Examples
- A Prophet Without Honor
He was named third of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in In , when the Mormons were driven out of Missouri, Young, who had become senior member of the Quorum, directed the move to Nauvoo , Illinois. In he went to England, where he established a mission that contributed many British converts to the Mormon church in America and that opened the way to winning converts on the European continent, especially in Scandinavia. He returned to Nauvoo and took command of the church.
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In the face of mob pressure, he led the Mormons westward out of Illinois in He got no farther than the Missouri River that summer, but in he conducted a pioneer company to the Rocky Mountains. After selecting the site of Salt Lake City as a gathering place for the Mormons, Young returned to Winter Quarters Florence, Nebraska, now a part of Omaha and in December became president of the church. He returned to Utah with the Mormon emigration of and remained there for the rest of his life.
In the Mormons established the provisional state of Deseret, with Young as governor. The next year this area became the territory of Utah, again with Young as governor. He was appointed to a second term in , but friction between the Mormons and the federal government led to U. Young never again held political office, but, as president of the Mormon church, he effectively ruled the people of Utah until his death.
An eminently practical man, Young made few doctrinal contributions. He was an iron-fisted administrator who stabilized Mormon society and gave it a cohesion made possible, in part, by its comparative isolation. Young encouraged education and the theatre, always stressed self-sufficiency, and became a notably wealthy man. Having accepted the doctrine of plural marriage, he took more than 20 wives and fathered 47 children.
Scholar John G. Turner maps 'Brigham Young', the Mormon Moses - leondumoulin.nl
Brigham Young. Article Media. In many ways, the belief that God does much of His work here on earth through necessarily flawed mortals is foundational to Latter-day Saint belief, and Brigham Young embodies the consequent paradoxes as well as anyone. Although in many ways a pragmatist, Pres. Young's sermons and actions were continually driven by idealism: witness for instance the United Order and the Deseret Alphabet--which could perhaps be called glorious failures--and his public works programs in service of employing the poor.
I found his frequent focus on unity within the Church not only quite understandable, given the care Arrington takes to place it in context, but also remarkably timely given recent events in American Mormon culture. I have read only a handful of biographies, but I really enjoyed this one. Aug 18, Samuel rated it really liked it.
As far as biographies go, this one is well met.
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Although the author is indeed in favor of his subject, he does not go overboard in defending some of Brigham Young's language or statements using direct quotations with errors in spelling and all that demonstrates the crude education to which Brigham Young possessed. The passion, personality, and commitment of Brigham Young to his cause is well established and well presented. There are a few subjects unaddressed that could have made the biography As far as biographies go, this one is well met.
There are a few subjects unaddressed that could have made the biography more complete i. Brigham Young's relations with Native Americans are addressed in full but relations with African Americans and Mexicans are brief and wanting. Overall, however, the biography covers a lot of ground and touches on most of the important accomplishments, failures, and events of Brigham Young's unique life. Nov 01, Jason rated it it was amazing Shelves: history , biography , churchy-stuff. A fine biography of a towering figure in American history. It's for good reason that Atlantic included the man in its much-publicized list of Most Influential People in American History, and Arrington does an excellent job bringing to light Brigham's achievements and failings, without sensationalizing or apologizing for either.
To be honest, the book gave me far fewer stomach-churning moments than I had expected, and I found myself really liking the controversial Mormon leader on a personal A fine biography of a towering figure in American history. To be honest, the book gave me far fewer stomach-churning moments than I had expected, and I found myself really liking the controversial Mormon leader on a personal level. While the image of the fire-breathing polygamous dictator doesn't come out of nowhere, Brigham Young is far more complicated a man than most the caricatures of him allow.
From these pages emerges a fallible man and a prophet of God. Jan 02, Shad rated it liked it. This is an incredibly-well researched book.
It is written from an academic perspective. Unfortunately, by that I mean it seemed it was written from an "objective" perspective from which the author appears to know better than the subject rather than deferring to him as a person, let alone as a prophet of God. It does provide a wealth of information and some helpful perspective and points to a treasure trove of other writings, though the scriptures are mentioned as one of many sources rather than This is an incredibly-well researched book.
It does provide a wealth of information and some helpful perspective and points to a treasure trove of other writings, though the scriptures are mentioned as one of many sources rather than keys to understanding who President Young is and what he did.
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Apr 23, J Philpot marked it as to-read. After the Work and the Glory I have to find this book and learn more about Brigham young. Feb 10, Bryce Pinder rated it liked it. B-school I enjoyed learning about the transition in church leadership from Joseph, a very spiritual and emotional leader, to Brigham, a very practical and driven leader. It's amazing what Brigham was able to accomplish amidst so much change and uncertainty. The book itself was pretty boring - the pace was too slow at times and got into more detail in areas I wasn't interested.
I wouldn't say the book is biased towards Brigham Young but it definitely isn't unbiased - even when presenting B-school I enjoyed learning about the transition in church leadership from Joseph, a very spiritual and emotional leader, to Brigham, a very practical and driven leader. I wouldn't say the book is biased towards Brigham Young but it definitely isn't unbiased - even when presenting negative aspects of his life Arrington still goes to bat for Brigham and I felt there were many areas that were glossed over or left out.
Overall a lot to learn from Brigham as a practical, no nonsense, get it done kind of leader, but not my favorite book. Mar 30, Alex rated it liked it. Solid overview of the life of BY. The book has a good discussion about his decision to move to Utah after the murder of Joseph Smith and his efforts to settle Utah - both key to understanding the LDS Church today.
Dec 09, Carl rated it it was amazing Shelves: biographies-of-lds-presidents , lds-studies. Arrington does a good job of portraying Brother Brigham in his rough and tumble, warts-and-all, yet still inspired, glory. I recommend this biography for members of the church over other biographies of the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Oct 07, Zach Alleman rated it really liked it. It was fun to learn more about Brigham Young. My knowledge of church history seems to get a lot less detailed after the death of Joseph Smith, and so this was fun to learn more about the trek west and Brigham's impact on the church.
A Prophet Without Honor
Dec 29, Kyle Harrison rated it it was amazing. Aug 15, Dan rated it liked it. Reasonably objective history seen through a devoutly Mormon lens. The bibliography looks very useful. Apr 25, Ray Palmer rated it it was amazing. Best book on the subject. Jul 22, Sian rated it really liked it. Sweet story and quick read.
Loved all the poetry woven throughout. Jul 08, Marty Reeder rated it liked it Shelves: hallway-space-filler-bookshelf. Okay, Leonard Arrington, can we get that with a Brigham Young biography? Looking back, you can see that I am setting myself up for disappointment. Arrington, a local hero historian in my region, presents an admirable biography of Brother Brigham. While thorough, the character--and purpose--of Brigham remains hidden behind these acts that are remarkable, yes, but understandable given his circumstances.
The closest I came to understanding the mindset and drive of Brigham Young came in the years preceding his ascendency to the head of the church: the humble, earnest convert, the soft-spoken apostle, the fiercely loyal follower of Joseph even when all his peers fell to the wayside. Here, I felt as if I started to get a sense of the Brigham behind the legend.
Once he becomes the prophet, however, the transition is fairly complete. Within a chapter, Brigham is the folksy and powerful prophet who managed all church affairs from the well-established Great Basin headquarters. What about settling Salt Lake? How did he, and the Saints, go from wagons to civilization? What were the challenges and how did they overcome them--and what role did Brigham take in all of that?
How did Brigham organize and choose leaders for the church in that embryo period within the valley? I feel that something important is missing there, perhaps even the key to this laudable, though enigmatic figure in history.