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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Illinois refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Illinois. The official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.44% in 2014. [ 3 ]
Brigham Young (/ ˈ b r ɪ ɡ əm / BRIG-əm; June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) [4] was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847 until his death in 1877.
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Beehive House (left), Eagle Gate, and LDS Church Office Building. The Beehive House was one of the official residences of Brigham Young, the second President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The Beehive House gets its name from the beehive sculpture atop the house.
He was the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church); the founder of Salt Lake City; and the first governor of the Utah Territory. Young also led the founding of the precursors to the University of Utah and Brigham Young University. Mary Ann Angell Young – the sister of Salt Lake Temple architect Truman O ...
The institute also published the Mormon Studies Review from 2013 through 2018, when complete ownership was transferred to the University of Illinois Press. [10] In November 2018, BYU announced plans to move the Maxwell Institute into the south wing of BYU's West View Building, taking place in 2020. [11] [12]
Instead, the Territory of Utah was formed by an act of Congress in 1850, with Brigham Young as governor. [16] The church's leaders taught their people that they were establishing the Kingdom of God upon the earth. [17] The leadership of the LDS Church in Utah under Young has been described as "a completely organized and efficient ecclesiastical ...
These houses were the residence of Brigham Young from 1852 until his death in 1877. As President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) at the time of the Mormon settlement of the Salt Lake Valley, Young and his home were pivotal in the development of the Church, Utah, and the American west. The two houses were ...