Facts and life timeline — President Brigham Young
This timeline appeared in the Church News, October 21, 2023:
- June 1, 1801 — Born in Whittingham, Vermont.
- April 14, 1832 — Baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- February 14, 1835 — Called to serve as an apostle in the Quorum of Twelve Apostles.
- April 14, 1840 — Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve, following the excommunication of Thomas B. Marsh.
- August 8, 1844 — As senior Apostle, became leader of the Church after the martyrdom of Joseph Smith.
- 1846 to 1847 — Led the exodus of Saints from Nauvoo to what is now Salt Lake City.
- December 27, 1847 — Sustained as President of the Church with the reorganization of the First Presidency.
- 1850 to 1857 — Served as the Territorial Governor of Utah.
- February 14, 1853 — Broke ground for the Salt Lake Temple.
- October 18, 1861 — Sent the first telegram from Utah over the just-completed overland telegraph line.
- November 28, 1869 — Organized the Young Ladies’ Retrenchment Association, forerunner to the current Young Women organization.
- August 29, 1877 — Died in Salt Lake City.
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