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→Interesting Facts and Contributions of Brigham Young: 6-24
#He organized the strategic [[evacuation]] of the Saints from [[Missouri]] into [[Hancock County]], Illinois, where Nauvoo was established.
#He organized the strategic [[evacuation]] of the Saints from [[Missouri]] into [[Hancock County]], Illinois, where Nauvoo was established.
#He directed the [[colonization]] of the [[Mountain West]] and brought thousands of [[colonists]] from all over the world to settle in the West. He directed the settlement of more than 200 [[villages]], [[towns]], and [[cities]]. "He was the prime mover in the great development of the West."<ref>Encyclopedia Americana, p. 649</ref>
#He directed the [[colonization]] of the [[Mountain West]] and brought thousands of [[colonists]] from all over the world to settle in the West. He directed the settlement of more than 200 [[villages]], [[towns]], and [[cities]]. "He was the prime mover in the great development of the West."<ref>Encyclopedia Americana, p. 649</ref>
#He established the [[provisional]] [[State of Deseret]] in 1849; it became a territory in 1850.
#He was appointed first [[governor]] of the [[Territory of Utah]] and served for eight years.
#A great missionary himself, he sent missionaries to [[China]], [[Siam]], [[India]], and [[Chile]]. His promoting of the European missions resulted in the [[immigration]] of thousands to America.
#He was a leader in [[education]]. He established the [[University of Utah]] and [[Brigham Young University]].
#He built [[roads]] and [[canals]], and founded numerous social, economic, and cultural institutions, including the [[Salt Lake Theatre]].
#[[William H. Seward]], [[Secretary of State]] under [[Abraham Lincoln]], stated that America had never produced a greater statesman than Brigham Young.
#The fact that he often faced [[opposition]] with [[calmness]] and [[serenity]] and bore [[persecution]] with [[submission]] and [[patience]] stamped him as a great [[hero]].
#[[Temple]] sites were [[dedicated]] under his direction in [[Salt Lake City]], [[St. George]], [[Logan]], and [[Manti]]. He lived to see the [[St. George Temple]] completed. He also supervised the building of the [[Salt Lake Tabernacle]].
#He supervised the building of extensive [[telegraph]] lines and [[railroads]].
#Three of his sons - [[John W. Young|John W.]], [[Joseph S. Young|Joseph S.]], and [[Brigham Young, Jr.|Brigham Jr.]] - were [[apostles]] (only Brigham Jr., was a member of the [[Council of the Twelve]]). John W. and Brigham Jr., also served in the [[First Presidency]]. He was the only President to have sons serve in the First Presidency while he was President.
#A leader in [[experimental agriculture]], he conducted an [[experimental farm]] on the [[outskirts]] of Salt Lake City to determine which [[crops]] would best accomodate themselves to the Utah [[climate]]. His work in [[irrigation]] set patterns for years to come.
#He was a friend to the [[Indians]] and established a policy toward them that paved the way to [[peace]].
#An outstanding [[city planner]], he directed the laying out of Salt Lake City in ten-acre blocks. Other cities in the West now also follow this plan.
#He was called the "Lion of the Lord."
#He was a [[genial]] and [[benevolent]] man who had strong family affections, and loved [[dancing]], [[singing]], [[music]], and the [[theater]]. He encouraged his people to enjoy themselves and improve themselves while they built up the kingdom: "The people must have [[amusement]] as well as [[religion]]" he said.
#He opposed [[liquor]], [[gambling]], and [[card playing]] and [[abhorred]] [[waste]].
#He taught the Saints to protect themselves against those who would have destroyed them and to be [[self-sustaining]].
#In 1940, [[Twentieth Century-Fox]] made a [[movie]] of his life, titled ''Brigham Young''. It has been shown frequently on [[television]] throughout the nation in recent years.
#"... he brought his religious, social, and economic sytem, the Mormon Church, to successful operation and preserved its identity against a hostile nation and against the main currents of American [[social evolution]] in the nineteenth century... the measure of Young's greatness."<ref>Dictionary of American Biography, vol. 20, p. 623.</ref>
=Significant Dates and Events in the Lifetime of Brigham Young=
=Significant Dates and Events in the Lifetime of Brigham Young=
Church Membership 1844: 35,000 (est.) 1877: 155,000 (est.)<br>
Church Membership 1844: 35,000 (est.) 1877: 155,000 (est.)<br>