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| | #He taught the Saints to protect themselves against those who would have destroyed them and to be [[self-sustaining]]. | | #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. | | #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> | + | #"... he brought his religious, social, and economic system, 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> |
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| | =Significant Dates and Events in the Lifetime of Brigham Young= | | =Significant Dates and Events in the Lifetime of Brigham Young= |
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| − | <blockquote>Our education should be such as to improve our minds and fit us for increased usefulness; to make us of greater service to the human family; to enable us to stop our rude methods of living, speaking, and thinking.... I would advise you to read books that are worth reading, read relaible history, and search wisdom out of the best books you can procure.</blockquote> | + | <blockquote>Our education should be such as to improve our minds and fit us for increased usefulness; to make us of greater service to the human family; to enable us to stop our rude methods of living, speaking, and thinking.... I would advise you to read books that are worth reading, read reliable history, and search wisdom out of the best books you can procure.</blockquote> |
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| | ==Exaltation== | | ==Exaltation== |