Joseph Smith and Brigham Young,

Joseph Smith and Brigham Young,

By Connor Foy and Hunter Esposito.

Backround of Brigham Young

Brigham Young was born on June 1st, 1801. He is most famous for being the successor of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Mormon. Being a Methodist at first, he read the book of Mormon and joined the Church of Mormon almost instantly. He also had a very neat beard.

Issues He Was Involed In

Young was involved in the persecution of Latter Day Saints, mostly do to the Mormon belief of polygamy, during the 1800's. He was also involved in the controversy over who would be the next president of the church after Joseph Smith passed away.

Young's Motivation

Young's wife was the main source of his insperation, saying, “You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.” sadly though Miriam Angeline Works passed away in 1832. This served as his motivation to help many Mormons build a community in Kirtland, Ohio. He was later ordained a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, the leaders of the church.

Background of Joseph Smith

Famous Quotes

"Never be discouraged. If I were sunk in the lowest pits of Nova Scotia, with the Rocky Mountains piled on me, I would hang on, exercise faith, and keep up good courage, and I would come out on top." -Joseph Smith

"The best way to obtain wisdom is not to ask from books, but to go to God in prayer, and obtain divine teaching." -Joseph Smith

How He Addressed These Issues

Joseph Smith was born on December 23, 1805 and is famous as an American religious leader who founded the Latter Day Saint Movement, which was a predominant branch of Mormonism. Joseph Smith also wrote the Book of Mormon. He grew up in New York during the Second Great Awakening.

Young led these persecuted Latter Day Saints to the promised land in the new founded Utah territory, which is where he became governor. Utah then became a "safe haven" and "utopia" for the Mormon People. Sadly Young died of a ruptured appendix in 1877

Views and Teachings

Joseph Smith's Motivation

Political Views and Teachings

Religious Views and Teachings

Joseph Smith taught that the Church of Christ was a restoration of early Christian faith. He also supported Polygamy, which is the ability to marry multiple times.

Whilst campaigning for President in 1844, Joseph Smith began to teach his views on government and other political aspects. He believed in a strong central government. He also believed that the Constitution and the Bill of Rights were inspired by God. Smith also favored a strong central bank and larger tariffs in order to support American business and Agriculture. Smith was against slavery.

Joseph Smith claimed that he witnessed a series of visions beginning in 1820. The first vision depicted God the Father and the Son. Later visions depicted angels directing Joseph Smith to a buried book inscribed with the Judeo-Christian history of an Ancient American Civilization. Joseph Smith published the Book of Mormon soon after, claiming that it was an English translation of the book the angel directed him to. His visions as well as his discovery seem to be the major source of his motivation to start his movement

Joseph Smith's Legacy

• Created the Church of Christ in 1830. Smith said it was to be a restoration of the Early Christian Church. Church members are known as Mormons.
• Moved West in 1831 to create a Communalistic American Zion, or a "utopian association of the righteous," centered in Independence, Missouri. This failed after the collapse of a church sponsored bank and conflict with local Missourians.
• After the Zion mission failed, he set up a new city known as Nuavoo in Illinois, where he lived until his imprisonment and death.
• Joseph Smith also wrote various works and texts that are seen by his followers as scripture.