Brigham Young

Two events took place in the mid-19th century in the United States that set the stage for a third which became an historic turning point in American history. The settlement of Mormons in Utah and their pursuit to establish their own government coupled with explorations to develop the transcontinental railroad laid the groundwork for the massacre of Captain John Gunnison and his explorers in 1853 which took eight lives. As massacres go, the loss of eight people was not numerically remarkable. What

They quote Heber C. Kimball as saying “that the army wanted to take Mormon women back to the States” (Walker, Turley, Leonard 44). Also, the authors describe how Brigham Young also makes it seem like the second coming, where Christ comes to destroy the wicked, is near and that the people need to prepare for it. They also mention Brigham Young’s strict war policy. Within this war policy, they were to be frugal with all their supplies, and not sell or trade any of it to those of

On, April 6, 1830, a then 24-year-old young man named Joseph Smith Jr. gathered in a small room along with six other people to organize a Church that would change American history. Since the age of 14, Joseph Smith had always been a source of contentment and ridicule by people of all social classes and religions. Ten years earlier, in the spring of 1820, this young boy declared that he had seen a vision, that he had been visited by both God, and His Son, Jesus Christ. This vision is a cornerstone

Mormons Moving to Salt Lake City During the nineteenth century there were many different types of people moving west over America. One of these groups was the religious group, the Mormons. The religion was originally founded by Joseph Smith in the early nineteenth century. He first started of with very few followers but quickly many people started to come round to Smiths way of thinking. After developing the religion in Palmyra, Joseph Smith and his followers moved to

This is a true story of two men. And while not able to contain their whole lives in a few small pages, much of their story will be told. The names of these two men are Henry Weeks Sanderson, and Edward Hunter. Sanderson: a previous member of the Mormon Battalion and mayor of Fairview, Utah. Edward Hunter: the third presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and body guard to the LDS Prophet Joseph Smith. These are only some of the major accomplishments and personas linked

Ethical Relativism takes the position that morality is relative to time periods, cultures, subcultures within cultures and time periods (Velasquez, Andre, Shanks & Meyers, 1987). Joseph Smith was the founder of Mormonism also known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometime in 1830 in upstate New York. After God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared to him Joseph Smith told his mother that he had learned for himself that Presbyterianism was not true (Turner, 2016). The early

believed himself to be a prophet destined to “restore the original pure church the Christians in the Book of Mormon had created (Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion).” However, he was killed by a mob in Illinois but was replaced by his successor, Brigham Young. Their beliefs include a particular set of deity, afterlife, and they practice polygamy, which is one of the reasons the Mormons sought religious freedom. “Throughout the nineteenth

to attend would be Brigham Young University, Provo. As I went into high school, Byu Provo was the first university I heard of that caught my attention instantly after hearing my professors talking about it. One of the important reasons why I want to have the chance to attend this university is because of the ability to go on a mission and look forward into knowing I will have an education waiting for me to come back home too. Over the years, I also realized that Brigham Young University offered a

Athletic Scholarships There are many good athletes in professional sports today. There are many good athletes in college sports today also. Some of the biggest names in sports are Mark McGwire, Steve Young, Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson, and so on. Now, imagine if all of those players never made it to the pros. What would happen to professional sports? Why are they in the pros now? To make it into professional sports you need more than just talent. You need opportunity. College scholarships

Technology in the Church One of the recent changes in the Church is how much more we are using technology. For a long time technology was categorized as something of the world and “bad.” We were not supposed to use it very much because many church leaders warned about all of the dangers that could come from the use of it. Today, technology has become even faster paced, and people from all over the world can communicate with each other in a matter of seconds. You no longer have to wait three weeks