Brigham Young - Provo, UT, USA
N 40° 14.463 W 111° 39.501
12T E 444001 N 4454719
A statue of Brigham Young, situated on the west side of the Brigham Young Academy Square in Provo, Utah.
Waymark Code: WMDXMC
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2012
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This 8-foot statue of Brigham Young stands in Front of the restored Brigham Young Academy building that now houses the Provo City Library. The statue is bronze and weighs about 1,200 pounds. The Brigham Young Academy Foundation provided funding for the statue, base and plaques.
Brigham Young was the second President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served as Utah's First Territorial Governor and founded both the University of Utah and Brigham Young University.
"Brigham Young was born June 1, 1801, in Whitingham, Vermont. In 1835, three years after he joined the Church, he was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. As successor to Joseph Smith, he led the migration west in 1846–47 to the Rocky Mountains and founded Salt Lake City. He was sustained as President of the Church on December 27, 1847. As Church President and Territorial Governor of Utah, he established Latter–day Saint settlements in Utah and throughout the American West. Under his direction, construction commenced on the Salt Lake, St. George, and Logan temples. He brought the telegraph and the railroad to Utah and encouraged cooperative industry among Latter-day Saints, and he encouraged excellence and refinement in every aspect of life. He died August 29, 1877 in Salt Lake City after nearly 30 years as Church President."
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