Brigham Young letter to John R. Young
Scope and Contents
Material contains a handwritten and signed letter dated March 1, 1857, addressed to John R. Young in Honolulu, Hawaii. The item was composed in Salt Lake City, Utah. Brigham Young encourages John, his nephew, and his fellow missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaii by making comparisons between the "quiet and purity that prevail in Utah" and the "gross darkness" that covers the other people of the Earth. He comments on the missionary work of the Church in China and shares news of that faith and of the Young family.
Dates
- 1857 March 1
Creator
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 (creator, Person)
- Young, John R., 1837-1931 (recipient, Person)
Conditions Governing Use
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Brigham Young (1801-1877) was a Latter-day Saint ecclesiastical leader and politician in Utah.
Brigham Young was born on June 1, 1801 in Witingham, Vermont. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1832, and moved to Kirtland, Ohio. He followed the migration of the Church from Ohio to Missouri to Nauvoo, Illinois. In February 1846 he led the Mormon exodus to the West, and was sustained as the second president of the Church on December 27, 1847. Arriving in Utah he settled in Salt Lake City, and in 1849 was appointed as governor of Utah Territory. Young passed away on August 29, 1877 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Biographical / Historical
John R. Young (1837-1931) was a Latter-day Saint pioneer in Utah.
John Ray Young was born on April 30, 1837 in Kirtland, Ohio to Lorenzo Dow Young and Persis Goodall. He was raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and emigrated to Utah in 1857. The following year he was called to serve a mission to the Hawaiian Islands. After his return to Utah he married Albina Terry (1836-1913) on January 1, 1859 in Salt Lake City, and they had seven children. He later entered polygamy, marrying Lydia Knight in 1861 (seven children), Tamar Jane Black in 1870 (seven children), and Catherine Coles in 1878 (one child). He worked variously as a teamster, missionary, guide, Postmaster, stock man, and County Assessor. Young died on September 15, 1931 in Provo, Utah.
Extent
2 folders (0.02 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Unknown.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Unknown.
Appraisal
LDS cultural, family, social, intellectual, mission, and religious history (19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, V, b, v, 1; March 2020)
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcription of original letter located in folder 2.
Processing Information
Processed; Meghan Hoesch; 2020. Transcription added.
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History -- 19th century
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions -- Hawaii -- History
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Presidents
- Latter Day Saints -- Correspondence
- Letters
- Missions and Missionaries
- Salt Lake City (Utah) -- History
- Title
- Register of Brigham Young letter to John R. Young
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leslie Evens
- Date
- 2011 November 28
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States