Brigham Young: An American MosesChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1997 - 6 psl. The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, as part of its Sesquicentennial celebration with the Faith in Every Footstep campaign, presents biographical information on American religious leader Brigham Young (1801-1877). Young led the migration of Mormons to the Salt Lake Valley area of Utah in the 1840s and was elected president of the church in 1847. Young also served as the first territorial governor of Utah. |