| Show m HI LUM LUNI LUMA LUNIA U J A 1 Man or ol Lett PI H I lo Travel and Busy LI To President Anthon Lund Luna is a native of Denmark He lie le was war born May 15 I 1844 In iii tho the city of ot Aalborg Aalborg His mother died when ho lie was n a mere mero child and his laIn father tather was 18 drafted Into the time Danish army and sent to tu when heu tho the subject of o this sketch was IS but three Im years yearn of age uge ge In 1813 and revolted and with wih the aid of or Prussia and Germany German waged wage a san ann sanguinary war ar for three thre years ear At the expiration of or title this period the victorious army returned home little Anthems father being bing one of at the heroes II roe During the war period porle referred to the lad had hind had lived with wih bin hil lal grandmother grandmother grand mother and at nt his hiM own Instance re remained ro with wih her after peace had hud been declared d She was waB very ery fond land of or him hint and thoroughly devoted to his welfare elate He le entered a 1 private school at the age of or 4 years and amid a public school nt at lt 7 He lie was rae a studious scholar and at nt 11 II 1 years stood at the head hend of nil al nh of his classes ca Meantime he ho was Wl also making good progress In English German and French The religious trend of his mind maid mani manifested tested Itself IRel when he was WIS very er young In Iii the home homo of if his hale grandmother was wa a aBble Bible which belonged to his lila uncle The latter latr had forbidden klan hIm to touch time the volume for tor fear fe r he ho might soil Moll Mollor or damage It I Nevertheless his grand grandmother grandmother mother encouraged him In his desires and frequently Permitted him to read the tle good book bok aloud It I Is related that one ono day da In Lent when the streets street were crowded with people ho he then quietly took possession of or a I corner of the house und nutS commenced to peruse the tho Ilges of ot the tho th Old Testament rest ment There Thero was an nn interesting sequel The Tho undo uncle was aa not angry augry this time On the time con contrary contrary contrary he lie vas wn decidedly pleased and ana told the tho young Bible DUde student that ho he could retail read the tho scriptures thereafter as 18 much touch ns os he ht desired Being without brother brothers or sisters and fond fetid of or books booke he made them theta his com eeoc companions auth mill all ni of hb his spare change chans was wal spent In iii 11 the tho book stores It I was WIS in 1850 mo that Erstus Snow carried curried the thu Gospel to Scandinavia An uncle of ot Anthon Ant Ion accepted its Il truth and his grandmother soon followed Her ler home borate had nn en of or Mormon litera literature lera ture turo within It I which the young man mun read rd with Interest Int and In iii tho the course of time lIme ho be too was I When graduation time came lame In II tIm the public school It WS ascertained that ho he had Iwu far ar outstripped I nil 11 of ot his hi fellow f low students and the bishop of at the tho diocese said 11 I have not heard a boy answer 1 so 80 well wel In any of the two hundred schools school In my any Jurisdiction Elder Eider Lund was called caled to begin his bis missionary Inborn labora labo when but thirteen years of age Ills His Is particular duties were to teach migrating Saints the th English language to distribute tracts and anal help tile Elders Ehlers hold meetings The Thebo boy bo preacher soon became well wel known throughout the entire conference He 10 if o traveled without purse puree or scrip and Ind friends were wen raised up on every hand His Ilie H ability so 10 pleased a I a wealthy Dane Dan that the latter later ehid arld It If I you will wi study theology at nt the university In Copen Copenhagen Copel hagen and become n a I Lutheran minis minister ter tor I will wil pay your expenses and aud mako make you my racy heir The young man how however however ever eer refused the proffered assistance and became only tho the more zealous In Ms his own At A the age of sixteen ho he was Wil ordained nn an Eld Id und appoint appointed ed cd president of the brooch branch ILiad and Ind traveling Elder In iii li branches l At eighteen ol he emigrated to crossing crossin the ocean on the Benjamin I He Je crossed the tho plains plain In Inthe Inthe Inthe the company commanded by II Christian ChristianA Christan A nod arrived in Salt Sal Lako Lake City September 23 12 In Utah Elder Lunds life lre hns lana been one of continued activity anti useful usefulness ness flees He Je has filled 1 I cl numerous positions positions tona of ot trust and Ind honor In both Church hutch and state He ne first located at I county but three months later moved moN to Mount lont Pleasant Pleasent where whore he lie Ie resided until the fall of 1870 Ills His 1 first Ort employment In Utah was tho the manual labor halter that belongs to farm life le leUe He Ue worked hard durin the tiny day nod a portion of o the tho time gase lessons to 10 his employers children chiden In the evenings He had but few books bok hero here In his own country he land bad many Inn anal nna he missed them very ory ery much mat hut among those thare he had was an nn old ohl volume on astronomy astronOmic which became a n literary treasure He lie studied It until he had almost commit committed ted It I to memory From It he h drow drew maps mAp upon the and Ind was able to locate the constellations of nf the stars stare and on trace the planets Thus Thin TOi he ho hent ant nt his hla first winter In the land hand of Zion In lilt IGI he hl was WM sent ent BS Re S n fl Church teamster to the t url river to bring back emigrating H ni ed eul Ol this mission faithfully When Pre Pro dent I Young called calel a I num number number ber her of ot oun men to come to Salt to learn telegraphy F Elder dr Lund Iund was selected as lS one nf or them Having learn learned ed etl the art he be returned to Mount Pons plon ant ami hint the telegraph office there where chere he lie elo l o 0 conduct d a mr h gallery When the first cooperative institution In wo wew Ro started In that city he heWa was Wa WIB appointed Its jt secretary rand 11 was wa also el A it I member of th tho coon coun council COln oil cil In Tn m 1570 he hI moved mOod to In It 1871 he ha went nn on his hlA first mission ml llon with wih nt at Copenhagen On returning to lO his hla home In I U Utah nh he h be hp became came cam manager r of the Coop Coon which position he lie held for nine years X S S y I 5 y y y Y Y Y i f y y Y X Y I Y Y Y y Y 1 Y X Y t Y y y 9 Y Y y y Y h Y Y Y Y X y Y f Yf Y Yh h 1 I X f 1 y y y y Y Y Y lL r l X h i BRIGHAM YOUNG h 4 President of cf tho the Quorum of ot T he Apostles Ap o S Hi Ii f I I 5 S 1 1 1 In 1814 1874 IS he wa Was appointed n a 1 member of the Council Counci of th the Sanpete Stake tc mel In 1877 ho lao wa made Stake Sink I clrk k In 1676 ho lie Wil was appointed MUll up UI of or the Sunday Sun do dohoo hoo In 1883 13 ho Io wee WIC tailed le to fill 01 flu another nother mission minion to Scandinavia Dur Due Dueing ing nj his nb he ho neat nan elected a metal mem her ber of or tIme the Utah Uth legislature and on tale bli hil return took his seat neat lent in that hotly body In Iii InUS ISIS US lie wn In Ira this title year also Iso he was wan WOI Ic president o of f the temple t tille In Imi he le to Lt came I At t the nU or if the general geneal church board of c lua lon tion he lie was chosen to a place upon It It itIn In n October lUll 15 he w ar Wil te j called cled ti h th Ih lime Apostleship In 92 he ho was again I called ailed to tho the ministry abroad this time timeo tle to o preside over ov r the tho European mission lIe He Ic remained away IWI for three years year mind and andL Ind n It L halt half In Iii 1607 ht he h was n called on a mission tb lol to an Syria In JI Inthe the lie full of 1833 ms ho lie removed front llama Ban pets to tl Salt Lake Ik City where he now In April 1900 he Ie was wag appoint ed d superintendent ort of or religion classes md rand In August lObO 1330 he ho succeeded torian D I Richards nt us al Church his hll OU O Son Ron ROi of at Ir the or That Hint Name Nanie Now oW President lIe of or Twelve Brigham Unshorn Young a of ot the tho of the Twelve Apostles since s und now univ tho ho President nt of o that lend lead lo II imag quorum of ot time the Church of or Jesus JUlUS Christ of It Saints was born bornn I in n now UW LaKe county coulty Ohio on ott al December is U 1836 lS He lIe Is la the time theon thelon I lon son on of President Brigham Young Youns and Ir Ann 1111 11 Angeli Angel Young oung who wore marIed mart lea in lii 11 in 1813 The Tho fu fUturo turo tur ur was the third child born bornt t hU hil hI parents Anti and n was also llo a twin Ills hIs hil sister Nary Mary having died dl d when she und and Jr were seven years eara old The Ilie ie Church was cas not only in Its Is Infancy at atthe atthe the time time Young Jr was born but Jut It I wa wn just beginning one ole of time tho most critical and amid the darkest and most moat turbulent periods of or Its Is existence President Young was absent from his wife and children much touch ot or the time lino unending a to the tho calls of oC the tho Church and anti part of ot time the time III In travel travelIng log Ing Ilg to avoid those who sought his hla hil lire life During tho the Infancy of or Jr be beginning beginnIng beginning ginning with wih the night light front from soon Boon after I his hil birth time the Young were ero on the move moe much of or the time time limo mobs driving the Saint from one place to 10 another The Tho fatally family moved to Quin Quincy oy cy und amid Uld from there ther to Commerce again moving In 1130 1 39 soon eoon after President Young Youn then lien one of the Twelve had hiatt started for England I to across the tho river Time The following year the family ally moved to ta Nauvoo and nut In iii 1813 1815 Jr was WIS baptized In the Mississippi river by his father Tho The young boy Joy who was WIS de tie described scribed us as lS being merry kindhearted and courageous was WIS perfectly devoted to his father and to the Prophet Joseph Smith and young as he was felt fel deep deell deeply ly Iy the death of ot the leader However with his late fathers accession to the tho Pres Presidency Ires came work in abundance Tue no march westward had begun and tho the boy bo BrIgham then ten years old was wan wal left heft behind He lie soon overtook the Saints tho the direction of or hU haiti hil father ather and proceeded pro with wih them to 1 Winter quarters Nebraska After er a stay there therl until the tue spring of iSiS the patty party con continued continued westward Brigham Jr driving two yoke of oxen Salt Bait Sai Lake was finally reached and during the first years In the valley he lie herded stock He Il was also a minute minuteman minuteman man In the Legion and was WIS frequently Placed on guard to watch and fight Ight hostile Indians During the Echo can on cvar Wil he acted as us n a scout and ald soon eoon after went out to meet a hand handcart handcart cart company of emigrants at that time a n dangerous thing to do doAt doAt doAt At the April conference In 1161 he ho hoWD was WD called to not act nt as I a member of ot the High Council of the till Salt SnIt Luke Lake Stake He lie went on his hid first mission to Eng Egg England En land lanai In 1162 returning home at nt the request of o his father In 1863 1163 BrIgham pung Jr wan VII ordained nn an Apostle by 11 y his father on oat February 4 t but buth lie hp h did not become a member of ot time the Council of or tho the Apostles until October 1168 when he ho wits arias selected to nil fill the vacancy caused cd by thin the selection ol of George e A Smith as a counselor to the thi President He lie 11 wont went to England on an all another other minion In 1865 and became prod president president dent of that mission During this visit abroad postle Young spent much time In tn traveling In the different countries of at Europe He III came to Utah on a I visit In Sep SP September September ISM IS at the request of President dent Young and returned to Liver LIel Liverpool pool 1001 In March 1867 resuming the presidency I I dency of the mission Ho lie visited the Worlds World Fair In Paris and returned to Itah In June 1517 In 11 1861 when h n Preal President dent Young took the big Imig grading con eon contract contract tract from the tho Union Pacific railroad Apostle Young noted as III one of his fathers rathers agents In subletting contracts The Tho Apostle was wall a prominent figure In the Nauvoo Legion until Its dissolution tion and he has hns always been to the front In other church organizations Up Upon Upon on an the death of or Apostle R Benson ilenson Apos Apostle tie tic Young was Wall selected to take charge of Chur h affairs dalu In Cache valley alloy and ami he presided there until 1ST when the Cache Cadi Stake was organized At the general conference held In Snit Salt Lake Ike LakeIn In April 1873 1871 he hc 18 selected one o ohis of his fathers live additional counselors anti was for or some time attending to affairs at St S1 George Apostle Young was one of oC the administrators of the thi estate of President J Brigham rl ham Young ant anti and displayed ert much knowledge and justice therewith For refusing to deliver into the hands hand of Receiver Vt W IV S certain hurch property on July 12 1879 ISTO Apos Apo Apostle tie lie Youn was wag adjudged guilty guilt of con contempt contempt contempt tempt of court by b Judge Boreman Dorfman 01 ot of the Third Dl court anti arrested In connection with several others lie Ho wait placed in the Utah penitentiary but was all released on August IS Jq 1879 a higher court having reversed the time form pr Cr r derision decision Apostle Young Youn went crent to Arizona In lISt USI returning to Smut SKit lAke Lak LakIn lAkeIn In June US 1682 just previous p to his hI moth mothers mothers mothers ers death lie He served Bent several terms In the Utah legislature and has been blen east in the interest of the Church reh on several occasions IlonA Apostle Young hns has spent much time In traveling In Utah and amI the surrounding states Slates stat visiting hi line the various Stakes of or the Church during the past pant few years Mrs lie He Is known wide widely ly Sy to be he n a good goad anal on an upright inca with the tho Interests of the Church at heart hart n n |
