| Show ua U kl A 1 A A NOTED lil u cm DAY ua J I 1 W 7 1 ill I 1 I 1 I 1 4 t ji saix years so 19 P WA lyl I 1 ia t tie ae wide child J in anido tie its appearance in a quie home in ili the stale tate of ve vcr r inoel I 1 its par S fit IS little I 1 know I 1 the hie gure that child woultz would cut jhc hister a lory y of the elicit bestowing a a name upon it the idil did not dream adreani that lint that name would be fa millar to peo people alc plc in alt tit civilized stations tiati ons yet such was tile case cage tile name brigham yours voicing lias has acci carried far aud and wide over tile earth among the speaking inhabitants thereof hereof I 1 in early brig young pursued a quiet life not nc it until twenty two years of ago age did d ul he unite unit c himself lit ally church and then lie joined the methodists 11 lie 0 worked at the trades of painter and carpenter and was ivas thus engaged when the gospel found him bun beccky ericc apt lpt r ing the gospel he be united himself w with it the th c church ot jesus jitsu christof latter lay day saints and from thit that time lime became I 1 a I 1 devoted laborin ili H the wise cause of truth his first tic q 0 o wit with it the prophet josp josrph p h wa us 3 tile the occasion of toe the of wic one of the he I 1 gift AM if Is of the gosai gospel through 11 him the prophet called callea c en lum to 0 o pray and while doing doin n so 16 be was led to speak ill id tongues lie was wa s ae liepa P A actively engaged in ibe abc mission field a great portion of his early in the church Whelp riol ihus on garaged lie was always busily engaged 0 at al sonic some employment the prophet readily recognized li ability and till in te rity and placed uon upon him according accord a ly jn in the month of 1835 brigham young was ordained 1 an apostle lie ile full fully y soused doused the responsibility of this calling 0 and nas in dined it to his own honor and to alie benefit of thousands of people his f faith aith was of that practical ca earnest rnest sincere kind which leads to good ty works when called to go on OB n 1 wis rois sion ion to england Kii 0 gland although lie was sick abe abed dyet yet realizing lie necessity of responding to the call lie manifest cil ea a 1 most remarkable faith by responding I 1 in and liili fuer fulfilling illing ft this tin mission lie alired clearly t the be great organic org aniz im ing ability which lie he possessed ilia his 13 ebors bors were svere abundantly y blessed fo for r wany thousands were added to td the uburth ile he was I failed to lie be donl dynt of tle ilc council of ahe twelve apostles Apoll cs slid and duties continued to crowd upon him when W lite P irla and patriarch of tile alic church were martyred marty red the responsibility of leadership by billue of being ileine president lent of the twelve fell tj upon ors the shoulders of brigham Brig 0 hain young the spirit and authority of tile pos iton I 1 icily rested upon bin A trial and under tinder lus ills wise win leadership thc jhc providence of C led god the saints were planted in ill these moun wis valleys vall cys lie ile had lo 10 contend against AD gnat odds but ith an energy and faith 4 seldom equalled equal led he rose ros c to a height of world great nem lies although th alic lie vs ns r s associated socia ted with was viewed with tile the eye of prejudice and lie he himself was the target 0 at it which bitter and determined el lemies aimed vellon venomous sous shot shots 3 1 yet lie n as to dicki die a natural natura libath on oil the of 0 august 7 1 1877 a little oyer over thirty yean after tile the pioneers pion cers landed in treat reat salt lake valley lk it is billiu litti ug a to study on oil liis ills natal lilt a I 1 dy da y some so me 0 of the hie events ev ants lu lit the me history bistor I 1 of laj life ailts eminency abilities have leave been beef recognized reco 0 nihed by scholars icho lars anil and statesmen ito was ivas a great wari luan a 1 wall of 0 god words cannot justly I 1 express the abc worth of liis his life 1 laboie in laying tile the foundation of a w ork is to endure forever mary I 1 e 1 ous were tho the manifestations of goodness I 1 find mercy shiell the lord bestowed upon the latter day saints saint i duri during pa cr tuc the I 1 wally many years that brigham Brig haw aoi young 0 was president of tile the church As time aises pais pi ses aai away ay these will be N mewed ith the greater wonder ronder and th tr 1 1 0 this great gren t leader wilt will ifo bp ll 11 elair ion rc murance nic by anilli in illions ons of people i |
