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Show i r . vTj,, ! ,imi j J INFLUENCES OF THE MAN i vPito Brisham Young's Puritan ancestry and ,raini , freely of the astern spam of f reedom, industry, initiative ;; and vorhl.ty. Ute our,g family moved by tIle 8an ,nd tlmul ting soonte, which imi)eIleJ w e trow flie Od World .to the New. sought a new home in ''..-::fr of Vermont in 1S00. The family had lived for generations in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Apparent oDoor J ' ecmwilc advantage farther west led John Young the" "'locate at Whittingham, Windham County, Vermont Here -e ir tliis frontier home was simple and wholesome, though '.more cultured than the average. In fact the refinements "!l(Vi literature were marked. However, the rural influence ":.-4 this community and Bngham worked on the farm with . during his early boyhood. But his capacities were too f and bis interests too diversified to remain long in one His versatility led him to become expert in mechanic arts :.fr work, cabinet making, painting, glazing, etc. Although he' 5 . Wording to his own statement, only eleven days, of schooling .e. through inter-action with his varied environment, ma- '.ri social, an educated man. !n( western spirit of moving from place to place in hopes .jirial advantage or larger opportunity resulted in the family 'jgain. this time to New York state. Here he married (1824) T-Ei fir his bride a colonial home at Mendon. ?,Luyra. Wayne County -where the family of Joseph Smith ias not far away, and when the marvelous story of a new spread over western Ne-w York, Brigham became interest-j interest-j in 1832 Joined the church of Jesns Christ of Latter-Day - .. which had been organized April 6, 1S30, just two years G This connection gave him his opportunity for leadership ...jiilgating the new religion, and is directng movements :il From 1832 until the great Mormon Trek of 1S46-1S47 ;.;:ch was seriously interested in everything pertaining to the In 1S32, the westermost newspaper, the Evening and Morn-Sir, Morn-Sir, was published by the church at Independence, Missouri i-jcles began to appear about the Rock Mountain west and J! Lake Basin. ; remained for Brigham Young to consummate the project of : Smith the prophet to settle his people in the far away Rocky lias. I Lithi'd article by Dr. Wm. J, :Snow -will appear next week.) I |