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   Blood atonement

   When Brigham Young led the Saints from Nauvoo, Illinois to the Salt Lake valley beginning in the mid-1840s, he and his followers intended to establish a theocracy independent of the United States, where there would be no distinction between church and state. ... Several early Church leaders, most notably Brigham Young, taught that in a complete theocracy the Lord could require the voluntary shedding of a murderer's blood-presumably by capital punishment-as part of the process of Atonement for such grievous sin.
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   Fancher party's and Mormons' backgrounds and the Mountain Meadows massacre

   Brigham Young led the majority of Mormons westward in 1846 to avoid civil war. ... In Cedar City, Utah, church leaders taught that members should ignore dead bodies and go about their business.
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   Brigham Young

   For many in attendance at this meeting, this occurrence was accepted as a sign Young was to lead the church as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. ... The LDS church under Brigham Young is perhaps best known for its practice of polygamy.
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   Utah

   Brigham Young led the first Mormon pioneers to the Great Salt Lake Valley. ... Fed by a constant supply of church converts coming from the East and around the world, Church leaders often assigned groups of church members to establish settlements throughout the West.
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   History of The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)

   The Quorum of Twelve Apostles, led by Brigham Young, also claimed the right to lead the church. ... The Church of Jesus Christ maintains that the proceedings which authorized Brigham Young to lead the church were a violation of proper proceedings of the church.
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   Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)

   Harris proved a poor spokesman, however, and the English missions sided with the LDS Church led by Brigham Young.
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   Brigham Young University

   A series of odd managerial decisions by Cluff led to his demotion; however, in his last official act, he proposed to the Board that the Academy be named "Brigham Young University". ... BYU is also considered by many Latter-day Saints, as well as some university and Church leaders to be "The Lord's University".
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   Blacks and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

   Many historians state that the Utah Territory was a theocracy in 1852 (when territory leaders sanctioned slavery) because the territory was led by church prophet and president Brigham Young, and because territory policies were determined by church leaders.
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   Origin of Latter Day Saint polygamy

   For all of his tenure as Prophet-President of his church, Smith denied that his father had been involved in the practice and insisted that it had originated with LDS Church leader Brigham Young.
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    Rigdonite

    The Quorum of Twelve Apostles, led by Brigham Young, also claimed the right to lead the church. ... Church elder Benjamin Winchester commented that Young and the Quorum of the Twelve had:

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• Blood atonement,
• Fancher party's and Mormons' backgrounds and the Mountain Meadows massacre,
• Brigham Young,
• Utah,
• History of The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite),
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite),
• Brigham Young University,
• Blacks and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
• Origin of Latter Day Saint polygamy,
• Rigdonite