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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. ... Two weeks later, Young recommended decapitation for the man and a fellow prisoner, but the Council decided to let them live.
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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.
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   Brigham Young

   “While brother Joseph was referring to the provinces of God, I was led to reflect that there is no act, no principle, no power belonging to the Deity that is purely philosophical. ... ↑ "Brigham Young Biography".
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   Brigham Young University

   Hence, October 16, 1875 is commonly held as BYU's founding date. ... 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".
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   Blacks and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

   Some researchers have suggested that the actions of William McCary in Winter Quarters, Nebraska led to Brigham Young's decision to adopt the priesthood ban in the LDS Church. ... Embry reports that "she [the same black church member] had to write directly to the president of the LDS Church to find out how to be baptized" because none of her fellow church members would tell her.
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   Welcome Chapman

   Chapman was born in 1805 in Readsboro, Vermont, four miles down the river from fellow Mormon leader Brigham Young.
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   Utah War

   The Bannock led a raid on the Latter-day Saint mission of Fort Limhi in February 1858. ... ↑ Diary of Brigham Young, 54.
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   Danite

   The letter — later known as the "Danite Manifesto" — displayed the signatures of eighty-three Mormons, including that of Joseph Smith's brother, and fellow member of the First Presidency, Hyrum. ... In addition, during the Mormon Reformation of 1856, remarks made by Brigham Young and Jedediah M. Grant led to a belief that a doctrine of "blood atonement" had been put into practice.
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   Flag of Utah

   The date 1847 represents the year Brigham Young led the first Mormons into the state.
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    Brigham Young, Jr.

    ↑ Brigham Young ordained three of his sons in 1864 without adding them to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

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• Brigham Young University,
• Blacks and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
• Welcome Chapman,
• Utah War,
• Danite,
• Flag of Utah,
• Brigham Young, Jr.