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   Fancher party's and Mormons' backgrounds and the Mountain Meadows massacre

   For the decade prior the emigrants' arrival, Utah Territory had existed as a theocracy led by Brigham Young. ... Brigham Young's typical response to such charges was undisguised sarcasm.
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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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   Blood atonement

   Though there was discussion about implementing the doctrine, there is no evidence that it was ever practiced by the Mormon leadership in their capacity as leaders of both church and state. ... During the 1860s and 1870s, there were widespread rumors that Brigham Young had a Danite organization that was enforcing the blood atonement doctrine.
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   Nauvoo Legion

   There was extensive overlap between officers in the Nauvoo Legion and a previous secretive group of Mormon vigilantes called the "Danites". ... However, the Nauvoo Legion itself resurfaced to prominence soon after Brigham Young led the first band of Mormons to Utah, then called Deseret, in 1847.
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   War hysteria preceding the Mountain Meadows massacre

   For the decade prior to the Fanchers' arrival there, Utah Territory existed as a theocracy led by Brigham Young. ... On September 1 1857, frontiersman James Gemmell was in Young's office with Hamblin, who had accompanied the group of tribal leaders (including Ammon, Kanosh, Tutsegabit, and Youngwids), and George A. Smith on his return to Salt Lake, all of whom had camped near the Fancher-Baker party.
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   Utah

   Brigham Young led the first Mormon pioneers to the Great Salt Lake Valley. ... Before troops led by Albert Sidney Johnston entered the territory, Brigham Young ordered all residents of Salt Lake City to evacuate southward to Utah Valley and sent out a force, known as the Nauvoo Legion, to delay the government's advance.
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   Miracle of the gulls

   After Brigham Young led the first band of Latter-day Saints into what is now Salt Lake City, Utah, the pioneers had the good fortune of a relatively mild winter.
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   Brigham Young University

   Previous plans for the devotional were altered, as Bateman led the student body in a prayer for peace. ... As of March 2008, Brigham Young has the longest ongoing home winning streak in the country, with 47 straight wins in the Marriott Center.
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   Mormon folk music

   In 1847 Brigham Young led the first company of his followers into what became Salt Lake City, Utah, and the Great Basin area became steadily populated by Latter-day Saints.
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    History of The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)

    While the group led by Young remained in Nauvoo, Illinois and eventually settled in Utah Territory, Rigdon and his followers settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Brigham Young

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Fancher party's and Mormons' backgrounds and the Mountain Meadows massacre,
• Brigham Young,
• Blood atonement,
• Nauvoo Legion,
• War hysteria preceding the Mountain Meadows massacre,
• Utah,
• Miracle of the gulls,
• Brigham Young University,
• Mormon folk music,
• History of The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)