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   Brigham Young

   | Polygamy and the Latter Day Saint movement Origin of Latter Day Saint polygamy Latter Day Saint polygamy in the late 19th century Current state of polygamy in the Latter Day Saint movement 1890 Manifesto Second Manifesto (1904) Mormon fundamentalism Prominent practitioners of polygamy in the Latter Day Saint movement Joseph Smith, Jr. List of the wives of Joseph Smith, Jr. Brigham Young List of Latter Day Saint practitioners of plural marriage Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Related Legislation Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act Poland Act Edmunds Act Edmunds–Tucker Act Related Case Law Reynolds v. United States Mormon Church v. United States Related Articles Spiritual wifery Celestial Marriage Polygamy in the United States History of civil marriage in the U.S. | ... As governor and church president, Young directed both religious and economic matters.
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   Adam–God theory

   To complement the above view, some Mormons also claim that Brigham Young used the name "Adam" for two distinct entities. ... For example, on 28 December 1845 Brigham Young made an explicit reference to a "more ancient" Adam after whom Michael received the name Adam.
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   Brigham Young University

   Under his tenure in 1904 the new Brigham Young University bought 17 acres (69,000 m2) of land from Provo called "Temple Hill". ... Harris made several important changes to the school, reorganizing it into a true University, whereas before, its organization had remnants of the Academy days.
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   War hysteria preceding the Mountain Meadows massacre

   The party would not have been aware of Young's decree as it was only made public on September 15, 1857. ... Brigham Young, as Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Utah Territory, built strong diplomatic ties with the area's Native American tribes.
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   Fancher party's and Mormons' backgrounds and the Mountain Meadows massacre

   The religion had undergone a period of intense persecution in the American midwest, and faithful Mormons made solemn oaths to pray for vengeance upon those who killed the "prophets" including founder Joseph Smith, Jr. and most recently apostle Parley P. Pratt, who was murdered in April 1857 in Arkansas. ... Brigham Young envisioned a Mormon domain, called the State of Deseret, spanning from the Salt Lake Valley to the Pacific Ocean, and so he sent church leaders to establish colonies far and wide.
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   Utah War

   Conflict between the Mormons and the federal government, particularly over the issue of polygamy, would continue for nearly 40 years before Utah was finally made a state in 1896, and was perhaps not fully resolved until the Smoot Hearings of 1904-1907. ... Brigham Young surrenders the title of governor to Alfred Cumming.
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   Mountain Meadows massacre

   The Fancher party defended itself by encircling and lowering their wagons, wheels chained together, along with digging shallow trenches and throwing dirt both below and into the wagons, which made a strong barrier. ... Brooks found no evidence of direct involvement by Brigham Young, but charged him with obstructing the investigation and for provoking the attack through his rhetoric.
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   Utah

   In 1857, after news of a false rebellion spread, the government sent troops on the "Utah expedition" to quell the supposed rebellion and to replace Brigham Young as territorial governor with Alfred Cumming. ... The railroad brought increasing numbers of people into the state, and several influential businesspeople made fortunes in the territory.
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   Blood atonement

   In the Salt Lake valley, Young acted as the executive authority while the Council of Fifty acted as a legislature. ... It has been suggested that the ritualistic elements involved in the execution of Coleman’s murder may have been in response to a public sermon made three years earlier by Brigham Young on March 3, 1863.
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    Brigham Young University Cougars football

    Football made a brief appearance at Brigham Young Academy in 1896, but was discontinued in 1903. ... In the regular season finale at Utah, BYU had already clinched the conference championship outright but faced its rival in a very hostile stadium.

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