Brigham Young
In June 1844 Joseph Smith and his brother were killed in Carthage, Illinois. The leadership of the Church passed to Brigham Young, who was the senior Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Brigham Young became responsible for moving the Church forward. He: - Led the first group of pioneers across 1,000 miles of unsettled plains, arriving in the Salt Lake Valley in 1847.
- Supervised the subsequent immigration of more than 70,000 people from the U.S. and Europe.
- Founded over 350 settlements, including communities in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Canada, and Mexico.
- Led the Church for 33 years.
- Died in Salt Lake City in 1877 aged 76
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