10 facts about Brigham Young

1. Brigham Young was born in Whitingham, Vermont, on June 1, 1801.
2. Before discovering Mormonism, Young had been baptized into the Methodist faith.
3. In his younger days, he worked in various jobs. Among other things, Young was a master carpenter, a glazier, a blacksmith and a painter.
4. Young died in Salt Lake City on September 29, 1877.
5. He first discovered Mormonism in April of 1830 after read the Book of Mormon provided to him by a family member, who had received a copy from Samuel Smith, a brother of Joseph Smith who was traveling through the area where Young lived at the time.
6. Young was baptized into the Church of Mormon on April 15, 1832. He preached his first sermon only a week later.
7. Young's first wife died in 1832, and afterward he and his family moved to Kirtland, Ohio, where Young met Joseph Smith for the first time.
8. Young gave approximately 500 public sermons during his time in Utah, all of which were written down word for word.
9. During his lifetime, Brigham Young had 55 wives.
10. Young is the longest-serving president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He was president from 1847 to 1877.