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The Emergence of Brigham Young and the Twelve to Mormon Leadership 1830-1841(Hard Cover Book) by Ronald K. Esplin
Item #9780842525473
This study investigates Brigham Young and his fellow apostles in the 1830s as they gradually became an effective quorum and moved toward eventual ascendancy. It examines the all-encompassing religious framework from which Brigham Young acted and uses it to shed light on both the complex issues confronting early Mormons and on his emergence as a leader.
Young, as president of the Quorum of the Twelve, succeeded in unifying the group and molding it into the effective leadership cadre that received increasing responsibility for general church business. Brigham Young believed his abilities were a gift from God and that his leadership was successful because God was with him and his people. He saw himself as a rough and unpolished instrument with the grit to do his best and the faith to leave the rest to God.
Young was certain that in the long run the kingdom would triumph and, as he liked to say, no power from earth or hell could prevent it.
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