The Netflix miniseries is a false depiction that draws on negative stereotypes, writes Matt Grow, managing director of Church ...

Brigham Young is a prominent historical figure and ... This led Young to meet Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Christ, in 1832, joining the Latter-day Saints soon after (via History).

American Primeval recently premiered on Netflix. The series featured the character of Brigham Young, a controversial figure in American history.

Brigham Young’s role in the Mountain Meadows massacre ... began to spread that they had been involved in the death of Joseph Smith the previous decade. Young’s right-hand man John D Lee ...

Joseph Smith announces a revelation setting up the ... Smith and most of his followers -- including a new member named Brigham Young -- leave Kirtland for Independence, Missouri, where Smith ...

The second pronouncement, in particular, causes great division among Mormons, with Brigham Young stating he would rather die and Joseph Smith's wife Emma expressing opposition even though the ...

The same goes for the show’s depiction of polygamous prophet Brigham Young ... particularly the murder of the faith’s founder, Joseph Smith, and his brother Hyrum in Illinois.