--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Nibley, Preston collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 20 number: 8 published: 1917-06 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Preston Nibley, "Brigham Young," *Improvement Era* 20, no. 8 (June 1917): 703.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2008unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera2008unse start_page: 703 end_page: 703 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1917-06) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2008unse publication_year: 1917 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1917, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Brigham Young Brigham Young He was born to be a leader of men. He knew no rank but the front rank. Fearlessly he hurled the banner of truth aloft, and blazed a new trail. With his great faith he did not move mountains, but he crossed mountains which other men had con- sidered impassable. He founded an empire where men foretold that an ear of corn would not grow. His feet rested firmly on the earth, and his tread was sure, but ever before his eye was "The Kingdom of God." In his youth he espoused a feeble and despised Cause, but like a valiant soldier he saw that Cause be- come a mighty power among men. High honor to his name ! Generations may come and go before we look upon his like again. Preston Nibley. fiiiiiiiimiiiimiiiiiii i iiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiinmiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiin: