The Brigham Young Winter Home
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It is easy to imagine callers awaiting their turns to talk with the Church leader here in this "anteroom". In this room is a Mormon couch and also the round table in the corner was made by William Bell.  This style was popular in England when Brigham Young joined the Church. It is hand grained to resemble rosewood.

THIS IS THE "ANTEROOM" OR WAITING ROOM	CHURCH AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS WAITED HERE FOR THEIR TURN TO SEE BRIGHAM YOUNG	SECRETARY DESK	James Gobson BLEAK SERVED AT SECRETARY TO BRIGHAM YOUNG WHEN HE WAS LIVING IN THIS HOME

The massive chair near the French doors is upholstered with woven horse hair. The stairway again illustrates the skilled workmanship of the pioneer carpenters with its beautifully finished banister, spindles and newel post. All of the elements were made with hand tools and painted to resemble fine hard woods.

		BRIGHAM YOUNG WALKED FROM HIS BEDROOM ON THE RIGHT THROUGH THE FRENCH DOOR ON THE LEFT TO EXPRESS HIS THANKS TO THE WELL WISHERS
BRIGHAM YOUNG WATCHED THE PROGRESS OF THE TEMPLE AND THE TABERNACLE FROM THIS WINDOW	ENTRY TO BRIGHAM YOUNG'S BED ROOM		DOORS TO THE VERANDAH (BALCONY) OVER LOOKING THE STREET

The doors open onto a verandah along the front of the house. On the morning of Brigham Young's 75th birthday, the local band stood in the street in front of the home to serenade him as a gesture of their affection and respect. He stepped out onto the verandah from this room and very graciously thanked them for their thoughtfulness.

During his visit here in the spring of 1877, President Young told the people that he intended to "die in the harness". Just as he said, he died only a few months later on August 29, 1877 in Salt Lake City, still actively engaged in directing Church affairs to the last. Today, as in his own time, the Mormon people revere Brigham Young as a brilliant and effective leader, a king and loyal friend, and a Prophet of God.

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05 July 2004