140 1st Avenue
Salt Lake City, UT
"the keys of the Kingdom, and every gift key and power that Joseph ever had, he confirmed upon our heads by an anointing.
After the Prophet's death, Brigham's left-office to his home was used as Church Headquarters, he then led the main body of the Saints to the Salt Lake Valley, only to turn around and head back to Kanesville (now Winter Quarters Iowa). Here a tabernacle was built to sustain him as the new President of the Church. Afterwards they retired to Orson Hyde's Property where they heard the voice of the Lord say, "Let my servant Brigham step forth and receive the full power of the presiding Priesthood of my Church and Kingdom"
This particular cemetery is a rather hidden piece of LDS history located just east of the Church Office Building. Also within the iron fence is a monument to the early pioneers, stone monuments honoring poetess Eliza R. Snow (who is also buried here) and William Clayton, also a statue and a bust of President Young.
A few wives and children accompany him in this family cemetery.
Brigham Young's funeral request is as follows: "I want my coffin made of plump 1 1/4 inch boards, not scrimped in length, but two inches longer than I would measure, and from two to three inches wider than is commonly made for a person of my breadth and size, and deep enough to place me on a little comfortable cotton bed, with a good pillow for size and quality; my body dresed in my temple clothing, and laid nicely into my coffin, and the coffin to have the appearance that if I wanted to turn a little to the right or to the left, I should have plenty of room to do so. The lid can be made crowning.
"At my interment I wish all of my family present that can be conveniently, and the male members wear no crepe on their hats or on their coats; the females to buy no black bonnets, nor black dresses, nor black veils; but fi they have them they are at liberty to wear them. The services may be permitted, as singing and a prayer offered, and if any of my friends wish to say a few words, and really desire, do so; and when they have closed their services, take my remains on a bier, and repair to the little burying ground, which I have reserved on my lot east of the White House on the hill, and in the southeast corner of this lot, have a vault built of mason work large enough to recieve my coffin, and that may be placed in a box, if they choose, made of the same material as the fcoffin--redwood. Then place flat rocks over the vault sufficiently large to cover it, that the earth may be placed over it--nice, fine, dry earth--to cover it until the walls of the little cemetery are reared, which wil leave me in the southeast corner. This vault ought to be roofed over with some kind of temporary roof. There let my earthly house or tabernacle rest in peace, and have a good sleep, until the morning of the first resurrection; no crying or mourning with anyone as I have done my work faithfully and in good faith.
"I wish this to be read at the funeral, providing that if I should die anywhere in the mountains, I desire the above directions respecting my place fo burial to be observed; but if I should live to go back with Church to Jackson County, I wish to buried there."
Meeting Room
Salt Lake City
