Our hosts continue their discussion with Matt Grow, managing director of the Church History Department. Was Brigham a man of violence? He did use inflammatory rhetoric at times. But interestingly the actual evidence points toward his being a man of peace. And what do we know about whether or not Brigham Young was a racist?
PhilFebruary 23, 2026
Several summers ago we visited the tourist area on the east side of the valley where Brigham s farm was. Showing the original tress etc. they said that Brigham owned black slaves that worked his farm. Today you said Brigham never owned slaves.