Young was a
missionary for the LDS Church in
England from 1854 to 1856, working in
Liverpool,
Manchester, and
Bradford. Upon his return to
Utah Territory, Young married Margaret Whitehead, a native of England. She became his second wife. Over the next few years, Young was involved in the lumber industry, running several sawmills in canyons by Salt Lake City. He was also one of the main promoters of the
Utah Central Railroad. In 1864, Brigham Young privately ordained two of his sons—
Brigham Young, Jr. and Joseph Angell—to the
priesthood office of
apostle, without a public announcement or adding them to the
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Brigham had also previously ordained another son,
John Willard Young, as an apostle in 1855. Unlike his two brothers, Joseph Angell would never become a member of the First Presidency nor, like Brigham Jr., a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Joseph Angell was active in territorial politics and was a member of the Utah Territory’s
House of Representatives in its 6th, 11th, and 12th sessions, and was a member of the territory's upper chamber in its 14th through 21st sessions. In 1872, Young was called to preside over the
Sevier District of the church in present-day central
Utah. He became the first
stake president of the Sevier
Stake when it was organized in 1874. Young served only a few months before dying unexpectedly in
Manti, Utah Territory, at the age of forty. At the time, he was working on plan specifications for the
Manti Utah Temple. He was buried in the
Brigham Young Cemetery in Salt Lake City. ==Children==