Brigham Young ( June 1 , 1801 â `` August 29 , 1877 ) was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the first Governor of the American state of Utah . Brigham Young ( Ë brÉ É É m ; June 1 , 1801 â `` August 29 , 1877 ) was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the western United States . He was the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church ) from 1847 until his death in 1877 .