Missions To Europe
From 1862 to 1863 Young served as a church missionary in England, spending most of the time in London. During this time he also accompanied Joseph F. Smith on a trip to Paris, France.
In 1864, Young returned to Europe, this time with his wife Catherine as his companion. He was an assistant to mission president Daniel H. Wells. In 1865, when Wells left for Utah, Young succeeded him as president of the European Mission.
As president of the European Mission of the church in 1866 and 1867, Young preached in France, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Russia, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Young also oversaw the emigration of British Latter-day Saints to Utah Territory. It was from a conversation as Young was about to return to Utah at the end of his time as mission president that Charles W. Penrose wrote the hymn "Beautiful Zion For Me".
From October 1890 until February 1893 Young served for a second time as the president of the European Mission. The mission was headquartered in Liverpool, England and Young directly supervised missionary work in the British Isles while also serving as a leader over the mission presidents of the various missions on the European continent.
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