Hyrum Smith

Hyrum Smith was the older brother of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter-day Saint movement, and he died beside him — both shot by a mob at Carthage Jail, Illinois, on June 27, 1844. A bronze statue of Hyrum, sculpted by Brigham Young's grandson Mahonri Young as one of a pair with Joseph, was placed on Temple Square in 1911, on the anniversary of the brothers' deaths. Remembered as the Patriarch to Joseph's Prophet, Hyrum is the quieter figure in a movement whose story rarely slows down.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Temple Square — steps away
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City
• Salt Lake City — steps away
  Utah's capital and largest city — where the Wasatch Range meets the Great Salt Lake.
• Ensign Peak — 1.4 mi
  A short hike to the spot where Brigham Young surveyed the valley
• Liberty Park — 1.9 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882

More markers nearby

• Joseph Smith — steps away
• The Testimony of Three Witnesses — steps away
• Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood Mon. — steps away
• Great Salt Lake Base and Meridian — steps away