LeGrand Richards

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LeGrand Richards

LeGrand Richards (* 6. February 1886 in Farmington , Utah Territory ; † 11. January 1983 in Salt Lake City , Utah ) was a prominent missionary and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . First he was the seventh Presiding Bishop of the Church from 1938 to 1952 . He was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles by then President of the Church, David O. McKay . He served as an apostle until his death at the age of 96.

Early life

Richards was born in Farmington. His parents were George F. Richards and Alice Almira Robinson. His father was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles . As a child, Richards survived two accidents that nearly cost him his life. As a child, he also attended the dedication of the Salt Lake Temple in 1893. Richards served as a missionary for the Church in the Netherlands from 1905 to 1908.

After returning from his mission, he had various jobs. Among other things, he was employed in the recording studio of the Presiding Bishopric . In 1909 he married Ina Jane Ashton in the Salt Lake Temple. They became the parents of eight children.

Church service

Richards while serving as mission president in the southern states.

Richards went back to the Netherlands as a mission president. He served in this capacity from 1914 to 1916. He was then ordained as bishop on June 19, 1919. He then presided over a Salt Lake City ward from 1920 to 1925. In 1926 he served briefly in Rhode Island . In the early 1930s, Church President Heber J. Grant sent him to southern California to serve as stake president. However, the incumbent stake president convinced him not to quit the post and serve as bishop instead. From 1931 to 1933, Richards was the President of the Church's Hollywood Stake.

Richards served on the quorum of a Salt Lake City stake in 1933–34. He then became mission president again, this time for the Southern State Mission to the United States. He served there from 1934 to 1937.

Richards served as Presiding Bishop during and after World War II . He began by establishing programs that had become necessary as the Church grew so rapidly.

author

In addition to his ministry as an apostle, Richards is also known for his books. His book A Marvelous Work and a Wonder was published in 1950. This book is often referred to to explain Mormonism . The book is based on a document called “The Mormon Message,” which Richards developed while serving as mission president in the southern United States in 1937. The book contains many statements and positions by the LDS Church.

Richards wrote another book called Israel! Do you know? in 1955. This book is designed to show connections between Judaism and Mormonism. It was written as part of a program aimed at converting Jews in southern California.

Israel

Richards also played a role in Mormon ties to Israel . He was chairman of the Orson Hyde Foundation and bought the land in Jerusalem to build the Orson Hyde Memorial Garden .

Place in history

Gravestone of LeGrand Richards.

Richards was the longest living apostle until the death of David B. Haight . His father, George F. Richards, and his grandfather, Franklin D. Richards, were both Presidents of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles . LeGrand Richards is the grandfather of Tad R. Callister , a 21st century church leader.

Publications

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Elder LeGrand Richards Dies: Beloved Apostle, Missionary, Friend . Ensign , February 1983.
  2. ↑ David B. Galbraith and Blair L. Van Dyke, The BYU Jerusalem Center: Reflections of A Modern Pioneer , The Religious Educator , vol. 9 (2008), no.1, p. 29ff.
  3. ^ Greg Hill: Following path of right examples . July 26, 2008.
personal data
SURNAME Richards, LeGrand
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Richards, LeGrand (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American Church Leader, Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
DATE OF BIRTH February 6, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH Farmington , Utah Territory
DATE OF DEATH January 11, 1983
Place of death Salt Lake City , Utah