Stephen L Richards

Stephen L Richards

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English name = Stephen L Richards


birth_name=Stephen L Richards
birth_date=birth date|1879|06|18
birthplace=Mendon, Utah Territory
death_date=death date and age|1959|05|19|1879|06|18
deathplace=Salt Lake City, Utah
president_who_called=Joseph F. Smith
apostledate=death date and age|1917|01|08|1879|06|18
ordination_reason=Death of Francis M. Lyman
end_date=death date and age|1959|05|19|1879|06|18
end_reason=Death
reorganization=Henry D. Moyle added to First Presidency; Howard W. Hunter ordained

Stephen L Richards (18 June 187919 May 1959) born in Mendon, Utah Territory, was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from January 8, 1917 to April 9, 1951. Richards also served as First Counselor in the First Presidency of the church under Church President David O. McKay from April 9, 1951 until his death. Richards was the grandson of Willard Richards, an early apostle of the church at the time of Joseph Smith.

Richards received his law degree from the University of Chicago. [Dew. "Go Forward With Faith". p. 86]

Richards was a mentor to Gordon B. Hinckley since he was the head of the Radio, Publicity and Missionary Literature Committee when Hinckley served as its executive secretary. [Dew, Sheri L., "Go Forward With Faith: The Biography of Gordon B. Hinckley" (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1996) p. 86]

ee also

*Stayner Richards

References

External links

* [http://gapages.com/richasl1.htm Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Stephen L. Richards]
*cite web | author=D. Michael Quinn | title=They Served: The Richards Legacy in the Church | work=Ensign | url=http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Magazines/Ensign/1980.htm/ensign%20january%201980.htm/they%20served%20the%20richards%20legacy%20in%20the%20church%20.htm?f=templates$fn=default.htm$3.0 | accessmonthday=September 12 | accessyear=2005

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