Stephen L Richards

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Stephen L Richards

Full name	Stephen L Richards
Born	June 18, 1879(1879-06-18)
Place of birth	Mendon, Utah Territory
Died	May 19, 1959 (aged 79)
Place of death	Salt Lake City, Utah
LDS Church Apostle
Called by	Joseph F. Smith
Ordained	January 8, 1917 (aged 37)
Reason for ordination	Death of Francis M. Lyman
End of term	May 19, 1959 (aged 79)
Reason for end of term	Death
Reorganization at end of term	Henry D. Moyle added to First Presidency; Howard W. Hunter ordained

Stephen L Richards (18 June 1879 – 19 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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Stephen L Richards' grave marker

[edit] See also

Stayner Richards

[edit] References

^ Dew. Go Forward With Faith. p. 86
^ Dew, Sheri L., Go Forward With Faith: The Biography of Gordon B. Hinckley (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1996) p. 86

[edit] External links

Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Stephen L. Richards
D. Michael Quinn. They Served: The Richards Legacy in the Church. Ensign. Retrieved on September 12, 2005.

Preceded by James E. Talmage	Quorum of the Twelve Apostles January 8, 1917–April 9, 1951	Succeeded by Richard R. Lyman

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Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

J. Smith • Cowdery • Harris • Whitmer • Marsh • Patten • B. Young, Sr. • H.C. Kimball • Hyde • M'Lellin • P.P. Pratt • L.S. Johnson • Wm. Smith • O. Pratt • Boynton • L.E. Johnson • Page • J. Taylor • W. Woodruff • G.A. Smith • W. Richards • Wight • H. Smith • A.M. Lyman • Benson • Rich • L. Snow • E. Snow • F.D. Richards • J.M. Grant • Wells • G.Q. Cannon • J.A. Young • J.W. Young • J.F. Smith, Sr. • B. Young, Jr. • Carrington • Thatcher • F.M. Lyman • J.H. Smith • Teasdale • H.J. Grant • J.W. Taylor • M.W. Merrill • Lund • A.H. Cannon • M.F. Cowley • A.O. Woodruff • Clawson • Smoot • H.M. Smith • G.A. Smith • Penrose • G.F. Richards • Whitney • McKay • Ivins • J.F. Smith, Jr. • Talmage • S.L. Richards • R.R. Lyman • M.J. Ballard • Widtsoe • J.F. Merrill • Callis • Clark • A.A. Hinckley • Bowen • S.Q. Cannon • Lee • S.W. Kimball • Benson • Petersen • M. Cowley • Moyle • Stapley • Romney • L. Richards • Bennion • Evans • Morris • Brown • Hunter • G.B. Hinckley • Tanner • Monson • Dyer • Packer • Ashton • McConkie • Perry • Haight • Faust • Maxwell • Nelson • Oaks • M.R. Ballard • Wirthlin • Scott • Hales • Holland • Eyring • Uchtdorf • Bednar • Cook • Christofferson

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Counselors in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Gause (1832) • Rigdon (1832–1844) • Williams (1833–1837) • Cowdery (1837–1838) • H. Smith (1837–1844) • John Smith (1837–1844) • Joseph Smith (1837–1840) • Law (1841–1844) • Bennett (1841–1842) • Lyman (1843–1844) • Kimball (1847–1868) • W. Richards (1847–1854) • Grant (1854–1856) • Wells (1857–1877) • J.F. Smith, Sr. (1866–1901) • G.A. Smith (1868–1875) • J.W. Young (1873–1877) • Cannon (1873–1901) • B. Young (1873–1877) • Snow (1873–1877) • Carrington (1873–1877) • Clawson (1901) • Winder (1901–1910) • Lund (1901–1921) • J.H. Smith (1910–1911) • Penrose (1911–1925) • Ivins (1921–1934) • Nibley (1925–1931) • Clark (1933–1961) • McKay (1934–1951) • S.L. Richards (1951–1959) • Moyle (1959–1963) • Brown (1961–1970) • Tanner (1963–1982) • Isaacson (1965–1970) • J.F. Smith, Jr. (1965–1970) • Dyer (1968–1970) • Lee (1970–1972) • Romney (1972–1985) • Hinckley (1981–1995) • Monson (1985–2008) • Faust (1995–2007) • Eyring (2007– )• Uchtdorf (2008– )

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