Stephen L Richards
Information regarding Elder Stephen L Richards (Elder Richards’ full middle name was L and thus it is usually written without a following period.)
- Apostle number: 58
- Quorum of the Twelve number: 51
- Date of birth: June 18, 1879
- Place of birth: Mendon, Cache County, Utah
- Date of apostolic ordination: January 18, 1917
- Age when ordained apostle: 37 years 7 months
- End of apostolic service: May 19, 1959
- Total apostolic years: 42 years 4 months
- Date called into the Quorum of the Twelve: January 18, 1917
- Tenure in the Quorum of the Twelve: 34 years 2 months
- Date of death: May 19, 1959
- Age at death: 79 years 11 months
- Place of death: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
- Remarks: Elder Richards’ middle name was L, and thus it was usually written without a following period. He was the grandson of Willard Richards. He married Irene Smith Merrill, a granddaughter of George A. Smith. He served as First Counselor to President David O. McKay for 8 years.
- Famous quote: “The human body is sacred – the veritable tabernacle of the Divine Spirit which inhabits it. It is a solemn duty of mankind to develop, protect, and preserve it from pollution, unnecessary wastage, and weakness..”
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