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For Willard LaGrand Nielsen, age is simply a word found near the front of a dictionary. Indeed, the lifelong member with the firm handshake has lived a life in full. He's an Eagle Scout, a globe-trotting athlete and an accomplished dentist who counted General Dwight D. Eisenhower among his patients. He's beloved by his posterity and appreciated by the many, many members he served as their branch president or bishop. And he's more than two years removed from his 100th birthday party.
Photo courtesy of Lagrand Nielsen
LaGrand Nielsen picked up running when he was a senior citizen.
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Published: Saturday, Nov. 18, 1989In commemoration of its 20th anniversary, the Mormon Youth Symphony and Chorus is inviting former members to attend its annual Christmas Carol Sing-In at the historic Salt Lake Tabernacle Dec. 13....
