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LeGrand Richards

  • President Packer is at half-century milestone of service

    Early on Saturday morning, Sept. 30, 1961, Boyd K. Packer, then Supervisor of the Church Seminaries and Institutes and a member of the Brigham Young University Administrative Council, was in a meeting with teachers and leaders who had come to Salt Lake City for training in conjunction with the 131st Semiannual General Conference.
  • Missionary moments: 'Convincing them of my word'

    In a devotional address at BYU on October 20, 1981, Elder LeGrand Richards of the Quorum of the Twelve shared some missionary experiences with students: "Now referring to the statement about 'convincing them of my word which shall have already gone forth among them' (2 Nephi 3:11), I want to tell you of a little experience I had when I was in Holland.
  • Atlanta Georgia Temple: Highlights of Church history in Georgia

    1843 – Elder John U. Eldredge, preached in Georgia en route from Alabama to North Carolina.
  • First Presidency announces dates for Atlanta temple rededication

    The First Presidency has announced the dates for the open house, cultural celebration and rededication of the Atlanta Georgia Temple.