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LeGrand Richards
Born in Farmington, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
1886 February 6
Date Details
Occurred On 1886 February 6
Baptized by Elder Moroni England
1894 June 11 (Age 8)
Served in Netherlands Mission
1905 April 15 – 1908 January 7 (Age 19) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Location Served
Mission secretary; Rotterdam Branch; Amsterdam Conference
Date Details
Started On 1905 April 15
Set Apart
Ended On 1908 January 7
Released
On 1908 February 12
Arrived at Home
Images
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Mission Photo
Married Ina Jane Ashton
1909 May 19 (Age 23)
Called as President to Netherlands Mission
1913 November 7 – 1916 June 20 (Age 27) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
4th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Additional Information
Served with Children
Set Apart By
Served With
Date Details
Started On 1913 November 7
Set Apart
Ended On 1916 June 20
Departed from Field
On 1926 January 10
Arrived in Field
On 1926 January 10
Departed from Home
On 1926 July 7
Arrived at Home
Images
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Netherlands/img088.jpg)
Netherlands Mission
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/W/richard-ballantyne-west-1886-fs-3.jpg)
Mission Photo
Served in Eastern States Mission
1926 January 5 – June 14 (Age 39) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Short Term
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Location Served
Massachusetts Conference
Date Details
Started On 1926 January 5
Set Apart
On 1926 January 6
Departed from Home
On 1926 January 10
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1926 June 14
Released
On 1926 July 7
Arrived at Home
Images
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/W/eldon-wittwer-1899-fs-3.jpg)
Mission Photo
Called as President to Southern States Mission
1933 December 29 – 1937 June 19 (Age 47) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Set Apart By
Served With
Date Details
On 1933 October 26
Called
Started On 1933 December 29
Set Apart
On 1934 January 1
Departed from Home
On 1934 January 6
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1937 June 19
Released
On 1937 June 23
Arrived at Home
Images
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Southern States missionaries, ca 1936-37
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/southern states/eugene-wynn-1913-fs-1.jpg)
Southern States Mission July 1934
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/southern states/ferrel-brundage-lamb-1915-fs-01.jpg)
Southern States Mission with LeGrande Richards
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/southern states/legrand-richards-1886-fs-02.jpg)
Southern States Conference
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1983 January 11 (Age 96)
Media
![LeGrand Richards (1886 - 1983) Profile](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/QR/LeGrande- RichardsFC-KCW7-BLW.jpg)
LeGrand Richards (1886 - 1983) Profile
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Mission Photo
![Netherlands Mission](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Netherlands/img088.jpg)
Netherlands Mission
![Mission Photo](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/W/richard-ballantyne-west-1886-fs-3.jpg)
Mission Photo
![Mission Photo](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/W/eldon-wittwer-1899-fs-3.jpg)
Mission Photo
![Southern States missionaries, ca 1936-37](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/southern states/alma-alfred-gardiner-1909-fs-3.jpg)
Southern States missionaries, ca 1936-37
![Southern States Mission July 1934, 1934 July](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/southern states/eugene-wynn-1913-fs-1.jpg)
Southern States Mission July 1934, 1934 July
![Southern States Mission with LeGrande Richards, Circa 1936](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/southern states/ferrel-brundage-lamb-1915-fs-01.jpg)
Southern States Mission with LeGrande Richards, Circa 1936
![Southern States Conference, Circa 1934 April 15](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/southern states/legrand-richards-1886-fs-02.jpg)
Southern States Conference, Circa 1934 April 15