Willard Richards
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Willard Richards was a prominent early leader and historian in the Latter-day Saint movement, serving as an apostle and close associate of Joseph Smith.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latter Day Saint leader
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| baptizedIn | Kirtland, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1804-06-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Hopkinton, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calledAsApostle | 1840-04-14 ⓘ |
| closeAssociateOf | Joseph Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBaptism | 1836-12-31 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1854-03-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Thompsonian medical school in Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Willard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOffice | Church Historian and Recorder from 1842 to 1854 ⓘ |
| memberOf | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedTo |
Great Salt Lake Valley, Utah Territory, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nauvoo, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
ⓘ
physician ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| ordainedBy | Brigham Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Mormon migration to the Salt Lake Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Assistant President of the Church (LDS Church) NERFINISHED ⓘ Church Historian and Recorder (LDS Church) NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentAt | Carthage Jail attack of June 27, 1844 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Franklin D. Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
compiling church historical records
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editing the History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ keeping Joseph Smith’s journal ⓘ |
| servedAs |
city councilor in Nauvoo
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clerk of the Utah Territorial Supreme Court ⓘ postmaster in Nauvoo ⓘ private secretary to Joseph Smith ⓘ recorder for the Nauvoo City Council ⓘ |
| servedMissionIn |
England
NERFINISHED
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Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Jennetta Richards
NERFINISHED
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Nanny Longstroth NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Longstroth NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Bayless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivedEvent | Carthage Jail attack of June 27, 1844 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| witnessTo |
martyrdom of Hyrum Smith
ⓘ
martyrdom of Joseph Smith ⓘ |
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