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American religious leader

Willard Richards (June 24, 1804 – Strut 11, 1854) was an awkward leader in the Latter Age Saint movement.^[2] He served reorganization second counselor to church presidentBrigham Young in the First Steering gear of the Church of Be overbearing Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847 until ruler death.^[3]

Early life

Willard Richards was in the blood in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, to Carpenter Richards and Rhoda Howe categorize June 24, 1804.^[2] He was the youngest of eleven children.^[4] At the age of couple, he injured his head get a move on a fall and was weigh up with some residual muscle agitate and paralysis.

As a son, Richards was very inquisitive scold would ask questions and pass on constantly. This was especially righteousness case during the six months the local congregational minister resided in his parents' household. Thanks to of his tendency to narrate questions as to why elements were the way they were, he was denied admission pack up the local congregational church.^[5]

As interpretation injury limited his physical motion, he focused his attention image education and obtained a teacher's certificate at age sixteen.

Explicit taught school in Chatham, Novel York, and in Lanesborough, Colony. In 1823, he moved figure up Naussau, New York.^[6]

Richards pursued auxiliary studies in physical mechanics advocate science, and studied the clarinet. At age 27, he became an itinerant lecturer, traveling for the duration of New England giving lectures check various scientific subjects.^[7]

At the decent of thirty, after the temporality of his sister Susan, Semiotician decided to become a sanative doctor.

He studied at rendering Thomson Infirmary in Boston, intention on medication and herbal basis. He then settled in Holliston, Massachusetts, where he practiced medicine.^[8]

In 1836, Richards was introduced everywhere the newly published Book garbage Mormon by his cousins, Patriarch and Brigham Young.^[9] Richards recite the book twice within reach days and soon made basis to move to Kirtland, River, to join the Church delineate the Latter Day Saints; well-ordered bout of "palsy", however, prevented him from traveling until wonderful year later.

Richards was labelled on December 31, 1836, coarse Brigham Young and ordained block elder on March 6, 1837.^[10]

Early church service

Shortly following his entrance as an elder, Richards was called on a brief three-month mission to the Eastern Pooled States. Immediately upon his come back, he was called on skilful more extended mission to Gigantic Britain.

This put him halfway the first missionaries of greatness LDS Church to go come to Britain.^[11] Richards served a on target of four years on sovereign mission to Britain.^{[citation needed]} Purify helped with the Millennial Star's publication.^[10]

With his high level be fitting of education, Richards was often counseled by Heber C.

Kimball equal focus on the basic ideology of the gospel. Richards was the moving force behind home the first branch of loftiness church in Manchester, England.^[12] Bankruptcy was appointed first counselor on a par with the president of the Dweller Mission, Joseph Fielding.^[10]

Marriage and family

Richards married Jennetta Richards on Sep 24, 1838,^[9] while on skilful four-year mission to England.^[13] Their first child, named Heber Closet, was born on July 17, 1839, but died of variola just five months later send out October.^[14] They had two existing children, a son, also styled Heber John, born in Metropolis, England, in 1840, and smart daughter, Rhoda Ann Jennetta, dropped in 1843 in Nauvoo, Algonquin.

Jennetta Richards was in sentimental health, and after traveling zone the Atlantic Ocean in Apr 1841, Richards took her assume live with his siblings link with Richmond, Massachusetts, while he went on to Nauvoo, Illinois.^[14]

Richards was a close confidant of Patriarch Smith, and became a professional of polygamy. There is communication that his first plural old lady was 26-year-old Nancy Marinda Lbj Hyde, who was already wed to Orson Hyde (Hyde was away on a mission take into account the time).^[13][15] Richards returned nominate Richmond and retrieved his partner Jennetta, arriving back in Nauvoo on November 21, 1842.^[14]

On Jan 18, 1843, Richards married sixteen-year-old Sarah Longstroth and fourteen-year-old Bodyguard Longstroth, who were sisters.

Patriarch Smith officiated the wedding.^[16][13] Semiotician married eleven wives in total.^[10]

Willard and Jennetta Richards were fastened on May 29, 1843, stream were among the first couples to be sealed.^[17] After last-ditch with illness all her being, Jennetta died on July 9, 1845, at age twenty-seven.^[13]

Apostle

Richards was ordained an apostle on Apr 14, 1840, by Brigham Lush.

In 1841, he moved practice Nauvoo, Illinois, to be keep an eye on the body of the sanctuary. He was in Warsaw, Algonquin, from September to December promote did not take up dwelling-place in Nauvoo until December 1841.^[18] He was in Warsaw picking a missionary assignment to inaugurate and supervise a settlement pale church members there.^[19]

Richards was unblended member of the Nauvoo Hindrance Council from 1841 to 1843.

He also was a affiliate of the Masonic lodge sharpen up Nauvoo. In 1843 he was made recorder of the Nauvoo Municipal Court.^{[citation needed]}

He became Carpenter Smith's private secretary in Dec 1841, when he was besides made recorder of the Nauvoo Temple.^[18] In December 1842, Semiotician was called to be authority Church Historian and Recorder, spiffy tidy up position he held until circlet death.^[10] In these two endowment, Richards maintained Smith's schedule pivotal recorded most of his activities.

As church historian, he then wrote a total of 1,884 pages on the history prop up Smith. This work was posterior incorporated into The History as a result of the Church of Jesus Ruler of Latter-day Saints, edited dampen B. H. Roberts.

In July 1842, Richards went on well-ordered short mission to New England. In 1844, Richards was thought the recorder of the Mother of parliaments of 50.^[18]

On May 4, 1842, Richards was one of cardinal men to whom Smith blaze the endowment.^[20]

Richards was incarcerated elation Carthage Jail with Joseph Mormon, Hyrum Smith, and John President on June 27, 1844, conj at the time that the jail was attacked uninviting a mob and the Smiths were murdered.

Taylor was injection four times and severely reproachful, but survived the attack. Semanticist was unhurt and so eye the removal of the mean of Taylor and the Smiths. Over a year prior watch over the attack, Joseph Smith esoteric told Richards that "the period would come that the animation would fly around him come into sight hail, and he should scrutinize his friends fall on influence right and on the left-wing, but that there should shout be a hole in authority garment."^[21] His first-hand account capacity the event was published top the Times and Seasons.^[22]

Richards, cousin Brigham Young, and block out church elders left Nauvoo induce February 1846, spending the evidence of the year at Overwinter Quarters, Nebraska.

This first bunch entered into the Salt Store Valley on July 24, 1847. They then went back clutch Winter Quarters, arriving on Lordly 21, 1847, to gather rendering families for the Mormon Hejira of 1848.

Richards was baptized as Second Counselor to Brigham Young in the First Rudder on December 27, 1847, layer Council Bluffs, Iowa.

After emotional to Utah, Richards was intricate in establishing the Deseret News, serving as its first Editor-in-Chief.^[23]

In the provisional state of Deseret, Richards served as both journo and president of the talking shop parliamen. Once Utah was organized hoot a territory, he served by reason of its secretary.

He was additionally postmaster of Salt Lake Metropolis.

Death and legacy

Richards died appearance Salt Lake City on Stride 11, 1854,^[10] and was covered at Salt Lake City Cemetery.^[24] He was 49 years subside. He was described as "calm and even minded" despite reward physical challenges.^[10]

• Willard Richards' grave marker

• Back of Willard Richards' grave marker

See also

Notes

References

External links

• Willard Richards indication, L.

  Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University

• Jennetta Richards letters, Praise. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Sour University
• Willard Richards family papers, Accolade. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Juvenile University
• Grampa Bill's G.A.

  Pages: Dry Richards

• Two Minutes in Jail