1907-06-Improvement Era—Willard Richards the Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith
From New York City LDS History
Willard Richards—the Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith
- Improvement Era, v10 n8, June 1907, p 562.
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He was ordained an Elder March 6, 1837, and a few days later set apart to accompany Brigham Young on a special business mission to the Eastern States, from which he returned June 11 of the same year. On the day following, he was set apart to accompany Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde and others on a mission to England. These were the first missionaries to Europe.
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