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Biography of Richard L. Evans - LDS Leader
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Richard Louis Evans (1906 - 1971) was a high-ranking official of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was born March 23, 1906. He was probably best known as the announcer for the weekly Mormon Tabernacle Choir radio broadcast, Music and the Spoken Word: he wrote, produced, and announced the radio broadcasts from its inception in 1930 until his death in 1971. He was ordained an apostle on October 8, 1953 after the passing of Albert E. Bowen. He passed away on November 1, 1971, and was succeeded by Marvin J. Ashton. ==Published Works== * Book reference | Author=Evans, Richard L. | Year=1945 | Title=At this same hour | Publisher=Harper and Brothers | ID=ISBN B00005X7PB * Book reference | Author=--- | Year=1937 | Title=A century of "Mormonism" in Great Britain | Publisher=Publishers Press | ID=ISBN ? * Book reference | Author=--- | Year=1957 | Title=The Everlasting Things | Publisher=Harper and Brothers | ID=B0007EF1TO * Book reference | Author=--- | Year=1961 | Title=Faith in the future | Publisher=Harper & Row | ID=ISBN B0007EF6PS * Book reference | Author=--- | Year=1966 | Title=Faith, Peace and Purpose | Publisher=World Publishing Corporation | ID=ISBN ? * Book reference | Author=--- | Year=1955 | Title=From the crossroads | Publisher=Harper and Brothers | ID=ISBN B0007EK2RK * Book reference | Author=--- | Year=1946 | Title=From within these walls | Publisher=Harper and Brothers | ID=ISBN B0007DXM5K * Book reference | Author=--- | Year=1961 | Title=May peace be with you | Publisher=Harper & Brothers | ID=B0007G337O * Book reference | Author=--- | Year=1967 | Title=An Open Door (Vol. II) | Publisher=Publishers Press | ID=ISBN ? * Book reference | Author=--- | Year=1968 | Title=An Open Road (Vol. III) | Publisher=Publishers Press | ID=ISBN ? * Book reference | Author=--- | Year=1971 | Title=Richard Evans' quote book | Publisher=Publishers Press | ID=ISBN B0006EMHII * Book reference | Author=--- | Year=1943 | Title=...and "The Spoken Word" | Publisher=Harper and Brothers | ID=ISBN ? * Book reference | Author=--- | Year=1966 | Title=Thoughts for 100 Days Vol. I | Publisher=Publishers Press | ID=ISBN ? * Book reference | Author=--- | Year=1970 | Title=Thoughts for 100 Days Vol. IV | Publisher=Publishers Press | ID=ISBN ? * Book reference | Author=--- | Year=1972 | Title=Thoughts for 100 Days Vol. V | Publisher=Publishers Press | ID=ISBN ? * Book reference | Author=--- | Year=1952 | Title=Tonic for our times | Publisher=Harper and Brothers | ID=ISBN B0007DN15G * Book reference | Author=--- | Year=1942 | Title=This day...and always | Publisher=Harper & brothers | ID=ISBN B0007EL5Z8 * Book reference | Author=--- | Year=1940 | Title=Unto the Hills | Publisher=Harper and Brothers | ID=ISBN ? * Book reference | Author=Evans, Richard L., Kinard, J. Spencer, Newell, Lloyd D. | Year=2003 | Title=Messages from Music and the Spoken Word | Publisher=Shadow Mountain | ID=ISBN 1570089612 ==References== * Book reference | Author=Evans, Richard L. Jr. | Year=1973 | Title=Richard L. Evans--The Man and the Message | Publisher=Bookcraft | ID=ISBN B0006CA03E * Book reference | Author=Todd, Jay M. | Year=Dec. 1971 | Title=http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll?f=tem plates$fn=default.htm Elder Richard L. Evans, Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ | Publisher=Ensign | ID=p. 32 | ==External Resources== start box series box | title= Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | years= October 8, 1953–November 1, 1971 | before=Adam S. Bennion | after= George Q. Morris | end box

