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Show LDS SEMINARY GRADUATION TO BE HELD MAY 19 Thursday, May 19, is the date sot for the graduation ceremony for the L.D.S. Seminary of Bingham Bing-ham 'High School. It will be held at the Copperton Ward Chapel at 8:00 p.m. Elder LeGrande Richards of 'the Council of the Twelve will be the featured graduation speaker. A lovely program is being planned by the graduates, with the theme: "Therefore, not leaving leav-ing the principles of the Doctrine nf Phrist. 1ft us on on unto Der- fection." Heb. 6:1. President Howard Barben of West Jordan Stake will graduate the seven girls. , The public is cordially invited to attend so keep the date in mind. The seven girls graduating are: Doris Abplanalp, Gay Armit-steod, Armit-steod, Carol Featherstone, Colleen Col-leen Larsen, Joyce Rawlings, Beverly Ray, and Marcele Speirs. Elder Richards was born in Farmington, Utah, February .6, 1C86. He is the son of President George F. Richards of the Council Coun-cil of Twelve and Alice A. Robinson. , . " " .-.; ' ( "' ' 'A ' 1 -A fW '. i Apostle LeGrande Richards He began his missionary work in the Netherlands mission in 1905 and at 28 years of age- was called by the First Presidency to preside over that same mission in 1914 to 1916. In 1925 he was called on a mission to the Eastern East-ern states. He also served as president of the Southern States Mission. From 1919 to 1925 he was bishop of the Sugar House ward in Salt Lake City. In April, 1938 he was called to serve as presiding bishop of the church. He has traveled widely through out the church since becoming one of the general authorities; is recognized as a powerful speaker speak-er and is well loved by all who know him. For 14 years he has presided over the Aaronic Priesthood Priest-hood of the church. He has served as chairman of several Salt Lake real estate boards and is chairman of the board of trustees of the LDS hospital hos-pital in Salt Lake and of Thomas D. Memorial hospital in Ogden. He is also director of ZCMI. o . |