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LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 2, p.150 Richards, Evan Alvin, a Patriarch in the Morgan Stake of Zion and a resident of North Morgan, Morgan county, Utah, was horn May 10, 1822, at Llanvabon, Glamorganshire, Wales. He embraced the Gospel in his native land in 1849 and emigrated to Utah in 1861. Before emigrating he traveled many year in the ministry, preached the gospel with power and witnessed many marvelous manifestations of the power of God in his behalf. For many years after his arrival in Utah he was a member of the 21st quorum of Seventy, filled a mission to Wales in 1863 and was ordained a High Priest a number of years ago; later he was ordained a Patriarch. Since his last ordination he has given patriarchal blessings to hundreds of faithful Latter-day Saints. Like many of his country-men, Elder Richards is a natural musician and plays on different kinds of Instruments. His favorite instrument, however, is the harp, and he is the happy possessor of what is believed to be the only harp ever manufactured in Utah. He made the instrument with his own hands. In a brief biographical sketch prepared by himself and which is now on file at the Historian's Office, he relates a number of very interesting incidents, where the sick have been healed under his administrations and where his own life has repeatedly been saved by the interposition of a kind and all-seeing Providence. |
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