Richard Louis Evans Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Richard Louis Evans (March 23, 1906 – November 1, 1971) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) (1953–1971), the president of Rotary International (1966–1967), and the writer, producer, and announcer of Music and the Spoken Word for forty-one years (1929–1971).He received a BA and MA from the University of Utah. There, he joined Pi Kappa Alpha. He may have been 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, including a short inspirational message. Evans' weekly broadcasts spanned from its inception in 1929 until his death in 1971.Evans' voice was familiar to Latter-day Saints everywhere as the narrator of various church productions, most notably Man's Search for Happiness. He also introduced the Salt Lake City choir's contribution to Bing Crosby's annual "Christmas Sing with Bing" radio broadcasts during the 1950s, and is heard on the 1956 Decca LP of the same name, which featured the previous year's "Christmas Sing" edition.He was ordained an apostle on October 8, 1953, following the death of Albert E. Bowen.Evans was the last LDS Church apostle to sport facial hair while in office, wearing a neatly trimmed mustache until the mid-1960s.He died at age 65 on November 1, 1971. The vacancy in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles from his death was filled by Marvin J. Ashton. Evans was buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery.
May we never let the things we can't have, or don't have, or shouldn't have, spoil our enjoyment of the things we do have and can have. As we value our happiness let us not forget it, for one of the greatest lessons in life is learning to be happy without the things we cannot or should not have.
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Children will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them.
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Don't let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.
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I don't think anything is unrealistic if you believe you can do it.
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The undertaking of a new action brings new strength.