Mission President
In 1916, Richards was made the president of the church's European Mission. In this position he was directly over missionary work in Great Britain as well as having a supervisory role over the mission presidents on the European continent. Among the mission presidents in mainland Europe was Richards' son LeGrand, who was president of the Netherlands Mission.
Richards succeeded Hyrum M. Smith as president of the European mission.
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