Israel
Richards also played a role in LDS connections with Israel. He was the head of the Orson Hyde Foundation, which coordinated most of the money sent to Jerusalem which was donated to that city in exchange for the land that became the Orson Hyde Memorial Garden.
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Famous quotes containing the word israel:
“Let Israel hope in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy,
And with him is plenteous redemption. And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.”
—Bible: Hebrew Psalm CXXX (l. CXXX, 78)
“The greatest security for Israel is to create new Egypts.”
—Ronald Reagan (b. 1911)
“We Americans are the peculiar, chosen peoplethe Israel of our time; we bear the ark of the liberties of the world.”
—Herman Melville (18191891)