| Richard R. Lyman | |
|---|---|
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| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| April 7, 1918 – November 12, 1943 | |
| End reason | Excommunicated for unlawful cohabitation |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| April 7, 1918 – November 12, 1943 | |
| Reason | Death of Hyrum M. Smith |
| End reason | Excommunicated for unlawful cohabitation |
| Reorganization at end of term | Mark E. Petersen ordained |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Roswell Lyman November 23, 1870 Fillmore, Utah Territory, United States |
| Died | December 31, 1963 (aged 93) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Spouse(s) | Amy Brown Lyman |
Richard Roswell Lyman (November 23, 1870 – December 31, 1963) was an American engineer and religious leader who was an apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1918 to 1943.
Lyman is often noted as the most recent LDS Church apostle to have been excommunicated. In 1943, J. Reuben Clark, the first counselor in the LDS church's First Presidency and the church's de facto leader due to church president Heber J. Grant's poor health, became aware that Lyman had for a number of years been in an intimate relationship with a woman he had earlier been assigned to counsel. The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles convened a disciplinary council to hear the case and Lyman's explanation, after which he was immediately excommunicated. Lyman was rebaptized in 1954 at age 83, and his full priesthood blessings were restored posthumously in 1970.[1]
- ^ Janet Peterson and LaRene Gaunt, "Faith, Hope, and Charity: Inspiration from the Lives of the General Relief Society Presidents," Covenant Communications, Inc., 2008, p. 155.