United States, Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, 40.76078, -111.891051708/2022LeGrand Richards succeeded Charles Callis in 1934 as the president of the Southern States Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Atlanta.Photograph of Mormon leader LeGrand Richards. Richards succeeded Charles Callis in 1934 as the president of the Southern States Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Atlanta, Georgia.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), whose adherents are known as Latter-day Saints or Mormons, has a long history in Georgia. While the church's growth came primarily from migration into Georgia, much was also the result of strong local leadership. By the end of the twentieth century, Atlanta had become a major center of Mormonism, and as of 2007 more than 60,000 Mormons lived in the state.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/church-jesus-christ-latter-day-saintsForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/church-jesus-christ-latter-day-saintsForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaReligious leaders--Utah--Salt Lake CityMen--Utah--Salt Lake CityMormons--Utah--Salt Lake CityMormon Church--ApostlesMormon missionaries--Utah--Salt Lake CityMissionaries--Utah--Salt Lake CityAuthors, American--Utah--Salt Lake CityRichards, LeGrand, 1886-1983LeGrand RichardsStillImage