author
Richard Roswell Lyman
1870–1963
An engineer by training and a major figure in early 20th-century Latter-day Saint history, he moved between the worlds of higher education, public service, and church leadership. His life took a dramatic turn in 1943, making his story one of both prominence and personal controversy.
1 Audiobook
The construction and maintenance of earth roads
by Richard Roswell Lyman
About the author
Born in Fillmore, Utah, in 1870, Richard Roswell Lyman became known as both a civil engineer and a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He studied engineering and later served as a professor and administrator at the University of Utah before gaining wider prominence in church service.
In 1918 he was ordained an apostle, a role he held for 25 years. Sources also describe him as an educator, public speaker, and an influential figure in Utah civic and religious life during the first half of the 20th century.
His later years are an important part of his biography as well: in 1943 he left the Quorum of the Twelve after church discipline related to an unauthorized plural relationship. He was rebaptized in 1954, and he died in Salt Lake City in 1963.