Richard S. Van Wagoner
__NOTOC__ Richard S. Van Wagoner (July 23, 1946 – October 10, 2010) was an American historian, audiologist, and author who published works on the history of Utah and the history of the Latter Day Saint movement. Early life and education Van Wagoner was a Lehi, Utah, native and a fifth-generation Mormon."Utah, LDS historian won acclaim"
''Salt Lake Tribune'', 2010-10-12. He was an Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America), Eagle Scout and was a Mormon missionary, missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the church's Central States Mission (LDS Church), Mission. In 1970, he graduated from Brigham Young University with an M.S. degree.

Career

He was trained as a clinical audiology, audiologist and beginning in 1977 operated a hearing cen ...
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Lehi, Utah
Lehi ( ) is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is named after Lehi, a prophet in the Book of Mormon. The population was 75,907 at the 2020 census, up from 47,407 in 2010. The rapid growth in Lehi is due, in part, to the rapid development of the tech industry region known as Silicon Slopes. The center of population of Utah is located in Lehi. Lehi is part of the Provo–Orem metropolitan area. History A group of Mormon pioneers settled the area now known as Lehi in the fall of 1850 at a place called Dry Creek in the northernmost part of Utah Valley. It was renamed Evansville in 1851 after David Evans, a local bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Other historical names include Sulphur Springs and Snow's Springs. The land was organized into parcels of and new settlers received a plot of this size until the entire tract was exhausted. There was little water to irrigate the rich soil, so it became necessary to divert a portion of American Fork ...
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