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Centenarian finds joy in gospel, Scouting

Published: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 12:25 a.m. MST
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For Willard LaGrand Nielsen, age is simply a word found near the front of a dictionary.

Indeed, the lifelong member with the firm handshake has lived a life in full. He's an Eagle Scout, a globe-trotting athlete and an accomplished dentist who counted General Dwight D. Eisenhower among his patients. He's beloved by his posterity and appreciated by the many, many members he served as their branch president or bishop.

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