I first heard of plans for a John A. Widtsoe Chair at USC a month or two ago:
http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/president-uchtdorf-speaks-at-religious-symposium-at-usc
It’s quite exciting news.
Elder Widtsoe deserves more recognition than I think he has received from Latter-day Saints over the past couple of decades.
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