However, in April 1980. Term ended by removal of apostleship; was later excommunicated. | Nelson family. In 2011, Nelson Sr. returned to Russia to organize the first church stake in that country, headquartered in Moscow. In addition to the large crowd in attendance, the devotional was broadcast across the state. Posted by Russell M. Nelson on Friday, November 13, 2020 “My dear friends, the challenges that we face as fellow global citizens are immense, but our ability to feel hope and seek healing in Jesus Christ remains strong. [45] He also made several other visits to that continent, including one to Kenya in 2011. During his April 2018 visit to India, Nelson explained to church members that the Lord had instructed him to announce the temple the night before general conference, though he had not originally planned to do so. [104] Together they had ten children: nine daughters—Marsha, Wendy (1951–2019),[105] Gloria, Brenda, Sylvia, Emily (1958–1995),[106] Laurie, Rosalie, and Marjorie—and a son, Russell Jr. (b. ", "Meet LDS Church President Russell M. Nelson, a Renaissance man with perfect pitch and pure faith", Listing of presidents of the Society for Vascular Surgery, "Pamela Atkinson: President Nelson's work has been saving lives and souls", "President Nelson Honored as "Pioneer" of Heart Surgery - Church News and Events", "Elder Russell M. Nelson Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles", article by Ardeth Kapp on Nelson's role as Young Women Adviser, "Elder Russell M. Nelson Celebrates 90th Birthday - Church News and Events", "LDS Church Apostle, his wife and 2 other couples attacked in Mozambique - KSL.com", "Elder Nelson Completes Trip to Africa in Kenya - Church News and Events", "LDS Business College appoints new president", "Inauguration for LDS Business College's 13th president", "President Boyd K. 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[52], After Monson's call to the First Presidency in 1985, Nelson was assigned as the apostle to oversee the work of the church in Eastern Europe. He was set apart as a counselor in the bishopric by Joseph Fielding Smith, whose son-in-law was the bishop. [90], In December 2018, the church's First Presidency changed the process of youth class progression and priesthood ordination. There was also a shift from having members of the Sunday School general board do all the training for new teachers to providing materials which developed into the book Teaching: No Greater Call. Sister Wendy Nelson: Yeah, there was a lot, a lot, that I stepped into. Sister Wendy Nelson and President Russell M. Nelson participate in a virtual birthday celebration on Sept. 6, 2020. Credit: Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the party offered a glimpse of the legacy President Nelson has given his posterity. [70], On March 9, 2019, Nelson met with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Nelson became a noted heart surgeon, and served as president of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the Utah Medical Association.[6]. Elder Nelsons previousmarriage was to Dantzel White Nelson, who died 12 February 2005.Their family includes 10 children, 56 grandchildren and 18great-grandchildren. [44], Nelson's assignments as an apostle have included supervisory responsibility for the LDS Church in Africa. By President Russell M. Nelson In coming days, it will not be possible to survive spiritually without the guiding, directing, comforting, and constant influence of the Holy Ghost. [76], In March 2018, the First Presidency issued a letter on preventing and responding to abuse. [29] In 1985, Nelson along with his colleague, Conrad B. Jenson, performed a quadruple bypass surgery on the Chinese opera performer Fang Rongxiang (方荣翔 [zh]); 1925–1989). Nelson received a Ph.D. from Minnesota in 1954 for his research contributions. 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Ordained an Apostle on 12April 1984, Elder Nelson received his B.A. President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Watson Nelson, at the dedication of the Brigham City Temple. [58], When he was Sunday School General President, Nelson attended a meeting where Kimball urged those present to learn Chinese. Honorary scholastic societies include Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha. As church president, Nelson is accepted by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. Since becoming church president, Nelson has visited members of the LDS Church in various areas of the world. Author of numerous publications and chapters in medical textbooks, President Nelson lectured and visited professionally throughout the United States and in many other nations prior to his call as a General Authority. There have been a lot of changes and new initiatives since President Russell M. Nelson became president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter … In Brazil on one of the many international ministry tours the 95-year old President Nelson has taken over the past two years, his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, commented that at his core, Russell Nelson is a scientist — he wants to know what laws govern a particular thing. President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [50], Nelson made his first international trip as quorum president to Central America from August 20–31, 2015. An internationally renowned surgeon and medical researcher, Dr. Nelson received his B.A. Dr. Nelson has served as president of the Society for Vascular Surgery, a director of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, chairman of the Council on Cardiovascular Surgery for the American Heart Association, and president of the Utah State Medical Association. What a glorious privilege it has been to celebrate Easter with you on this Sunday of general conference! Tonight, December 21, is the winter solstice, regarded in many traditions as the darkest and longest night of the year. She attended Box Elder High School, among her classmates was Boyd K. Packer, who would serve with Nelson for 30 years as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve. LDS apostles serve full-time for life, and so Nelson retired from all of his prior professional positions. 1. A host of awards and honors have come to him, including the Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Utah; the Heart of Gold Award from the American Heart Association; a citation for International Service from the American Heart Association; and the Golden Plate Award, presented by the American Academy of Achievement. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, The Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: A Bicentennial Proclamation to the World, "Russell M. 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This team was focused on ways to improve the treatment of wounded and was sent to all five MASH units active in Korea along with two major evacuation hospitals, several field station hospitals, a prisoner of war camp and larger evacuation hospitals in Japan, Hawaii, and the mainland United States in order to implement such improvements. President Russell M. Nelson’s background as a surgeon has shaped his interests and focuses as an apostle. In Massachusetts, Nelson was the secretary for the adult Aaronic priesthood organization in his Boston-area branch. [43], In 1991, Nelson served as the negotiator for the LDS Church with the Internal Revenue Service over whether contributions to support missionaries serving would be tax deductible. ... We live in a glorious age, foreseen by prophets for centuries. Russell M. Nelson was born on September 9, 1924, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Marion Clavar Nelson (1897–1990)[8] and Floss Edna Nelson (née Anderson; 1893–1983). [99], Between April 2019 and October 2020, Nelson announced 30 more temples, including firsts for American Samoa,[100] Sierra Leone, Papua New Guinea,[101] and the People's Republic of China mainland. For a time he was also the church's representative to a US State Department committee on international religious freedom. [4] He was chair of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at LDS Hospital. Nelson signed 1,150 mission calls as the presiding apostle. "[86][87][88], In the October 2018 general conference, Nelson announced an adjustment in the balance between a home-centered, church-supported form of worship. Approximately half of this time, he was assigned to oversee the fourteen stakes at BYU, while he worked with the stakes in Kearns, Utah for the other time. Personal Life. [27] In an indication of his surgical skill, a 1968 case series of his aortic valve replacements demonstrated an exceptionally low peri-operative mortality. [28] Later, he performed the same operation on future LDS Church president Spencer W. Kimball, replacing his damaged aortic valve. [24], Nelson first operated out of the University of Utah's medical school. Russell M Nelson is an American religious leader who is the current president of the controversial LDS church. [96] Following the December 2018 dedication of the Barranquilla Colombia Temple by Dallin H. Oaks, Nelson presided over the three-day dedicatory services for the Rome Italy Temple from March 10–12, 2019. Up through August 2019, he had visited sixteen countries, addressing thousands of members of the faith. Prior to his call to the Quorum of the Twelve, he was serving as a Regional Representative assigned to the Kearns Utah Region. [48], Following the death of Boyd K. Packer[49] on July 3, 2015, Nelson became the most senior member of the Quorum of the Twelve and the quorum's president. In this assignment, he worked closely with Dennis B. Neuenschwander and Hans B. 1950) in the Salt Lake Temple. Elder Russell M. Nelson talks about the change in ages for missionaries after the Saturday morning session of general conference on Saturday, October 6, 2012. He had previously served as Regional Representative for Brigham Young University. In 2018, Nelson announced 19 new temples, seven in April and 12 in October, among which were the first in India, Nicaragua, Russia, and Cambodia. He then did his medical residency and earned a Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota, where he was a member of the research team developing the heart-lung machine that in 1951 supported the first ever human open-heart surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass. Born September 9, 1924, President Nelson is the son of Marion C. and Edna Anderson Nelson. First, the high priests groups at the ward level were dissolved, making all Melchizedek priesthood holders in wards and branches part of the elders quorum. Each of us has likely had times when … [36], After returning to Salt Lake City, he was called as priest quorum advisor in the Garden Park Ward, working with over 50 boys ages 16 to 18. [13] Nelson has absolute pitch, and frequently sang in choirs, quartets, and plays. I invite you to turn your heart, mind, and soul increasingly to our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. Then the anticipation of death shall … How fitting that astronomers and scientists are predicting tonight's appearance of a "Christmas star," formed by the great conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, a rare event not seen in nearly 400 years. 1972). [63] Nelson chose not to retain Dieter F. Uchtdorf, who had served as Monson's Second Counselor, in the new First Presidency. ", "Discovering a Surgical First: Russell M. Nelson and Tricuspid Valve Annuloplasty", "U of U Health - Celebrating 60 Years of Cardiac Surgery in Utah With Russell M. Nelson, M.D. [65], In June 2018, Nelson traveled to Alberta, Canada, where his second wife was born and raised, and gave three devotional addresses in three consecutive evenings. After dating for three years, the couple married on August 31, 1945, in … Sister Nelson passed away in February 2005. In April 2006, he married Wendy L. Watson. President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. and M.D. In May 2018, the church announced it would end its sponsorship of Scouting troops in the United States and Canada at the end of 2019. President Russell M. Nelson shared photos of his family in honor of Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 10, 2020. Nelson was sustained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on April 7, 1984, during the church's general conference. Russell M. Nelson is not a name familiar to most people. Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. [22], Following his military service, he did a year of work and surgical training at Massachusetts General Hospital. [95], In October 2018, Nelson concluded a 10-day trip to South America by dedicating the Concepcion Chile Temple. [80], June 2018 began with a First Presidency-sponsored celebration of the 40th anniversary of the revelation extending priesthood and temple blessings to all worthy members without regard to race, in which Nelson gave concluding remarks. It also adjusted previous policies forbidding adult males to teach classes of children or youth alone to apply to all adults. Yet, this humble man is the one chosen by Jehovah to preside over His affairs. 6,212 talking about this. [31], Nelson became involved with the administrative aspects of medicine and was elected president of the Utah State Medical Association. Nelson and Oaks filled the vacancies in the Quorum created by the deaths of LeGrand Richards and Mark E. [37][38] He later served as a stake president in Salt Lake City from 1964 to 1971, with Joseph B. Wirthlin serving as his second counselor. While in Rome, the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles took the first apostolic group photo in two decades. This includes discussions about the Plan of Salvation (which are deeply rooted in the “Three Pillars of Eternity” structure outlined by Bruce R. McConkie), caring for the human body, and preparing for death and the resurrection. [40], Nelson later served for four and a half years as a regional representative. degrees fromthe University of Utah and his Ph.D. from the University ofMinnesota. Beginning in 2019, youth began moving between classes and priesthood quorums at the beginning of the year in which they turn 12, 14, or 16, rather than when their birthday occurs during the year. [46], From 2007 to 2015, Nelson was as a member of the Church Boards of Trustees/Education, the governing body of the Church Educational System, and the chairman of its Executive Committee. [67] On the same trip, he visited Puerto Rico. White was very musical and in high school took music lessons from Richard P. Condie, who was then the assistant director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Afterwards, in September, he traveled to church meetings in several European countries. It also provided more clear policies mandating all interviews with women and youth be done with another person in the general area, and made it clear that youth and women could have a parent or other adult present for an interview. [71][72][73], In August 2019, Nelson visited Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina and Brazil. By President Russell M. Nelson. President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, center, and his counselors, President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency, left, and President Henry B. Eyring, second counselor in the First Presidency, right, walk through the South visitors’ center prior to a press conference in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 19, 2019. 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