Salt Lake Hindness (ABC4) -In 17th President of Jesus Christ Church Russell M. Nelson, died of church officials, confirmed late Saturday night. He was 101 years old.
According to church officials, Nelson, the oldest president in the history of the Church, died peacefully shortly after 22 p.m. MDT Saturday, 2025 September 27th.
Officially announcing this news, President Dallin H. Oax said: “All of us, who worked with Russell M. Nelson, and many he taught and related to his extraordinary modesty of his great achievements for the man.”
Oax was called to serve in the quantum of twelve apostles on the same day as President Nelson in 1984. And went to the first president Nelson’s adviser to the first presidency.
“And [we] You were interested in your tenderness, ”Oax continued. – He is only the gentlest and dearest person you have ever expected to communicate with. And he will always be remembered as follows. ‘
Born in 1924 September 9, Nelson and his late wife Dantzel White had 10 children together, 57 grandchildren and well over 100 grandchildren. 2020 December He became a great -grandfather of the great -grandfather and was survived by his second wife, Wendy L. Watson.
Since 2018 On January 14, at the age of 93, Nelson held the position of President and Prophet of the LDS Church. He replaced President Thomas S. Monson, who died just 12 days ago at the age of 90. His vocation to the Presidency became the second oldest man to receive the leader of the Church of Jesus Christ.
Before his time, Nelson was internationally known as a surgeon and medical researcher at the Presidential Palace. He obtained a medical degree from the Utah University and was part of the team, which for the development of Heart-Lung Machine and in 1955. Utah performed the first open heart surgery.
“He was part of that story, what we all take today to just give it absolutely,” – S, the surgical director of the Heart Mechanical Support and Heart Transplant U, U, dr. Craig Selzman, once said about Nelson.
His professional work was work as a surgery research professor and UU, director of thoracic surgery, he also worked as chairman of the LDS Hospital Korakine Surgery Division Salt Lake and completed a two -year medical tour in the US Army during the Korean War.
Nelson attracted his medical career in numerous publications in medical textbooks, earning several awards, including the heart of the American Heart Association Gold, the American Academy of achievements for the Golden Plate Award and the exclusive graduate award from Uuuu
Nelson’s service to the church was nothing more than. He occupied many responsibilities in the church in 1964-1971. President of the Bonneville Share Package, when he was called the General Sunday School President. Later, Nelson was called to serve in a quantum of twelve Apostles in 1984. April
Throughout his church, Nelson regularly encouraged the members of the Church to establish a closer relationship with Christ. In the first year of the president, he announced that the Church would no longer use the nickname of the Mormon, which it had covered for almost two centuries, and emphasizes the name “Jesus Christ”.
President Nelson gave the Church members more opportunities to enter church temples. As president, he announced that more than 100 new temples, including many Utah, were more than any president of the Church against him.
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