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Russell Marion Nelson Sr. (born September 9, 1924) is an American religious leader and retired surgeon who is the 17th and current president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). [4] Nelson was a member of the LDS Church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for nearly 34 years, and was the quorum president from 2015
The proclamation was announced by church president Russell M. Nelson on April 5, 2020, as part of the church's annual general conference. The April 2020 conference had been designated as a celebration of the 200th anniversary of the theophany Smith said he had in 1820, known as the First Vision. [2]
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Russell M. Nelson has been the president since January 14, 2018. Latter-day Saints consider the church's president to be God's spokesman to the entire world and the highest priesthood authority on earth, with the exclusive right to receive revelations from God on behalf of the entire church or the entire world.
Russell M. Nelson: 3 July 2015 – 14 January 2018 (became Church president) The second most senior apostle upon Boyd K. Packer's death, Nelson became Quorum President. He was formally set apart on 15 July 2015. [8] 28 Dallin H. Oaks: 14 January 2018 – present He has been a member of the First Presidency throughout his tenure. M.
Prior to becoming president of the LDS Church, Russell M. Nelson stated in a 2007 interview with the Pew Research Center that "to think that man evolved from one species to another is, to me, incomprehensible. Man has always been man. Dogs have always been dogs. Monkeys have always been monkeys. It's just the way genetics works."
Russell M. Nelson Wendy L. Watson Nelson (born May 31, 1950) [ 1 ] is a Canadian-American marriage and family therapist, and professor. She worked with the Family Nursing Unit (FNU) at the University of Calgary (U of C) from 1983 to 1992, training graduate students to use family systems therapy with families of patients.
Russell M. Nelson ordained. 3 May 1984 Dallin H. Oaks ordained. 19 April 1985 Bruce R. McConkie dies. 10 October 1985 M. Russell Ballard ordained. 5 November 1985 Spencer W. Kimball dies. 10 November 1985 The First Presidency is reorganized, with Ezra Taft Benson as president, Gordon B. Hinckley as First Counselor, and Thomas S. Monson as ...