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I hope you have learned something today about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by peering with me through the Church News window. Gloria Irion: I agree. [118], Dantzel Nelson died unexpectedly at their home in Salt Lake City on February 12, 2005, at age 78. And hes good at it. So sometimes a couple of us would show up at his door with dinner or something. Wendy Nelson Maxfield, daughter of Russell M. Nelson, died Friday afternoon, January 11, 2019 at her home after a courageous and faith-filled battle with Russell M. Nelson Jr.: One thing Ive learned, hearing from others, other General Authorities as we happen to bump into them, and even down into my own life is, watching him allow priesthood holders exercise their keys. They agree she has been a marvelous companion for President Nelson. We, one time, I had gotten all the Christmas decorations out of the attic. [109] Nelson took all the church's apostles with him to Rome for that dedication. As church president, Nelson is recognized by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. At one point, the team came close enough to the front that they received fire from enemy artillery positions, which missed them. Laurie Marsh: I felt like from both of my parents the importance of our education that that was stressed. [41] Early in his service as an apostle, Nelson was an adviser to the church's Young Women organization and was supportive of the developing of the Young Women values and Personal Progress program. Ultimately, I ended up making a change halfway through college and went into the business world but hes, like Laurie said, hes still proud of who we are and who weve become and, for our own accomplishments. But there was also no question that our mom was the heart of the home. I think really, like I say, Im seventh, so Im a younger perspective. As soon as he saw him, they discussed that and decided. Laurie Marsh: And for me, I think of my dad as a very optimistic person. We were invited, with all, all their love to come and participate in that. So we all have that exact same opportunity. And he did always emphasize how important education is, but as far as career choice goes, he never pushed one way or another. And so that way we can kind of keep up on what hes doing and he can read what were doing. Petersen. I said, How can you walk away from that that was your life? And so we love to sing together. [120], In June 2018, the University of Utah endowed a chair in cardiothoracic surgery named after Nelson and his first wife, Dantzel. And part of, I think, his processing his grief was like playing the piano. And as later in life, your father lost both your mother and then two of his daughters to cancer. Gloria Irion: Yes, I think thats very well said. President Nelsons activity and energy of teaching throughout my whole life, your father graduated medical. Each day, Marsh said but there was a high level of love in our.! 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And so its been really neat to see that come through. Hed come in the door. And I think we had as much fun after we came home from our dates as we did on the dates. 1972). [32] Nelson traveled extensively as a medical doctor and addressed conferences in many parts of Latin America and Africa, as well as in India and China. Number two, he would look around to turn off any electrics, that were extra, you know, like the TV or more lights than he felt should be on.

I think hes, I dont know, mind over matter what. They talk about President Nelsons Church leadership and offer a unique glimpse into his role as a father, husband and teacher. Her marriage to Nelson is her first. I knew he loved her and he missed her. And hes more personable. And so the two of them working together was just a really nice example of how a husband and wife and a mother and father worked together. During his tenure the Sunday School developed a unified 8-year-cycle of covering the LDS Church's scriptures in its curriculum. Everything amazes me, but nothing surprises me. Gloria Irion: Theres about 150 great-grands, 57 grands. "[112][113] The Bureau added that the church's plans were "wishful thinking, not based in reality. President Russell M. Nelson, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his wife Sister Wendy Nelson are interviewed in Salt Lake City on Friday May 29, 2020. He made time for it. While on duty, he was assigned to a research group formed by the commandant of the graduate school at Walter Reed, Col. William S. Stone and led by Dr. Fiorindo A. Simeone, a professor of surgery at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland who had been a clinical investigator in the Mediterranean Theater during World War II. They both played the piano and the organ. He next served as member of the Bonneville Stake YMMIA superintendency (a position roughly equivalent to a modern counselor in the stake young men's presidency) and then as a counselor in the bishopric of the Garden Park Ward. He wanted that very much to be my choice and my decision based on my experiences and my own inspiration. [23][24] That operation was performed at the Salt Lake General Hospital (SLGH, now University of Utah Hospital) on an adult with an atrial septal defect. He had a good way of making very mundane and plain things feel like it was great to do, and great to do together, Russell Nelson Jr. said.

President Russell M. Nelson and the COVID-19 vaccine: What the church leader has said and done Revered as a prophet by Latter-day Saints, he prayed throughout 2020 for a vaccine to relieve world suffering caused by the pandemic. Not because hes a know-it-all, but because he legitimately has a thirst for knowledge and learning.. Hes curious. And so thats been a neat thing. Russell M. Nelson Jr.: I think one of the things that both of them, and especially our dad was really good at, is teaching us why we do things, less about the how and more about the why. And so, obedience or adherence to rules, laws, whatever came with that understanding of why we were doing it. In September, Church News shared what President Russell M. Nelson taught his 57 grandchildren and 140 great-grandchildren as part of his birthday And then they switch over to the Utah basketball game. You get more joy from letting other people have that experience than you do from having that experience yourself. And I thought that was such a beautiful sentiment. He took the lens out of the fishs eye out and said, Look, this is the lens and held it up over a newspaper that was right nearby and showed how it kind of magnified the print on the newspaper. Next, Nelson ended home teaching and visiting teaching, replacing the programs with a focus on ministering, and shifting both the focus and methods of tracking them. President Nelson has emphasized divine identity for years. I love this idea that she was the first person he looked for when he came home. [4][17], After medical school, Nelson went to the University of Minnesota for his medical residency. Russel said theyd each had their roles and cooking wasnt one of his. Gloria Irion: As a father, hes very loving, and, well, as the prophet to youve seen, just very loving, very, Christlike love for everyone. And just to rely on that faith at all times and do what you can to build that faith, be it read the scriptures, or make sure youre praying sincerely or reading general conference talks. It was our privilege as apostles to sustain what had been revealed to President Monson.

The hymn practice time in Sunday School was also renamed to worship through music. And I, Im not sure Ill have time for that. And he said, Well, why dont you just come to a rehearsal and see what you think and, you know, just kind of come and check it out. So he comes, and he looks on the stage at the female lead role, and it was Dansel White, and he decided he would participate. Dont know what I did in the pre-life, but Im grateful every day to be the daughter of Russell and Dantzel Nelson. [114] Together they had ten children: nine daughtersMarsha, Wendy (19512019),[115] Gloria, Brenda, Sylvia, Emily (19581995),[116] Laurie, Rosalie, and Marjorieand a son, Russell Jr. (b. And then I also remember, Daddy coming, he was serving as our stake president of the time. In the five years since then, he has embarked on a fast-paced global ministry traveling to 35 nations, extending countless invitations, leading the Church through a global pandemic and overseeing the continuing restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ. 1950) in the Salt Lake Temple. [77][78], On February 10, 2019, Nelson spoke to church members in Arizona at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. While in Rome, the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles took the first apostolic group photo in two decades. And they were talking a little bit about themselves and their callings. After the death of his first wife, Nelson proposed to Wendy L. Watson.

Both parents knew how to teach their children about the why of things, their son said. I dont know what their secret was that made it look so awesome to participate, but out of love, we participated, Marsh said. President Russell M. Nelson and his first wife, Dantzel White Nelson, at the University of Utah in 1942. Hes always had a lot of responsibilities. Laurie Marsh: I think I have probably learned from President Nelson the importance of my relationship with my Savior and how that can help with everything that we do thats full of joy, or not full of joy, in our life. Now, your father graduated from medical school at age 22, first in his class. From left: Marjorie Lowder; Elder Michael T. Ringwood, a General Authority Seventy; Sister Rosalie Ringwood; and Wendy Maxfield. And I think the other thing is, weve talked about the consistency of my dad, and my parents consistently had family prayer. And this little boy, he couldnt have been 12. President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, exits the Cottonwood Heights Utah Brighton Stake Center as the casket is placed into the hearse after President Nelson spoke at funeral services for his daughter Wendy Nelson Maxfield, on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.

[25], In March 1956, he performed the first successful pediatric cardiac operation at the SLGH, a total repair of tetralogy of Fallot in a four-year-old girl. Can you talk a little bit about those times when the focus of your family had to be eternal? She, like my mother, is a very Christ-centered person. And we were going to be working together to see how we could get that goal accomplished. I feel like there was a high level of love in our home. And then number three, we normally would wait for Daddy, to have dinner together as a family. Sarah Jane Weaver: He committed pretty fast? Gloria Irion: Its been wonderful to have. The children were grateful to see their fathers cheerful countenance return after he married Wendy Watson. When he was home, he was home, Marsh said. For his only son, its President Nelsons activity and energy. And she had just finished the laundry, and he was carrying the basket up with her, you know, and they sat down on the sofa to watch the BYU game. Sarah Jane Weaver: Well, I have to agree with all of you. Nelson was sustained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on April 7, 1984, during the church's general conference. And to see him follow that, like he said, follow instruction, has been a really remarkable thing to see and witness, so close. Nelson served in that bishopric for over five years at a time when the ward had over 1,000 members. Gloria Irion, Laurie Marsh and Russell Nelson Jr. discuss the lessons learned as children from their father, President Russell M. Nelson. A photo of Dantzel White Nelson and Russell M. Nelson as a young couple. [71] On August 8, 2022, Nelson became the church's oldest apostle ever, surpassing David B. This marked the first time since 1985 that a new church president had not retained a previously-serving counselor. During that time. President Russell M. Nelson was sustained and set apart as the 17th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, in the upper room of the Salt Lake Temple. And I had quite a collection, so I thought, What would Mother love, a string of these for a necklace. So I got a needle and thread and strung those beautiful pearly looking things together for my mother and gave it to her. And so is his wife and my mother had an amazing role in that, as well.

Her obituary is here. Its, What do you know now? And we always give our guests the last word. When he was home, it was time for the family.. Days later, the Shanghai Municipal Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau responded saying it "knew nothing about the American Mormon Church . And the first thing he would do was look for, and find, and greet my mother. Russell Nelson Jr. knew he could ask his father anything and he would always provide the answer. Nelson began his presidency two days after his ordination with a short broadcast to church members in January 2018 before then holding a press conference.

So I think the takeaway for me in that, is, you know, our number one job is just to try to learn how to become an eternal family and enjoy all the blessings that Heavenly Father wants to give each and every one of us. But we just, out of love and not wanting to be left out. Gloria Irion: We were so grateful for the technology thats available.
So, those are words that I think describe him well. I just move forward and do as Im directed. And that was a lesson for me too. And I think I have learned from my own, personal experiences, that God calls prophets to lead and guide us while were on this earth. Emily Nelson Wittwer died of cancer in 1995. But I think his outward focus was a good example to us, too. At the same conference, Dallin H. Oaks was sustained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve. But I would say, I know that a key part of life is to learn and to grow, and to love love one another, love the Lord and enjoy the blessings that come from Him as we keep our covenants. In May 1982 he was a visiting professor at the Hospital de Clinicas in Montevideo, Uruguay. And summer trips to places, whether, if we went in the car or however we got there, again, it was more about being together and strengthening those relationships with each other. I mean, I can remember having so many fun experiences. And when he was teaching me how to water ski, or having very, very spiritual experiences on the mountain, when we were skiing. Russell M. Nelson Jr.: Yeah, thats, thats well-documented in, in the books. Russell M. Nelson Jr.: Yeah, he treated her like royalty. 1, she said. Russell Nelson Jr. described another lesson he learned in the home that wasnt deliberately expressed but something he observed through his parents daily example. That doesnt sound like fun at all now as an adult, but somehow he made it seem like it was something that obviously, it needed to be done. Copyright 2023 Deseret News Publishing Company. Sarah Jane Weaver: Share a little more about what your father taught you about women and being raised in this home with so many women. And you know, he just made it fun. There was a high expectation that we would be an eternal family, and we were going to be working together to see how we could accomplish that goal.. Its been five years since President Nelson was sustained and set apart on Jan. 14, 2018, as the Churchs 17th President. From 1955 to 1965, Nelson served as a missionary on Temple Square every Thursday afternoon for about two hours giving tours to visitors. He had this folding table that we would pull out from under a bed, and he would set it up and start taping up all these Gloria Irion: Spreadsheets. What was that like to be raised in a home, did he help with homework?

The three children concluded the interview with key lessons learned from their father, President Nelson. Gloria Irion: I think he is open to hearing counsel. And theres no surprise to me that we all were so excited to be mothers, because the way he felt that position was such a calling of honor. ", "Meet LDS Church President Russell M. Nelson, a Renaissance man with perfect pitch and pure faith", "Elder Russell M. Nelson: Applying Divine Laws", "SVS Past Presidents | 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", "What I know now that I learned from President Russell M. Nelson", "First Presidency statement cites scriptural mandate for Church committee", "Religious Leaders Hold A 2d World Parliament", "Elder Russell M. 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Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speak during Family Discovery Day at RootsTech on He really didnt raise his voice. Subscribe for free and get daily or weekly updates straight to your inbox, The three things you need to know everyday, Highlights from the last week to keep you informed. [30], In 1965, the University of Chicago offered Nelson the position as head of their department of thoracic surgery. He works as the chief financial officer of a Utah-based company. ", "Elder Nelson pronounces blessings on six Balkan nations", "Elders Maxwell, Nelson welcomed in China", "President Nelson Signs Mission Calls as Presiding Apostle", "President Russell M. Nelson introduced as 17th LDS president, vows to serve, discusses diversity", "President Nelson is Now Oldest President of the Church", "President Russell M. 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[24] He was at the forefront of surgeons focusing attention on coronary artery disease,[26] and contributed to the advance of valvular surgery as well. Yeah, he might watch a bowl game on New Years day. Nelson served in a variety of lay LDS Church leadership positions during his surgical career, beginning locally in Salt Lake City and then as the LDS Church's Sunday School General President from 1971 to 1979. Russell M. Nelson Jr.: Right after our mom passed away, that was the first time in my life that Id ever seen him visibly sad, or not the cheerful countenance that he usually had for that year plus, after our moms passing. 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. So we preceded that trip with our own personal trip, where we did some family history findings throughout Scandinavia. Sarah Jane Weaver: And since 1984, when your father was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, you have had to share him with millions of Latter-day Saints across the globe. And thats been one thing thats been true. His 10th child and only son was born two months after his first grandson. Sarah Jane Weaver:And Laurie, I want to share a story. He speaks from the Conference Center Theater on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday, April 3, 2021. And Ill never forget President Nelson looked at that little boy so tenderly. And then we experienced the pandemic and there was great effort to make sure that President Nelson stayed well. Russell M. Nelson Jr.: 217 total, I think was the last number I knew. Please remember to subscribe to this podcast and if you enjoyed the messages we shared today, please make sure you share the podcast with others. Welcome all of you to the Church News podcast. How do you sum up a lifetime of being taught? Russell Nelson Jr. said. I received the assignment in 2018 to write about your fathers global ministry. That was always a primary point of emphasis and point of teaching throughout my whole life, even still. Russell M. Nelson Jr.: Oh, I dont know, Ive got a couple of funny stories, but I dont know. [92], In August 2018, Nelson issued a statement urging the use of the church's full name. This was highlighted by shortening the length of Sunday church meetings to 2-hours from the previous 3-hours. Sarah Jane Weaver: Is there anything about your fathers service as President of the Church that surprised you or that caught your attention? And, but yeah, I think he set a great example of, you know, studying and doing well in school.

Russell M. Nelson was born on September 9, 1924, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Floss Edna (ne Anderson; 18931983) and Marion Clavar Nelson (18971990). Im just taking instruction and do it.. We truly Gloria Irion: I know mother saw you when she was pregnant with Emily. Nelson took up this challenge and developed elementary proficiency in Mandarin. I feel like there was a high level of love in our home. He set a great example of studying and doing well in school, but we never felt that it was tied to their feelings for us.. He said, I never left them. And, and then you look back. I also feel like if somebodys got a job to do, let them do it and I think hes a good cheerleader. Or I happened to be serving a mission during most of his time so far, and Preach My Gospel was another one that helped build my faith. I just feel like, wow, he did that so well and just exemplified that. [80][81][82], In August 2019, Nelson visited Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina and Brazil. And so, did your father get everyone up and ready for church? In April 2006, President Nelson married Sister Wendy Nelson. Before holding his babies, the world-renowned heart surgeon had something of a routine when he came home each day, Marsh remembers. But a lot of the things that he made look easy, for me, now as a parent, with kids, ranging from 14 to 26 years old, takes a lot of effort and takes a lot of knowledge. Im your host, Church News editor Sarah Jane Weaver. Laurie Marsh: I just want to add to Russells comment about teaching opportunities, because Daddy was always looking for comments to say like, Oh, look how beautiful your mother is. Or always thanking her for what she was doing for our family and really noticed every little thing and taught us by example, that mother was of huge value to all of us, but number one to him. And so he does seem to always know what to do at the right time and that has become a hallmark of his ministry. Laurie Marsh The way hes leading the Church is exactly an example of the way we were raised. [85], In March 2018, the First Presidency issued a letter on preventing and responding to abuse. Ringger. I remember vividly baths with Daddy, he would get three or four of us in the tub at a time. 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. In the early years of the Russell and Dantzel Nelson family, daughter Gloria Irion can remember nights when her mother had finally placed a sleeping baby in the crib only to have her father, just home from work, walk in and retrieve the infant. He said it was like a womens dormitory., Gloria Irion: It was definitely like a sorority, for sure. While a student at the University of Utah, Nelson met and began dating fellow Utah student Dantzel White (19262005). Or did he just want you to follow any path that was what you chose? President Russell M. Nelson and his wife Wendy Watson Nelson with family. Sarah Jane Weaver: And for our listeners who havent heard the story of how they met, will you share that with us, Gloria?

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