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Nelson", The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints titles, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Russell_M._Nelson&oldid=1133675132, President of the Thoracic Surgical Directors Association, President of the Utah State Medical Association, Director of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Chairman of the Council on Cardiovascular Surgery for the, Chairman of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at the, Vice-chairman of the board of governors at the LDS Hospital, "Heart of Gold Award", American Heart Association, "Governor's Medal of Science: Lifetime Achievement Award", Utah Technology Innovation Summit, "Advocate of the Arts" award presented by the, This page was last edited on 15 January 2023, at 00:24. I feel like there was a high level of love in our home. She knows her father has been called as Prophet for this time and is grateful to be his daughter. Music was something we love to do together, Irion said. So we all have that exact same opportunity. Gloria Irion: I think its kind of fun for people to get to see him in the light other than just twice a year at the podium, you know. The meeting took place the day before the church's Rome Italy Temple was dedicated. I think the world at large has seen that hes been preserved, but to see the preparation that has happened, and to hear from him about receiving instruction, receiving guidance, following that guidance, is such a testimony to me about the prophet and the Lord communicating with the Church through the prophet and communicating with the world. This is the way we treat this person. And after about two weeks, I thought, Man, Im, Im getting tired and Im 14 years old. So hes, its pretty remarkable in that regard. 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. In 1966, Nelson became head of the thoracic residency program that combined resources from the University of Utah Medical School, LDS Hospital, Primary Children's Hospital and the VA Hospital in Salt Lake City. Gloria Irion: I think he took those, you know, those circumstances happen so seldom, that I feel like he really tried to take those opportunities to teach us and to help us focus on the eternal, like you, like you said. Shes precious and an angel mother, he called her, Irion said. He really didnt raise his voice. And there was a high expectation that we would be an eternal family. [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. And that if we can be obedient, and make and keep our covenants, well be able to live eternally as a family with Heavenly Father again. Mother was a beautiful singer. And if Norm [Norman A. Maxfield, the husband of President Nelsons late daughter, Wendy Maxfield] needed him for anything, he would come. Prophet Asks "Let me ask one question," said President Russell M. Nelson to youth assembled in the visitors' center in Palmyra. I remember vividly baths with Daddy, he would get three or four of us in the tub at a time. 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. But he said, President Nelson, You had to stop being a surgeon to be a prophet, was that hard for you? You just, you just walked away from your medical career. Shes a good one, such a blessing to our family. You know, we do a lot of Zoom calls. And he just said, Wow, my pre-med studies are pretty rigorous. Russell M. Nelson Jr.: So much of our activities had to do with just being together, whether it was, you know, very early on, we would have monthly family parties, Christmas traditions, we could almost dictate the whole month of December by the traditions that we would do day by day and week by week. But in a way, it was comforting, to me, to see the level of grief that he was experiencing. [119] Watson, originally from Raymond, Alberta, was a professor of marriage and family therapy at BYU prior to her retirement in 2006. And they said, Oh were just ordinary men in extraordinary callings. But kind of like I was saying earlier, I think, with my perspective of age, theyre a lot more than just ordinary men. 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. The couple had ten children; Marsha, Wendy, Gloria, Brenda, Sylvia, Emily, Laurie, Rosalie, and Marjorie and Russell Jr. I just move forward and do as Im directed. And that was a lesson for me too. Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. [65], When he was Sunday School General President, Nelson attended a meeting where Kimball urged those present to learn Chinese. He always is going and doing things, Russell Nelson Jr. said. And we all are. And Ive had many experiences over the last five years that confirm that, and I am eternally grateful. The children agreed that both parents made education a high priority and fostered a love of lifelong learning. I think he used it as a teaching moment for us to help us and comfort us. Twelve Smiley Stickers . This marked the first time since 1985 that a new church president had not retained a previously-serving counselor. And hes good at it. I mean, we have a firsthand experience and perspective in watching someone be prepared. After 20 months in service, he left active duty at the rank of captain. [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 to 2018. So yeah, we know that hes curious. Sarah Jane Weaver: And Russ, we saved you for last, because you came at the end of the Nelson family. Photo by Jeffrey D. Allred, courtesy of Church News. 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. Or did he just want you to follow any path that was what you chose? Sarah Jane Weaver: Is there anything about your fathers service as President of the Church that surprised you or that caught your attention? You know, I said a little bit earlier that I was always taught to respect women, especially our mother and my sisters. It was the only time I saw him turn on the TV. Nothing. So, thats been a neat thing for me to experience and learn over the last few years. Gloria Irion: We would go on dates. He is proud of who we are and who we have become and for our own accomplishments, Russell Nelson Jr. said. President Russell M. Nelson, second from right, skiing with three daughters and a son-in-law, prior to becoming President of the Church. Were so grateful for that technology that allows us to do that. This episode of the Church News podcast features three of President Nelsons 10 Children, Gloria Irion, Laurie Marsh and Russell Nelson Jr. Both parents played the piano and their mother was a talented singer. Sarah Jane Weaver: And for our listeners who havent heard the story of how they met, will you share that with us, Gloria? He just was a very calm, and patient and loving father. [109] Nelson took all the church's apostles with him to Rome for that dedication. And he had a Church assignment in England, it was the 150th anniversary of the Church in England. I know he was aching it was tough for him to. They went because they were invited, Marsh said. As church president, Nelson is recognized by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. And the thing about Daddy with this routine is when he was home, he was home. They were not untouched by tragedy. Family bonds were also strengthened through holiday traditions and large gatherings. Im just taking instruction and do it.. Sarah Jane Weaver: Well take any stories. Yeah, he might watch a bowl game and we were just Gloria Irion: It was the only time I saw him turn on the TV. And so really, that part is not different. He wanted that very much to be my choice and my decision based on my experiences and my own inspiration. I also feel like if somebodys got a job to do, let them do it and I think hes a good cheerleader. He loves to learn. He was set apart as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles by President Thomas S. Monson on July 15, 2015. So the two of them working together was just a nice example of how a husband and wife and the mother and father work together.. President Russell M. Nelson and his wife Wendy Watson Nelson with family. Gloria Irion: We knew he had notoriety, because of his research and the things that he had accomplished and always kept accomplishing. At one point, the team came close enough to the front that they received fire from enemy artillery positions, which missed them. He just goes forward and learns what he needs to learn and takes all of the experience with him to help. Russell M. Nelson Jr.: Maybe, yeah, maybe upon my first arrival it was a little chaotic and a lot of people coming and going, but you know as I aged up to a point where I can start remembering things and it actually was a more quiet home. In Minnesota, he served as what was then known as Sunday School Superintendent in his local congregation. He pronounced blessings upon Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo while visiting each of those countries; these serve as addendums to Monson's 1985 dedication of Yugoslavia for the preaching of the gospel. The way he is leading the Church is exactly an example of the way we were raised, a daughter said. So sometimes a couple of us would show up at his door with dinner or something. Russell M. Nelson Jr.: Yeah, Laurie mentioned it earlier that when Mother and Daddy were married, they made their motto, Seek ye first the Kingdom of God. And thats what hes encouraging all of us to do now is put the Lord first in our lives and let Him prevail and well be blessed. She, like my mother, is a very Christ-centered person. And we, every one of us, has such a strong testimony, that hes here for such a time. I thought, What a commitment for a large family to make, for her to have that opportunity to go and be gone one night a week and then on Sunday mornings. And so Im totally interested in how that worked at your house. We are children of God. In 2009, he, along with his wife and others, were attacked while in Mozambique. That was always No. You just dont hear him say that. Russell M. Nelson Jr.: I always knew that I could ask my dad anything, and he would have the answer. All RUSSELL M. NELSON Quotes about "Children". Throughout his many years of service as a surgeon, general authority, and husband and father . Gloria Irion: I could probably do my own hair by them. 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. 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). Yeah, he might watch a bowl game on New Years day. How do you sum up a lifetime of being taught. He was there. We always had fun. And thats how they met, I think the play was called Hayfoot Strawfoot. So that was, we liked that play and love that story. [52], Nelson made his first international trip as quorum president to Central America from August 2031, 2015. ", "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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But I really feel like their love for us was not tied to any kind of accomplishment at all. [22] His patient was a Latter-day Saint stake patriarch. I think really, like I say, Im seventh, so Im a younger perspective. [44] For a time he was also the church's representative to a US State Department committee on international religious freedom. Fishing. He knew decades before I did that there was such a thing as airdropping photos," Irion said of her 98-year-old father. Hed come in the door. ", "Discovering a Surgical First: Russell M. Nelson and Tricuspid Valve Annuloplasty", "At U. Commencement, President Nelson and Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell give advice about adversity", "U of U Health - Celebrating 60 Years of Cardiac Surgery in Utah With Russell M. Nelson, M.D. [53] The following month, Nelson dedicated the renovated Aaronic Priesthood Restoration Site in Pennsylvania, where LDS Church members believe the Aaronic and Melchizedek priesthoods were restored. 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 cancer." . [129], Media related to Russell M. Nelson at Wikimedia Commons, "Russell Nelson" redirects here. Russell M. Nelson Jr.: I remember the night when our mom passed away. So thats not surprising, but its been neat to see. Dont know what I did in the pre-life, but Im grateful every day to be the daughter of Russell and Dantzel Nelson. So we were gone in total for about three weeks, two weeks of our own trip, and then a week of his assignment. "[94][95][96], In the October 2018 general conference, Nelson adjusted the balance between a home-centered, church-supported form of worship. And, but yeah, I think he set a great example of, you know, studying and doing well in school. Nelson took up this challenge and developed elementary proficiency in Mandarin. Wendy Nelson Maxfield died of cancer in 2019. Come, Follow Me Activities. [93] At the church's general conference in October 2018, he reiterated his position, declaring, "It is a correction" and "It is the command of the Lord." My parents consistently had family prayer, family home evening, family scripture reading, and we were invited, with all their love, to come and participate, she said. We still have our family newsletter that everybody contributes once a month a little article. Gloria Irion: I thought it was really a blessing. 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. [64], Nelson's only son, Russell M. Nelson Jr., served as an LDS missionary in Russia. But we got the outdoor lights out and we were getting ready to put them up on the outside of the house. [89] A few days before this, Nelson and his counselors met with the national leaders of the NAACP. In the 2021 Friend to Friend event, President Russell M. 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