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. This is the way we treat this person, you know. Welcome to the Church News podcast. I think hes good at making decisions and moving forward. We just need to be a child of God. 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. President Russell M. Nelson was sustained and set apart as the 17th president and prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday, January 14, 2018 in the upper room of the Salt Lake Temple. What can we do for you? And he just said, Just go home and be with your, your children and love them and teach them. And so that right there was to me a good window into the eternities of how we just keep going. What was that like to be raised in a home, did he help with homework? Gloria Irion: We were so grateful for the technology thats available. Sarah Jane Weaver: Well take any stories. But there was also no question that our mom was the heart of the home. 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. 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. But yes, hes very driven, and very bright, and catches on fast, but loves to be up on the latest technology. But there was also no question that our mom was the heart of the home. That just like, you know, because hes very medical, having gone through all of his years of training and surgery and, in his career and profession, just like a heart and brain work together to keep your body going, thats how I felt like our mom and dad ran our home. Gloria Irion: You know, I just had a thought about what an important thing music was in our home. Nothing is ever too hard, just have faith in the Lord, do your best, and everything is going to be OK, she said. . For his only son, its President Nelsons activity and energy. ", "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. 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[75], In September 2018, Nelson visited the Dominican Republic, where he gave an entire talk in Spanish, which was believed to be the first time a church president had given an extended talk in a formal setting in a language other than English. [52], Nelson made his first international trip as quorum president to Central America from August 2031, 2015. Russell M. Nelson Jr.: Yeah, theres no question I was well-mothered. EP 42 - Huge episode packed to the gills! It was one way he modeled how their mother and women in general should be treated. Russell M. Nelson Jr.: One of the main things that was taught, and it wasnt so much deliberately or explicitly expressed in this way, but again, it was mostly by example of how a mother and a father work together. I feel like we were so secure because we knew they were secure. [118], Dantzel Nelson died unexpectedly at their home in Salt Lake City on February 12, 2005, at age 78. I think if theres any dirtying up of the name to happen, its going to be on my shoulders. Neither Nelson nor the Church is. As of April 2022, Nelson has announced a total of 100 new temples to be built in several countries around the world. And you know, he was there with her. We just need to be a child of God and we all are. [42], 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. [119] Watson, originally from Raymond, Alberta, was a professor of marriage and family therapy at BYU prior to her retirement in 2006. They went because they were invited, Marsh said. 1950) in the Salt Lake Temple. I tell people all the time that I think we owe Wendy Nelson and the Lord for his longevity and his ability to serve in his capacity right now, Marsh said. I feel like there was a high level of love in our home. 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.. Russell M. Nelson was born on September 9, 1924, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Floss Edna ( ne Anderson; 1893-1983) and Marion Clavar Nelson (1897-1990). Join us every week for a new episode. But there was a deep level of grief all three times.. And we just loved sharing experiences with each other. In the general conference talk " Covenants ," President Russell M. Nelson teaches that "when we realize that we are children of the covenant, we know who we are and what God expects of us." The covenants we have made direct our lives and give us a deeper purpose. And it was fast-paced and it was hard to keep up with him, but it was also filled with so much love and beautiful moments. And we all are. During the 1950s, Dantzel was a member of the Tabernacle Choir. President Nelson supported his wife in becoming a member of The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square for a few years. We can lean on our faith and use our faith and have our faith in Jesus Christ help us go through those trials, and well come out better for it, because if we seek first our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, everything else will be added on to it. And so that was always at the top of the priority list, is to treat, not only my mother, but my sisters, and all women with respect. Usually on a weekend, Daddy would be gone, you know, at some stake conference or something else. If he didnt have other responsibilities or obligations, he was fully present. At the end of each year, President Nelson set up a folding table in the living room, set out spreadsheets and paperwork, and invited his children to participate in preparing the family taxes. [5], A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, Nelson attended the University of Utah for his undergraduate and medical school education. Peoples lives depend on me getting sleep, kids. And so anyway, he tried, but we did, we always love to be together still do. Everything amazes me, but nothing surprises me. They love to watch sports. [110] This was the first time all ordained apostles of the church had been gathered in one location outside the United States. That was always at the top of the priority list to treat not only my mother, but my sisters and all women, with respect.. And hes good at it. Sarah Jane Weaver: Yeah, Ive heard him say it, too. And we go to pull this massive wire out of the box and the whole bundle of wires comes out in the shape of a box. So even though were not physically together, were still very emotionally attached. Subscribe to theChurch News podcastonApple Podcasts,Amazon,Google Podcasts,Stitcher,Spotify,bookshelf PLUSor wherever you get podcasts. And as later in life, your father lost both your mother and then two of his daughters to cancer. Days later, the Shanghai Municipal Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau responded saying it "knew nothing about the American Mormon Church . Sarah Jane Weaver: We have a tradition at the Church News podcast. Hes always had a lot of responsibilities. Its, What do you know now? And we always give our guests the last word. [47] He also made several other visits to that continent, including one to Kenya in 2011. The unnamed plaintiffs alleged that Richard and Brenda Miles, son-in-law and daughter of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints president Russell M. Nelson, hosted "touching parties" in the 1980s where children as young as one-year-old were . He focused on the family for sure. He was one of four children born to Floss Edna Nelson (ne Anderson; 1893-1983) and Marion Clavar Nelson (1897-1990). In April 2006, he married Wendy L. Watson. A good example is you see all of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles each having their own opportunities to dedicate temples. Not because hes a know-it-all, but because he legitimately has a thirst for knowledge and learning.. And so is his wife and my mother had an amazing role in that, as well. In 2009, he, along with his wife and others, were attacked while in Mozambique. And I just kind of said, What do you, what do you want us to do now? Asking from a point of, How can we help you? And we had the privilege of having Wendy Watson as a neighbor before their marriage. Laurie Marsh: I think for me, too, I just have, as weve gone through those times that are more difficult, Ive just held on the example of my parents. So we all have that exact same opportunity. I love this idea that she was the first person he looked for when he came home. 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. President Nelson, the leader of almost 17 million Latter-day Saints worldwide, has traveled to 35 nations, changed Church organization, utilized technology, led the Church through a pandemic, issued historic invitations And the rest of us are thinking, Oh., Gloria Irion: My mind would like to think that, but my bodys going, Are you kidding me?. [77][78], On February 10, 2019, Nelson spoke to church members in Arizona at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. At one point, the team came close enough to the front that they received fire from enemy artillery positions, which missed them. This marked the first time since 1985 that a new church president had not retained a previously-serving counselor. I feel like there was a high level of love in our home. It wasnt me. And quite often he had callings and stuff that would take him out of the home after dinner, but sometimes he was home. Three of President Russell M. Nelson's children celebrate his 5 years as Prophet, offering a glimpse into his role as a father Three of President Nelson's 10 children Gloria Irion, Laurie Marsh and Russell Nelson Jr. discuss the lessons learned as children from their father in episode 118 of the Church News podcast. 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. 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. So today, we will go in reverse order from age and start with Russ and go to Laurie and end with Gloria and have each of you answer the question: What do you know now that youve learned from President Russell M. Nelson? Gloria Irion: I think he is open to hearing counsel. And see each other as a family be together kind of remotely. And so we love to sing together. But I do have that visual image. And we just enlarge our circle of love and embrace them. Did you focus on science and math? 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. You know, Sunday mornings, I guess. Here he is in his 90s and always up on the latest technology with the great help that he gets. Thanks to our guests, to my producer, KellieAnn Halvorsen, and others who make this podcast possible. [34] He was also a director of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. It was our privilege as apostles to sustain what had been revealed to President Monson. They consistently had family home evening. [8] [9] He had two sisters, Marjory E. (1920-2016) and Enid (1926-2019), and a brother, Robert H. (1931-2014). [32], In 1981, Nelson held appointments as a visiting professor of surgery at the National Institute of Cardiology in Mexico City and the Catholic University in Santiago, Chile. That was a good window into the eternities and how we just keep going, Russell Nelson Jr. said. And, more importantly, to underscore the Lords hand and Gods creations and how divinely created all of this is and all of our bodies, how they are so intricately designed by our Heavenly Father, that theres no other way we could have come to be had it not been for the divine hand of the Creator. But Ive always said it keeps me good. Just like a heart and a brain worked together to keep your body going, thats how I felt our mom and dad ran our home, he said. [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. 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. 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. Gloria Irion: As a father, hes very loving, and, well, as the prophet to youve seen, just very loving, very, Christlike love for everyone. So, I mean, that leaves a lot of, I guess a lot of weight. Im wondering if we can just start and have each of you share one quality that you think of when you think of President Russell M. Nelson. 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