The Religious Leader Russell M. Nelson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints – known as the Mormon Church – Died on Saturday night (27), in Utah, United States, at the age of 101. The death was confirmed by the church, but the cause was not disclosed.
“He was the kindest and most kind person with whom one might want to relate. And he will always be remembered for it,” says the church statement.
Nelson was the oldest president in church history. He was called the apostle on April 7, 1984 and, on January 14, 2018, at the age of 93, took over the world leadership of the Mormon faith. Its ministry was marked by international expansion: it announced the construction of 43 new temples and visited 32 countries, as well as several US territories.
Russell M. Nelson also left legacy in medicine
Born on September 9, 1924, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Nelson was the son of Marion C. and Edna Anderson Nelson. Training physician, stood out as a heart surgeon, being responsible for the first open-chest surgery performed in Utah in 1955. He also served as a doctor during the Korea War before being ordained Apostle Mormon in 1984.
In personal life, he married Dantzel White first, with whom he had ten children. After the death of his first wife in 2005, he married in April 2006 with Wendy L. Watson. The Mormon leader leaves his wife, eight of his children, 57 grandchildren and 167 great -grandchildren.
At the head of the church, Nelson was part of the group of 15 men responsible for supervising the growth and development of the institution, which today brings together more than 17 million members worldwide.
The successor of Russell M. Nelson will be formally chosen by the quorum of the twelve apostles of the church after the funeral.
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