Video: President Russell M. Nelson says ‘There is much more to come’
Since members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sustained President Russell M. Nelson as the Church’s 17th president two years ago, he has logged well over 115,000 miles — traveling to six continents, 32 nations and territories and 49 cities.
He has met with members in large and small settings — often addressing them in their own language — and with world leaders. He has also reached out to victims of crime, comforted those grieving and acknowledged dozens of children.
The goal of the 95-year-old world religious leader is “to build bridges of cooperation rather than walls of segregation.” It is the kind of outreach that touches entire congregations and individuals at the same time. It is a ministry that inspires the masses to look forward. “There is much more to come,” said President Nelson of the work, the 16 million Latter-day Saints and the global church he leads.
A new Church News 20-minute documentary highlights President Nelson’s worldwide ministry, his outreach to world government and religious leaders, his focus on the rising generation, and his ministry to the one.
President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints talks with 86-year-old Tumini as he meets with multigenerational families in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Nov. 21, 2019. Credit: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsPresident Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, talks with children while meeting with a three-generation family in Singapore on Nov. 20, 2019. Credit: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsPresident Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, wave after a devotional in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Nov. 18, 2019. Credit: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsPresident Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, and Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Sister Mary Cook, wave to attendees after a devotional in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. Credit: Jeffrey D. AllredPresident Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, say goodbye at the conclusion of a Latin America Ministry Tour devotional in Bogota, Colombia, on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. Credit: Ravell Call, Deseret NewsDuring the Latin America Ministry Tour, Sister Wendy Nelson and President Russell M. Nelson talk about understanding the laws of God. Credit: ScreenshotPresident Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his wife Sister Wendy Nelson arrive for a Latin America Ministry Tour devotional in Quito, Ecuador on Monday, Aug. 26, 2019. Credit: Ravell CallAttendees gather to listen to President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints speak during a devotional at Estadio Cementos Progreso stadium in Guatemala City on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. Credit: Jeffrey D. AllredPresident Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints waves a handkerchief after a devotional at Estadio Cementos Progreso stadium in Guatemala City on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. Sister Wendy Nelson, Elder Quentin L. Cook, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and his wife, Sister Mary Cook, look at the choir. Credit: Jeffrey D. AllredPresident Russell M. Nelson, left, and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, share a laugh with Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, right, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and his wife, Sister Patricia Holland, during a media interview in Hong Kong on Saturday, April 21, 2018. Credit: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News, Deseret NewsRussell M. Nelson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, shake hands after a devotional in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018. Credit: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News, Deseret NewsPresident Russell M. Nelson at the BYU Jerusalem Center in Jerusalem on Saturday, April 14, 2018. Credit: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News, Deseret NewsPresident Russell M. Nelson speaks during Jerusalem District Conference at the BYU Jerusalem Center in Jerusalem on Saturday, April 14, 2018. Credit: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News, Deseret NewsPresident Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hugs children after a devotional in Asuncion, Paraguay on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. Credit: Jeffrey D. AllredPresident Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is given a khata by Olga Lucia Sierra with the Tiberian Budism of Columbia in Bogota, Colombia, on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. Credit: Jeffrey D. Allred
