The funeral for President Russell M. Nelson, the 17th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be held in the Conference Center on Temple Square on Tuesday, Oct 7, at 12 noon MDT.
President Nelson died from causes incident to age on Saturday, Sept. 27, in Salt Lake City at the age of 101. He had served as the Church’s president since his ordination and setting apart on Jan. 14, 2018.
Russell M. Nelson as a student at Roosevelt Jr. High in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1936. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Russell Marion Nelson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sept. 9, 1924. | Russell M. Nelson Facebook page
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Nelson family portrait taken in 1935: seated: Enid, Russell and Robert Nelson: standing: Marion, Marjory and Edna Nelson. | Photo provided by Nelson family
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Marion C. Nelson, father of President Russell M. Nelson. | Photo courtesy President Russell M. Nelson
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President Russell M. Nelson's parents, Marion C. and Edna Anderson Nelson. | Russell M. Nelson Facebook page
President Russell M. Nelson’s education
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Russell M. Nelson se formou em Medicina pela Universidade de Utah, em agosto de 1947. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Russell M. Nelson como aluno da Roosevelt Junior High em Salt Lake City, em 1936. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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O então Élder Russell M. Nelson, do Quórum dos Doze Apóstolos, observa os formandos durante a cerimônia de formatura de verão da BYU em Provo, Utah, na quinta-feira, 14 de agosto de 2014. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
President Russell M. Nelson’s military service
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Presidente Russell M. Nelson posa para uma foto em seu uniforme de gala durante o serviço militar. Ele serviu como primeiro-tenente no Corpo Médico do Exército dos EUA de 1951 a 1953. | Provided by President Russell M. Nelson
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Como tenente durante a Guerra da Coreia, Russell M. Nelson, segundo à esquerda, visitou todos os hospitais cirúrgicos móveis do Exército dos EUA na Coreia. | Provided by President Russell M. Nelson
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Presidente Russell M. Nelson e sua esposa, Dantzel. Ele serviu no Exército dos EUA, durante a Guerra da Coreia, no Centro Médico Militar Walter Reed e visitou todas as unidades MASH na Coreia do Sul. (Crédito: Coleção Saints at War, Coleções Especiais L. Tom Perry, BYU.)
Saints at War Collection, L. Tom | Saints at War Collection, L. Tom
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O serviço de Presidente Russell M. Nelson no Corpo Médico do Exército dos EUA exigiu uma visita a todas as instalações médicas na Coreia, incluindo as cinco unidades MASH. Ele parou para tirar uma foto na Ponte Broken Heart Number 3, na época recém-construída pelo Corpo de Engenheiros do Exército dos EUA. | Photo courtesy of Elder Russell M. Nelson
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Presidente Russell M. Nelson, então primeiro-tenente e mais tarde capitão, fez parte de uma equipe que visitou todos os cinco Hospitais Cirúrgicos Móveis do Exército dos EUA, incluindo o 8209, em junho de 1951, em Hongchon, Coreia. Essas importantes visitas resultaram em mudanças no atendimento aos feridos. | Provided by President Russell M. Nelson
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Presidente Russell M. Nelson se reúne com Dr. David Burris, Dr. David Welling e Dr. Norman M. Rich, enquanto discursa para cirurgiões militares SUD e estudantes da Universidade de Ciências da Saúde das Forças Armadas (USUHS) em Bethesda, Maryland, na quinta-feira, 12 de novembro de 2009. Foto de Page Johnson | Page Johnson for the Church News
President Nelson’s medical career
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Dr. Russell M. Nelson durante uma operação. | Courtesy of Nelson family
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Dr. Russell M. Nelson durante uma operação. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Dr. Russell M. Nelson segura um modelo do coração humano. | Credit: Courtesy of Nelson family
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Em 1947, Russell M. Nelson, terceiro à esquerda na segunda fila, posou para uma foto com a equipe de estagiários de cirurgia dos Hospitais da Universidade de Minnesota. | Photo courtesy Elder Russell M. Nelson
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Dr. Russell M. Nelson era um cirurgião cardíaco de renome mundial quando foi chamado para o Quórum dos Doze Apóstolos em 1984. | Courtesy Elder Russell M. Nelson, Courtesy Elder Russell M. Nelson
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Dr. Russell M. Nelson, em 1951, participa de uma operação no laboratório da Universidade de Minnesota. | Photo courtesy Elder Russell M. Nelson
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Presidente Russell M. Nelson, do Quórum dos Doze Apóstolos de A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias, e o Dr. Li Zhenfeng se abraçam do lado de fora da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Shangdong, onde Presidente Nelson foi homenageado na sexta-feira, 23 de outubro de 2015, por ter introduzido a cirurgia de coração aberto na China, em meados da década de 1980. | Greg Frei, Greg Frei, LDS Church
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A equipe do Dr. Russell M. Nelson se reúne com profissionais médicos do lado de fora da Faculdade de Medicina de Shandong, em Jinan, China, em setembro de 1980. | Photo courtesy of Nelson family
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Presidente Russell M. Nelson, ao centro, na época membro do Quórum dos Doze Apóstolos de A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias, recebe uma pintura do filho e do neto do falecido astro da ópera chinesa, Fang Rongxiang, cuja vida foi salva em 1985 por uma cirurgia de ponte de safena, realizada pelo então Élder Nelson. A pintura, feita pelo neto, foi entregue na sexta-feira, 23 de outubro de 2015, na Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Shangdong, em Jinan, Shangdong, China. | Greg Frei
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Dr. Craig H. Selzman, professor de Cirurgia Cardíaca da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Utah, posa para uma foto com Presidente Russell M. Nelson. Dr. Selzman foi o recipiente da Cátedra Presidencial Dr. Russell M. Nelson e Dantzel W. Nelson. | Welden C. Andersen
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Na época Élder Russell M. Nelson, à esquerda, recebe o Prêmio Aluno Cirurgião do Ano, entregue pelo Dr. David Rothenberger, diretor de treinamento cirúrgico do Departamento de Cirurgia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Minnesota. | Jerry Vincent
President Nelson’s ministry
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Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, right, joins Elder Russell M. Nelson, Elder Neal A. Maxwell, all of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and President Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Frankfurt Germany Stake in 1987 at the time of the dedication of the Frankfurt Germany Temple. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Elder Russell M. Nelson converses with young men after Priesthood leadership training in Samara, Russia, Oct. 23-25, 2009. | Photo by Alexander Stalnov
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Photo by Sister Julie Mckellar
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Photo courtesy of Philippine area
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Elder Russell M. Nelson communicates with child at Sal Branch, Cape Verde, in 2004. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Elder Russell M. Nelson, center, with Elder Gregory A. Schwitzer, right, and President Randall K. Bennett walk along the Volga River in Samara, Russia, in October 2009. | Photo by Alexander Stalnov
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Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve visits with members in the Philippines. | Photo courtesy of Philippines Area
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As grand marshal in commemorative parade, Elder Russell M. Nelson tosses candy to spectators during the 50th anniversary at the Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie, Hawaii, Sept. 14, 2013. | Photo by R. Scott Lloyd
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Elder Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson shake hands with New Zealand members during a tour of the Pacific Area, Feb. 12-24, 2014. | Photo courtesy of Pacific Area
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Elder Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, visit a long house in East Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Several families live in one long house, typical housing in the East Malaysia. The visit came during Elder Nelson's to Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia in March 2010. | Asia Area public affairs
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Elder Russell M. Nelson greets Mrs. Nurijah Wahid, widow of former Indonesian President Abdurachman Wahid (Gus Dur) in her home in March 2010. Elder Nelson was on a ministry assignment to Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. | Asia Area public affairs
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Elder Russell M. Nelson meets with students at Uniformed Services University in Washington, D.C.. Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. From left are Megan Donahue, David Cowart, Scott Fleming and his wife, Camille Fleming. | Page Johnson
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The president of Bolivia, left, meets with Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, center, and Jay Jensen in October l994. | Church News archives
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New Apostle Elder Henry B. Eyring, who was called as the newest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, gets a hug from Elder Russell M. Nelson after being sustained in April 1995 general conference. | Deseret News file photo
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Elder Dallin H. Oaks, right, gestures to President Gordon B. Hinckley as President Hinckley passes him and Elder Russell M. Nelson while leaving the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Temple Square following the afternoon session of the 177th Annual General Conference March 31, 2007. | Keith Johnson, Deseret News
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Elder Russell M. Nelson greets New Zealand members during a tour of the Pacific Area, Feb. 12-24, 2014. | Provided by the Pacific Area
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Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quroum of the Twelve visits Europe in June 2013. | Photo provided by Renee Evans Starr, Photo provided by Renee Evans Starr
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President Boyd K. Packer of the Quorum of the Twelve of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is helped by Elder Russell M. Nelson at the groundbreaking for the Brigham City Temple in Brigham City, Utah, Saturday, July 31, 2010. | August Miller, Deseret News
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Elder Russell M. Nelson and his wife Wendy pose with a Latter-day Saint woman after visiting her ger, also known as a yurt, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in February 2009. | Picasa
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On May 29, 2015, Elder Russell M. Nelson went with his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, and others, to the park in Sofia, Bulgaria, where he read the prayer he offered on Feb. 13, 1990, blessing the nation. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Arriving at the Payson Utah Temple for its dedication, Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and Sister Wendy Nelson pause to greet Kirsten Boley, 9. | Church News archives
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Elder Russell M. Nelson talks about the change in ages for missionaries after the Saturday morning session of General conference Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
President and Sister Nelson
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President Russell M. Nelson, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and his wife, Sister Wendy W. Nelson, attend the Manhattan New York Temple on President Nelson's 93rd birthday on Sept. 9, 2017. | Photo courtesy President Russell M. Nelson
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President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, speak at RootsTech in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, stand near the Church's 200th temple, the Deseret Peak Utah Temple, in Tooele, Utah, on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, play with balloons during his 100th birthday celebration in the Little Theatre of the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Sister Wendy W. Nelson prior to the rededication of the Manti Utah Temple in Manti, Utah, on Sunday, April 21, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints looks over destroyed homes with his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, in Paradise, California, on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, two months after the Camp Fire destroyed 1,400 homes and hundreds of businesses. President Nelson wrote about the visit in an op-ed published Feb. 10 in The Arizona Republic. Life with God is far better than one with him, he wrote in the op-ed, titled “Healing Hearts.” | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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President Russell M. Nelson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, talk with brothers James, Paul and and Adam Howell after speaking during a Jerusalem District conference in the BYU Jerusalem Center in Jerusalem on Saturday, April 14, 2018. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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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. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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President Russell M. Nelson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, tour the renovation work in the Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 22, 2021. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Then-Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, arrive for the cultural program held Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010, in conjunction with the dedication of the Kyiv Ukraine Temple the next morning.
Saturday, Aug., 28, 2010. Gerry Avant | Gerry Avant
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Then-Elder Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, pose with a Latter-day Saint woman after visiting her ger, also known as a yurt, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in February 2009. | Picasa
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President Russell M. Nelson, left, and his wife, Sister Wendy Watson Nelson with family members. | Courtesy Nelson family, Courtesy Nelson family
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Church President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, pose for photographs with family members after a press conference where he was introduced as the 17th President of the Church, in the Church Office Building in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, center, share a laugh with the Rev. Theresa Dear, left, and the Rev. Amos Brown, right, at the 110th annual national convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Detroit, Michigan, on Sunday, July 21, 2019. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy W. Nelson. | La Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días
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President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Watson Nelson, with family at the Salt Lake Temple. | Provided by the Nelson family
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Elder Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, at the Curitiba Brazil Temple dedication on June 1, 2008. | Gerry Avant, Church News
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President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, stand at Machu Pichu in Peru. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Then-Elder Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Watson Nelson, in Salt Lake City on March 30, 2007. | Tom Smart, Deseret News
