Laurie Marsh: I have to mention, because to me, its his biggest life is his focus on the Savior. First, the high priests groups at the ward level were dissolved, making all Melchizedek priesthood holders in wards and branches part of the elders quorum. I would say that I know a key part of life is to learn and to grow, to love one another, to love the Lord and enjoy the blessings that come from Him as we keep our covenants.. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sarah Jane Weaver: Now I heard your father once describe your home growing up. To not join in meant missing out on something fun. And he said, No, I, I walked through the door and I closed it behind me. Can you share with us what you observed from that time in his life, where he leaves this career that he had prepared so much for, and turned into full-time church service? But it really has been a big blessing, for sure. They have agreed to talk to us about President Nelson in his role as a father. In Minnesota, he served as what was then known as Sunday School Superintendent in his local congregation. But, Laurie Marsh: I was going say I think what I remember too, in those days, Im number seven. Laurie Marsh: You know, nothing that my dad does surprises me, nothing. And you know, wed get our hair wet and hed squirt shampoo on each of our heads and wed shampoo the person in front of us and he called it The shampoo train. And then hed say, About-face! and we turn around and shampoo the person who used to be in back of us is now in front of us. Russell Nelson Jr. knew he could ask his father anything and he would always provide the answer. Prophet, physician, husband and father: A look at the life of President Nelson, 98 statements of counsel from President Nelson in honor of his 98th birthday, Church News podcast, episode 118: Three of President Russell M. 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During that period, the Latter-day Saint Prophet has embarked on a fast-paced global ministry that has taken him to 35 countries, guided the Church through a pandemic, extended many invitations and continued to oversee the ongoing restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ. [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. She was 78 at the time of her sudden death. He really didnt raise his voice. And as the evening was winding down, it was time for us to go and go back to our homes. Back row are doctors Lester R. Sauvage, Sigmund A. Wesolowski, President Nelson, Alton Ochsner, Jr. and Henry H. Balch. ", "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. 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And so we just try to follow their example, because theyre following the Lords example. But we have a tradition at the Churchs podcast and that is we always end with the same question. [47] He also made several other visits to that continent, including one to Kenya in 2011. [24] In an indication of his surgical skill, a 1968 case series of his aortic valve replacements demonstrated an exceptionally low peri-operative mortality. Sarah Jane Weaver: He committed pretty fast? [80][81][82], In August 2019, Nelson visited Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina and Brazil. [76] On the same trip, he visited Puerto Rico. [8] [9] He had two sisters, Marjory E. (1920-2016) and Enid (1926-2019), and a brother, Robert H. (1931-2014). And I know that Daddy has been called to be the prophet in these times. He talks about losing his wife to a heart attack after having spent his whole career studying and treating and operating on the heart. And thats how they met, I think the play was called Hayfoot Strawfoot. So that was, we liked that play and love that story. (KUTV) At least six people are suing the daughter and son-in-law of Russell M. Nelson, the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. However, after consulting with David O. McKay, Nelson turned down the offer. On Monday, September 9th, President Russell M. Nelson will be celebrating his 95th birthday. Sarah Jane Weaver: And since were on the topic, Im interested in knowing how your father treated your mother. We love Wendy. 1 with him, Marsh said. [22] His patient was a Latter-day Saint stake patriarch. So we all have that exact same opportunity. He still, to this day, who knows the number of our members in our family, I dont know, off the top of my head. [39], Nelson later served for four and a half years as a regional representative. I only remember four, maybe four or five, of my sisters at home at once rather than all nine or 10 of us being together. He then did his medical residency and earned a PhD at the University of Minnesota, where he was a member of the research team developing the heart-lung machine that in 1951 supported the first ever human open-heart surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass. And shes always a cheerleader for Daddy in front of us, for sure. Im interested if there is one moment or one memory that each of you can share about your father that can help us just get to know him just a little bit better. And I acknowledge that we love Wendy. So we preceded that trip with our own personal trip, where we did some family history findings throughout Scandinavia. But there was a deep level of grief all three times.. 1950) in the Salt Lake Temple. The Church News is an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There was a high expectation that we would be an eternal family, and we were going to be working together to see how we could accomplish that goal.. Yeah, he might watch a bowl game on New Years day. Sarah Jane Weaver: What are some of the other things you did I know as a family you like to ski? President Nelson supported his wife in becoming a member of The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square for a few years. With the death of Monson on January 2, 2018, Nelson became the anticipated successor to the church's presidency. Every one of us has such a strong testimony that hes here for such a time. They have agreed to talk to us about President Nelson in his role as a father. Sarah Jane Weaver: And I want to talk about, you know, you had this very tight-knit family that enjoyed being together and cherished the connections you had with each other. 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. Welcome all of you to the Church News podcast. Russell M. Nelson. Dantzel Nelson with fourth daughter Brenda. This was highlighted by shortening the length of Sunday church meetings to 2-hours from the previous 3-hours. Faust. Ordained an Apostle on 12 April 1984, Elder Nelson received his B.A. In Washington DC, he was a counselor in the bishopric of the ward Ezra Taft Benson, then an apostle, regularly attended while serving as Secretary of Agriculture to Dwight D. Eisenhower. Laurie Marsh: And for me, I think of my dad as a very optimistic person. In the 2021 Friend to Friend event, President Russell M. Nelson gave this message to children around the world. I kind of watched him deflect some praise that someone was directing toward him. He wanted that to be their own inspired decisions, his son said. In the 2021 Friend to Friend event, President Russell M. Nelson gave this message to children around the world. [129], Media related to Russell M. Nelson at Wikimedia Commons, "Russell Nelson" redirects here. Russell Nelson Jr. described another lesson he learned in the home that wasnt deliberately expressed but something he observed through his parents daily example. LDS apostles serve full-time for life, and so Nelson retired from all of his prior professional positions. And there was a high expectation that we would be an eternal family and we were going to be working together to see how we could get that goal accomplished. [7] In 1984, Nelson and the American jurist Dallin H. Oaks were selected to fill two vacancies in the LDS Church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. So really, by and large, we all came all the time. 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. And thats less great than his wonderful hugs, but we get to see FaceTime, Daddy gets to see FaceTime for people that are across the country, our missionaries in the world, you know, some of the family members that are missionaries every once in a while, theyll get to tune in on these calls. President Russell M. Nelson was sustained and set apart as the 17th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, in the upper room of the Salt Lake Temple. Nelson's tenure as church president has been defined by an increased focus on worship within LDS temples. And hes helped me and loved me all these years. President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, exit the the Cottonwood Heights Utah Brighton Stake Center as the casket is placed into the hearse after President Nelson spoke at funeral services for his daughter, Wendy Nelson Maxfield, on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. But so much of it was just about being together and taking the time to strengthen those relationships. And he would go over and start to play Schindlers List, and Id be in there in the kitchen, just crying my eyes out, because its such a passionate song. What was discipline like in your home growing up? So when mother sang in the choir, I must have been, I dont know, 7 or 8 or something. Not because hes a know-it-all, but because he legitimately has a thirst for knowledge and learning.. . 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. Russell M. Nelson Jr.: And we were just, and we would just love to help him and doing taxes. [33], Nelson was honored nationally by being elected president of the Society for Vascular Surgery for the year 1975. 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. Russell M. Nelson Jr.: Yeah, thats, thats well-documented in, in the books. And see each other as a family be together kind of remotely. But no, its been an honor. Hes always had a lot of responsibilities. [73], The first trip, called a global ministry tour by the church, occurred in April 2018, when Nelson along with his wife, and Jeffrey R. Holland and his wife, met with Latter-day Saints in London, England; Jerusalem; Nairobi, Kenya; Harare, Zimbabwe; Bengaluru, India; Bangkok, Thailand; Hong Kong; and Laie, Hawaii. 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. 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. Neither Nelson nor the Church is. He did what he needed to do, he knew. He said, I never left them. And, and then you look back. Afterwards, in September, he traveled to church meetings in several European countries. [69] After being ordained and set apart as church president on January 14, 2018, Nelson was introduced to church members and the media two days later, along with Oaks as his First Counselor and Henry B. Eyring as Second Counselor. The tender memory of President Russell M. Nelson as a young father is also reflective of how he has led The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said Laurie Marsh, another daughter. We were serving in Nauvoo when the sister just older than I am, passed away, Wendy, that was just before they went to Paradise, California. Anyway, do you know more of the story? And then in what felt like a very vulnerable moment. And he was always teaching. He went on to have a career as a world renowned heart surgeon, pioneering heart surgery that would actually save so many lives. I often think of Doctrine and Covenants 6:36, Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not, and that is my dad.. [72], Since becoming church president, Nelson has visited members of the LDS Church in various areas of the world. I mean, you can imagine we always had so much fun, and he would come down and try to get us to go to sleep. It is anticipated that the process of creating the new unified hymnbook and children's songbook will take several years. We chose to come. We just need to be a child of God. You have nine daughters, and your mothers gone in the morning to perform with the choir. And so, did your father get everyone up and ready for church? 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. . In the early years of the Russell and Dantzel Nelson family, daughter Gloria Irion can remember nights when her mother had finally placed a sleeping baby in the crib only to have her father, just home from work, walk in and retrieve the infant. So for me, its not been anything different. [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. Sarah Jane Weaver: Russ, you have a huge opportunity to carry your fathers name, which also sometimes may feel heavy. It wasnt me. During his April 2018 visit to India, Nelson explained to church members that the Lord had instructed him to announce the temple the night before general conference, though he had not originally planned to do so. [86], During the church's April general conference, Nelson appointed Asian-American Gerrit W. Gong and Brazilian Ulisses Soares to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, both of whom had been serving in the Presidency of the Seventy. And he had a Church assignment in England, it was the 150th anniversary of the Church in England. And thats the way theyve been with everyone that joined our family, whether it was after our sister passed away and a new mother would come in for these kids. They both played the piano and the organ. He knew everything, not because hes a know-it-all, but because he legitimately has a thirst for knowledge and learning. Dont know what I did in the pre-life, but Im grateful every day to be the daughter of Russell and Dantzel Nelson. But yeah, he would take us places. What was it like for the Nelson children to grow up in a home with a world-famous heart surgeon? In May 1982 he was a visiting professor at the Hospital de Clinicas in Montevideo, Uruguay. Gloria Irion: You know, I just had a thought about what an important thing music was in our home. [23][24] That operation was performed at the Salt Lake General Hospital (SLGH, now University of Utah Hospital) on an adult with an atrial septal defect. And Ive watched him help and love a lot of people along the way. Theyre exercising their keys. He had a good way of making very mundane and plain things feel like it was great to do, and great to do together, Russell Nelson Jr. said. [110] This was the first time all ordained apostles of the church had been gathered in one location outside the United States. And you know, he was there with her. And Ill never forget President Nelson looked at that little boy so tenderly. I know for myself that I didnt want to break the rules because I didnt want to disappoint them.. Marsh appreciates her fathers glass-half-full perspective. And now, the 96-year-old father of 10, has a new title: great-great-grandfather. And so thats been a neat thing. And so all those little experiences add up to neat memories of him as a father and a teacher, but also of how Gods hand is in everything. But I really feel like their love for us was not tied to any kind of accomplishment at all. Most of the children learned to play the piano and at least one additional instrument. Russell M. Nelson Jr.: Yeah, its been fun to kind of contrast and compare the way his teachings and ministry happens worldwide now, to the way it was done in our home when we were young, when I was young. Published by the Church of Jesus Christ of La. And so is his wife and my mother had an amazing role in that, as well. President Nelsons children admire their father for his discipline, optimism and activity, among many other qualities. President Russell M. Nelson was called as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 7, 1984. [117] Dantzel White was a native of Perry, Utah, and first met Nelson when they were the co-leads in a musical produced at the University of Utah. He honored us as women as well as potential mothers.. Obedience or adherence to rules and laws came with the understanding of why we were doing it, Russell Nelson Jr. said. And we, every one of us, has such a strong testimony, that hes here for such a time. [100] Nelson had previously characterized the 2015 policy as direction from God, stating "Each of us during that sacred moment felt a spiritual confirmation. And so I know, for myself, that I didnt want to break the rules, because I didnt want to disappoint them. Shes very strong. Despite his own sorrow, President Nelson encouraged his children to be with their children, to love them and teach them about the gospel of Jesus Christ and the plan of salvation. Another word I think of is discipline. Hes very disciplined. Just have faith in the Lord, do your best and everythings going to be okay. . Nelson was sustained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on April 7, 1984, during the church's general conference. He then moved to the Yale Second Ward, still in the Bonneville Stake, and was called as a member of the stake high council. It was the only time I saw him turn on the TV. And so I saw him the Sunday after they came back from their honeymoon. Sarah Jane Weaver: I think thats a really beautiful thing. He later had a practice at the Salt Lake Clinic with admission privileges at LDS Hospital. and M.D. And even so, he was going to do what he was called on to do and I knew he loved her and was grieving. "All are children of God." 1:29 Can You Feel My Love? I knew he loved her and he missed her. I think he counsels well with others. "[101] Shortly after the change, Nelson said in a press release that the reversal was, "revelation upon revelation. He earned an M.D. President Russell M. Nelson, the 17th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sits with his counselors, President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor (left), and President Henry B. Eyring, second counselor (right), at a press conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Tuesday, January 16, 2018. He made time for it. And his countenance was back up. He was set apart as a counselor in the bishopric by Joseph Fielding Smith, whose son-in-law was the bishop. And he just said, Wow, my pre-med studies are pretty rigorous. All rights reserved. They had ten children together, nine daughters, Rosalie, Sylvia, Marsha, Wendy, Brenda, Emily, Laurie, Marjorie, and Gloria, and one son, Russell. [97] At the end of the month, Nelson toured five South American countries, during which he met with Peru's president, Martn Vizcarra, gave a major address in Peru in Spanish, and dedicated the Concepcin Chile Temple. Laurie Marsh: But Daddy still will hand-write a birthday card and mail it to every single member of the family and Christmas and wedding anniversaries. Her marriage to Nelson is her first. Provided by the Nelson family "He's very driven, very bright and catches on fast. And this little boy, he couldnt have been 12. [27] He also provided the first surgical intervention for tricuspid regurgitation, a disorder that allows blood to flow backward into the right upper heart chamber. Everything amazes me, but nothing surprises me. He noticed every little thing and taught us by example that our mother was of huge value to us, and No. I feel like we were so secure because we knew they were secure. Thats what I remember. Explore Russell M. Nelson net worth, birthday, height, age, bio, salary, 2023! And just to reinforce Glorias thought about, what a great example of someone who gets up every day and learns something new every day, and Ive quite often use that, just think, OK, this is an opportunity to learn and to grow, rather than going, Oh, I cant do it again. You know, its just an opportunity to learn more and serve more. 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. I know he was aching it was tough for him to. The call to serve in this position had been extended to Nelson by Richard L. Evans, an apostle and the lead figure over publicity efforts on Temple Square. I also feel like if somebodys got a job to do, let them do it and I think hes a good cheerleader. So, I mean, that leaves a lot of, I guess a lot of weight. Were so grateful for that technology that allows us to do that. [63], In August 2010, Nelson journeyed to the dedication of the Kiev Ukraine Temple. Before holding his babies, the world-renowned heart surgeon had something of a routine when he came home each day, Marsh remembers. They can feel that he loves them and its not so distant. We just need to be a child of God and we all are. I remember him saying once, but living it always was, The best thing a man can do for his children is to love their mother. And I just feel like Wow, he did that so well and just exemplified that. And I feel like we were so secure, because we knew they were secure. Sarah Jane Weaver: It is great to have you with us today. And so he was always very loving and caring. In 1985, Nelson was the first person ever to be made an honorary professor of Shandong Medical College. He knew decades before I did that there was such a thing as airdropping photos," Irion said of her 98-year-old father. Their family includes 10 children, 56 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. He treated her like royalty, Russell Nelson Jr. said. It also provided more clear policies mandating all interviews with women and youth be done with another person in the general area, and made it clear that youth and women could have a parent or other adult present for an interview. In April 2006, he . All RUSSELL M. NELSON Quotes about "Children". He encouraged them to collectively choose a period of seven days in which to abstain from the use of social media. And so we had a blast. [64], Nelson's only son, Russell M. Nelson Jr., served as an LDS missionary in Russia. Russell M. Nelson Jr.: He is. So we all have that exact same opportunity. But something that we just did together and had fun doing together. Friends by Mail. 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. Famous Military Physician Russell M. Nelson was born on September 9, 1924 in United States. Ringger. President Russell M. Nelson, second from right, skiing with three daughters and a son-in-law, prior to becoming President of the Church. He was happy. Russell is a prophet, Baptised at sixteen, His parents were less active; He was very keen. I think we taught him patience and long-suffering. Laurie Marsh: You know, nothing that my dad does surprises me. [111], In April 2020, Nelson announced plans to build a temple in Shanghai, China. In 2011, Nelson Sr. returned to Russia to organize the first church stake in that country, headquartered in Moscow. How did his studies ripple into the home? 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