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Elder Russell M. Nelson

Elder Russell M. Nelson



Basic Facts:
Birth Date September 9, 1924
Birth Location SLC, UT.
Marriage Date Married Dantzel White (passed away 2005), 1945
Married Wendy L. Watson (2006)
Where/How Meet Wife Unknown
Number of Children 10 children, 55 grandchildren
Graduated from Univeristy of Utah and University of Minnesota
Ph.D. University of Minnesota (1954)
M.D. University of Utah (1947)
B.A. Uiversity of Utah (1945)
Honorary Degrees:
Doctor of Science from BYU (1970)
Doctor of Medical Science from UoU (1989)
Doctor of Humane Letters from Snow College (1994)
Occupation Doctor
Carrer Accomplishments Dr. Nelson has served as president of the Society for Vascular Surgery, a director of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, chairman of the Council on Cardiovascular Surgery for the American Heart Association, and president of the Utah State Medical Association.
Church Service Stake president (Bonneville stake 1964 to June, 1971)
General president of the Sunday School
Regional representative (Kearns Utah Region)
Regional representative (Brigham Young University
Missions Served NA
Military Services Army (during Korean War)
Called as an Apostle April 7, 1984
Apostle Replaced LeGrand Richards

Biographies:
Grandpa Bills G.A. Pages
Offical LDS Version
Wikipedia Version

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General Conference Addresses::
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2006-April Nurturing Marriage
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