[20] Nelson was also the director of the University of Utah thoracic surgery residency program. God sets specific conditions, and He promises to bless us as we obey these conditions." (True to the Faith pg 44 . Eventually the time will come when each spirit and body shall be reunited again in perfect form; both limb and joint shall be restored to its proper frame.20 Then, thanks to Jesus Christ and His Atonement, we can become perfected in Him.21 Anyone who studies the workings of the human body has surely seen God moving in his majesty and power.22. To believe is to love and follow our Savior and keep the commandments, even in the midst of trials and strife. Let Patience Have Her Perfect Work, and Count It All Joy! [34] He was also a director of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. [106] With the temple in Nicaragua, Nelson fulfilled an apostolic promise he had made to church members there six years earlier. They dated for three years, then married on August 31, 1945, in the Salt Lake Temple. "The glory of God is intelligence.". By President Russell M. Nelson Your body is a magnificent creation of God. She passed away in 2005, just shy of their 60th wedding anniversary. Graduating first in his class from medical school at age 22, he received doctoral degrees from the University of Utah and University of Minnesota. President Russell M. Nelson, 93, briskly heads for the stairs. Others born with curly hair want it straight. [32] Nelson traveled extensively as a medical doctor and addressed conferences in many parts of Latin America and Africa, as well as in India and China. [5], A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, Nelson attended the University of Utah for his undergraduate and medical school education. Substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and harmful drugs are forbidden by the Lord. 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. [60][61] Nelson was involved in the first meetings between LDS Church leaders and government officials of Bulgaria,[62] Romania, and the Soviet Union, and worked to continue LDS expansion and recognition efforts in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland. This team was focused on ways to improve the treatment of wounded and was sent to all five MASH units active in Korea along with two major evacuation hospitals, several field station hospitals, a prisoner of war camp and larger evacuation hospitals in Japan, Hawaii, and the mainland United States in order to implement such improvements. course from the University of Utah in just three years and that too ranked 1st in his class. [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. My dear brothers and sisters and friends throughout the world, I offer my personal welcome to this general conference. In this assignment, he worked closely with Dennis B. Neuenschwander and Hans B. [56][57] Citing "continuing revelation", this policy was adjusted in 2019, such that First Presidency approval was not needed for the children to be baptized. He extended the invitation to the world during the Saturday evening session of the 190th Annual General Conference. If you would like to stay on the page you are viewing please click Cancel. Some lessons that I knew before have been written on my heart in new and instructive ways. We provide the link to this third party's website solely as a convenience to you. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. [105] His travels have been punctuated by several temple dedications, most notably the Rome Italy Temple in March 2019, which was attended by all current members of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Nelson served in that bishopric for over five years at a time when the ward had over 1,000 members. RussellM. Nelson, Let God Prevail, 94.