So that’s what happens when he’s with the imams, when he’s with our friends from the NAACP, when he is with whomever — let God’s love prevail. TVGuide.com. Russell M. Nelson as a college graduate. He’s wild about God’s love — laws and love. I’ve learned what Doctrine in Covenants 123:17 says, which has been a favorite of mine forever. Outside of general conference, the Church released special video messages throughout the year from our prophet. She’ll be led to do it. [7]:95–97 Watson was the education coordinator in the FNU from 1983 to 1992. I did learn that when you’re on the Lord’s errand, meaning, when you are doing something that the Lord has said, “I need you to do this,” then God will provide the way. ZDNet. How is he different today than when you married him? Danztel died February 12, 2005, just shy of the Nelson’s 60th wedding anniversary. He doesn’t even want to use the word must in a talk. President Nelson graduated from the University of Utah in August 1947 with an M.D. We’re joined not only by Sister Nelson, but by Sister Sheri Dew, the executive vice president of Deseret Management Corporation. Russel M. Nelson serving in Korea, courtesy of Church News Sharing the Book of Mormon Sarah Jane Weaver: Three years ago this month President Russell M. Nelson was set apart as the 17th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Jan. 14, 2018. Elder Russell M. Nelson and his first wife, Sister Dantzel White Nelson, who died in 2005. Here’s a look at what he said Morgan Jones - If there were any perks to 2020, one was that we all spent a little bit more time (virtually) with President Russell M. Nelson than usual. Missionaries wait for President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prior to a devotional in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, on May 23, 2019. After dating for three years, the couple married on August 31, 1945, in … It was a privilege for me to be in their presence. When you as husband and wife recognize the divine design in your union—when you feel deeply that God has brought you to each other—your vision will be expanded and your understanding enhanced. Sister Wendy Nelson: In a very practical way, let God prevail means for President Nelson that he is on call 24 hours a day for the Lord. According to Church spokesman Scott Trotter, the wife … In fact, as President Russell M. Nelson points out, His pattern is one of "using the unlikely to accomplish the impossible." It also means let God’s will prevail. Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Jan 16, 2018; But he knows something should happen. Sister Sheri Dew: Everybody goes through major transitions. Sister Nelson passed away in February 2005. [7]:104 The U of C awarded her a Teaching Excellence Award in 1991. He has not tried to replicate anything that’s been done before. Keep immersed in all the light they can. CBS News. Russell Marion Nelson Sr. (born September 9, 1924) is an American religious leader and former surgeon who is the 17th and current president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). And I know that fasting works. [8] She retired in May 2006. Sister Wendy Nelson: Number one, stick with what you know to be true. You traveled, of course, widely with him before then, for a number of years, but it’s different. What would you want to tell them? And then he stands to the side for me to go in through the doorway first. If you’ve cheerfully done everything you can do, then it’s time to stand still. Elder Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Wendy, were on a Church assignment when the incident happened. Sister Wendy Nelson: He is so different from when I married him and I am so different, at least I hope we are, because our marriage is such a great joy for each of us. The cause of death was not immediately known. [5] Watson's work on the book and with the FNU is often cited as helping to develop the family systems nursing framework. And looked from January through July, every single month, there was a huge trip, and arenas, huge arenas, booked. Let God’s laws prevail. You’ve heard me talk about this before. I’m different. He loves that word, hearken, meaning listen to obey. I could feel this is of God, I mean, there’s no way you can do this. [5], In 1993, she joined the BYU College of Family, Home and Social Sciences as an associate professor in the marriage and family therapy graduate program. Stories were the next word on the list. He’s not hovering over them. What do you see personally about his regard for women. President 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. Sister Sheri Dew: OK, you will soon have been married to President Nelson for 15 years. [8] The authors developed the Family Systems Nursing Model, a "world famous model for family nursing practice". [5] In 1996, she co-authored Beliefs: The Heart of Healing in Families and Illness with Lorraine M. Wright and Janice M. In Episode 12 of the Church News podcast, Sister Wendy Nelson speaks about witnessing President Nelson’s prophetic calling in the first three years of his service. Supporting her husband, Elder Russell M. Nelson who was called to be an apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in April of 1984, interacting with her large family and delighting in good music gave Dantzel Nelson a full and rewarding life. The Lord gives no commandment without preparing a way for it to be accomplished (see 1 Nephi 3:7). We know this was going to happen.” And then he goes to plan B. As I hinted at, instead of the traditional format for this Church News podcast, we are going to step back and listen to a conversation between these two amazing women. If we are in the kitchen, we walked down the hall to go to the office, we walked down the hall together. In April 2006, he married Wendy L. Watson. Its leaders of nations. I just felt like I should take those off the calendar.” So there is a prophet in the land. To hear Him, what I’ve learned is we absolutely remove anything that prevents the Spirit from being in our home in full abundance. And like I say, my husband and I threw away our rear view mirror a long time ago. And there’s no moaning and groaning. They are rock solid. He loves those words. Russell M. nelson and his first wife, Dantzel Nelson, at the University of Utah in 1942. If I take a question to the scriptures, I can get it answered.” Stick with what you absolutely know to be true and do not look to the right or the left. So let God’s will prevail. The Lord asks you to develop 'faith, hope, charity and love, with an eye single to the glory of God.' What is really happening here? Let God’s love prevail. CNET. OK, I better start there, start there, and then try to figure out the personal element.” That’s right. Even more than I knew three years ago, I know that there is a Prophet on the land. In January 2021, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints celebrates the third anniversary of President Russell M. Nelson serving as the leader of the Church. He is pictured SALT LAKE CITY -Sister Dantzel Nelson, wife of Elder Russell M. Nelson, passed away unexpectedly the evening of February the 12th at her home in Salt Lake City. In Minnesota, he served as what was then known as Sunday School Superintendent in his local congregation. 4. Genealogy profile for Russell M. Nelson, President, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Russell Marion Nelson - Genealogy Genealogy for Russell Marion Nelson family tree on Geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. ', 'For each of you to receive revelation unique to your own needs and responsibilities, certain guidelines prevail. The family systems nursing approach used knowledge of nursing and family therapy to focus on the family as the "unit of care", where "the family's ability to change depends upon their ability to alter their perception of the problem". Dantzel died unexpectedly at the Nelson home in Salt Lake Cityon February 12, 2005. What have you learned, particularly in this last three years, that has been somewhat distinctive from the earlier years, when you were traveling with your husband? Sister Sheri Dew: So we’ve had the conversation more than once in our lives where we have said — because maybe we’ve gotten hit with something that we’ve had to sort of recover from or think, “Oh, wow, how do I handle that?” — and we’ve both had the conversation occasion where he said, “OK, what do we know for sure is true?” And it’s what you just said: “Well, I know that God is my father. And he’s looking to the next thing. She has authored the biographies of three Church presidents, including the book “Insights from a Prophet’s Life, President Russell M. Nelson.” Sister Wendy Nelson is a retired marriage and family therapist and professor and the wife of President Russell M. Nelson. And everything feels like it’s moving. The biggest insult is to say, “Oh, you’re just the same.” So he is different. He had been a member of the Quorum of the Twelve for two decades, more than two decades. I’m thrilled they are both willing to give us this glimpse into President Nelson’s amazing ministry. Sister Wendy Nelson:  Well, I know that prayer works. The other day a family friend asked my wife, Wendy, what it has been like to have the sacrament in our home. Dantzel married LDS Apostle Russell Marion Nelson (1924) on August 31, 1945, in the Salt Lake Temple. A New Normal October 2020. So he’s different. I have also witnessed the advent of space travel, the internet, medical advance­ments galore, and countless other discoveries that delight me. And suddenly, in early January, I looked on the calendar again, and everything’s gone, meaning all those trips were gone. He wants to bring the blessings of the gospel to every nation, kindred, tongue and people. And thank you for that. So anything that offends the Spirit —contention. She was preceded in death by one daughter. Great sacrifice to keep their covenants. Let God Prevail October 2020. Sister Wendy Nelson: And then the Lord will help you have eyes to see what is the next thing that is really true, then you can add that to your list, and it will be a great thing. All rights reserved. Mauksch wrote that the book "extended the application of narrative approaches beyond psychosocial problems to broader, biopsychosocial-spiritual contexts". And what has caught my attention is, he doesn’t just want to bring the gospel to every nation, kindred, tongue and people. He accepted the fact that he would never walk again as a challenge which would fortify his faith even further” (Russell M. Nelson: Father, Surgeon, Apostle). 79 quotes from Russell M. Nelson: 'From trial comes habit, from habit comes addiction, from addiction comes dependency. And I’ve come to listen just a little bit better to what this is all about. President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his wife Sister Wendy Nelson with the Rev. Russell M. Nelson, 28 months old in 1927. He does not like categories or labels, because he believes that also separates and segregates. But I’ve really come to see it in the last three years, and that is cheerfully do all that lies within our power, and then stand still. She is the second of three children born to Leonard David and Laura McLean Watson. She has spoken internationally at more than 200 scholarly conferences. There is a joy that compels him, because he knows it’s true, because he knows the blessings that the Lord has for these people — the promises, the blessings, the unbelievable things that we can’t even imagine. I don't know how he does what he does. And they and their spouse, with the Lord, will figure things out. That to me says at all, his honoring of woman. President Nelson told a sweet and touching story about his Grandfather Nelson who died when his father was only 17 – so President Nelson never knew him. However, once we come up out of those waters, if we only sprinkle our lives — we weren’t sprinkled to be baptized, we were immersed to be baptized. I LOVE family stories and so do the Nelsons. ... My wife, Wendy, had planned to be with us today. Metacritic. Sister Sheri Dew: President Nelson gave a talk called “Hear Him.” What have you learned about hearing Him, how to hear Him, from being married to President Nelson? Arnold.) The current president of the church, Russell M. Nelson, was an accomplished heart surgeon before he was called as an apostle at age 59. By President Russell M. Nelson. Theresa Dear while meeting with NAACP leaders at the 110th annual national convention for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Detroit on Sunday, July 21, 2019. Let God’s love prevail. He and his wife, the former Dantzel White, have ten children. What can you tell us about his desire to connect with peoples of diverse backgrounds, and, diverse points of view and his instant ability to express love to them? Copyright © 2021 Deseret News Publishing Company. [5], Nelson chaired BYU's Women's Conference in 1999 and 2000. Wendy L. Watson Nelson (born May 31, 1950)[1] is a Canadian-American marriage and family therapist, and professor. And one of the very first things he ever taught his son was to honor his mother. Because the great-grandchildren were starting to come really fast. It’s reaching out to meet with Pope Francis, frankly. And then wait and watch for the hand of the Lord to be revealed. [5] In her work with the FNU, she wrote and produced five educational videos. And he just doesn’t want to bring the blessings to every nation, kindred, tongue and people. 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. Wendy Nelson, left, and Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen. Elder Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Wendy, were on a Church assignment when the incident happened. It was part of a global tour of eight countries. He and his wife, the former Dantzel White, have ten children. In a January 2021 article in the Liahona, President Russell M. Nelson shared a message on receiving revelation. And he will say, “Well, we knew there would have to be an obstacle when something that’s good is going to, you know, affect the world and prepare the world for the Second Coming of the Savior. The cause of death was not immediately known. Great sacrifice to keep learning. His prayers are different. On President Russell M. Nelson’s social media accounts, President Nelson and Sister Wendy W. Nelson share their feelings of reverence and gratitude for the holy sacrament. You’ve seen large, large audiences and very small ones, in some places, whereas he’s chosen to go to where the Church is young. [4], Beginning in 1980, Watson practiced as a marriage and family therapist part-time, which she continued until at least 2004. This work was a clinical application of the family systems nursing taught at U of C's nursing program. Sister Wendy Nelson: What I’ve learned about hearing Him is this: That everything we do in our home is to increase his ability and my ability to hear the voice of the Lord, as brought to us by the Spirit. What I learned through that travel, as well, is sacrifice is so important to really staying converted when I would meet people who had gone through great sacrifice to join the Church. And I know that praying and fasting with others, for others, brings miracles. Something I’ve noticed: Two words that I’ve not heard him use before the last three years — reduce and simplify. Jesus Christ is my Savior. I’ve certainly learned that. But he’s not trying to be inventive, just to be inventive. They’re just deep, core good. And let me just say one other thing about this year of no travel. The Church News is an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. During the last three years, you’ve been to more than 30 countries, I think it’s in the neighborhood of 35 countries. Wendy, back off. According to Russell M. Nelson: Father, Surgeon, Apostle, President Nelson met his wife, Dantzel, at Kingsbury Hall on the University of Utah campus in 1942. According to Church spokesman Scott Trotter, the … But in a meeting, he will have an idea or have words put into his mouth that absolutely changes the trajectory of where things were going. And I know how to follow instructions.” Such a moment that would define or represent his ministry would also show him harkening. The cause of death was not immediately known, said Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spokesman Dale Bills. And, in fact, he will sometimes say, “I’m better today than I was yesterday.” So imagine, I sometimes say to him what someone else said, and that is, “What do you think we’ll be doing 1,000 years from now,” because I’ve shared a lot with these first 15. [5] She has written many journal articles and book chapters during her academic career. [2][3] She studied at the Calgary General Hospital School of Nursing for her RN certification in 1970. What have you observed in that father/daughter relationship, by of course, coming to love his daughters? Sister Nelson was 78. President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his wife Sister Wendy Nelson meet with youth in Bogota, Colombia, on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. [4], She and Nelson were married in the Salt Lake Temple on April 6, 2006. But there is a concept that says the more time you spend with someone or something, or even an idea, the more you will become like that person. Wendy wrote the following in response: “Knowing that our dining table will become the sacrament table on Sunday, both of us take special care on Saturday to make sure our home is clean and tidy. Sister Wendy Nelson: He is so gracious. And it’s pretty funny, but it works. LDS Church President Russell M. Nelson’s nine-day Pacific tour made its first stop on foreign soil Saturday, touching down in Samoa for meetings with government officials and rank-and-file members. Funeral arrangements are pending. So, he was already quite senior in the Quorum. [5] From 1994 to 1997, she was a reviewer for the Journal of Family Nursing. You would have to involve what looks like courage and boldness. Russell M Nelson Wife Age . Russell M. Nelson urges BYU graduates to become all that the Lord wants and needs them to be by developing Christlike attributes. The Nelsons had nine daughters, Marsha, Wendy, Gloria, Brenda, Sylvia, Emily, Laurie, Rosalie, Marjorie, and one son, Russell M. They enjoyed their 56 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Thank you for this adjustment.”. Sister Sheri Dew: And I know you hope that the day will come soon, we hope, where travel is more doable. People from around the world can join President Russell M. Nelson in honoring his birthday on Sept. 6th at the conference center in Salt Lake City. So we missed them. Because the Lord has such better ideas about what I should be doing or how he would handle a situation. I think we see that in the photographs, the footage that’s been shot of him around the world. She is the wife of Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He’s always been honoring, but he’s even more honoring of other people’s agency. But he loves learning and teaching about God’s laws, because then they’re so predictable. Man, they’re rock solid. Sister Wendy Nelson has many titles — doctor, gerontologist, and marriage and family therapist being just a few. He does not like walls that separate or segregate. They’re really low maintenance, meaning he has great confidence in them. Elder Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Wendy, were on Church assignment in that African nation, having dinner with the area president, his wife and the Packards the incident happened. They know how to get things done. Her academic work in articles and in the book Beliefs: The Heart of Healing in Families and Illness helped develop a practical and theoretical framework for family systems nursing. He will never go through a doorway first. Sister Sheri Dew: Thank you for “Come, Follow Me.” Thank you for home-centered, Church-supported. He will absolutely show you how. He is fascinated with formulas — just trying to figure out formulas of his own. Would it have anything to do with how to hear Him or would you take it in a separate direction? And so that was just wonderful. Sister Wendy Nelson: Well, this is a man, President Nelson, it is deep in his soul, in his cells, I’m sure if we cut him, it would come out “I honor womanhood.” He was raised by a father who absolutely adored and cherished and respected and honored his mother, meaning Russell’s mother. He is undaunted. Russell M. Nelson later said, “The faith of that young man has motivated me ever since. Elder Russell M Nelson was born 9 September 1924 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States to Marion Clavar Nelson (1897-1990) and Edna Floss Anderson (1893-1983). The following is excerpted from the Church Newsroom. Sister Dew, also a former member of the Relief Society general presidency, will be conducting the interview today. You know, it goes on. Let God’s laws prevail. But I’ll just give you a personal example. He can’t restrain himself. Wendy Watson grew up in Raymond, Alberta. This is something I can get behind for sure. Russell M. Nelson. A sister's childhood illness created a lifelong impact on Dantzel White Nelson. To increase his ability to receive revelation for the Church; to increase my ability to receive personal revelation for my life. A book exploring the life and teachings of Russell M. Nelson, current President of the Mormon Church, underwent a last minute edit before its public release on April 8, 2019. This is the second marriage for Elder Nelson and the first for Wendy Watson. And then he’s moving on. Hosanna Shout April 2020. Credit: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News, Deseret News. Imagine this: Exactly a year ago, December 2019, I looked at our 2020 calendar to see where we would be going, where we were traveling. President Russell M. Nelson is an incredible person. When your husband becomes President of the Church, it is different traveling with the President the Church than it is with [traveling with] … a member of the Quorum of the Twelve. And until I really started to study what the Savior taught the Nephites, and to say “contention is not of me.” And so, literally, if we would be watching a movie, and there would be contention, he needed to turn it off. And there she was, and you know, she’s in our hearts. Pictured in this 1987 photo are Elder Russell M. Nelson (left), then a new apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his late wife, Dantzel White Nelson, with … There is strengthening power in the Atonement. This special Church News podcast examines President Nelson’s first three years from the perspective of his wife, Sister Wendy Watson Nelson. Make your list, check it twice, about what you absolutely know to be true. Let God’s vision prevail. So, like I say, our life doesn’t look anything like that. 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