Getting to know Russell M. Nelson

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Russell M. Nelson was formally called as the new president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Tuesday morning.

Russell M. Nelson previously served as an apostle of the Quorum of the Twelve for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But before he was called as an apostle, he was a world-renowned heart surgeon and member of the team that created the first machine to perform the functions of a patient’s heart and lungs during open-heart surgery (LDS.org article, “Russell M. Nelson”). In this biography of Russell M. Nelson, read about his early years and the miracles he saw in his career as a heart surgeon.

https://mormonhub.com/blog/faith/lds-church-leadership/biography-of-russell-m-nelson/

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I didn't know that it wasn't until he was 16 that he was baptized. 

[Just_A_Guy]

A bit of a side tangent, but we had a “young-married-couple” broadcast at our stake center Saturday night in which Pres. Oaks participated.  He said he got the call to serve in the 1st Presidency about 90 minutes before the press conference began.

[NeuroTypical]

Oh wow - this is almost a page out of my own childhood:

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Russell’s parents, Marion and Edna, were not active members in the Church while Russell was growing up. However, despite their inactivity, they sent him to Sunday School every week. Young Russell did not particularly enjoy Sunday School, and his attendance soon became sparse as he would often go to Hyde Park to play football with other ditchers instead.

Except I didn't go play football, I went to go visit widow Winchell's.  She gave us donuts.