Grew up in At age 10

the Great Depression. became an X N R L

★ Born on He remembers asking for errand
September 9, 1924, in permission to eat a boy for Loves to play
Salt Lake City, banana his father’s
Scrabble®.
Utah, USA. (an expensive item for advertising
the family budget). agency.

RUSSELL M. NELSON
PRESIDENT

Performed the
Earned a PhD in first successful
surgery in 1954 open-heart
from the University of operation
Earned a
Minnesota. in Utah in 1955 using
bachelor’s a heart-lung machine Studied
degree he helped develop. Chinese
in 1945 and after attending a
medical meeting where the
degree prophet encouraged
in 1947 at age 22 people to do more to
Became one of the bring the gospel to
from the University
Set apart as the premiere heart all nations, especially
of Utah.
17th surgeons in China.
President the USA.
In 1983 alone he
of
performed 360
The Church of operations.
Has
Jesus Christ
of Latter-day visited
Saints 133 nations
in his lifetime.
on January 14, 2018. Performed an open-heart operation
on President
Spencer W. Kimball. Served
a two-year term of
medical duty in the
U.S. Army during the
Korean War,
visiting
every
M.A.S.H. unit
in Korea and field
Was called to be hospitals.
an Apostle on
Skiing
is one of
April 7, 1984. his favorite activities.
Married Dantzel
ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANDREW ROBERTS AND GETTY IMAGES

White on
August 31,1945,
in the Salt Lake
Temple.

Dantzel passed
away on
February 12, 2005.
Has perfect pitch
and Married Wendy L.
performed in Watson on
musicals April 6, 2006, in the
as a young man. Salt Lake Temple. Has 10 children, 57 grandchildren, and 118 great-grandchildren.