Russell M. Nelson
出生日期
羅素·馬里安·納爾遜
1924年9月9日
美國,猶他州,鹽湖城
召喚
標題耶穌基督後期聖徒教會總會會長
組織總會會長團
召喚日期2018年1月14日
召喚
標題十二使徒定額組
組織十二使徒定額組
召喚日期1984年4月7日
總會大會演講
追蹤

羅素·納爾遜於2018年1月14日星期日在鹽湖聖殿的上層房間裡,接受支持和按手選派為耶穌基督後期聖徒教會的第17任總會會長和先知。

Why does Heavenly Father ask us to listen to his son, Jesus Christ? President Russell M. Nelson introduces #HearHim, which invites us to explore how we listen to and follow our Savior. (Subtitled)
President Russell M. Nelson shares his testimony of the reality of Jesus Christ and the power of His Atonement.
Russell M. Nelson
South America World Tour: Lima, Peru
Russell M. Nelson: Biography - 1936 Portrait
Nelson, Russell M.
Nelson, Russell M.
Russell M. Nelson: Biography - Horseshoes
Russell M. Nelson as general Sunday School president in 1971.
President Nelson and his son
The Nelson family in 1982.
Nelson, Russell M. & Dantzel. 1984
Nelson, Russell M.
Russell M. and Wendy W. Nelson
185th Annual General Conference: Russell M. Nelson
Elder Russell M. Nelson speaks to Latter-day Saints in Germany, June 11, 2013.
Capture the Ministry. Nelson
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. 2015
President Russel M. Nelson and Wendy Nelson at Devotional
England: 2018 Global Ministry Tour
Jerusalem: 2018 Global Ministry Tour
Russell M. Nelson and Wendy Nelson wave to a crowd in India.
President Russell M. Nelson speaks at the NAACP's 110th annual national convention in Detroit, Michigan, on July 21, 2019. 
President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints embraces the Reverend Amos C. Brown at the 110th annual national convention for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Detroit on Sunday, July 21, 2019.
President Russell M. Nelson smiles at church members during a devotional in Guatemala.
President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints greets His Excellency Dr. Mohammad Abdulkarim Al-Issa, secretary-general of the Muslim World League, on November 5, 2019.
President Russell M. Nelson receives the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, in Salt Lake City.
South America World Tour: Lima, Peru
South America World Tour: Lima, Peru
South America World Tour: Concepcion Chile Temple
South America World Tour: Concepción Chile
South America World Tour: Concepcià  à ³n Chile
Latter-day Saints meet their prophet, President Russell M. Nelson, in Kona, Hawaii, May 16, 2019 following his devotional.
The Honorable Prime Minister Susuga Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi of Samoa enjoys a moment at a reception with President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Wendy, in Apia, Samoa, May 18, 2019. 
Samoa: Russell M. Nelson
New Zealand: Russell M. Nelson
President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Wendy, and other Church leaders, met with the king and queen of Tonga, May 23, 2019. Elder ‘Aisake Tukuafu; Elder O. Vincent Haleck and his wife, Peggy; Her Majesty Queen Nanasipau‘u and His Majesty King Tupou VI; President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Wendy; Elder Gerrit W. Gong and his wife, Susan; and Mark Woodruff. 
President Édouard Fritch of French Polynesia and President Russell M. Nelson take in the festivities of the 175th anniversary cultural celebration, May 24, 2019, of the Latter-day Saint missionaries coming to Tahiti. 
Church President Russell M. Nelson greets various people at a devotional held in Singapore on November 20, 2019.
Religious leaders in Singapore attend a devotional with President Russell M. Nelson on Wednesday, November 20, 2019. Many of these leaders participated together in May at an event with the Church to promote interfaith harmony and unity in Singapore.
President Russell M. Nelson and his wife Wendy Watson Nelson greet religious leaders in Guatemala.
President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, center, and Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, left, present gifts as they meet with Colombia president Iván Duque Márquez, right, in Bogotá, Colombia, Monday, August 26, 2019.
Argentina: Russell M. Nelson's 2019 Latin America Ministry
President Russell M. Nelson and his wife Wendy Watson Nelson visiting with young adults in Brazil
President Russell M. Nelson greets the Reverend Dr. Amos C. Brown prior to a news conference with NAACP leadership in the Church Administration Building on Temple Square in Salt Lake City on June 14, 2021.
The Reverend Dr. Amos C. Brown speaks at a news conference with NAACP leadership in the Church Administration Building on Temple Square in Salt Lake City on June 14, 2021.
Government Leaders Visit from the Sudan
Devotional in Orlando, Florida. greeting people
Seattle: 2018 Pacific Northwest Tour

個人生平

納爾遜會長出生於1924年9月9日,父母是馬里安·納爾遜和愛娜·安德森·納爾遜。他和妻子丹柔·懷特育有十名子女,納爾遜姊妹於2005年2月過世。2006年4月,他與溫蒂·華生結婚。

職業生涯

在擔任本教會的總會會長之前,納爾遜會長自2015年7月15日起,即擔任十二使徒定額組會長,直到蒙召喚帶領本教會。他從1984年4月7日起,就擔任十二使徒定額組的一員。

納爾遜長老是一位國際知名的外科醫師及醫學研究人員。他自猶他大學取得學士及碩士學位(分別在1945年和1947年)。他是Phi Beta Kappa(美國大學優等生聯誼會)和Alpha Omega Alpha(A.O.A.醫學榮譽學會)的會員,曾在波士頓的Massachusetts General Hospital(麻省總醫院)及明尼蘇達大學擔任外科住院醫師,並於1954年取得明尼蘇達大學博士(Ph.D.)學位。他亦於1970年獲得楊百翰大學科學博士榮譽學位,1989年獲得猶他州立大學醫學博士榮譽學位,1994年獲得斯諾學院人文學博士榮譽學位。

在專業領域方面,他擔任過猶他大學外科研究教授、胸腔外科住院醫師主任,以及鹽湖城後期聖徒醫院胸腔外科主任。

納爾遜會長著作甚豐,也參與多部醫學教科書其中篇章的撰寫。在他蒙召喚擔任總會持有權柄人員之前,曾走訪全美各地和世界許多國家,發表醫學專業演說。他也獲頒許多榮譽獎項,包括猶他大學傑出校友獎、American Heart Association(美國心臟協會)的Heart of Gold Award(金心獎);此外也曾因在國際間服務而接受美國心臟協會表揚,並獲頒American Academy of Achievement(美國成就學會)的Golden Plate Award(金盤獎)。他也榮獲中華人民共和國三所大學頒贈榮譽教授頭銜。

納爾遜博士曾經擔任Society for Vascular Surgery(血管外科學會)理事長、American Board of Thoracic Surgery(美國胸腔外科醫學委員會)董事、Council on Cardiovascular Surgery(美國心臟協會心血管外科委員會)主席,以及Utah State Medical Association(猶他州立醫學協會)理事長。

他已被列入Who’s Who in the World(世界名人錄)、Who’s Who in America(美國名人錄)以及Who’s Who in Religion(宗教名人錄)。

納爾遜會長在教會裡擔任過許多職務,1964年至1971年6月,他擔任邦尼維爾支聯會會長,後來蒙召喚擔任總會主日學會長。蒙召喚進入十二使徒定額組之前,他被指派擔任猶他州肯恩地區的地區代表,在此之前他擔任楊百翰大學地區的地區代表。