City of Solt Lake – Correspondent M. Nelson, The largest president ever From the Church of Jesus Christ to the last days, he died on Saturday night at the age of 101.
Nelson died at his home in Salt Lake City.
Nelson, a former heart surgeon, spent four decades at the highest levels of church leadership after his choice in 1984 to join the senior control church called the nisaab of the twelve messengers. He ascended to the presidency in January 2018 when Thomas S. Monson and in 2024 became the first president of faith to reach the sign of the century.
The next president of faith, widely known as the Mormon Church, was not named immediately, but it is expected that Dalin Oaks is for each. Church protocol. It is the longest members of the taller in the ruling quorum of the church from the twelve apostles.
Senator Mike Li from Uta posted a warm greeting to Silson on social media shortly after announcing.
He wrote to me: “I have always knew it, it has been alerted – and for me, it has come – a kind of faith, humility and calm confidence that tends to be a continuous companion of a loyal servant and the followers of Jesus Christ.”
The previous heart surgeon had a vital and transformative period, especially in 2018, His first yearWhen he issued a sudden advertisement, he calls people to stop Using the “Mormons” reduction names And “LDS” as an alternative to the full name of religion, which is a sharp shift after the former church leaders spent millions Promotion For decades.
Nelson also occupied newspaper headlines next year when The rules that were canceled that banned baptism for gay parents He described couples of the same sex as the sinners who are qualified to expel. These 2015 policies have generated a widespread violent reaction.
But although the Nelson administration was gentle and more welcoming to LGBTQ+ Marriage of the same sex It did not change. His administration was shaped by the rules that limit Organ participation Those who follow the gender medical procedures or change their names, consciences, or how to wear their clothes, which leads to criticism that it would marginalize the transgender members.
Nelson and one of his senior advisers described their approach to LGBTQ members as trying to balance the “Love of the Lord and the Law of the Lord”.
The heads of faith, which is based in the state of Utah, is considered the seat of prophets who lead the church by revealing God in cooperation with two advisers and members of the quorum in the twelve.
Nelson was known as The church leads via the Covid-19s And cut off the long faith relations with American scout boyThe creation of a youth program in the church, which can also serve more than half of its 17 million members who live outside the United States and Canada.
The separation came after the American scout boy decided to allow young members and volunteers adults to join LGBTQ+.
During his term, the long scrutiny of the way in which faith deals with sexual assault reports with local leaders. Associated Press investigation I found that the sexual abuse of the debt reporting the hotline can be misused by its leaders to transfer accusations of abuse away from law enforcement and instead to the church lawyer who may bury the problem, leaving the victims in the way of harm.
Nelson leaders and church leaders defended their practices, saying that the hotline “has everything related to the protection of children and has nothing to do with covering up.”
The church also faced Checking the closed doorIndividual interviews between young people and local adult leaders, where questions may arise about identity and sex.
Faith She changed her guidance To direct ordinary leaders not to ignore a report on abuse, more direct instructions than previous guidelines. Children also allowed a parent or adults with them during one interview with the church leaders known as the bishops.
Nelson Ain also Non -American leaders To the white and American ruling body mostly and prompted the publication of regional hymns books celebrating local music and culture all over the world.
President The default of Sunday services And accelerate a long -term batch to build more temples, and stimulate the world with the role of luxurious worship in faith though resistance In some parts of the United States
He was officially designed Partnership with NAACP. Until 1978, the Church banned the black men of the ordinary priesthood, a policy rooted in racial belief that the black skin was curse. The Church delayed the reasons behind the embargo in the 2013 article, but it has never issued an official apology. It remains one of The most sensitive topics For the church.
Nelson was born in Salt Lake City in 1924, joining religion in adulthood. He was a 22 -year -old doctor who served a two -year medical tour during the Korean war before resuming a medical profession that included to be a director of chest surgery at Utah University.
Nelson was known for his accuracy skills, which made him a successful surgeon during his period in the leadership of the Church. Al -Mormmun researcher Matthew Bowman, a professor of religion at the university studies universities in Claarmont, said that he had a reputation to emphasize obedience to the law and what he called the “Crown Prince”, a series of decrees and practices that define life in faith.
Nelson and his first wife, Dantal White, were 10 children together. After her death in 2005, Nelson married Windy Watson in 2006.