SALT LAKE CITY — President Russell M. Nelson, the late leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was honored Tuesday as a man whose life exemplified decisive leadership, profound joy, and an unwavering testimony of Jesus Christ.
Nelson, who died Sept. 27 at 101, was eulogized by four top church leaders and two of his children at his funeral in the Conference Center on Temple Square.
Dallin H. Oaks, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and Nelson’s expected successor, who served as one of Nelson's counselors, shared an anecdote illustrating the late prophet's decisive leadership, which stemmed from his professional work as a renowned heart surgeon. In their first First Presidency meeting in 2018, when a question arose about who would write a magazine page, Nelso