#russell-m-nelson

#russell-m-nelson

On Sunday morning, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints woke to the news that Russell M. Nelson-the leader of their faith, and a man they considered a prophet of God-had died. The sadness of the news was tempered somewhat by its foreseeability. Nelson, who had recently celebrated his 101st birthday, was the oldest living global religious leader, and he spoke freely about his own mortality. "At this point," he said in a 2022 speech, "I have stopped buying green bananas."