As President Russell M. Nelson celebrates his 97th birthday, Sheri Dew and Michael Colemere share the insights and lessons they have learned from the Prophet
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🗓️ 7 September 2021
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
During his time as the 17th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson has traveled 115,000 miles to 35 nations on six continents. He has met with members in large and small settings — often addressing them in their own languages — and with world leaders. During the past 18 months, President Nelson has led the Church through the COVID-19 pandemic. President Nelson will turn 97 years old on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. Michael Colemere, managing director of Church Communications, and Sheri Dew, executive vice president of Deseret Management Corp., join this episode of the Church News podcast to share what they have learned from President Nelson.
The Church News Podcast is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the globe. Host Sarah Jane Weaver, reporter and editor for The Church News for a quarter-century, shares a unique view of the stories, events, and most important people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, “What do I know now?” because of the experience. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the church news. |
| 0:12.2 | Welcome to the church news podcast. |
| 0:14.4 | We are taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with leaders, members, and others on the church news team. |
| 0:24.7 | We end each church news podcast by giving our guests the last word |
| 0:28.8 | and the opportunity to answer the very important question. |
| 0:32.7 | What do you know now? |
| 0:34.5 | We hope each of you will also be able to answer the same question and say, |
| 0:38.5 | I have just been listening to the Church News podcast, and this is what I know now. |
| 0:46.0 | On September 9, 2021, President Russell M. Nelson, the 17th president of the Church of Jesus Christ |
| 0:53.4 | of Latter-day Saints, will turn 97. During his time as |
| 0:57.4 | President of the church, President Nelson has traveled 115,000 miles to 35 nations on six continents. |
| 1:04.9 | He is met with members in large and small settings, often addressing them in their own language, |
| 1:10.1 | and with world leaders. During the past 18 |
| 1:12.9 | months, President Nelson has led the church through a worldwide pandemic. Accomplishing it all in his |
| 1:18.7 | 10th decade, President Nelson calls jet lag a luxury he cannot afford. Today, brother Michael |
| 1:25.2 | Colmere and sister Sherry Doe join the Church News podcast to talk about President Nelson on his birthday. |
| 1:31.3 | Michael Comer, managing director of church communications, and Sherry Doe, the executive vice president of Deserate Management Corporation and a former member of the Relief Society General Presidency have worked with President |
| 1:45.1 | Nelson and traveled with him as part of his media team. Welcome today to the Church News |
| 1:49.8 | podcast. Thank you. Nice to be here, Sarah. Thanks for the invite. Well, I'm so pleased that both |
| 1:55.6 | of you would join us as we were talking about before we started the podcast. All three of us have |
| 2:00.5 | seen President Nelson on numerous continents and in several different kinds of settings as we have covered his global ministry. |
| 2:09.1 | Today, let's just start and have you each identify one quality of President Nelson that you think define his leadership and his ministry. |
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