Sister Wendy W. Nelson on being an eyewitness to President Russell M. Nelson’s four years as Prophet

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🗓️ 25 January 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Jan. 14, 2022, marked the four-year anniversary of President Russell M. Nelson's leading The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Within that historic time frame, President Nelson has guided the Church’s almost 17 million members during the COVID-19 pandemic, issued powerful invitations, traveled extensively and built many bridges of understanding with community, government and religious leaders. This special episode of the Church News podcast features Sister Wendy W. Nelson, the wife of President Nelson and a retired marriage and family therapist and professor. She shares her testimony, how to seek for truth in an age of overflowing information and what she has learned as an eyewitness to President Nelson's extraordinary ministry.

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	In this war of words that rages all around us, I really think there's only one way to keep ourselves safe,
0:14.0	and that is to compare anything and everything we read, you are here, with the teachings of the prophets.
0:23.0	I wonder what could happen to our level of peace, clarity of thinking,
0:28.0	the amount of joy we experienced, the amount of love, spiritual prosperity.
0:33.0	If we questioned and instead prayerfully studied, fully embraced, and lived by every prophetic
0:41.9	teaching we could find, I think we'll be amazed at what we could discover.
0:52.7	I'm Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the Church News, and welcome to the Church News podcast.
0:57.9	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.
1:20.6	January 14, 2022, marked the four-year anniversary of President Russell M. Nelson's leading the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Wow, what an amazing four years it has been.
1:24.6	President Nelson, a leader of almost 17 million Latter-day Saints worldwide,
1:29.9	has traveled extensively, changed church organization, issued historic invitations,
1:35.7	used technology, and built many, many bridges of understanding. This special episode of the
1:41.8	Church News podcast features guest Sister Wendy Nelson, a retired
1:46.6	marriage and family therapist and professor and the wife of President Nelson.
1:51.3	She is going to share what she has learned during the past four years as an eyewitness to
1:56.5	President Nelson's historic ministry.
1:59.0	Sister Nelson, welcome.
2:00.8	Thank you, sir. It's great to be here.
2:02.9	Well, let's just start and have you tell us what these past years have meant to you.
2:07.9	I hardly know where to begin with that question, a great question. But the last four years have
2:14.5	been absolutely overwhelming at times, absolutely filled with joy all the time.
2:21.3	There's been an abundance of light-filled, love-filled moments with COVID.
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