Three of President Russell M. Nelson's children celebrate his 5 years as prophet, offering a glimpse into his role as a father

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🗓️ 10 January 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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President Russell M. Nelson was sustained and set apart as the 17th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, in the upper room of the Salt Lake Temple. In the five years since then, he has embarked on a fast-paced global ministry — traveling to 35 nations, extending countless invitations, leading the Church through a global pandemic and overseeing the continuing restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ. This episode of the Church News podcast features three of President Nelson's 10 children: Gloria Irion, Laurie Marsh and Russell Nelson Jr. They talk about President Nelson’s Church leadership and offer a unique glimpse into his role as a father, husband and teacher.

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	You know, nothing that my dad does surprises me.
0:11.3	Nothing.
0:13.0	Everything amazes me, but nothing surprises me.
0:16.6	He doesn't look for anybody's approval, but the Lord's.
0:19.7	The way he's leading the church is exactly
0:21.6	an example of the way we were raised I feel like there was a high level of love in our home
0:28.6	and there was a high expectation that we would be an eternal family and we were going to be
0:33.6	working together to see how we could get that goal accomplished and enjoy all the
0:39.8	blessings that Heavenly Father wants to give each and every one of us. And really, you don't need
0:44.7	to be the child of Russell and Dantzel Nelson to have those blessings. We just need to be
0:50.8	a child of God, and we all are. So we all have that exact same opportunity.
1:02.8	I'm Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the church news.
1:05.7	Welcome to the church news podcast.
1:07.4	We are taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of the
1:11.9	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1:19.6	President Russell M. Nelson was sustained and set apart as the 17th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday, January 14, 2018, in the upper room of the Salt Lake Temple.
1:32.9	Since then, he has embarked on a fast-paced global ministry, traveling to more than 35 nations, extending countless invitations, leading the church through a global pandemic and overseeing the continued
1:45.5	restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ. This episode of the Church News podcast features
1:50.8	three of President Nelson's 10 children, Gloria Erion, Laurie Marsh, and Russell Nelson, Jr.
1:58.1	They have agreed to talk to us about President Nelson in his role as a father.
2:02.6	Welcome all of you to the Church News podcast. Thank you, Sarah. It is great to have you with us today.
2:08.7	I'm wondering if we can just start and have each of you share one quality that you think of when you think of President Russell and Nelson.
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