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Latter-day Saint Leaders and Family Honor President Russell M. Nelson at Salt Lake City Funeral

Speakers highlighted his prophetic role, his lifelong focus on temple covenants, his love for the Book of Mormon.

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland and Elder Henry B. Eyring attend the funeral for President Russell M. Nelson at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025.
Family members of President Russell M. Nelson arrive at the Conference Center on Temple Square for the funeral services of the beloved 17th Prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025.
President Dallin H. Oaks, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, center; and Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, right, watch as the casket of President Russell M. Nelson arrives at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025.

Overview

  • Funeral services were held Oct. 7 at the Conference Center on Temple Square in Salt Lake City for President Russell M. Nelson, who died Sept. 27.
  • President Dallin H. Oaks concluded the service, joined by Elders Jeffrey R. Holland and Henry B. Eyring, Relief Society President Camille N. Johnson, and two of President Nelson’s children, Laurie N. Marsh and Russell M. Nelson Jr.
  • President Oaks called Nelson “my best friend and most effective teacher,” recalling how the mantle in 2018 revealed a decisive leader and a loving missionary who cherished the Book of Mormon.
  • Elder Eyring testified of temple ordinances as a source of hope and reunion, Elder Holland affirmed Nelson’s calling as prophet, revelator and seer, and President Johnson underscored his prophetic invitations to access God’s power through covenants.
  • Family remembrances portrayed a joyful father devoted to God and kin, with a posterity exceeding 300 and a tireless ministry that sought to recognize each person individually.