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Russell M. Nelson, President of the LDS Church, Dies at 101

Apostles are expected to follow established protocol to choose a successor, likely Dallin H. Oaks.

Church President Russell M. Nelson looks on during The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' conference on April 6, 2019, in Salt Lake City.
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Russell M. Nelson dies at 101
Clockwise from top left: President Russell M. Nelson, the 17th President of the Church, died on Sept. 27, 2025; The 30th anniversary of “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” was on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025; David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Sister Susan Bednar, pose for a photo at the Hill Cumorah Historic Site while visiting Church history sites in Palmyra, New York, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025; and Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles gives a BYU devotional at the Marriott Center in Provo on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025

Overview

  • Church officials said Nelson died peacefully at his Salt Lake City home shortly after 10 p.m. MDT on Sept. 27.
  • A broadcast tribute is set for Oct. 1, a public viewing for Oct. 6, and a public funeral at the Conference Center on Oct. 7, with services to be livestreamed globally.
  • Per long-standing procedure, the First Presidency dissolves upon a president’s death and the Quorum of the Twelve selects the next leader after funeral services.
  • Nelson’s 2018–2025 tenure featured sweeping changes, including emphasizing the church’s full name, reversing the 2015 policy affecting children of same-sex couples, ending the Boy Scouts affiliation, and announcing roughly 200 new temples.
  • A pioneering heart surgeon credited with helping develop the heart-lung machine and performing Utah’s first open‑heart surgery, he also led during heightened scrutiny of the church’s handling of sexual‑abuse reports and is survived by his wife, Wendy, and a large family.