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Thursday is the third anniversary of the start of President Russell M. Nelson’s administration as the prophet-leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles ordained him as the church president on a January Sunday in 2018. Two days later, he spoke to the world in a broadcast from the Salt Lake Temple and in a subsequent news conference.
“I declare my devotion to God our Eternal Father and to his Son, Jesus Christ,” he said.“I know them, love them and pledge to serve them and you with every remaining breath of my life.”