LDS President Nelson receives honorary degree from U of U
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and last updated 2021-05-07 10:39:29-04
SALT LAKE CITY â President Russell M. Nelson, the 17th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, was given an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Utah during its virtual commencement ceremony on May 6.
President Nelson was one of three honorary doctoral degree recipients in addition to education advocate C. Hope Eccles and William J. Rutter, known as the âfather of biotechnology.â
During a video prepared by President Nelson for the ceremony, he stated that, âNo matter what your field of endeavor, itâs well to excel . . . do your work well, do it as well as anyone else can, and then it all equalizes out.â
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When the leader they honor as a prophet of God describes a revelation, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints listen intently.
That leader, President Russell M. Nelson, delivered a video message on Saturday in which he spoke of prayerful thought, study, pleadings, respondings and feeling impressed both to modify the church’s initial plans for the Manti Utah Temple renovation and to build an Ephraim Utah Temple 7 miles away.
Watch what he said here.
Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles then stood, grasped the tiny wooden pulpit in the Manti Tabernacle in both hands and told the church members in central Utah who were watching the livestreamed broadcast that President Nelson’s announcement was an example of the Biblical saying that God will do nothing without revealing it first to his prophets.
In a second tweet, President Nelson added a message declaring that God will guide and help those who pray:
Our Heavenly Father can see things we can’t see. While we see mortal problems and pain, He sees our immortal potential and progress. If we pray to know His will, He will guide and help us along the way. Russell M. Nelson (@NelsonRussellM) May 6, 2021
President Joe Biden issued a proclamation Wednesday night officially declaring Thursday the National Day of Prayer. (See full proclamation below.) Congress has designated the first Thursday in May the annual National Day of Prayer, and every president since Bill Clinton has issued a proclamation in support of the day.
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Temple will be the 11th for a nation with 1.4 million Latter-day Saints
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A ceremonial groundbreaking is scheduled in August for the Salvador Brazil Temple, the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced on Tuesday.
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The temple in this coastal port city of 2.9 million people the fourth-largest city in the nation will be the church’s 11th in Brazil, with 12th and 13th temples announced and awaiting groundbreakings.
The church has two missions in Salvador and nine stakes in the metropolitan area and nearby cities, said David Lazenby, former president of the Brazil Salvador Mission.
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