Latter-day Saint Leader Passes Away
Nelson was a pioneering heart surgeon before becoming a church apostle in 1984.
He led the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as 17th president from 2018.
Nelson suspended church services during the COVID-19 pandemic and announced 15 new temples in 2024.
He won the Gandhi-King-Mandela Peace Prize in 2023 and worked with the NAACP.
Nelson preached in over 130 countries, with 17 million members mostly outside the U.S. and Canada.
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