Nelson was born on September 9, 1924, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Floss Edna (née Anderson; 1893–1983) and Marion Clavar Nelson (1897–1990). [9][10] He had two sisters, Marjory E. (1920–2016) and Enid (1926–2019), and a brother, Robert H. (1931–2014).

Sep 7, 2024 · Daughters of President Russell M. Nelson and the late Sister Dantzel Nelson play together. Left to right, Wendy, Gloria and Marsha, are three of nine sisters in the family. | Provided by the Nelson family

Russell M. Nelson and his first wife, fellow University of Utah student Dantzel White, met while they both were attending college. After dating for three years, the couple married on August 31, 1945, in the Salt Lake Temple.

Jan 8, 2023 · Three of President Russell M. Nelson’s 10 children tell about growing up in a home with the world-renowned heart surgeon and Church leader, and his role as a father.

Jan 1, 2021 · President Russell M. Nelson shared photos of his family in honor of Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 10, 2020. From left, a picture of Sister Dantzel Nelson, Wendy, Marsha and President Nelson taken in 1951 in Washington D.C. Credit: Russell M. Nelson Facebook.

Sep 20, 2024 · Ahead of his 100th birthday, some of President Russell M. Nelson’s family shared personal observations from the man they call father and grandfather.

Mar 16, 2023 · And recently three of President Nelson’s children, Laurie Marsh, Gloria Irion, and Russell M. Nelson Jr. shared personal stories of their growing-up years and family life with their father on the Church News podcast.

Sep 9, 2024 · Marsha Nelson Workman expects her father, President Russell M. Nelson, will be excited for his 100th birthday. “He’s a numbers guy,” said Workman, the oldest of President Nelson’s 10 children.

They were married in 1945 and became the parents of ten children, including nine daughters and one son, their youngest child. Family life was of the greatest importance to the Nelsons. Russell remained a very attentive father despite extensive professional obligations.

Apr 10, 2024 · Born September 9, 1924, President Nelson is the son of Marion C. and Edna Anderson Nelson. He and his wife, the former Dantzel White, have ten children. Sister Nelson passed away in February 2005. In April 2006, he married Wendy L. Watson.