LDS Church announces 100th birthday celebration for President Russell M. Nelson

Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com

SALT LAKE CITY (KSL.com) — President Russell M. Nelson is turning 100, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is inviting everyone to position a broadcast honoring him connected his birthday.

The religion announced nan “special day broadcast” successful his grant connected Friday — 1 period earlier his day connected Sept. 9 — done a news merchandise and a missive from President Jeffrey R. Holland, acting president of nan church’s Quorum of nan Twelve Apostles to religion leaders astir nan world.

“How thankful we are for a prophet of God, his inspired teachings, and his invitations to travel nan Savior’s illustration of emotion and righteousness successful each that we do,” President Holland said.

He said President Nelson invited everyone to scope retired to “the one,” aliases personification who is successful need, for his birthday. The religion has invited members to participate done its 99+1 campaign.

The 75-minute broadcast will statesman astatine 4 p.m. connected Monday, Sept. 9. It will observe President Nelson’s life and teachings and springiness examples of really members astir nan world person commemorated his day pinch stories from “the one.”

In a caller post, President Holland praised President Nelson’s “genuine, heartfelt kindness.”

“I deliberation he must beryllium nan kindest man I person ever been associated pinch — and I person worked pinch a batch of bully people!” he said. “As we strive to travel nan Savior, fto america travel nan illustration of President Nelson’s Christlike character.”

The broadcast will beryllium disposable connected nan church’s website, its YouTube channel and nan Gospel Stream app pinch unrecorded mentation successful aggregate languages.