Latter-day Saints President Speaks At Church-Owned BYU
Sep 17, 2019, 6:12 AM | Updated: Jun 8, 2022, 5:02 pm
President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his wife Sister Wendy Nelson wave to attendees on May 19, 2019 in Sydney, Australia.
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is scheduled to deliver a speech Tuesday to students at Brigham Young University.
Russell M. Nelson said in an announcement last week that he will share an “important message” about issues facing young people.
It will be Nelson’s first speech at one of the church-owned university’s “devotionals” since he ascended to president in January 2018. The last sitting president of the religion to speak at a devotional was the late Thomas S. Monson in 2011.
Nelson has been a transformative president since he took over after Monson died. He has made a number of significant policy changes and traveled around the world on ministry trips.
Church presidents are considered prophets by members of the faith.
