The oldest ever president of the LDS Church reveals his wish for his 100th birthday.
The oldest prophet to ever lead the global faith calls on faithful to perform acts of service ahead of his big day.
President Russell M. Nelson speaks in a recorded message at General Conference on Sunday afternoon, April 7, 2024. The oldest ever leader of the global faith will turn 100 on Sept. 9.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a call Saturday — a hundred days before his birthday — asking the faith’s members to engage in an act of service between now and his centennial.
“One spiritual offering that would brighten my life,” he wrote on social media, “is for each of us to reach out to ‘the one’ in our lives who may be feeling lost or alone.
To complete this task, the church leader has given his flock a head start, issuing his invitation exactly 100 days ahead of his Sept. 9 birthday. If all members faithfully engaged in the project, it would result in more than 17 million acts of service across the globe. Not bad.There are signs, however, Nelson’s body has been matching his ambition less and less. His presence at the afternoon Saturday session of the faith’s April General Conference President Russell M. Nelson and wife Wendy participate in the rededication of the Manti Temple on Sunday, April 21, 2024.
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