Sure, he may seem like the sweet little grandfatherly type, but don't under-estimate Elder Nelson...the man's got skills!
1. Knows how to "feast on doughnuts." (Link here)
2. Got roughed up by machine-gun weilding African bandits, and still showed up to his scheduled church meetings the next morning - when he was 84. (Link here)
3. Has absolutely no problem cracking open your chest and holding your beating heart in the palm of his hand.
(Was on the team that developed the very first heart-lung machine in 1951)
5. Army doctor during the Korean War - trained doctors in the M.A.S.H. units. (No, he did not meet Hawkeye Pierce. Or Radar.)
6. Has 10 kids - 9 of them girls! (Good thing surgeons make the big bucks)
7. Performed heart surgery on Spencer W. Kimball - when he was President of the Church. (No pressure!)
8. Speaks English, French, and Spanish. And Russian. Oh, and Chinese too.
9. He and his wife sold their blood to pay for medical school.
10. Is an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Bonus item:
11. Has perfect pitch. And plays the piano.
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So one of my FOLM loves Pres. Uchtdorf and another FOLM loves Elder Nelson. They will love your posts Apostle posts. . . and BTW, you may want to change your label "Aposte" to "Apostle" unless, of course you meant it that way.
ReplyDeleteGlad I found your blog.
I meant FOML. Typo on my part, too. HA HA
ReplyDeleteThanks. I struggle with spelling correctly when I am typing with one hand and eating a delicious homemade cinnamon roll with the other.
ReplyDeleteWith credentials like that, he's got more than skills. He's got skillz.
ReplyDeleteAfrican bandits?? I usually take Sundays off after running a marathon due to being a tad tire and sore. Sounds like that wouldn't fly in Elder Nelson's book. Suddenly I feel like a total wuss.
And nine daughters?? I thought my father was a saint with only five.
Elder Nelson is one of my favorites. When he steps up to the pulpit to speak, my heart listens.
TallGirlRunning
Awesome! I learned a few things...and anyone with perfect pitch is pretty amazing in my book.
ReplyDeleteThe running joke in our family was we were trying to be like Elder Nelson. But child number seven was a boy so we didn't quite meet his record of nine girls in a row. You didn't mention his son was the last of his ten children!
ReplyDeleteI just became aware of your blog and have enjoyed reading your thoughts on various gospel subjects. So much so, that I have even gone back to your older posts. I can always use a good laugh, and what you have written usually brings a laugh or two. Sometimes, even a tear to my eye.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your insightfulness, of which I usually agree with.
Your post caught my attention because we just recently had the privilege of listening to Elder Russell M. Nelson's counsel at our Stake Conference. Shaking the hand of one of the Lord's Apostles was an exciting bonus. That has only happened one other time in my life. Probably because we don't live in Utah.
By the way, our family tradition is making and eating pie after the Priesthood session.
Ha ha...Looking forward to more of these posts.
ReplyDeleteHe operated on my grandpa! So that obviously makes him a favorite :)
ReplyDeleteCool facts. I love to listen to him speak.
ReplyDeleteLove Elder Nelson! He is an amazing speaker as well...you forgot that part. Do more of these. I love not having to look up the interesting facts myself. I know...lazy...
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lol
ReplyDeleteLoved this, very awesome, yet very funny at the same time. Well done.
I went to high school with one of his nine daughters, who married my bishop's son. I saw him in a Hawaiian shirt and levi's once and said..."you look different with clothes on ... boy was my face red!
ReplyDeleteFascinating! These are details I love hearing about.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting. It's fun to learn more about an already beloved apostle. Thanks for sharing.
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