Apostle & Heart Surgeon

Russell M. Nelson: "Our Sacred Duty to Honor Women" (May 1999 Ensign) from Priesthood session:

"Tonight I am attending with a son, sons-in-law, and grandsons. Where are their mothers? Gathered in the kitchen of our home! What are they doing? Making large batches of homemade doughnuts! And when we return home, we will feast on those doughnuts. While we enjoy them, these mothers, sisters, and daughters will listen intently as each of us speaks of things he learned here tonight. It’s a nice family tradition, symbolic of the fact that everything we learn and do as priesthood bearers should bless our families."

Do Elder Nelson and his male family members make sausages on the night of the General Relief Society Meeting??

If Nelson is so interested in the women hearing about the things they had learned, wouldn't it be better if the women could attend the priesthood session also then they all go home, make donuts together and enjoy each other's company over donuts and coffee (decaf, of course)? - an126

Sausages and donuts -- very funny! -síóg

Donuts, sexism, priesthood...yes, one eternal Mormon Merry-go-round. - cricket

Once when I was about 3 my sister, Cait, was 5. She saw Russell M. Nelson and recognized him well. She ran straight to him and he took her in his arms and gave her a kiss on the cheek. My mom was watching her the whole time and was surprised to hear what my sister said next. She asked him over to dinner at my grandma's house on Sunday. He was shocked, but he answered her that he was very sorry, but he had a plane to catch. - 02/01/2004 - Taryn

Elder Nelson was a heart surgeon. You have to understand the lifestyle of those kind of people. They work 40+ hours straight without sleep several times a week. They have to think on the run and make life and death decisions in a state of chronic sleep deprivation. Often people die directly under their knife and they have to not feel any guilt for it or they would never undertake another operation. They are generally brillant and arrogant beyond belief. It takes a real bizarre personality to survive the years of training and the practice. His life as an apostle is probably leisurely in comparison, although his workaholic habits are probably difficult for him to leave behind. This alone explains the wierd looks that he gives off.

Slaving away on my mission, feeling miserable but trying to put up a courageous front. We were told in district meeting Russel Nelson would come to visit. Got very excited. After all the initial (and long) hoopla meeting, I fell in line to shake his hand (the cult of personalities indeed).

When my turn came, I looked into his eyes and it had this strange, spaced-out, cold, look to it. I was shaken (but not stirred), and mumbled a greeting.

I tried to write off his other-worldly eyes as, well being a GA, he may have seen other-worldy things. On hindsight, it was probably jet lag and/or stress (gee those frequent flyer miles takes a LOT of work to use up!)