Growing Up
President Nelson once broke all of his parents' bottles of what and poured it down the drain?
What is alcohol?
President Nelson skipped which grade in school?
What is the 5th Grade
President Nelson met his first wife, Dantzel, while participating in what at the University of Utah?
What is a play
President Nelson performed nearly 7,000 surgeries during his career. What type of surgery was his specialty?
What is open-heart surgery?
President Nelson said, "The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with..."
What is the focus of our lives?
(Talk: “Joy and Spiritual Survival,” October 2016)
President Nelson was how old when he was baptized?
What is 16 years old?
At what age did President Nelson graduate with both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees?
What is 22 years old
Where did President Nelson propose to Dantzel White?
What is a pea patch in her family’s backyard?
In what year did President Nelson perform Utah's first successful open-heart surgery?
What is 1955?
President Nelson taught, "The Lord loves effort, because effort brings..."
What are rewards?
(Talk: “The Correct Name of the Church,” October 2018)
President Nelson learned about the Church by doing what as a boy?
What is taking a streetcar to Deseret Book to read about it
President Nelson served as an assistant resident in surgery at which prestigious university?
What is Harvard
How many years were President Nelson and Dantzel White married before she passed away?
What is nearly 60 years
President Nelson developed which machine that helped with open-heart surgery?
What is the heart-lung machine?
"The restoration of the gospel began with a boy’s simple yet sincere prayer." What did President Nelson encourage members to do as part of their own spiritual journey?
What is hear Him?
(Talk: “Hear Him,” April 2020)
What musical instrument did President Nelson play in his elementary school bugle corps?
What is the Bugle
How long did it take President Nelson to start being paid for his work as a surgeon after completing his doctorate?
What is 12 1/2 years
President Nelson married Wendy Watson in what year?
What is 2006?
During his medical career, President Nelson trained how many residents in open-heart surgery from around the world?
What is 75?
President Nelson’s counsel: "In coming days, it will not be possible to survive spiritually without the guiding, directing, comforting, and constant influence of..."
What is the Holy Ghost?
(Talk: “Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives,” April 2018)
What did President Nelson dislike eating so much that he would hide it in his pockets to throw away?
What is liver
Which two degrees did President Nelson pursue at the same time?
What are his bachelor’s and master’s degrees
What unexpected event happened to President Nelson and Wendy while visiting Mozambique?
What is being robbed at gun point?
President Nelson's final surgery was on a famous opera singer from which country?
What is China?
"Faith in Jesus Christ is the greatest power available to us in this life." In what talk did President Nelson emphasize this principle?
What is “Christ Is Risen; Faith in Him Will Move Mountains,” April 2021?