NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nashville issued a statement Sunday after the death of the oldest president in the history of the church.

Russell M. Nelson was 101 when he passed at his home in Salt Lake City on Saturday just after 10 p.m.

Russell M. Nelson, oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies

President Brett Benson, the local leader of the church in the Nashville area, gave the following statement:

“We honor President Russell M. Nelson for a life devoted to Jesus Christ. He taught us to let God prevail, to gather Israel on both sides of the veil, to love our neighbors, and to be peacemakers. Through his teachings on daily repentance and faithful covenant keeping, he showed the path

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