- President Russell M. Nelson's funeral is set for Tuesday, Oct. 7 at noon at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City.
- A public viewing will be Monday, Oct. 6 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Tickets are required for the funeral service, which is open to the public, ages 8 and up.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Monday announced funeral plans for President Russell M. Nelson.
A broadcast tribute to President Nelson will be livestreamed at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, online on the church's website, ChurchofJesusChrist.org, as well as YouTube, BYUtv, and KSL-TV.
On Monday, Oct. 6, a public viewing will be held from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City.
Public funeral services will be held at the Conference Center on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at noon. The funeral will be open to everyone ages 8 and older. The 21,000-capacity seating in the Conference Center requires tickets, which will be available online Thursday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m. The funeral will also be broadcast globally on ChurchofJesusChrist.org, YouTube, BYUtv and KSL.com
A private burial service will follow the funeral.
The medical pioneer and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died Saturday, shortly after 10 p.m. at his home in Salt Lake City at age 101. He was the oldest president in the history of the church.
President Nelson celebrated his 101st birthday in September.
He is survived by his wife, Wendy L. Nelson, eight children, 57 grandchildren and more than 100 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Dantzel Nelson, and two daughters.
Latter-day Saints have revered President Nelson as prophet since he was named 17th president of the church in January 2018, and perhaps knew him best for his love and faith, boundless energy that took him on ministering trips around the world and an unprecedented number of changes to church policy and programs during his tenure.
Among the prominent changes made under his direction was a shift to more "home-centered" and "church-supported" worship, which included two-hour Sunday services. The church retired home teaching and visiting teaching — programs, in which church members visited one another monthly and cared for one another's needs, in favor of a more flexible "ministering" program.
Over the years, President Nelson has emphasized the importance of using the correct name of the church; new programs for children and youth have been launched; and his "Hear Him" initiative has encouraged people everywhere to learn how God uniquely communicates with them.
President Nelson also emphasized the importance of temple work throughout his tenure, announcing a total of 200 new temples as of the April 2025 General Conference.
After President Nelson's death was announced early Sunday, leaders from across Utah and the country remembered him for his life of service both in the church and in his profession as a renowned heart surgeon.
He innovated in his field and, after his residency, helped develop the artificial heart-lung machine, which maintains blood circulation and oxygen, making open-heart surgery possible. A skilled surgeon, he performed Utah's first open-heart surgery in 1955. Decades later, he performed a similar surgery on Spencer W. Kimball, who would later become the president of the church. President Nelson lectured and made professional visits nationally and internationally before his full-time church service.
Even with his extensive medical background, President Nelson acknowledged that the ultimate power to heal people came from God.
"Men can do very little of themselves to heal sick or broken bodies," President Nelson said in an article published in the Ensign, a magazine geared toward adult church members. "With an education, they can do a little more; with advanced medical degrees and training, a little more yet can be done. The real power to heal, however, is a gift from God. He has deigned that some of that power may be harnessed via the authority of his priesthood to benefit and bless mankind when all man can do for himself may not be sufficient."
The church's October 2025 general conference takes place this weekend, Oct. 4-5, and will be livestreamed on KSL.com.
