President Nelson will not attend General Conference in-person

The three things you need to know, delivered straight to your inbox from KSL News. [Time to Lego! 🧱 This Utah couple will get to appear on the new season of Lego Masters]( [SALT LAKE CITY — President Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is celebrating his 99th birthday Saturday. President Nelson participated in meetings and other duties in the Church Administration Building on Friday. He and his wife, Wendy, then met in his office with his children and their spouses and his counselors in the First Presidency, President Dallin H. Oaks and President Henry B. Eyring, and took pictures to celebrate the occasion. In church photos, President Nelson is seen looking at a large number of birthday cards sent to him. In the 60 years following his birth in 1924 in Salt Lake City, President Nelson became a husband and father, raised a family of 10 children, and became a world-renowned heart surgeon and medical researcher. He entered full-time church service as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1984 and was set apart as the 17th president of the church on Jan. 14, 2018.]( [President Nelson will not attend General Conference in person after injury, fall over the weekend]( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Thursday that President Russell M. Nelson will not attend this weekend’s General Conference in person but will instead attend virtually. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland will also not attend in-person. [Read More]( [‘These allegations are true,’ say former OUR employees about Tim Ballard]( [‘These allegations are true,’ say former OUR employees about Tim Ballard]( An attorney representing a group of former employees of Operation Underground Railroad read a statement from an unspecified, anonymous number of women about former CEO Tim Ballard. [Read More]( [What SLC’s mayoral candidates have to say about Great Salt Lake’s future]( [What SLC’s mayoral candidates have to say about Great Salt Lake’s future]( As the Great Salt Lake continues to struggle from drought and overconsumption, it will likely impact SLC’s future, including more dust events. All three candidates expressed concern over the lake. [Read More]( What else? - [A teen in Heber is in the ICU after being hit while walking in a brand-new crosswalk.]( - [A transgender West Jordan student is responding after their parents asked their school district to change its bathroom policy.]( - [Weber High School’s principal has retired following an investigation into allegations she mishandled possible misconduct on the football team.]( - [Utah’s House Speaker is trying to snag a federal Senate seat.]( - [WATCH: A routine traffic stop took a surprising twist for a Southern Utah family.]( - [The actor who played Dumbledore has died.]( - [SLCPD arrested a suspect in an alleged credit union robbery.]( - [Does El Niño mean more Utah snow?]( - [Utah’s reservoirs are in a good place after this winter.]( 7-day forecast The cold weather is coming after this beautiful weekend. Rain and storms Monday and Tuesday, bringing temperatures to just sit in the 60s. [Podcast of The Day]( [Podcast of The Day]( Taylor Swift made an Instagram post encouraging her fans to register to vote. According to Vote.org, the post caused a surge in voter registration. [Read More]( [Before you go...]( [Before you go...]( There is new research that shows your satisfaction with getting good sleep is more directly connected to your well-being than the actual quality of your sleep. [Read More]( Get the KSLTV app today [Download iOS App]( [Download Android App]( Get the KSLNewsRadio app today [Download iOS App]( [Download Android App]( KSL | 55 North 300 West | Ste 200 | Salt Lake City | UT | 84101 [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.](