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On June 1, 2024 — 100 days before he turns 100 — President Russell M. Nelson asked that people mark his 100th birthday (September 9, 2024) by reaching out in love and service to someone in need.

At the Utah Area’s 2024 conference for young single adults in Salt Lake City on Saturday, August 3, 2024, tens of thousands of Latter-day Saints did just that — for him. A total of 31,384 people (now a Guinness World Record) shared messages of love on a massive birthday card for the former heart surgeon who has ministered as an Apostle for more than 40 years. Including additional birthday wishes shared online, some 86,500 people have participated. The card, along with the logbook of contributions, can now be viewed in the lobby of the Conference Center.

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