‘He will be greatly missed’: Utah leaders react to the death of LDS President Russell M. Nelson

“Hail to the Prophet, ascended to heaven!” Gov. Spencer Cox said, quoting an LDS hymn.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox, right, declared Sept. 9, 2024, “President Russell M. Nelson Day” in Utah. Cox and his wife, Abby, shared the news with President Russell M. Nelson in the Church Administration Building on Temple Square on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. The church president died Sept. 27, 2025.

‘He will be greatly missed’: Utah leaders react to the death of LDS President Russell M. Nelson

“Hail to the Prophet, ascended to heaven!” Gov. Spencer Cox said, quoting an LDS hymn.

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