In honor the recent death of LDS church president Dr. Russell Nelson (1924-2025), per
wikitree.com I am:

15 degrees from Joseph Smith
21 degrees from Elijah Abel
18 degrees from Ezra Benson
14 degrees from Charles Card
15 degrees from William Clayton
17 degrees from Joseph Fielding
20 degrees from Russell Nelson
24 degrees from Chieko Okazaki
17 degrees from Julina Smith
16 degrees from John Taylor
17 degrees from Wilford Woodruff
14 degrees from Brigham Young

More info about them:

Joseph Smith, Jr., founder and first president.

Elijah Abel, one of the earliest African-American members, as well as their first African-
American ordained elder, or priest, and first Black Seventy, or missionary priest.

Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of US Department of Agriculture from 1953 to 1961, one of
the LDS Twelve Apostles from 1943 to 1994, and church president from 1985 to 1994.

Charles Ora Card, founder of the town of Cardston, Alberta, the first Mormon settlement
in Canada. He has been referred to as "Canada's Brigham Young".

William Clayton, scribe (clerk) for Joseph Smith, Jr.

Joseph Fielding, second president of the British Mission.

Dr. Russell Nelson, church president, who recently passed away at the amazing age of
101 years.

Chieko Okazaki, first minority to serve in the presidency of a church auxiliary
organization.

Julina Smith, a member of the General Presidency of the Relief Society and the only
woman to have been the wife of a church president and the mother of another church
president.

John Taylor, third president. He was the first, and so far only, president born outside the
U.S.

Wilford Woodruff, fourth president. He ended the public practice of polygamy within the
church in 1890.

Brigham Young, second president and one of the most famous leaders of the church.

I personally should also mention that my daughter converted to Mormonism as well
<g>.

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I have some ancestors that were actors, architects, astronauts, Afro-American, bank robbers, boxers, comedians, detectives, pro hockey players, singers and musicians, painters, physicians, politicians, poets, popes, writers. I guess that
I am a collection of all of them, as we ALL are.

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