Lemmie wrote:It's interesting that Nelson has wanted the name change since at least 1990, but Hinckley shot him down, in a general conference talk, no less. This from reddit adds some context:Here's the quote from Wendy Nelson courtesy of the Mormon (ahem) Newsroom:
"I have seen him changing in the last ten months,” said Sister Nelson. “It is as though he's been unleashed. He's free to finally do what he came to earth to do. … And also, he's free to follow through with things he's been concerned about but could never do. Now that he's president of [the Church], he can do those things."
She is literally stating that all Russell Nelson is doing as prophet are the things he wanted to do before but lacked the power to do.
She is also saying that Hinckley and Monson held back the work of the Lord by not agreeing to act on the things Nelson raised as concerns when they were President.


