Leaders of worldwide religions commonly stay at the helm well past retirement age, but it’s not often you find centenarians overseeing major faiths. That’s what The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has as of Monday, when church president Russell M. Nelson turned 100. He had already become the oldest president ever of the Utah-based faith three years ago and now becomes its first to hit the century mark. Says one leadership expert: “Age, wisdom and spiritual authority go together." On Nelson’s 100th birthday, the church is commemorating the occasion with a special broadcast in his honor.
