Brother Michael T. Nelson was sustained as Second Counselor in the Young Men General Presidency for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023.
His previous Church service includes president of the California San Bernardino Mission (1998–2001), stake president, counselor in a stake presidency, stake executive secretary, bishop, ward and stake Young Men president, and missionary in the Chile Santiago Mission.
Brother Nelson is a partner and chief financial officer in a commercial and residential real estate investment company. He studied organizational communications at Brigham Young University and the University of Utah.
Michael Terry Nelson was born June 10, 1956, in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he also grew up. He and his wife, Barbara, are the parents of nine children.