Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a practicing cardiovascular surgeon for more than 30 years, encouraged students in the greater Washington, D.C.–Baltimore area to reach for excellence in their professions, Mormon Church callings and home life.

His address to LDS students, who convened that evening in the Washington D.C. Temple Visitors Center, was one of two speeches he gave Nov. 12.

Earlier in the day, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) in Bethesda, Md., Elder Nelson shared his experiences as a military surgeon with students from different military services.

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