FILE - Church President Russell M. Nelson looks on during The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' conference on April 6, 2019, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Russell M. Nelson, the oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Saturday night at the age of 101, church officials announced. Nelson died at his home in Salt Lake City, church spokesperson Candice Madsen said in a statement. Nelson and church leaders defended their practices, saying the hotline “has everything to do with protecting children and has nothing to do with cover-up." It also allowed children to bring a parent or adult with them during one-one-one interviews with local church leaders known as bishops.