Russell M. Nelson is the winner of the 2023 Gandhi-King-Mandela Peace Prize, as well as numerous other awards. He was a member of the research team developing the heart-lung machine that in 1951 supported the first human open-heart surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass. As of 2023 he is acting President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is considered a prophet by those who share his faith.