In their public debut, new Mormon church President Russell M. Nelson and his counselors spoke about women (they’re loved), LGBT members (they’re welcome) and millennials (they’re strong).
But, beyond the thousands of words they uttered, their body language — posture, gestures, touches, facial expressions — said even more.
The 93-year-old Nelson appeared open and inviting. His first counselor, Dallin H. Oaks, 85, was assertive and supportive. Second counselor Henry B. Eyring, 84, seemed more removed, at first, and periodically uncomfortable.
So say body-language experts who reviewed video of last week’s 47-minute news conference given by the LDS Church’s new governing First Presidency.