Dieter Friedrich Uchtdorf (born 6 November 1940) is a German aviator, airline executive and religious leader. He is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Called as an apostle in 2004, he served as Second Counselor to Thomas S. Monson in the church's First Presidency from 2008 until Monson's death on 2 January 2018. Currently, Uchtdorf is the sixth most senior apostle in the ranks of the church.
Dieter F. Uchtdorf | |
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Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
January 2, 2018 | – present|
Second Counselor in the First Presidency | |
February 3, 2008 | – January 2, 2018|
Called by | Thomas S. Monson |
Predecessor | Henry B. Eyring |
Successor | Henry B. Eyring |
End reason | Dissolution of First Presidency on death of Thomas S. Monson[1] |
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
October 2, 2004 | – February 3, 2008|
Called by | Gordon B. Hinckley |
End reason | Called as Second Counselor in the First Presidency |
LDS Church Apostle | |
October 7, 2004 | |
Called by | Gordon B. Hinckley |
Reason | Deaths of David B. Haight and Neal A. Maxwell[2] |
Presidency of the Seventy | |
15 August 2002 | – 2 October 2004|
Called by | Gordon B. Hinckley |
End reason | Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
First Quorum of the Seventy | |
April 7, 1996 | – October 2, 2004|
Called by | Gordon B. Hinckley |
End reason | Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
Second Quorum of the Seventy | |
April 2, 1994 | – April 7, 1996|
Called by | Ezra Taft Benson |
End reason | Transferred to the First Quorum of the Seventy |
Military career | |
1959–1965 | |
Allegiance | Germany |
Service/branch | Air Force |
Awards | Commander's Trophy (USAF) |
Personal details | |
Born | Dieter Friedrich Uchtdorf 6 November 1940 Mährisch-Ostrau, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (now Ostrava, Czech Republic) |
Alma mater | International Institute for Management Development (MBA) |
Spouse(s) | Harriet Reich Uchtdorf (1962–present) |
Children | 2 |
In 2008, a German man rose to one of the top positions in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Second Counselor in the First Presidency. He had been a distinguished fighter pilot in the past and had also held the position of captain with Lufthansa.
He married his wife Harriet in December 1962. They have two children together.
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He and his mother crossed the border into West Germany as teenagers by climbing mountains to get past checkpoints.
He is the first German apostle in the history of the LDS Church.
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He and Parley P Pratt are both famous apostles in the LDS Church.
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● Dieter F Uchtdorf was born on November 6, 1940 (age 81) in Germany ● He is a celebrity religious leader ● His popular books are Your Happily Ever After (2011), The Gospel at 30,000 Feet (2017), Remarkable Soul of A Woman (2010), Forget Me Not (2012) and Sister Eternal (2005) ● He attended International Institute for Management Development● He had 2 children Antje Uchtdorf Evans, Guido Uchtdorf● His spouse is Harriet Reich Uchtdorf (m. 1962)● Dieter F Uchtdorf has 3 siblings in His family: Christel Uchtdorf Ash, Wolfgang Uchtdorf, Karl-Heinze Uchtdorf
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