| D. Todd Christofferson | |
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| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| April 5, 2008 | |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| April 10, 2008 | |
| Reason | Death of Gordon B. Hinckley; reorganization of First Presidency |
| Presidency of the Seventy | |
| August 15, 1998 – April 5, 2008 | |
| End reason | Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| April 3, 1993 – April 5, 2008 | |
| End reason | Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Todd Christofferson January 24, 1945 American Fork, Utah, U.S. |
| Education | Brigham Young University (BA) Duke University (JD) |
| Spouse(s) |
Katherine Jacob (m. 1968) |
| Children | 5 |
David Todd Christofferson (born January 24, 1945) is an American religious leader and former lawyer who serves as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He has been a general authority of the church since 1993. Currently, he is the eighth most senior apostle in the church.[1]
Christofferson grew up in Utah and New Jersey, and after high school served as an LDS missionary in Argentina. He then studied English literature at Brigham Young University (BYU) before attending law school at Duke University. After graduating from law school in 1972, Christofferson clerked for Judge John Sirica on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia while Sirica presided over much of the legal proceedings stemming from the Watergate scandal. Christofferson then entered private practice, and eventually became an in-house lawyer for NationsBank (now part of Bank of America).
- ^ Apostolic seniority is generally understood to include all ordained apostles (including the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Seniority is determined by date of ordination, not by age or other factors. If two apostles are ordained on the same day, the older of the two is typically ordained first. See Succession to the presidency and Heath, Steven H. (Summer 1987). "Notes on Apostolic Succession" (PDF). Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. 20 (2): 44–56..