Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
2 January 2018 (2018-01-02) – present
Second Counselor in the First Presidency
3 February 2008 (2008-02-03) – 2 January 2018 (2018-01-02)
Called byThomas S. Monson
PredecessorHenry B. Eyring
SuccessorHenry B. Eyring
End reasonDissolution of First Presidency on death of Thomas S. Monson[1]
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
2 October 2004 (2004-10-02) – 3 February 2008 (2008-02-03)
Called byGordon B. Hinckley
End reasonCalled as Second Counselor in the First Presidency
LDS Church Apostle
7 October 2004 (2004-10-07)
Called byGordon B. Hinckley
ReasonDeath of Neal A. Maxwell[2]
Presidency of the Seventy
15 August 2002 (2002-08-15) – 2 October 2004 (2004-10-02)
Called byGordon B. Hinckley
End reasonCalled to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
First Quorum of the Seventy
7 April 1996 (1996-04-07) – 2 October 2004 (2004-10-02)
Called byGordon B. Hinckley
End reasonCalled to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Second Quorum of the Seventy
2 April 1994 (1994-04-02) – 7 April 1996 (1996-04-07)
Called byEzra Taft Benson
End reasonTransferred to the First Quorum of the Seventy
Military career
1959–1965
AllegianceGermany Germany
Service/branch Air Force
AwardsCommander's Trophy (USAF)
Personal details
BornDieter Friedrich Uchtdorf
(1940-11-06) 6 November 1940 (age 84)
Mährisch-Ostrau,
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
(now Ostrava, Czech Republic)
Alma materInternational Institute for Management Development (MBA)
Spouse(s)Harriet Reich Uchtdorf
(1962–present)
Children2

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.[4] Currently, Uchtdorf is the fifth most senior apostle in the ranks of the church.[5]

  1. ^ Succession in the Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom, last published 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. ^ See this article, which categorically states that Uchtdorf's apostolic call was due to the death of Maxwell.
  3. ^ As an additional note, Uchtdorf also served as Second Vice Chairman for the CES Board from 2008-2018, concurrent with his service as Second Counselor in the First Presidency under Thomas S. Monson.
  4. ^ "President Thomas S. Monson Dies at Age 90", Newsroom, LDS Church, January 2, 2018
  5. ^ 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. doi:10.2307/45216003. JSTOR 45216003. S2CID 254390532..