Dieter F. Uchtdorf | |
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Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
2 January 2018 | – present|
Second Counselor in the First Presidency | |
3 February 2008 | – 2 January 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 | |
2 October 2004 | – 3 February 2008|
Called by | Gordon B. Hinckley |
End reason | Called as Second Counselor in the First Presidency |
LDS Church Apostle | |
7 October 2004 | |
Called by | Gordon B. Hinckley |
Reason | Death of 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 | |
7 April 1996 | – 2 October 2004|
Called by | Gordon B. Hinckley |
End reason | Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
Second Quorum of the Seventy | |
2 April 1994 | – 7 April 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 |
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]