Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Dieter Friedrich Uchtdorf was born to Karl Albert Uchtdorf and Hilde Else Opelt Uchtdorf on November 6, 1940 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. Dieter Uchtdorf was a Lufthansa Airlines executive prior to his appointment on April 7, 1996 to serve in The First Quorum of The Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Uchtdorf was sustained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on October 2, 2004 at the 174th Semiannual General Conference of the Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was ordained on October 7, 2004 by President Gordon B. Hinckley. Uchtdorf was called to fill the vacancy created by the death of Elder Neal A. Maxwell, who died on July 21, 2004. Although Uchtdorf is the 93rd person to hold the Apostleship since the Church was organized in 1830, he is only the eleventh Apostle to be born outside the United States. Download high resolution version (500x625, 89 KB)Dieter F. Uchtdorfs official portrait. ... Download high resolution version (500x625, 89 KB)Dieter F. Uchtdorfs official portrait. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ostrava   listen? (German: Ostrau, Polish: Ostrawa) is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region. ... Lufthansa (Deutsche Lufthansa AG) is the largest German airline company, headquartered in Cologne. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Quorums of the Seventy are area and General Authorities in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... The temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Salt Lake City, Utah is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... In Mormonism, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Quorum of the Twelve, the Council of the Twelve, or the Twelve) is one of the governing bodies of church hierarchy in many Latter Day Saint denominations. ... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... Utah is one of the Four Corners states, and is bordered by: Idaho (at 42°N) and Wyoming (at 41°N and 111°W) in the north, by Colorado (at 109°W) in the east, at a single point by New Mexico to the southeast (at the Four Corners Monument... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gordon Bitner Hinckley (born June 23, 1910) has been President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church; see also Mormon) since March 1995. ... Neal Ash Maxwell (July 6, 1926–July 21, 2004) was ordained an apostle by N. Eldon Tanner on July 23, 1981, following the calling of Gordon B. Hinckley as a third counselor in the First Presidency, and was sustained a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Uchtdorf and his wife, Harriet Reich Uchtdorf, have two children and five grandchildren.

References

• Official Biography
• Apostles born outside the United States
• General Conference address
• Grampa Bill's General Authority Pages

External Resources