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Template:Latter Day Saint biography/D. Todd Christofferson David Todd Christofferson (born January 24, 1945) is 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 ranks of the church.[1]

Early life

Christofferson was born in American Fork, Utah, and raised in Pleasant Grove, Utah; Lindon, Utah; and Somerset, New Jersey. As a young man, he served as a LDS Church missionary in Argentina. His mission president during his period of service was Richard G. Scott, who would already be a member of the Quorum of the Twelve when Christofferson was called to the same quorum. After his mission, he earned a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University and a J.D. from Duke University School of Law.[2]

Christofferson began his law career as a law clerk to Judge John J. Sirica during the Watergate hearings.[3]

After his work as a judicial clerk, Christofferson was an active member of the US military and then in the reserves for eight years.[4]

Career and family

As a lawyer, Christofferson worked in Washington, D.C.; Nashville, Tennessee; Herndon, Virginia; and Charlotte, North Carolina.[5] Christofferson was the associate general counsel for NationsBank in Charlotte and was the volunteer chairman of Affordable Housing of Nashville, Tennessee.[6]

Christofferson married Katherine Jacob in the Salt Lake Temple on 28 May 1968.[2] They are the parents of five children.[5]

LDS Church service

Prior to becoming a general authority, Christofferson served in the LDS Church as a bishop, stake president, and regional representative.[5] At the church's April 1993 general conference, Christofferson was called as a general authority and member of the First Quorum of the Seventy.[7] In August 1998, Christofferson became a member of the Presidency of the Seventy.[8]

As a seventy, Christofferson served as the executive director of the church's Family and Church History Department. While in this position he was involved in negotiations with Jewish leaders on policies on temple work for Holocaust victims, which concluded with the church stating that its members should only do such temple work for family members. He also was in charge of the department when the church completed the Freedman's Savings Bank Records project.[3]

On April 5, 2008, during the solemn assembly session of the church's general conference when Thomas S. Monson was sustained as church president, Christofferson was sustained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.[9] As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Christofferson is regarded by church membership as a prophet, seer, and revelator.

Works

Articles
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (May 2011), "'As Many as I Love, I Rebuke and Chasten'", Ensign {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (April 2011), "To Always Remember Him", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (November 2010), "Reflections on a Consecrated Life", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (October 2010), "How Can I Make Daily Prayer More Meaningful?", New Era {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (May 2010), "The Blessing of Scripture", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (November 2009), "Moral Discipline", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (August 2009), "Elder Neil L. Andersen: Man of Faith", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (June 2009), "Moral Agency", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (May 2009), "The Power of Covenants", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (March 2009), "Why Do We Baptize for the Dead?", New Era {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (November 2008), "Come to Zion", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (May 2008), "Born Again", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (March 2008), "Becoming a Witness of Christ", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (November 2006), "Let Us Be Men", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (June 2006), "A Sense of the Sacred", Liahona {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (February 2006), "Friend to Friend: Seeking Him in Prayer", The Friend {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (January 2005), "Allegiance to God", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (May 2004), "When Thou Art Converted", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (Spring 2004), "Lest we forget: the meaning of Kirtland's history in the present", Journal of Mormon History, 30 (1), Mormon History Association: 104–119, OCLC 367833284 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (November 2002), "That They May Be One in Us", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (June 2001), "Justification and Sanctification", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (January 2001), "The Redemption of the Dead and the Testimony of Jesus", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (November 1998), "The Priesthood Quorum", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (March 1995), "Friend to Friend", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd (May 1993), "I Know in Whom I Have Trusted", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Christofferson, D. Todd; Naftali, Timothy J. (15 July 2008), An Oral History Interview with Elder D. Todd Christofferson (PDF), The Richard Nixon Oral History Project {{citation}}: External link in |series= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)

Notes

  1. ^ Apostolic seniority is generally understood to include all 15 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..
  2. ^ a b Cook, Quentin L. (August 2008), "Elder D. Todd Christofferson: Prepared to Serve the Lord", Liahona: 8–13
  3. ^ a b Dethman, Leigh (2008-04-05), "Elder D. Todd Christofferson named new apostle; other leaders called", Deseret Morning News
  4. ^ LDS bio of Christofferson
  5. ^ a b c "Elder D. Todd Christofferson Of the Seventy", Ensign: 99, May 1993
  6. ^ 2005 Deseret News Church Almanac (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News, 2004) p. 29
  7. ^ Monson, Thomas S. (May 1993), "The Sustaining of Church Officers", Ensign: 21
  8. ^ "Three called to the Presidency of Seventy", Church News, 1998-08-29
  9. ^ "First Presidency Sustained, New Apostle and Other Leaders Named", Newsroom, LDS Church, 5 April 2008

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