| 词条 | D. Todd Christofferson |
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| name = D. Todd Christofferson | image = D. Todd Christofferson (26735635918).jpg | birth_name = David Todd Christofferson | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|01|24}} | birth_place = American Fork, Utah, United States | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = Katherine Jacob (1968–present) | children = 5 | education = Brigham Young University Duke Law School (J.D.) | portals = LDS | position_or_quorum1 = Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | president1 = Thomas S. Monson | start_date1 = {{start date|2008|04|05}} | position_or_quorum2 = LDS Church Apostle | president2 = Thomas S. Monson | start_date2 = {{start date|2008|04|10}} | ordination_reason2 = Death of Gordon B. Hinckley; reorganization of First Presidency | end_reason2 = | reorganization2 = | position_or_quorum3 = Presidency of the Seventy | president3 = Gordon B. Hinckley | start_date3 = {{start date|1998|08|15}} | end_date3 = {{end date|2008|04|05}} | end_reason3 = Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | position_or_quorum4 = First Quorum of the Seventy | president4 = Ezra Taft Benson | start_date4 = {{start date|1993|04|03}} | end_date4 = {{end date|2008|04|05}} | end_reason4 = Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | list_notes = }}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 ninth most senior apostle in the church.[1] Early lifeChristofferson 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 in English and International Relations 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 familyAs 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 clerked for Judge John J. Sirica during the Watergate trials. Together they were the first outside the White House to hear the Nixon White House tapes. "Judge Sirica and I were shocked as we heard Nixon calmly ask" how much money it would take to keep the Watergate burglars quiet, Christofferson said in a June 2017 address to faculty and students at Christ Church College in Oxford, England. "The judge and I couldn’t believe, didn’t want to believe what we were hearing ... He passed me a note suggesting we rewind the tape and listen again. Up to this point we both still hoped that the president was not really involved, but this was indisputable."[7] Christofferson married Katherine Jacob in the Salt Lake Temple on May 28, 1968.[2] They are the parents of five children.[5] Honors
LDS Church servicePrior 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.[10] In August 1998, Christofferson became a member of the Presidency of the Seventy.[11] 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.[12] As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Christofferson is regarded by church membership as a prophet, seer, and revelator. Works
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Notes1. ^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 {{cite journal |last= Heath |first= Steven H. |url=https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V20N02_46.pdf |title=Notes on Apostolic Succession |journal=Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought |volume=20 |issue=2 |pages=44–56 |date=Summer 1987 }}. 2. ^1 {{citation |first= Quentin L. |last= Cook |author-link= Quentin L. Cook |url= http://www.lds.org/liahona/2008/08/elder-d-todd-christofferson-prepared-to-serve-the-lord |title= Elder D. Todd Christofferson: Prepared to Serve the Lord |journal= Liahona |date=August 2008 |pages= 8–13 }} 3. ^1 {{citation |first= Leigh |last= Dethman |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/695267789/Elder-D-Todd-Christofferson-named-new-apostle-other-leaders-called.html |title= Elder D. Todd Christofferson named new apostle; other leaders called |newspaper= Deseret Morning News |date= 2008-04-05 }} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.lds.org/prophets-and-apostles/what-are-prophets/bio/d-todd-christofferson?lang=eng|title=D. Todd Christofferson Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles|website=www.lds.org|accessdate=17 August 2017}} 5. ^1 2 {{citation |url= http://www.lds.org/ensign/1993/05/news-of-the-church/elder-d-todd-christofferson-of-the-seventy |title= Elder D. Todd Christofferson Of the Seventy |journal= Ensign |date=May 1993 |page= 99 }} 6. ^2005 Deseret News Church Almanac (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News, 2004) p. 29 7. ^Deseret News, 15 June 2017 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865683075/Mormon-apostle-at-Oxford-Lessons-learned-from-Watergate-scandal.html 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865686764/World-Peace-Prize-presented-in-India-to-Mormon-leader.html|title=World Peace Prize presented in India to Mormon leader|first=Tad|last=Walch|date=14 August 2017|publisher=|accessdate=17 August 2017}} 9. ^{{cite news|title=Saint Dnyaneshwara World Peace Prize to Christofferson|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/saint-dnyaneshwara-world-peace-prize-to-christofferson/articleshow/59929040.cms|accessdate=15 August 2017|newspaper=The Times of India|date=August 5, 2017}} 10. ^{{citation |url= http://www.lds.org/ensign/1993/05/the-sustaining-of-church-officers |title= The Sustaining of Church Officers |journal= Ensign |date=May 1993 |page= 21 |first= Thomas S. |last= Monson }} 11. ^{{citation |newspaper= Church News |date= 1998-08-29 |url= http://www.ldschurchnewsarchive.com/articles/31376/Three-called-to-the-Presidency-of-Seventy.html |title= Three called to the Presidency of Seventy }} 12. ^{{citation |url= http://newsroom.lds.org/article/first-presidency-sustained,-new-apostle-and-other-leaders-named |title= First Presidency Sustained, New Apostle and Other Leaders Named |date= 5 April 2008 |work= Newsroom |publisher= LDS Church }} References
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