D. Todd Christofferson

Elder D. Todd Christofferson, © 2008 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

Elder D. Todd Christofferson is the most recent member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, the second-highest governing body of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was sustained in that position on April 5, 2008.

Education and Professional Life

Christofferson was born in Pleasant Grove, Utah, on January 24, 1945.¹ He graduated from high school in New Jersey and attended Brigham Young University as an Edwin S. Hinckley Scholar. After receiving his bachelor's degree from BYU, Christofferson earned a law degree from Duke University School of Law.² After graduating from law school, he clerked for Chief Judge John Sirica of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. During Christofferson's tenure as a clerk under Judge Sirica, he worked on the trial of the Watergate burglars.³

During his career, Christofferson practiced law in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and Tennessee. While in Charlotte, North Carolina, Christofferson was associate general counsel for NationsBank Corp. (now Bank of America). He has also worked in various civic capacities, including chairman of Affordable Housing of Nashville, Tennessee.⁴

Church Service

Elder Christofferson has served in many positions in the Church, including those of bishop, stake president, and regional representative.⁵ On April 3, 1993, he was sustained as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. On April 15, 1998 he was called as a member of the Presidency of the Seventy, and was sustained in that position on October 3, 1998. While serving in the Presidency of the Seventy, Elder Christofferson had supervisory responsibility for the North America Northwest and North America West Areas.⁶

Elder Christofferson is married to Katherine Jacob Christofferson. They have five children.⁷

References

^{1, 2} LDS Newsroom, First Presidency Sustained, New Apostle and Other Leaders Named [1]

³ Salt Lake Tribune, Christofferson named member of Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, [2]

^{4, 5, 6, 7} Deseret News, Presidents of the First Quorum of the Seventy, [3]