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Learn About Our Modern Day Prophets and Apostles LEARN ABOUT OUR MODERN DAY PROPHETS AND APOSTLES President Thomas S. Monson, President 16th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints He was born August 21, 1927 in Salt Lake City, Utah He served in the U.S. Navy He sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles at the age of 36 President Henry B. Eyring, First Counselor He was born in Princeton, New Jersey, 31 May 1933 He was President of Ricks College from 1971-1977 He has four sons and two daughters He was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve on April 1, 1995 President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Second Counselor He was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve on October 2, 2004 He was born November 6, 1940 in Czechoslovakia and grew up in Germany He was an airline captain from 1970 to 1996 He was married to Harriet Reich in 1962 Boyd K. Packer, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles He was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve on April 9, 1970 He attended both Weber College and Utah State University He was born September 10, 1924 in Brigham City, Utah He served as a bomber pilot in World War II Elder L. Tom Perry He was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve on April 6, 1974 He was born August 5, 1922, in Logan, Utah He graduated from Utah State University He’s lived in Idaho, California, New York and Massachusetts Elder Russell M. Nelson He was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve on April 7, 1984 He is a medical doctor and heart surgeon He served as the general president of the Sunday School He was born September 9, 1924 Elder Dallin H. Oaks He has served in the Quorum of the Twelve since May 1984 He was born in 1932 He is a lawyer He served as president of Brigham Young University from 1971 to 1980 Elder M. Russell Ballard He has served in the Quorum of the Twelve since October 6, 1985 He was born October 8, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah He has two sons and five daughters He served a mission to England Elder Richard G. Scott He was sustained an Apostle on October 1, 1988 He was born November 7, 1928, in Pocatello, Idaho He served a mission to Uruguay He is a nuclear engineer Elder Robert D. Hales He was sustained an Apostle on April 2, 1994 He was born in New York City He served in the U.S. Air Force as a jet fighter pilot He served as the Presiding Bishop of the Church from 1985 until 1994 Elder Jeffrey R. Holland He was ordained an Apostle on June 23, 1994 He served as the president of Brigham Young University from 1980-1989 He was born December 3, 1940 He is a “Distinguished Eagle Scout” Elder David A. Bednar He was ordained an Apostle on October 7, 2004 He was born June 15, 1952 in California He served as president of Brigham Young University-Idaho from 1997-2004 He has three sons Elder Quentin L. Cook He was sustained an Apostle on October 6, 2007 He was born in Logan, Utah He married Mary Gaddie in 1962 He served a mission in England with Elder Holland Elder D. Todd Christofferson He was ordained an Apostle on April l5, 2008 He was born in Pleasant Grove, Utah He served a mission to Argentina He has five children Elder Neil L. Andersen He was ordained an Apostle on April 4, 2009 He speaks English, French, Protuguese and Spanish He was born in Logan, Utah and raised in Pocatello, Idaho He has four children .
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