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Elder D. Todd Christofferson
[This biographical sketch appeared the LDS Church News.]
Sustained to the First Quorum of the Seventy April 3, 1993, at age 48; called to the Presidency of the Seventy Aug. 15, 1998, and sustained Oct. 3, 1998. Former regional representative, stake president, stake president's counselor, and bishop. Received bachelor's degree from BYU, juris doctorate from Duke University. Former associate general counsel of NationsBank Corp., (now Bank of America) in Charlotte, N.C.; practiced law in Washington, D.C., Tennessee and North Carolina, and was volunteer chairman of Affordable Housing of Nashville, Tenn. Born Jan. 24, 1945, in American Fork, Utah, to Paul V. and Jeanne Swenson Christofferson. Wife, Katherine Jacob Christofferson; parents of five children.
Alison Moore Smith is a 61-year-old entrepreneur who graduated from BYU in 1987. She has been (very happily) married to Samuel M. Smith for 40 years. They are parents of six incredible children and grandparents to two astounding grandsons. She is the author of The 7 Success Habits of Homeschoolers.
Seems like a sweet and gentle disciple.
and a very intelligent man with LOTS of experience living and working with evangelicals in the South on charitable endeavors
To me, that might be the biggest reason for the inspiration behind the calling.
I think he will be a great apostle. His Swenson family (his mother’s side) are old time settlers of the Manila area of Pleasant Grove, Utah. That’s also where much of my heritage is and I know many of his family members – wonderful people.
He presided over one of our stake conferences last year and seemed like a wonderful person.
I was impressed with what I heard of the press conference after he was sustained, and with his talk this morning.
Me, too. Did anyone else notice the introduction for his wife? They called it a “joint calling”?