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Early Life and Education Dale Gunnar Renlund was born on November 13, 1952, in Salt Lake City, Utah. His parents were Finnish and Swedish immigrants who came to the United States to marry in an LDS Church temple. Renlund’s first language was Swedish. As a teenager, he lived in Sweden for three years …

Early Life and Education Gerrit Walter Gong was born on December 23, 1953, in Redwood City, California. He is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Gong is the church’s first apostle of Asian descent. Gong graduated from Cubberley High School in …

Patrick Kearon Patrick Robert David Kearon (born July 18, 1961) is a British religious leader currently serving as 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 2010 and was a member of the Presidency of …

Early Life and Education David Allan Bednar was born on June 15, 1952, in Oakland, California. His mother came from a long line of Latter-day Saints, but his father did not join the church until Bednar was in his late twenties. Bednar served as a full-time missionary in Southern Germany. He then attended Brigham Young University, …

Early Life and Education Dieter Friedrich Uchtdorf was born on November 6, 1940, in Mährisch-Ostrau, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (now Ostrava, Czech Republic). Born to German parents during World War II, Uchtdorf experienced the turmoil of war firsthand. As a young child, he and his family became refugees, fleeing through bombed areas …

Early Life and Education Dallin Harris Oaks was born on August 12, 1932, in Provo, Utah. He is a prominent religious leader, former jurist, and academic who has played a significant role in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Oaks’ early life was marked by both tragedy …