Dieter F Uchtdorf

Religious Leader

Birthday November 6, 1940

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Germany

Age 83 years old

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About

German man who became the Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, one of the church's highest ranks, in 2008. He was formerly a respected fighter pilot who also served as a captain at Lufthansa Airlines.

Before Fame

As a teenager, he fled from East Germany to West Germany with his mother by scaling mountains to avoid checkpoints.

Trivia

He is the first German apostle in the history of the LDS Church.

Family Life

He married his wife Harriet in December 1962. They have two children together.

Associated With

He and Parley P Pratt are both famous apostles in the LDS Church.