David A. Bednar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

David A. Bednar

Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1952

Place of Birth: Oakland, California, United States

Profession: priest, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

David Allan Bednar (born June 15, 1952) is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
An educator by profession, Bednar was president of Brigham Young University–Idaho from 1997 to 2004.Bednar was sustained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve on October 2, 2004, the youngest man named to that body since Dallin H.
Oaks in 1984.
He was ordained an apostle on October 7, 2004, by church president Gordon B.
Hinckley.
Bednar and Dieter F.
Uchtdorf were called to fill the vacancies created by the July 2004 deaths of quorum members David B.
Haight and Neal A.
Maxwell.
As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Bednar is accepted by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator.
He is currently the seventh most senior apostle in the church.