Get to Know Elder D. Todd Christofferson
With General Conference around the corner, get to know more about today’s apostles from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Discover fun facts about Elder D. Todd Christofferson and learn how to make a puppet in his likeness.
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Impress your family with these fun facts about Elder Christofferson:
The D stands for David.
Elder Christofferson served a mission in Argentina.
He participated in the Hill Cumorah Pageant two times as a teen.
When Elder Christofferson was 13 years old, his mom had cancer and needed significant surgery. While the surgery was successful, it limited her ability to do some household tasks. Elder Christofferson knew his mom loved homemade bread so he started to make it regularly for his family until he went to college.
While born in Utah, he spent many of his teenage years growing up in New Jersey where he was the only Church member in his high school class.
Elder Richard G. Scott (former apostle) was his mission president.
As a lawyer, he assisted Judge Sirica throughout the Watergate proceedings.
He was also part of the U.S. Army.
As a boy, he helped care for his family’s flock of sheep.
Before becoming an apostle, he was serving in the Presidency of the Seventy.
Now that you know a little bit about Elder D. Todd Christofferson, make a puppet of him! Great to play with during General Conference or use it to quote some of Elder Christofferson’s testimony of Jesus Christ.
Learn even more about Elder Christofferson
Short biography about Elder Christofferson
Elder Christofferson’s video biography
Take notes on Elder Christofferson’s next General Conference talk with one of our coloring notebooks. Coloring to help you stay focused, lots of space to notes, and review challenges to keep the message with you.
