David A. Bednar
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Bednar speaking at university commencement
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| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| October 2, 2004 | |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| October 7, 2004 | |
| Reason | Deaths of David B. Haight and Neal A. Maxwell |
| 14th President of Brigham Young University–Idaho | |
| In office | |
| July 1, 1997 – December 1, 2004 | |
| Successor | Kim B. Clark |
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David Allan Bednar June 15, 1952 Oakland, California |
| Alma mater |
Brigham Young University (B.A., M.A.) Purdue University (Ph.D.) |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Kae Robinson (1975-present) |
| Children | 3 |
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 ninth most senior apostle in the church.
Bednar was born in Oakland, California to Lavina Whitney Bednar and Anthony George Bednar. 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. He served as a full-time missionary in Southern Germany and then attended Brigham Young University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication in 1976 and a Master of Arts degree in organizational communication in 1977. He received a doctorate degree in organizational behavior from Purdue University in 1980.
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