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Verfasser: Hexe Datum: Samstag, den 9. Oktober 2004, um 21:36 Uhr Betrifft: Ein Deutscher wird Apostel
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New apostles humbled by call to Twelve
In the lobby of the Church Office Building in Salt Lake City is a huge mural depicting the resurrected Christ commissioning His biblical apostles to go into the world as His special witnesses. The painting seemed an appropriate backdrop as Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf and Elder David A. Bednar were introduced in a press conference as the two newest members of the Churchs Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Elder Uchtdorf and Elder Bednar hail from diverse backgrounds â one a pilot, the other an educator; one a German, the other American. But after being called to fill the Quorum seats vacated by the recent deaths of Elder David B. Haight and Elder Neal A. Maxwell, the two men stood shoulder to shoulder, united in an apostolic charge to, again, go into the world as Christs special witnesses.
Both had learned of their new callings on Oct. 1, just a day before the 174th Semiannual General Conference began. They appeared a bit overwhelmed by the sudden change in their respective lives â but added they were eager to serve