Presidency of the Seventy

Historically, seven members of the First Quorum of the Seventy are called to serve as the Presidency of the Seventy. This precedent was broken, however, when Elder Robert C. Oaks of the Second Quorum of the Seventy was sustained to the Presidency to fill the vacancy created by Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf's call to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
They provide direction for the seventies and serve the apostles and president of the Church. The Presidency of the Seventy is unique in that not only are there seven members but all seven hold the keys of presidency. The man with the longest tenure of uninterrupted service is called to preside over the other six.
With the release of all area presidencies in North America, the Presidency of the Seventy are now directly responsible for supervising the Church in North America. The Presidency (as of the April 2008 General Conference) consisted of:
Surname 	Given Names 	Sustained 	Age Sust.	Born 	City Born 	State/Country	Children
Tingey 	Earl C. 	199610055 Oct 1996  	62 	19340611 Jun 1934   	Bountiful 	Utah 	4
Andersen	Neil L. 	200510011 Oct 2005  	54 	195108099 Aug 1951   	Logan 	Utah 	4
Rasband 	Ronald A. 	200510011 Oct 2005  	54 	195102066 Feb 1951   	Salt Lake City	Utah 	5
Costa 	Claudio R. M.	200710066 Oct 2007  	58 	1949030625 Mar 1949  	Santos 	Brazil 	4
Snow 	Steven E. 	200710066 Oct 2007  	57 	1949110623 Nov 1949  	St. George 	Utah 	4
Gonzalez	Walter F. 	200710066 Oct 2007  	54 	1952110618 Nov 1952  	Montevideo 	Uruguay 	4
Clayton 	L. Whitney 	200804055 Apr 2008  	58 	1950020624 Feb 1950  	Salt Lake City	Utah 	7
Source: Deseret Morning News 2008 Church Almanac, 40-41,43.
At the October 2007 General Conference of the Church, Elders Charles Didier, Merrill J. Bateman, and Robert C. Oaks were released. Called in their place were Elders Claudio R.M. Costa, Steven E. Snow, and Walter F. Gonzalez. At the solemn assembly held as part of the April 2008 General Conference, D. Todd Christofferson was released as a member of the Presidency of the Seventy and called to be an apostle. L. Whitney Clayton was called to take Elder Christofferson's place in the Presidency of the Seventy at that time.
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