Elder Christofferson Receives George Washington Honor Medal from Freedoms Foundation
Contributed By Aubrey Eyre, Church News staff writer
William O. Perry, a member of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge’s national council of trustees, left, and Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, right, give Elder D. Todd Christofferson, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the George Washington Honor Medal during the Utah chapter of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge’s annual Heroes and National Awards Luncheon at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, February 19, 2020. Photo by Kristin Murphy, Deseret News.
“It caused me to think more deeply about how grateful I am to be a citizen of the United States and to be blessed by the opportunities and freedoms we are offered in this country.” —Elder D. Todd Christofferson
Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles was honored by the Utah chapter of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge during their annual Heroes and National Awards Luncheon in Salt Lake City, Utah, on February 19.
The Church leader was presented the George Washington Honor Medal by William O. Perry, a member of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge national council of trustees, and Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes.
During the event, hosted by the national nonprofit, more than one dozen Utahns were honored for displays of heroism and dedicated service to their fellow citizens.
Elder Christofferson wrote of his gratitude for the award in an Instagram post the day following the event. Of the award he said, “It caused me to think more deeply about how grateful I am to be a citizen of the United States and to be blessed by the opportunities and freedoms we are offered in this country.”
Elder D. Todd Christofferson, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is greeted after being honored with the George Washington Honor Medal at the Utah chapter of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge’s annual Heroes and National Awards Luncheon at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, February 19, 2020. Photo by Kristin Murphy, Deseret News.
Boyd Matheson, Deseret News opinion editor, center, is escorted to receive the George Washington Honor Medal during the Utah chapter of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge’s annual Heroes and National Awards Luncheon at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, February 19, 2020. Photo by Kristin Murphy, Deseret News.
Boyd Matheson, Deseret News opinion editor, and Elder D. Todd Christofferson, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, chat after they were each given the George Washington Honor Medal at the Utah chapter of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge’s annual Heroes and National Awards Luncheon at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, February 19, 2020. Photo by Kristin Murphy, Deseret News.
