David A. Bednar
Born
David Allan Bednar
15 Jun 1952
Oakland, California, United States
Calling(s)
TitleQuorum of the Twelve Apostles
OrganizationQuorum of the Twelve Apostles
Call Date7 Oct 2004
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David A. Bednar

David A. Bednar was ordained and set apart as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on October 7, 2004.

David A. Bednar
David A. Bednar attends a youth meeting in Nicaragua in November 2019.
Elder David A. Bednar waving to people at a Priesthood Leader Training meeting in Lima, Peru in August 2015.
David A. Bednar attends a devotional for married couples in Lima, Peru in May 2019.
Portrait of Elder David A. Bednar as a young teenage boy.
David A. Bednar Playing Football
Elder David A. Bednar and Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf at a press conference following their calling as Apostles in October 2004. Elder Bednar is speaking at the pulpit set up in front of the
David A. Bednar and Susan R. Bednar
David A. Bednar and Henry B. Eyring at General Conference
David A. Bednar and Susan Bednar at General Conference
General Conference. 2013 April
Official Group Portrait of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Photographed April 2018. Front row, left to right: President Russell M. Ballard, Elders Jeffrey R. Holland, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook. Back row: left to right: D. Todd Christofferson, Neil L. Andersen, Ronald A. Rasband, Gary E. Stevenson, Dale G. Renlund, Gerrit W. Gong and Ulisses Soares.
David Bednar and wife talking to youth and greeting them.
Portrait of David A. Bednar and his wife Susan taken at the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple dedication in August 2009.
Photos taken during Elder David A. Bednar and Neil L. Andersen’s visit to Mexico in April 2012. Elder Bednar shaking hands at a Priesthood Leadership Conference in Puebla Mexico.
Photos taken during Elder David A. Bednar and Neil L. Andersen’s visit to Mexico in April 2012. Ward Council meeting held in Monterrey Mexico. Elder Bednar standing next to a man at the podium.
Elder David A. Bednar is outside. He is wearing a yellow Helping Hands vest. He is talking with other volunteers who are working. They are in Mariana, Florida on October 21, 2018. 
Elder David A. Bednar and Sister Susan Bednar stand in front of an audience and talk with them in the Salt Palace during RootsTech 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Capture the Ministry. Bednar
Photos taken of David A. Bednar during his visit to Africa South East area in October & November 2013. Photos taken during a visit to the MalaMala game reserve in South Africa (October 28-29th 2013). Elder and Sister Bednar standing for a photo in front of a jeep. Broll used in "Unto All The World: The Gospel in Africa" (https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2014-02-010-unto-all-the-world-the-gospel-in-africa?lang=eng)
Elder David A. Bednar talks with various people at an LDS Meetinghouse. They are in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
BYU Pathway Worldwide Inauguration:
Elder David A. Bednar is outside. He is wearing a yellow Helping Hands vest. He is talking with other volunteers who are working. They are in Mariana, Florida on October 21, 2018. 
Elder Bednar with His Excellency Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu, ambassador of the Republic of South Africa, at the Festival of Lights at Washington D.C. Temple and Visitors' Center 30 November 2017
David A. Bednar attends an FSY meeting in India in May 2018.
Reverend Father George Arthur, Chaplain General of the Ghana Police, greets Elder Bednar after the MTC dedication October 24, 2017.
David A. Bednar attends a youth Q and A in Argentina in February 2016.
Bednar, David A. Biography
David A. Bednar visits Seoul, South Korea in October 2016.
Worldwide Devotional with Elder Bednar
Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Sister Susan Bednar, enjoy chatting with teenagers during a youth devotional on August 31, 2019, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
David A. Bednar attends a devotional at the Mexico MTC in August 2018.
David A. Bednar attends an FSY meeting in India in May 2018.
David A. Bednar in Iraq
Gordon B. Hinkley and David A. Bednar at the BYU-Idaho Presidential Inauguration
David A. Bednar and Gordon B. Hinkley
David A. Bednar and Students at BYU- Idaho
David A. Bednar and Students at BYU- Idaho
David A. Bednar visits Legaspi, Philippines in February 2017.
David A. Bednar visits Santiago, Philippines in February 2017.
Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Susan, stand together in the Marriott Center at Brigham Young University on January 19, 2021, before Elder Bednar spoke to students.
David A. Bednar visits the USAF Academy in May 2016.
David A. Bednar visits the USAF Academy in May 2016.
David A. Bednar meets with the archbishop of Buenos Aires in February 2016.
David A. Bednar attends the Rajahmundry Stake conference in India in May 2018.
Ministry Tour: Bahrain: David A. Bednar
Ministry Tour: Amman, Jordan: Congregations
Ministry Tour: Dubai: David A. Bednar
Ministry Tour: Dubai: David A. Bednar
David A. Bednar and Larry Hogan at the Washington D.C. Temple
David A. Bednar Speaks at the Yigo Guam Temple Dedication
David A. Bednar and Susan Bednar at a Youth Devotional in Guam
David A. Bednar Speaking at the National Press Club Luncheon
David A. Bednar at the National Press Club Luncheon

Personal Life

David A. Bednar was born on June 15, 1952, in Oakland, California. He served as a full-time missionary in Southern Germany and then attended Brigham Young University, where he received a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree. He also received a doctoral degree in organizational behavior from Purdue University.

David A. Bednar married Susan Kae Robinson in the Salt Lake Temple on March 20, 1975, and they are the parents of three sons.

Prior to his call to the Quorum of the Twelve, Elder Bednar served as an Area Seventy, Area Authority Seventy, Regional Representative, twice as a stake president, and as a bishop.

Professional Life

After completing his education, Elder Bednar was a professor of business management at Texas Tech University and at the University of Arkansas. He then served as the president of Brigham Young University–Idaho (formerly Ricks College) from 1997-2004.

Last Updated On 10 Apr 2024