Claudio D. Zivic

Claudio D. Zivic
First Quorum of the Seventy
March 31, 2007 (2007-03-31) – incumbent
Called by	Gordon B. Hinckley
Personal details
Born	Claudio Daniel Zivic December 19, 1948 (1948-12-19) (age 62) Buenos Aires, Argentina

Claudio Daniel Zivic (born 19 December 1948) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 2007. He is only the second Argentine general authority in LDS Church history.^{[citation needed]}

Early life, family, and occupation

Born in Buenos Aires the son of Sergio Jorge and Eleonora Zalewski Zivic to a Latter-day Saint family, Zivic is a life-long Mormon, which is not common for LDS Church members in South America born before 1950. Zivic's maternal grandmother was a Polish Jew and his paternal grandfather a German soldier who both immigrated to Argentina after World War I. His Polish grandmother and his mother were both baptized when Zivic's mother was 12 years old.

Zivic is married to Dina Noemí Álvarez, who attended the same church branch as Zivic in Argentina as a child.^[1] Both were baptized in the chapel in Liniers, the oldest in South America and the only one equipped with a baptismal font at the time. Dina's family moved to the United States when she was nine. When she was twelve, her father was called as a construction missionary and sent to Chile. After three years on this mission the family returned to Argentina and again attended the same church congregation as Zivic. In his youth, Zivic was a promising track athlete but gave up competition because track meets were held on Sunday.^[2]

in his native Argentina who gave up competition and the possibilities of athletic glory because most of the track meets were held on Sundays.

Zivic and Dina were married in 1972 and were later sealed in the São Paulo Brazil Temple in 1978 shortly after its dedication. The Zivics have five children: Leonel Alexis, Evelina Heidi, Nelson Daniel, Adrián Ezequiel and Damián Claudio.

Zivic holds an accounting degree from the University of Buenos Aires. He worked as a CPA in marketing and manufacturing endeavors.

LDS Church service

In the LDS Church, Zivic has been a bishop, a regional representative, and Church Educational System instructor. Zivic was an area seventy in the church from 1996 to 2002, serving as second counselor in the South America South Area Presidency from 2000 to 2002. Zivic was also president of the Spain Bilbao Mission from 2003 to 2006.^[3][4]

In the April 2007 general conference, Zivic was sustained a member of the church's First Quorum of the Seventy and was assigned to the South America South Area Presidency, serving again as second counselor.^[5] Zivic's sermon in the church's October 2007 general conference has been praised for its deep spirituality.^[6]

On the occasion of Gordon B. Hinckley's death, Zivic was among the church leaders quoted in the media on Hinckley's influence on the church members in various parts of the world.^[7]

Notes

1. ^ Church News, May 12, 2007.
2. ^ [1]
3. ^ Claudio Zivic, “The Unexplainable Call,” Ensign, Apr. 2007, p. 73.
4. ^ Church News, March 29, 2003.
5. ^ 177th Semi-Annual General Conference, Sunday Afternoon Session Talk Excerpts, Meridian Magazine, October 7, 2007, accessed 2008-05-12.
6. ^ Jerry Johnston, "Hispanics giving us a dose of spirituality", Deseret Morning News, 2007-10-13, accessed 2008-05-12.
7. ^ Jennifer Dobner, "Hinckley put focus on missionary work", Columbus Dispatch, 2008-01-19, accessed 2008-05-12.

References

• Church News, August 24, 1996; October 5, 2002; May 12, 2007
• “Area Authority in Argentina,” Ensign, Apr. 1999, p. 68
• “Elder Claudio D. Zivic,” Ensign, May 2007, p. 126]

External links

• Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Claudio D. Zivic

Persondata
Name	Zivic, Claudio D.
Alternative names
Short description	General authority of the LDS Church
Date of birth	December 19, 1948
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	March 31, 2007
Place of death