Claudio D. Zivic

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Claudio Daniel Zivic (born December 19, 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]}

1 Early life, family, and occupation
2 LDS Church service
3 Notes
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Early life, family, and occupation

Born in Buenos Aires in 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 madernal grandmother was a Poish Jew who emmigrated to Argentina.

Zivic and his wife, Dina Noemi Alvarez, both attended the same church branch in Argentina as children.^[1] 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 ended up in the church congregation as Zivic.

Zivic and Dina were married in 1972. They were sealed in the São Paulo Brazil Temple in 1978, shortly after it was dedicated. The Zivics have five children.

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

[edit] LDS Church service

In the LDS Church, Zivic has been a bishop, a regional representative, and and Church Educational System instructor. Zivic was an area seventy in the church from 1996 to 2002. From 2000 to 2002 he was the second counselor in the South America South Area Presidency. Zivic was also president of the Spain Bilbao Mission from 2003 to 2006.^[2]^[3]

In 2007, Zivic became a member of the church's First Quorum of the Seventy. At this time, again became the second counselor in the South America South Area Presidency.^[4] Zivic's sermon in the church's October 2007 general conference has been praised for its deep spirituality.^[5]

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.^[6]