| Claudio R. M. Costa | |
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| Second Quorum of the Seventy | |
| 2 April 1994 – 31 March 1999 | |
| Called by | Ezra Taft Benson |
| End reason | Transferred to First Quorum of the Seventy |
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| 31 March 1999 – incumbent | |
| Called by | Gordon B. Hinckley |
| Presidency of the Seventy | |
| 1 August 2007 – 1 August 2011 | |
| Called by | Gordon B. Hinckley |
| End reason | Honorably released[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Claudio Roberto Mendes Costa 25 March 1949 Santos, Brazil |
Claudio Roberto Mendes Costa (born 25 March 1949) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1994 and was a member of the seven-man Presidency of the Seventy in the church from August 2007 until August 2011, when he became the president of the church's Brazil Area.[1]
Costa was born in Santos, Brazil in a Roman Catholic family. He became friends with Mormon missionaries as a 12 year old, and some members of his family subsequently joined the LDS Church while he was living in another city. Costa was not baptized until 1977, when he was 27.
Costa became a bishop and later a regional representative of the Twelve in the church. In 1990, he became the first president of the new Brazil Manaus Mission of the church. In this position, Costa emphasized the need to baptize families.[2] Less than a year after his service as a mission president ended, Costa became a general authority of the church and a member of the Second Quorum of Seventy. In 2001, Costa was transferred to the First Quorum of Seventy and in 2007 he became a member of the Presidency of the Seventy. While serving in this capacity, his primary responsibility was supervising the activities of the area seventies in Idaho Area of the church.
Costa is married to Margareth Fernandes Morgado and is the father of four children.
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