In honor of President Uchtdorf’s 73rd birthday, here is a list of some things you may, or may not, have known about him:
1. First name: Dieter. Middle name: Friedrich
2. Flies jets.
3. Escaped from East Germany at 11 years old. With his Mom. On foot.
4. Gives consistently awesome talks in General Conference. Take your pick.
5. Ridiculously great hair.
6. Self-deprecating sense of humor.
7. Can read the list of callings and releases without butchering all the names.
8. Awesome German accent. (Sometimes sounds like Hans Gruber)
9. Is an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ.
10. Used to look like this:
*This post was originally published 4/10/11. (So, if it seems familiar, there’s your answer.)
If you would like to read another post containing my thoughts about one of his stellar Conference talks, read “Uchtdorf’s Hammer.”
One of my favorite posts.
He has a set of twin grandsons who both served their missions in my homeland Taiwan. One of them is married to my neighbor and I was in Chinese classes with the other one at BYU. You will never guess they are President Uchtdorf’s direct descendants. I’ve never ever met any young men from such a prominent bloodline so very humble.
Shouldn’t it be !0: he use to look like this and now he looks even better?
11. Doesn’t have a need to project himself as some well of wisdom through a ridiculous blog.
Amen to that!
(Yet here you are reading and commenting. Again.)
I often refer to him as “President McDreamy” much to the chagrin of some and the amusement of others.
I heart President Uchtdorf. Really nice man and yes, ridiculously great hair.
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He has inside jokes with people he hasn’t even met
Bigfoot has a picture of him
His blood smells like cologne
The police often question him, just because the find him fascinating
His charm is so contagious, vaccines have been created for it
He is the most interesting man in the world
“I don’t ever drink beer,…that’s all”
Stay faithful my friends”
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LOL! Perfect summation Chris!
Did you hear about his talk in the Regional Conference for Davis County? There was a mention of someone falling asleep in church and he said, Cchurch sleep is one of the healthiest.” My husband has made that his mantra.
That just makes him even cooler!
He was my stake-pres when I got baptized back in ’91. 😀 The whole family is super nice.
I love Elder Uchtdorf, but I can’t see a picture of him or talk about him with a straight face because I always think of this darling elderly lady who liked to call him Elder Hunk-dorf.
All I can think of when I see him is a darling little old lady I met who liked to call him Elder Hunk-dorf.
He has inside jokes with people he hasn’t even met
Bigfoot has a picture of him
His blood smells like cologne
The police often question him, just because the find him fascinating
His charm is so contagious, vaccines have been created for it
He is the most interesting man in the world
“I don’t ever drink beer,…that’s all”
Stay faithful my friends
Pres. Uchtdorf’s my number one silver fox! http://momtheintern.blogspot.com/2012/03/i-have-thing-for-attractive-gray-haired.html
#7 is my favorite. I just think its funny some one else noticed 😉
I understand people (read: the sisters) occasionally refer to him as “the silver fox.” I vacillate between thinking “how disrespectful!” and trying to repress an urge to laugh.
He escaped before the wall went up…
Great post! Just re-listened to his talk this morning.
I knew he was cooler than me, now I know why.
Did you see where the let him fly one of the Blue Angels jets last week! AWESOME
Love this and your blog! I didn’t know he had escaped from East Germany before the Berlin Wall came down. He is a man of great courage. Awesome!
Being a pilot myself…I am on the edge of my seat until he finally finds a way to bring aviation into each of his talks!
He is stinkin’ awesome. Hope that isn’t a SSW…
Yup. President Uchdorf. Our family pin-up boy. Changing German stereotypes for all time, one talk and photo op at a time. Love that man!!!
I love how he is personally destroying so many German stereotypes of hard faced sticklers just by living his life happily.
“Awesome German accent. (Sometimes sounds like Hans Gruber)”
Yes, awesome accent, but he reminds me of someone else. Someone else who inspires me to call Elder Uchdorf “The Counselulator.”
His teeth sparkle when he smiles. *DING*
Ha ha, my Mormon crush just got way bigger! Thanks a lot.
Thanks for stopping by my blog and deciding to stay for a while! I love this post! Pres. Uchtdorf is one of my heroes.
Sandy
http://www.twelvemakesadozen.blogspot.com
*fair
He really does have great hair… doesn’t seem fait that he is so handsome, dashing, funny AND a spiritual giant.
I love this post!!! During conference my five-year-old son, Charlie, wanted to color a picture of Pres. Uchtdorf from a printout I gave him…a little while later, we looked down and Charlie had made President Uchtdorf into Frankenstein. Yet another reason why he’s super cool-he can look just like my kids very favorite monster!
Perhaps it means that you should consider counseling. (?)
What does it mean that, when one of the congregational hymns on Saturday was “How Firm a Foundation” I thought of this blog and your Yoo-Hoo post?
Do it! I double-dog dare you. (Serious breach of protocol)
Dang. I do have 2 things in common with him-great hair and self deprecating sense of humor. Maybe I should change my name to Dieter…
Great list, now I fully understand why he is cooler than us.