Claudio D. Zivic

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 the second Argentine general authority in LDS Church history.
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 lifelong 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 maternal grandmother and his mother were baptized when Zivic's mother was 12 years old.
Zivic is married to Dina Noemí Álvarez, who attended the same (local congregation) in Argentina as a child. 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 and sent to Chile. After three years on this mission the family returned to Argentina and again attended the same congregation as Zivic. In his youth, Zivic was a promising track athlete but gave up competition because track meets were held on Sunday.
Zivic and Dina were married in 1972 and were sealed in the São Paulo Brazil Temple, after its dedication in 1978. They are the parents of five children.
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 served as a bishop, counselor in a stake presidency, and regional representative. Zivic was an area seventy from 1996 to 2002 and served as second counselor in the presidency of South America South Area from 2000 to 2002. Zivic was president of the Spain Bilbao Mission from 2003 to 2006.
In the church's April 2007 general conference, Zivic was sustained as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy and again served as a counselor in the South America South Area Presidency from 2007 to 2009. From 2010 to 2013, he was an Assistant Executive Director in the church's Temple Department. Since 2013, he has been a counselor in the presidency of the church's Caribbean Area. Zivic's sermon in the church's October 2007 General Conference has been praised for its deep spirituality.

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