Marcos A. Aidukaitis
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Marcos Antony Aidukaitis (born 30 August 1959) has been a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2008. He is the first Brigham Young University
graduate from South America
to become a general authority
in the LDS Church. Aidukaitis has also served as a leader in the LDS Church at various other levels in the church and has been a leader in assisting the growth of the church in the São Paulo
area.
Aidukaitis was born in Porto Alegre
, Brazil. As a young man, he was an LDS Church missionary
in the São Paulo South Mission
of the church. He received a bachelor's degree
in mechanical engineering and an MBA from Brigham Young University. Aidukaitis has held key positions in companies such as MAV Distribution and Ogara-Hess.
Aidukaitis served in several LDS Church positions, including time as a church regional welfare agent. He was the first president of the Osasco
Brazil Stake when it was organized in 1993. He also was the first president of the Barueri
Brazil Stake when it was organized in 1997. In 2000, Aidukaitis was called as an Area Seventy of the church. He served in this leadership position until 2005 when he was called as president of the Brazil Brasília
Mission. He served in this position until his call as a general authority in April 2008.
Aidukaitis and his wife Luisa have five children. His father was born in Scotland to Lithuanian parents http://www.lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,89-2-966-5,00.html.
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
graduate from South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
to become a general authority
General authority
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , a general authority is a member of certain leadership organizations who are given administrative and ecclesiastical authority over the church...
in the LDS Church. Aidukaitis has also served as a leader in the LDS Church at various other levels in the church and has been a leader in assisting the growth of the church in the São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
area.
Aidukaitis was born in Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
, Brazil. As a young man, he was an LDS Church missionary
Missionary (LDS Church)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, with over 52,000 full-time missionaries worldwide, as of the end of 2010...
in the São Paulo South Mission
Mission (LDS Church)
A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether or not Mormon missionaries live or proselytize in the area...
of the church. He received a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in mechanical engineering and an MBA from Brigham Young University. Aidukaitis has held key positions in companies such as MAV Distribution and Ogara-Hess.
Aidukaitis served in several LDS Church positions, including time as a church regional welfare agent. He was the first president of the Osasco
Osasco
Osasco is a municipality and city in São Paulo State, Brazil, is located in the Greater São Paulo and ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. The current mayor is Emidio Pereira de Souza ....
Brazil Stake when it was organized in 1993. He also was the first president of the Barueri
Barueri
Barueri is a Brazilian city in the state of São Paulo located in the northwestern part of the Greater São Paulo metropolitan area. The population in 2006 is estimated to be 265,549, the population density is 4,149.2 per km² and the area of 64 km²....
Brazil Stake when it was organized in 1997. In 2000, Aidukaitis was called as an Area Seventy of the church. He served in this leadership position until 2005 when he was called as president of the Brazil Brasília
Brasília
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
Mission. He served in this position until his call as a general authority in April 2008.
Aidukaitis and his wife Luisa have five children. His father was born in Scotland to Lithuanian parents http://www.lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,89-2-966-5,00.html.