Background
Teixeira was born in Vila Real, Portugal. The Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) Church was not organized in Portugal until 1974, 14 years after Teixeira was born.
Teixeira was born in Vila Real, Portugal. The Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) Church was not organized in Portugal until 1974, 14 years after Teixeira was born.
He received a degree in accounting from Jaime Cortesao Technical School and a degree in business management from IAT-Technical Improvement Institute. He was the regional manager of the church"s area office based in Portugal. Teixeira has served in the church as a district president, bishop"s counselor, high councilor, and counselor in a stake presidency.
Teixeira was president of the Lisbon Portugal Oeiras Stake from 1994 to 1996 and an area seventy from 1996 to 2005.
He served as president of the Brazil São Paulo South Mission from 2005 to 2008. He served as a counselor in the presidency of the church"s Europe Area from 2009 to 2012 and subsequently as president of the area from August 2012 to August 2015.
Since August 2015, he has served as a counselor in the South America South Area.
At the church"s general conference in April 2008, Teixeira was accepted by church membership as a general authority and member of the First Quorum of the Seventy.