Eduardo Gavarret
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Eduardo Gavarret has been a general authority
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2008.
Gavarret was born in Minas
, Uruguay
. From 1975 to 1977, he was a Mormon missionary
in Paraguay
and Uruguay. He was trained in management at the Escuela Superior de Administracion Empresas and in 2000 received an MBA degree from INPG-MBA in Brazil
. Prior to his becoming a general authority, he was employed as the general manager of a pharmaceutical company in Peru
.
Gavarret has previously been a bishop and a stake president in the LDS Church. From 1997 to 2000, he was an area seventy in the church's Brazil
Area
and was a member of the Fourth Quorum of the Seventy. From 2003 to 2006, he was president
of the Paraguay
Asunción
Mission
of the church. At the April 2008 general conference of the church, Gavarret was accepted
by the membership as a member of the church's First Quorum of the Seventy, a full-time ecclesiastical position.
Gavarret is married to Norma Beatriz Gorgoroso and is the father of three children.
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...
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2008.
Gavarret was born in Minas
Minas, Uruguay
Minas is the capital of the Lavalleja Department in Uruguay. It is located in the south of the department, on the intersection of Route 8 with Route 12. The city is situated between hill ranges and the basins of the streams Arroyo San Francisco and Arroyo Campanero. Its status was elevated to...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. From 1975 to 1977, he was a Mormon missionary
Mormon missionary
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 Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
and Uruguay. He was trained in management at the Escuela Superior de Administracion Empresas and in 2000 received an MBA degree from INPG-MBA in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Prior to his becoming a general authority, he was employed as the general manager of a pharmaceutical company in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
.
Gavarret has previously been a bishop and a stake president in the LDS Church. From 1997 to 2000, he was an area seventy in the church's Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
Area
Area (LDS Church)
An area is an administrative unit of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which typically is composed of multiple stakes and missions...
and was a member of the Fourth Quorum of the Seventy. From 2003 to 2006, he was president
Mission president
Mission president is a priesthood leadership position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . A mission president presides over a mission and the missionaries serving in the mission...
of the Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
Asunción
Asunción
Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...
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. At the April 2008 general conference of the church, Gavarret was accepted
Common consent
Common consent is a democratic principle established by the Latter Day Saint movement's founder, Joseph Smith, Jr., who taught in 1830 that "all things must be done in order, and by common consent in the church, by the prayer of faith." As it is most frequently used by the Church of Jesus Christ of...
by the membership as a member of the church's First Quorum of the Seventy, a full-time ecclesiastical position.
Gavarret is married to Norma Beatriz Gorgoroso and is the father of three children.