Gary E. Stevenson
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Gary Evan Stevenson has been a general authority
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2008.
Stevenson was born in Ogden
, Utah
. He was an LDS Church missionary
in the Japan
Fukuoka
Mission
in the mid-1970s. After this, he attended the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
at Utah State University
where he met his wife, the former Lesa Jean Higley. They were married in the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple
and have four sons.
Prior to his call as a general authority, Stevenson worked as the chief operating officer of ICON Health & Fitness
He has also served on the Marriot School of Management National Advisory Council and the Utah State University Foundation Board.
In the church, Stevenson has served as a bishop and a counselor in a stake presidency. From 2004 to 2007 he served as president
of the Japan Nagoya Mission.
Stevenson became a member of the LDS Church's First Quorum of the Seventy at the April 2008 general conference.
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.
Stevenson was born in Ogden
Ogden, Utah
Ogden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. Ogden serves as the county seat of Weber County. The population was 82,825 according to the 2010 Census. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
. 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 Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
Fukuoka
Fukuoka, Fukuoka
is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan.Voted number 14 in a 2010 poll of the World's Most Livable Cities, Fukuoka is praised for its green spaces in a metropolitan setting. It is the most populous city in Kyushu, followed by...
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...
in the mid-1970s. After this, he attended the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
The Jon M. Huntsman School of Business is located at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. The Huntsman School is the oldest continuously operating business college in the Western United States and one of the oldest in the nation.-History:...
at Utah State University
Utah State University
Utah State University is a public university located in Logan, Utah. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities....
where he met his wife, the former Lesa Jean Higley. They were married in the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple
Idaho Falls Idaho Temple
The Idaho Falls Idaho Temple is the tenth constructed and eighth operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in the city of Idaho Falls, Idaho it was the first LDS temple built in Idaho, and the first temple built with a modern single-spire design.The LDS temple...
and have four sons.
Prior to his call as a general authority, Stevenson worked as the chief operating officer of ICON Health & Fitness
ICON Health & Fitness
ICON Health and Fitness, Inc. is an exercise equipment manufacturer and marketer based in Logan, Utah, United States.-Company overview:ICON Health and Fitness is the world’s largest manufacturer of exercise equipment. The privately held company employs about 2500 people in 9 locations, including...
He has also served on the Marriot School of Management National Advisory Council and the Utah State University Foundation Board.
In the church, Stevenson has served as a bishop and a counselor in a stake presidency. From 2004 to 2007 he served as 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 Japan Nagoya Mission.
Stevenson became a member of the LDS Church's First Quorum of the Seventy at the April 2008 general conference.