The Life of Gary E. Stevenson

Gary Evan Stevenson was named to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on October 3, 2015. At the time of his call, he had been serving as the Presiding Bishop of the Church, having been called on March 31, 2012.

At the time of his call to the Presiding Bishopric, Stevenson had been serving as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy since 2008 and was the president of the Asia North Area. As a young man he served a full-time mission to the Japan Fukuoka Mission and has also served in the Church as a high councilor, bishop, stake president’s counselor, president of the Japan Nagoya Mission, and ward Sunday School teacher.

He attended the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. He co-founded ICON Health & Fitness, Inc., where he served as president and chief operating officer until 2008. He served on the board of the Marriott School of management National Advisory Council, the Utah State University Foundation Board and the Executive Board of the Trapper Trails Council — Boy Scouts of America.

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