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Gary Evan Stevenson, 56, was sustained as the Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometimes called the Mormon Church,on March 31, 2012. His counselors are Bishop Gérald Caussé and Bishop Dean M. Davies. They take the place of Bishop H. David Burton, Bishop Richard C. Edgley and Bishop Keith B. McMullin, who have held the positions since 1995. [1]
At the time of his call, Bishop Stevenson had served 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 Mormon mission to the Japan Fukuoka Mission, and has also served the LDS 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.
Bishop Stevenson was born in Ogden, Utah, and raised in Cache Valley, Utah. He married Lesa Jean Higley in the Idaho Falls Temple. They are the parents of four sons.
They were in Japan when the Tsunami hit. In a Church News article dated May 5, 2012, Bishop Stevenson expressed his admiration for the way the Church assisted the victims.
- "We witnessed the gospel of Jesus Christ in action," said Bishop Stevenson. "We saw the way the Lord provides for those who have been adversely affected by natural disasters. ... And we felt the compassion of the First Presidency, the Quorum of the Twelve and the Presiding Bishopric for both the members of the Church and for those who were not members of the Church in a very generous humanitarian offering."
