Larry Miner Gibson (born February 26, 1947) is an American businessman and was a member of the general presidency of the

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(LDS Church) from 2009 until 2015."Larry M. Gibson"
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'', 22 August 2009. Retrieved on 26 February 2020. Gibson was born in

Boulder City, Nevada Boulder City is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is approximately southeast of Las Vegas. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of Boulder City was 14,885. The city took its name from Boulder Canyon ...

. From 1966 to 1968, he was a

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for the LDS Church in the church's British South

Mission Mission (from Latin 'the act of sending out'), Missions or The Mission may refer to: Geography Australia *Mission River (Queensland) Canada *Mission, British Columbia, a district municipality * Mission, Calgary, Alberta, a neighbourhood * ...

. Gibson attended

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

and in 1985 founded Dentrix; he was the chief executive officer of Dentrix until it was purchased by

Henry Schein Henry Schein, Inc. is an American distributor of health care products and services with a presence in 33 countries. Ethisphere Institute, Ethisphere named Henry Schein as one of the 2024 ''World's Most Ethical Companies'' for the 13th consecutive ...

in 1997. After the purchase, Gibson became a vice president and the chief technology officer of Henry Schein.

LDS Church service

In the LDS Church, Gibson has been a

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and a

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. At the April 2009 general conference of the LDS Church, Gibson was accepted as the first counselor to David L. Beck in the general presidency of the Young Men. Gibson served in this capacity until Beck was released in April 2015.

Personal life

Gibson married Shirley Barton on September 6, 1968 in the

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. They have six children and live in

Highland, Utah Highland is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is approximately south of Salt Lake City and is part of the Provo–Orem Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2020 census, the population was 19,348, a nearly 25% inc ...

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External links

Larry M. Gibson: Latter-day Saint official profileLarry M. Gibson: BYU Marriott School profile
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LDS Church service

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