Larry M. Gibson
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Larry Miner Gibson is an American businessman and has been a member of the general presidency of the Young Men organization
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 2009.
Gibson was born in Boulder City, Nevada
. From 1966 to 1968, he was a missionary
for the LDS Church in the church's British South Mission
.
Gibson attended Brigham Young University
and in 1985 founded Dentrix
; he was the chief executive officer of Dentrix until it was purchased by Henry Schein
in 1997. After the purchase, Gibson became a vice president and the chief technology officer of Henry Schein.
In the LDS Church, Gibson has been a stake president and a bishop. 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 and his wife have six children and live in Highland, Utah
.
Young Men (organization)
The Young Men is a youth organization and an official auxiliary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 2009.
Gibson was born in Boulder City, Nevada
Boulder City, Nevada
Boulder City is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is approximately from the City of Las Vegas. As of the 2010 census the population of Boulder City was 15,023.Boulder City is one of only two cities in Nevada that prohibit gambling....
. From 1966 to 1968, he was a 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...
for the LDS Church in the church's British South 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...
.
Gibson attended Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
and in 1985 founded Dentrix
Dentrix
Dentrix Dental Systems, a division of Henry Schein, sells and supports DENTRIX and Easy Dental . Dentrix was the first practice management software for Windows in 1989. Dentrix Dental Systems was founded in 1985 by Larry Gibson and was incorporated in 1989...
; he was the chief executive officer of Dentrix until it was purchased by Henry Schein
Henry Schein
Henry Schein Inc. is a distributor of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners. It is a Fortune 500 company and a member of the NASDAQ 100 Index. The company has four business groups – Dental, Medical, International and Technology which operate through a centralized and...
in 1997. After the purchase, Gibson became a vice president and the chief technology officer of Henry Schein.
In the LDS Church, Gibson has been a stake president and a bishop. At the April 2009 general conference of the LDS Church, Gibson 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...
as the first counselor to David L. Beck
David L. Beck
David LeRoy Beck has been the general president of the Young Men organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2009. He is the 21st president in the history of the Young Men....
in the general presidency of the Young Men
Young Men (organization)
The Young Men is a youth organization and an official auxiliary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
.
Gibson and his wife have six children and live in Highland, Utah
Highland, Utah
Highland is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is approximately thirty miles from Salt Lake City and is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 census the population was 15,523, a 90.0% increase over the 2000 figure of 8,172...
.