BYU-Idaho invites you to participate in a special, online commencement service recognizing and celebrating our Winter Semester 2021 graduates. Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles is our guest speaker for Winter 2021 Commencement, which will be prerecorded and then broadcast on Thursday, April 8, at 7 p.m. Elder Stevenson’s message will be prerecorded from Salt Lake City. Elder Gary E. Stevenson was called to serve as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in October of 2015. At the time of his call, he had been serving as the Presiding Bishop of the Church. Elder Stevenson was born on August 6, 1955 to Evan N. and Vera Jean Hall Stevenson and was raised in Cache Valley, Utah. He received a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Utah State University. He cofounded an exercise equipment manufacturing company, ICON Health & Fitness, Inc., where he served as president and chief operating officer. In April 1979, he married Lesa Jean Higley. They are the parents of four sons. Watch here:
https://www.byui.edu/live/video