General Authorities and General Officers

Presidency of the Seventy

Elder Lynn G. Robbins was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 5, 1997. He is currently serving as Priesthood Adviser of the Welfare and Self-Reliance Services Department. He also serves on the JustServe and Scriptures Committees and as an adviser to BYUtv.

Elder Robbins served as a member of the Presidency of the Seventy from April 5, 2014, to July 31, 2018. He previously served as President of the North America Southwest Area and supervised the North America Southeast and Southwest Areas. He has served as President of the South America South, Central America, and North America West Areas. He has also served in the North America Central Area.

His callings during his numerous years of Church service also include full-time missionary in the Argentina North Mission and president of the Uruguay Montevideo Mission (1994–1997).

He received a bachelor of arts degree in Spanish and political science from Utah State University. In 1977 he received an MBA in world business from the American Graduate School of International Management. In his professional career, Elder Robbins was one of the founders of Franklin Quest. He finished his career there when he was called to preside over the Uruguay Montevideo Mission in 1994.

Lynn Grant Robbins was born in Springville, Utah, on October 27, 1952. He married Jan Nielson in June 1974. They are the parents of seven children.

Recent articles, addresses, and speeches

All General Conference talks by Lynn G. Robbins