Larry R. Lawrence
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Larry Ray Lawrence has been a general authority
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 2010. From 2005 to 2010 he was an area seventy in the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy and since 2010 has been a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy.
. As a teenager, he was introduced to the LDS Church by friends, including his future wife, Laurel Stott. Later, while attending college at the University of Arizona
in 1970, Lawrence was baptized into the LDS Church by his future father-in-law. In 1971, Lawrence married Laurel Stott. They are the parents of six children.
Lawrence earned a bachelor of science degree in agricultural biochemistry from the University of Arizona in 1969. In 1973, he received a doctor of medicine degree from the same university, then later completed an ophthalmology
residency in Fresno, California
. He and his family remained in the area, and has been an ophthalmologist in Fresno since 1977.
Prior to his calling as a general authority, Lawrence has served in numerous positions of LDS Church leadership, including as a bishop and as a stake president. From 2001 to 2004, he was the president
of the LDS Church's Russia Novosibirsk
Mission
. In April 2005, he became an area seventy in the church's North America West Area
. In April 2010 he was called to serve as a general authority as a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy.
General authority
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , a general authority is a member of certain leadership organizations who are given administrative and ecclesiastical authority over the church...
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 2010. From 2005 to 2010 he was an area seventy in the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy and since 2010 has been a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy.
Biography
Lawrence grew up in Tucson, ArizonaTucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
. As a teenager, he was introduced to the LDS Church by friends, including his future wife, Laurel Stott. Later, while attending college at the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
in 1970, Lawrence was baptized into the LDS Church by his future father-in-law. In 1971, Lawrence married Laurel Stott. They are the parents of six children.
Lawrence earned a bachelor of science degree in agricultural biochemistry from the University of Arizona in 1969. In 1973, he received a doctor of medicine degree from the same university, then later completed an ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...
residency in Fresno, California
Fresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
. He and his family remained in the area, and has been an ophthalmologist in Fresno since 1977.
Prior to his calling as a general authority, Lawrence has served in numerous positions of LDS Church leadership, including as a bishop and as a stake president. From 2001 to 2004, he was the president
Mission president
Mission president is a priesthood leadership position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . A mission president presides over a mission and the missionaries serving in the mission...
of the LDS Church's Russia Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk is the third-largest city in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the largest city of Siberia, with a population of 1,473,737 . It is the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast as well as of the Siberian Federal District...
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...
. In April 2005, he became an area seventy in the church's North America West Area
Area (LDS Church)
An area is an administrative unit of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which typically is composed of multiple stakes and missions...
. In April 2010 he was called to serve as a general authority as a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy.