Prior to his call as a general authority, Lybbert served in the church as a bishop, stake president and regional representative. In 1989, he became one of the inaugural members of the Second Quorum of the Seventy. As a general authority, he was a member of the presidency of the church's AsiaArea. Lybbert was released as a general authority in 1994, and served as president of the Alberta Temple from 1994 to 1997.