As part of his general authority responsibilities, Robbins served as a member of the church's Presidency of the Seventy from 2014 to 2018.

Robbins received a bachelor's degree in Spanish from Utah State University and a master's degree in international management from the American Graduate School of International Management in Glendale, Arizona.

Amongst other positions in the LDS Church, Robbins has served as an early-morning seminary teacher and as a bishop.

In this position, Robbins started a program to involve the youth of the church in directly working with the missionaries that led to several baptisms.

As a general authority, Robbins has also served in several area presidencies and in 2011 was appointed Executive Director of the Media Services Department.