The First Presidency this week announced new assignments in area presidencies worldwide. The changes will be effective Aug. 15, 1992.
Sixty-nine members of the Seventy have been assigned to presidencies in 23 areas. The Church's 23rd area was announced by the First Presidency three weeks ago with the division of the Mexico Area into the Mexico North and Mexico South areas. (See June 6 Church News.)The Mexico North Area will be headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico, and the Mexico South Area in Mexico City.
Other members of the Seventy have been given assignments at Church headquarters in the Young Men and Sunday School general presidencies, and in the Missionary, Family History, Temple, Correlation, Curriculum, Historical, and Priesthood departments.
Included in the new assignments, both in area presidencies and at Church headquarters, are the 15 new members of the Second Quorum of the Seventy who were announced by the First Presidency June 6. The new General Authorities were called in anticipation of the granting of emeritus status or releases to certain members of the Seventy at the October general conference and the creation of the new area in Mexico.
Another milestone of Church growth in Latin America was reached with the creation of a second area in Mexico.
Mexico is the first country outside the United States and Canada to have two areas within its boundaries, and with the division of the Mexico area there are now six areas in Latin America.
The Mexico North Area will be headquartered at the largest LDS population center in the north, Monterrey. Its boundaries cover the greater part of Mexico's geographical area and include roughly half of Mexico's LDS population.
The division line between the two areas crosses Mexico about 50 miles north of Mexico City.
Included in the Mexico North Area are 60 stakes and nine missions. The missions are headquartered in Chihuahua, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Leon, Mazatlan, Monterrey, Tampico, Tijuana and Torreon.
Church membership in the north area is about 270,000.
Mexico South Area boundaries include the major population center of Mexico City, and southern Mexico as well as the Yucatan Peninsula.
The area has 64 stakes and eight missions. The missions are Merida, Mexico City East, Mexico City North, Mexico City South, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tuxtla-Gutierrez and Veracruz. Membership in the south area is about 330,000.
The Church's area presidencies were first announced eight years ago this week, on June 24, 1984. Of the 13 areas announced, seven were in the United States and Canada and six were in other parts of the world. Today, there are nine areas in the United States and Canada, and the rest of the world has 14.
Missions and Presidencies:
Utah North
President: Marlin K. Jensen
First Counselor: F. Enzio Busche
Second Counselor: Merrill J. Bateman
Utah Central
President: Loren C. Dunn
First Counselor: Lloyd P. George
Second Counselor: John E. Fowler
Utah South
President: Malcolm S. Jeppsen
First Counselor: Albert Choules Jr.
Second Counselor: David E. Sorensen
North America Northwest
President: Joe J. Christensen
First Counselor: Robert E. Wells
Second Counselor: Merlin R. Lybbert
North America West
President: John H. Groberg
First Counselor: Jack H. Goaslind
Second Counselor: Jacob de Jager
North America Central
President: H. Burke Peterson
First Counselor: Hartman Rector Jr.
Second Counselor: Graham W. Doxey
North America Northeast
President: Cree-L Kofford
First Counselor: Yoshihiko Kikuchi
Second Counselor: Durrel A. Woolsey
North America Southwest
President: W. Mack Lawrence
First Counselor: Gene R. Cook
Second Counselor: Gerald E. Melchin
North America Southeast
President: Alexander B. Morrison
First Counselor: Stephen D. Nadauld
Second Counselor: L. Lionel Kendrick
10: Mexico North
President: Angel Abrea
First Counselor: Jorge A. Rojas
Second Counselor: John M. Madsen
Mexico South
President: F. Burton Howard
First Counselor: F. Melvin Hammond
Second Counselor: Lino Alvarez
Central America
President: Ted E. Brewerton
First Counselor: Carlos Amado
Second Counselor: Jay E. Jensen
South America North
President: William R. Bradford
First Counselor: Julio E. Davila
Second Counselor: Eduardo Ayala
Brazil
President: Harold G. Hilam
First Counselor: Helvecio Martins
Second Counselor: Dallas N. Archibald
South America South
President: Lynn A. Mickelsen
First Counselor: Horacio A. Tenorio
Second Counselor: John B. Dickson
Europe North
President: Jeffrey R. Holland
First Counselor: Kenneth Johnson
Second Counselor: Hugh W. Pinnock
Europe/Mediterranean
President: Spencer J. Condie
First Counselor: LeGrand R. Curtis
Second Counselor: Joseph C. Muren
Africa
President: Richard P. Lindsay
First Counselor: J Ballard Washburn
Second Counselor: Earl C. Tingey
Europe
President: Hans B. Ringger
First Counselor: Dennis B. Neuenschwander
Second Counselor: Robert K. Dellenbach
Asia
President: Monte J. Brough
First Counselor: John K. Carmack
Second Counselor: Tai Kwok Yuen
Asia North
President: W. Eugene Hansen
First Counselor: Han In Sang
Second Counselor: Sam K. Shimabukuro
Philippines/Micronesia
President: Vaughn J. Featherstone
First Counselor: Ben B. Banks
Second Counselor: Augusto A. Lim
Pacific
President: Rulon G. Craven
First Counselor: Robert E. Sackley
Second Counselor: Lowell D. Wood
