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Elder Horacio A. Tenorio of the Seventy has created the Antofagasta Chile Portada Stake, which includes the Antofagasta Norte 1st, Bonilla, Gabriela Mistral and Las Rocas wards, and the Estacion, Las Arenas, Mejillones, Tocopilla, Villa Azul and Villa Mexico branches.

Elder John E. Fowler of the Seventy has created the South Jordan Utah Parkway Stake, which includes the Parkway 1st, Parkway 2nd, Parkway 3rd, Parkway 4th, Parkway 5th, Parkway 6th, Parkway 7th, and Parkway 8th wards.Elsewhere, stakes were reorganized in Chile and in Arizona, California, Hawaii, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Utah.

New stakes

ANTOFAGASTA CHILE PORTADA STAKE: (Sept. 5, 1993) Created from the Antofagasta Chile and Caliche Chile stakes. President - Miguel Angel Gonzalez R., 35, computer paper salesman, former stake president's counselor and high councilor, married Rosa Laura Yanez C. Counselors - Carlos R. Chavez Gonzalez, 39, Church Educational System regional coordinator, former temple officiator, and bishop, married Cristina Fernanda Fuentealba Silva; Claudio Lazaro Aguilera A., 30, specialized operator, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, and family history leader, married Ximena Alejandra Nunez.

SOUTH JORDAN UTAH PARKWAY STAKE: (Sept. 19, 1993) Created from the South Jordan Utah West Stake. President - Roger G. Christensen, 39, Church project budgeting director, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, elders quorum president's counselor, Young Men president's counselor, and branch president, married Christine Cecilia Baker. Counselors - Dan B. Skoubye, 42, seminary teacher, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop, and elders quorum president, married Julia Hendricks; Steven C. Sara, 37, Hercules Aerospace implementation manager, former high councilor, bishop, executive secretary, elders quorum president and counselor, and Young Men president, married Jan Pitcher.

Stake

reorganizations

ANTOFAGASTA CHILE STAKE: (Sept. 5, 1990) President - Claudio H. Acuna F., 49, regional supervisor in Church area office, succeeding Jaime E. Leiva Godoy; former high councilor and bishop's counselor, married Maria Isabel Cortes L. Counselors - Luis A. Varela O., 45, bank administrative officer, former stake president's counselor, bishop, ward mission leader, and branch president, married Graciela Georgina Flores G., Sergio L. Sepuleda D., 43, army officer, former high councilor and bishop, married Floripe del Carmen Monsillo A.

CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH STAKE: (Aug. 29, 1993) President - James A. Bowden, 45, senior vice president and chief financial officer for international construction company, succeeding Willis Doyle Tolson; former high councilor, high priests group leader, elders quorum president, stake missionary, and branch president's counselor, married Jane Ruth Taylor. Counselors - Bryant A. Baker, 39, principal architect, former high councilor, bishop, high priests group leader, elders quorum president, Young Men president, and branch president, married Elizabeth Cash Watts; Glenn E. Spurlin Jr., 41, senior nuclear instructor for power company, former bishop, elders quorum president and counselor, and Young Men president and adviser, married Wanda Elaine Bishop.

GRANTSVILLE UTAH WEST STAKE: (Sept. 12, 1993) President - Ronald E. Nielsen, 49, manager of Church purchasing division, succeeding Bernard Veron Gilbert; former high councilor, stake Young Men president, stake executive secretary, stake activities committee member, bishop and counselor, and high priests group leader, married Luanne Anderson. Counselors - Edward A. Watson, 57, circuit court judge, former high councilor, bishop, high priests group leader, elders quorum president, and Sunday School teacher, married Karen Fenstermaker; Robert R. Weyland, 37, senior customer service representative for power company, former bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, Young Men president, and Scoutmaster, married Bobbi Sue Broadbent.

HILO HAWAII STAKE: (Sept. 19, 1993) President - John L. Sakamaki, 48, transportation executive, succeeding Sanford Katsuji Okura; former mission president, stake president's counselor, high councilor, temple preparation instructor, bishop, and branch president, married Ann Naomi Hirowatari. Counselors - Aley K. Auna, Jr., 38, deputy Hawaii attorney general, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, executive secretary, elders quorum president's counselor, and seminary teacher, married Danelle Lin Yen; Roy G. Bauer, 45, Church Educational System coordinator, former high councilor, stake mission president, executive secretary, and branch president, married Michelle Jane Parr.

MESA ARIZONA PUEBLO STAKE: (Sept. 12, 1993) President - Jeffry L. Cooley, 47, farmer, succeeding E. Clark Huber; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president's counselor, and bishop and counselor, married Melodee Elizabeth Turley. Counselors - Harold G. Stradling, 44, president of architectural company, former high councilor, bishop, executive secretary, and elders quorum president and counselor, married Janice Elaine Decker; Lincoln R. Goodman, 47, Church Educational System area director, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, and Young Men president, married Lorraine Craig.

MORRISTOWN NEW JERSEY STAKE: (Sept. 19, 1993) President - Julian M.F. Kau, 56, assistant director of aviation for Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, succeeding Harold Steven Wood; former regional welfare agent, stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president, bishop and counselor, and branch president, married Momilani Sarah Dorothea Soong. Counselors - Jack E. Jeppson, 50, assistant vice president of marketing integration for life insurance company, former mission president's counselor, stake mission president, bishop's counselor, and ward mission leader, married Janice Caroline Labrum; Richard A. Myers, 40, head of management education and training for Exxon International, former high councilor, stake mission president, bishop, and branch president, married Ilse Jeannette Gil.

SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA EAST STAKE: (Aug. 29, 1993) President - Richard M. Alexander, 60, dentist, succeeding William Dale Daniels; former high councilor, stake executive secretary, stake mission president's counselor, bishop, executive secretary, and high priests group leader, married Jacklyn Lee Pieper. - Garrison A. Blaisdell, 58, school teacher, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, seminary teacher and supervisor, and Scoutmaster, married Sharon Louise Van Scyoc; Timothy E. Wright, 34, partner of real estate firm, former bishop, elders quorum president, choir director, and Sunday School teacher, married Teresa Jo Duce.

SALEM OREGON STAKE: (Sept. 12, 1993) President - Alan K. Wynn, 35, chief financial officer for cannery company, succeeding Allan Royle Papworth, former bishop and counselor, elders quorum president and counselor, Young Men president, teachers quorum adviser, deacons quorum adviser, and Scoutmaster, married Julene Cooper. Counselors - Carl N. Byers, 56, tax court judge, former high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop and counselor, high priests group leader, Young Men president, and Scoutmaster, married Joanne Elizabeth Bybee; Neil F. Lathen, 45, attorney, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, executive secretary, ward mission leader, priests quorum adviser, and deacons quorum adviser, married Dianne Marie Thwing.

SALT LAKE CANYON RIM STAKE: (Sept. 12, 1993) President - Robert P. Swensen, 45, pre-mission services manager for the Church, succeeding Russell K. Booth; former mission president, high councilor, stake mission president, bishop and counselor, high priests group leader, and Primary teacher, married Julie Nydegger. Counselors - David J. Towers, 51, commercial real estate owner and manager, former high councilor, stake mission president's counselor, bishop and counselor, Young Men president, Sunday School teacher, and deacon's quorum adviser, married Myrna Noreen Helme; Richard K. Bruggeman, 38, controller for kitchen appliance distributing company, former high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop's counselor, elders quorum president's counselor, Young Men president's counselor, and Scoutmaster, married Rebecca Cannon.

SOUTH JORDAN UTAH GLENMOOR STAKE: (Sept. 19, 1993) Formerly South Jordan Utah West Stake. President - John B. Hall, retained. Counselors - Dennis B. Johnson, 48, school principal, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, and elders quorum president, married Barbara Taye Tolley; Howard C. Freiss, 47, Realtor, former high councilor, bishop, and elders quorum president, married Kathleen Alice Young.

YORK PENNSYLVANIA STAKE: (Sept. 12, 1993) President - Lynn D. Sechrist, 47, salesman, succeeding Larry K. Powers; former stake Sunday School president's counselor, and bishop and counselor, married Sandra Jane Olson. Counselors - Allen W. Livingston, 34, insurance agent, former stake president's counselor, stake mission president, bishop, high priests group leader, elders quorum president, seventies president, Sunday School teacher, and Scoutmaster, married Cheri A. Rojahn; Sidney H. Creager, III, 39, certified public accountant, former temple ordinance worker, high councilor, bishop's counselor, and finance clerk, married Bonnie Mae Koontz.

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