NORMAN C. BOEHM, 55, Fair Oaks 1st Ward, Fair Oaks California Stake; to serve the Sacramento California and Stockton California regions; former stake president, high councilor, bishop, ward Young Men president, high priests instructor, and Sunday School teacher; earned bachelor's degree from BYU, master's degree from the University of Southern California, and doctorate from Claremont Graduate School; executive director of the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training; born in Milwaukee, Wis., a son of Kurt Paul and Paula Elsa Hilbig Boehm; married Evelyn Jensen.
CLAUDIO COSTA, 44, Jardim Celeste Ward, Sao Paulo Brazil Taboao Stake; to serve the Ribeirao Preto Brazil Region; former mission president, stake president's counselor, bishop and counselor; Church Educational System institute director; born in Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil, a son of Nelson Mendes and Luzia Simoes Costa; married Margareth Fernandes Morgado.JAIRO MASSAGARDI, 46, Vinhedo Branch, Jundiai Brazil Stake; to serve the Campinas Brazil Region; former mission president, stake president and counselor, high councilor, and bishop's counselor; director of finance for refrigeration company; born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a son of Antonio and Margarida Prestes Massagardi; married Elizabeth Ienne Massagardi.
LEON H. REINHART, 51, Cuajimalpa 1st Ward, Mexico City Mexico Chapultepec Stake; to serve the Arbolillo Mexico and Camarones Mexico regions; former stake president's counselor, stake mission president, high councilor, bishop, branch president, and seminary teacher; earned bachelor's degree from BYU; executive director of bank; born in Los Angeles, Calif., a son of Robert Bedford and Nellie Irene Engle Reinhart; married Randlyn Dee Prescott.
OCTAVIANO TENORIO, 51, Villas de la Hacienda Branch, Mexico City Mexico Cuautitlan Stake; to serve the Ecatepec Mexico and Pachuca Mexico regions; former mission president, regional representative, stake president and counselor, stake clerk, and branch president; earned accounting degree from Academy of Applied Commerce; Mexico City Temple recorder; born in Tilapan, Veracruz, Mexico, a son of Octaviano Tenorio Herrera and Flora Dominguez Vazquez; married Rosa Elva Valenzuela Gonzalez.
GERALD L. THOMPSON, 57, Hanford 2nd Ward, Hanford California Stake; to serve the Fresno California and Modesto California regions; former mission president, stake president, stake public affairs director, stake mission president, high councilor, and bishop; earned bachelor's degree from Utah State University; chief executive officer, senior vice president, and owner of insurance brokerage company; born in Brigham City, Utah, a son of Erland Claire and Blanche Cottam Thompson; married Ann Richards.
G. PERRIN WALKER, 54, Sunset Ward, Tacoma Washington South Stake; to serve the Seattle Washington Region; former mission president and counselor, stake president, stake executive secretary, bishop, and seminary instructor; earned bachelor's degree from BYU and juris doctorate from the University of Chicago; partner in law firm; born in Rigby, Idaho, a son of Allen Holmes and Margaret Lora Taylor Walker; married Charlotte Joy Johnson.
JAMES J. WILSON, 54, Belgrano Ward, Buenos Aires Argentina North Stake; to serve the Talca Chile Region; former mission president's counselor and executive secretary, stake president's counselor, stake mission president, high councilor, bishop and counselor; earned bachelor's degree from BYU; liaison for Defense Mapping Agency; born in Colonia Pacheco, Chihuahua, Mexico, a son of Marion Lyman and Louisa Stevenson McDonald Wilson; married Luisa Noemi Reginato.