Elder Horacio Tenorio of the Seventy created the El Belloto Chile Stake, which includes the El Belloto, El Belloto Norte, El Rocio, Estero Viejo, and Liahona wards, and the Las Rosas branch.
Elder Eduardo Ayala of the Seventy created the Pisco Peru Stake, which includes the La Esperanza, La Villa, Pisco, Pisco Playa, and San Andres wards and the Independencia, Las Americas, and San Miguel branches.Elder Lynn A. Mickelsen of the Seventy created the Rancagua Chile Tupahue Stake, which includes the Graneros, Los Alpes 1st, Los Alpes 2nd, Recreo, San Francisco De Mostazal, and Tupahue wards.
Elder John H. Groberg of the Seventy created the Salt Lake Utah Tongan Stake, which includes the Cannon 2nd, Jordan 2nd, Jordan 8th, Riverside 2nd and Sunset 12th wards.
Elder John B. Dickson of the Seventy created the Santiago Chile Vicuna Mackenna Stake, which includes the Colonial, Cordillera, Las Achiras, Tocornal, and Vicuna Mackenna wards and the Chiloe branch.
Elsewhere, stakes were reorganized in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Mexico and Sweden, and in Idaho, and Utah.
New stakes
EL BELLOTO CHILE STAKE: (April 11, 1993) President - Hugo Lorenzo Garrido Gonzalez, 49, Church regional supervisor of operations and maintenance, former bishop, district president, and branch president, married Eliana Eugenia Guerrero Lopez. Counselors - Miguel Antonio Lazo Franco, 40, Church purchasing agent, former mission president's counselor, and bishop and counselor, married Urriola Munoz Luz Guadalupe; Horacio Luis Henriquez Salazar, 39, manager of preventive maintenance, former district president's counselor, and branch president and counselor, married Alicia Victoria Astudilla Santibanez.
PISCO PERU STAKE: (March 13, 1993) President - Marcelo P. Munante Salguero, 42, production control chief, former district president's counselor, branch president, elders quorum president, and Sunday School president, married Mirna Judith Tello Aguirre. Counselors - Pedro Antonio Garcia Diaz, 38, warehouseman, former branch president and counselor, married Maria Elena Bohorquez Ramirez; Felix Ernesto Roman Almeida, 37, nutritionist, former district president and counselor, and branch president, married Rosa Olivia Mendosa Sebastiani.
RANCAGUA CHILE TUPAHUE STAKE: (April 11, 1993) President - Juan Carlos Fredes Duran, 40, mechanic, former stake executive secretary, high councilor, stake clerk, and bishop, married Ana Maria Munoz Gonzales. Counselors - Hugo Martinez, 44, engineer, former patriarch, bishop, branch president's counselor, and elders quorum president, married Aurora del Carmen Acevedo Pizarro; Arturo Ramirez Rios, 32, regional secretary for Church Educational System, former bishop, and elders quorum president, married Annabella Luz Zuniga.
SALT LAKE TONGAN STAKE: (March 28, 1993) President - Pita Masaku Kinikini, 44, loss-prevention reclaim manager for food company, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop, and high priests group leader, married Tangiteina Lesieli Paletu'a. Counselors - Siaosi Fangalua, 45, translation supervisor for the Church, former high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop, executive secretary, branch president, and Sunday School teacher, married Malia Lutimila Latu; Molitika Paongo Vaivaka, 36, mathematics instructor at community college, former stake mission president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, branch president, high priests group leader, and executive secretary, married Atu Kihakautapu Mataele.
SANTIAGO CHILE VICUNA MACKENNA STAKE: (March 21, 1993) President - Jorge Andres Pedrero Martinez, 36, physician, former stake president, stake clerk, bishop, ward clerk, and elders quorum president, married Viviana Soto Ulloa. Counselors - Rene Esteban Del Pino Garcia, 36, contractor, former high councilor, stake Sunday School president's counselor, bishop's counselor, and branch president's counselor, married Maria Ines Pozo Alvarado; Juan Carlos Reyes Inostroza, 29, account executive, former stake clerk, high councilor, ward clerk, Young Men president, and elders quorum president, married Nelida Ines Barrios Quiroz.
Stake
reorganizations
BOISE IDAHO STAKE: (Dec. 6, 1992) President - Lynn H. Steele, 51, human resources officer for the state of Idaho, succeeding Weston H. Laney; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop, and branch president, married Carolyn Seneca. Counselors - Dennis L. Clark, 51, landscape architect and environmental planning for Idaho Transportation Department, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, ward clerk, and seminary teacher, married Judy Ann Jardine; Chad R. Miller, 37, vice president and audit manager of bank, former high councilor, stake Young Men president's counselor, elders quorum president's counselor, ward financial clerk, Young Men adviser, and Scoutmaster, married Nicki Marie Byers.
CULIACAN MEXICO HUMAYA STAKE: (March 21, 1993) President - Sergio Velez Chavez, 32, Church Educational System coordinator, succeeding Jose Exaltacion Astorga Escobar; former mission president's counselor, stake president's counselor, bishop's counselor, and Sunday School teacher, married Mireya Sanchez Godinez. Counselors - Jose Luis Estrada Lopez, 31, technology instructor, high councilor, bishop's counselor, and elders quorum president, married Xochitl Cristina Murillo Marquez; Arturo Pena Lizarraga, 38, processing plant manager, former high councilor, bishop, and ward clerk, married Blanca Azucena Beltran.
GOETEBORG SWEDEN STAKE: (March 21, 1993) President - Per G. Malm, 44, Nordic regional manager for temporal affairs, succeeding Ingvar Olsson; former mission president's counselor, stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president, and branch president, married Ingrio Agneta Karlsson. Counselors - L. Edor Englund, 62, mechanical engineer, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop's counselor, high priests group leader, and branch president, married Lilly Jensen; Hans H. J. Mattsson, 42, corporate branch manager, high councilor, Young Men president's counselor, and branch president and counselor, married Birgitta E. Isacson.
MAPLETON UTAH STAKE: (March 21, 1993) President - B. Taylor Harper, 42, president and owner of glass company, succeeding Richard S. Nixon; former high councilor, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president's counselor, Scoutmaster, and teachers quorum adviser, married Miriam Ecker. Counselors - Kenneth H. Jones, 52, vice president and owner of a paint and glass company and a leasing company, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, and Young Men president, married Judith Robinson; Kenneth E. Ainge, Sr. 65, division director for college, former high councilor, stake Sunday School president, executive secretary, elders quorum president's counselor, activity chairman, and Sunday School teacher, married Barbara Lynn Brainard.
SAN NICOLAS ARGENTINA STAKE: (March 21, 1993) President - Angel Jose Sule, 54, supervisor of automatization and instruments, succeeding Hugo Gazzoni; former stake presidents's counselor, high councilor, bishop, and branch president, married Edith Leonor. Counselors - Marcelo Ismael Gonzalez, 31, utilities technician supervisor, former bishop's counselor, elders quorum president, and Sunday School president, married Norma Patricia Forconesi; Jose Horacio Coceres, 30, school teacher, former elders quorum president, and ward mission leader, married Alejanidra Mabel Seimandi.
SAN SALVADOR ELSA LOS HEROES STAKE: (March 21, 1993) President - Herbert Edgardo Alvardo Renderos, 35, medical inspector, succeeding Cristobal Alfonso Hernandez Mayen; former high councilor, stake clerk, bishop, and branch president, married Elena del Transito Bonilla. Counselors - Adrian Ernesto Chacon Borja, 40, refinery superintendent of administration and sales, former mission president's counselor, stake mission president's counselor, ward mission leader, and branch president counselor, married Esther Guadalupe Rivera; Eduardo Alfredo Alfaro, 31, pilot aviator in air force, former bishop's counselor, and Young Men president, married Gladys Marina Enamorado.
SANTIAGO CHILE PUENTE ALTO STAKE: (March 21, 1993) President - Gerardo L. Rubio Diaz, 34, airplane mechanic, succeeding Jorge Andres Pedrero Martinez; former high councilor, bishop and counselor, executive secretary, ward clerk, and Young Men president, married Leonor Arcelyi Callejas Parra. Counselors - Jorge F. Novoa Gutierrez, 33, telephone equipment maintenance technician, former temple worker, high councilor, elders quorum president, ward mission leader, executive secretary, and branch president, married Elizabeth Patricia Orellana Becerra; Alonso J. Guaman Rivas, 42, Church motor pool coordinator, former high councilor, married Emelina del Carmen.
SANTO ANDRE BRAZIL STAKE: (March 7, 1993) President - Joao Hudsen Fin, 58, refinery technician succeeding Jorge Moreira da Silva; former stake president's counselor, bishop, district president's counselor, and branch president, married Thereza Francomano. Counselors - Paulo Roberto Toffanelli, 36, sales manager for a chemical company, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake Young Men president, and bishop and counselor, married Marilu Pereira; Jose Luiz dos Santos, 40, business owner, former stake executive secretary, high councilor, bishop and counselor, and elders quorum president, married Rosa Maria Noqueira.
VALLE DEL MEZQUITAL MEXICO STAKE: (February 21, 1993) President - Felipe De Jesus Olguin Herrera, 31, farmer, succeeding Joel Gandara Salazar; former high councilor, branch president's counselor, and ward mission leader, married Isela Ortiz Del Rio. Counselors - Lazaro Saucedo Sosa, 30, accountant, former high councilor, stake clerk, and bishop, married Ana Leticia Jaen Hernandez; Gustavo Raul Rodriquez Trejo, 33, veterinarian, former high councilor, stake mission president, elders quorum adviser, Sunday School teacher, and branch president, married Brenda Elisa Gonzalez Gomez.
