Elder John B. Dickson of the Seventy has created the Copiapo Chile Stake, which includes the Copayapu, Copiapo, Jotabeche, Maray, Los Pimientos wards and the Caldera, Chanarcillo, Paipote, and Tierra branches.
Elder Loren C. Dunn of the Seventy has created the Salt Lake University 5th Stake, which includes the Salt Lake University 6th, Salt Lake University 24th, Salt Lake University 26th, Salt Lake University 29th, Salt Lake University 30th, and Salt Lake University 33rd wards.Elsewhere, stakes were reorganized in Canada, Honduras, Japan, and Mexico, and in Arizona, Oregon, Tennessee, South Dakota, and Utah.
New stake
COPIAPO CHILE STAKE: (April 11, 1993) President - Sergio Orlando Mora Oviedo, 40, accountant, former ward mission leader, district president, branch president, and branch clerk, married Lia Anthinea Urqueta Campos. Counselors - Jair Agustin San Francisco Duarte, 30, pharmacist assistant, former district president's counselor, married Bernarda Carcamo Rivera; Francisco Rafael Burgos Sepulveda, 69, minerals processor, high councilor, bishop, district president's counselor, and elders quorum president, married Elsa Enedime Munoz Rojas.
SALT LAKE UNIVERSITY 5TH STAKE: (April 18, 1993) President - Kem C. Gardner, 51, president of real estate company, former mission president, Young Men General Board member, high councilor, bishop and counselor, and priests quorum adviser, married Carolyn Barnes. Counselors - Dean R. Hodson, 50, partner of jewelry wholesale company, former stake president's counselor, stake Young Men president, bishop and counselor, and Young Men president, married Pam Andreason Sonntag; Ted L. Wilson, 54, director of politics for University of Utah, former high councilor, bishop's counselor, elders quorum president, Young Men president's counselor, teachers quorum adviser, and Sunday School teacher, married Kathryn Carling.
Stake
reorganizations
CAMPECHE MEXICO STAKE: (April 18, 1993) President - Carlos Puente Perez, 31, manager of experimental forestry station, succeeding Jose Navarrete; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, and bishop's counselor, married Elsa del Carmen Ramirez Herrera. Counselors - Jose Jesus Montejo Blanco, 38, pediatrician, former elders quorum president, and Young Men president, married Mercedes del Carmen Barrancos Rivera; Oswaldo Alejandro Dorantes Herrera, 31, food events manager, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, elders quorum president, and branch president's counselor, married Vela Elia Monica Gamboa.
CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE STAKE: (May 9, 1993) President - Dallas W. Rhyne, 41, vice president of an import firm, succeeding Philander K. Smartt, Jr.; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop's counselor, branch president and counselor, high priests group leader, and Young Men president, married Judy Boyce. Counselors - James L. Barrott, 34, assistant dean at Chattanooga State Technical Community College, former stake missionary, bishop, elders quorum president's counselor, Sunday School teacher, and seminary teacher, married Susan Lynn Bowman; - John Elmer Griffey II, 33, paper mill assistant technical services superintendent, former bishop and counselor, ward clerk, and elders quorum president's counselor, married Jill April Davis.
CLINTON UTAH STAKE: (April 18, 1993) President - John "G" Mills, Jr., 44, high school assistant principal, succeeding Dennis C Smith; former high councilor, stake Young Men president's counselor, bishop and counselor, and elders quorum president, married Krystal Larsen. Counselors - John Wesley Diamond III, 42, owner and manager of a nursery, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, and elders quorum president, married Marilyn Summers; Keven C. Johnstun, 40, welfare services field representative, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president and counselor, Young Men president's counselor, and ward sports director, married Nancy Ann Tucker.
EDMONTON ALBERTA BONNIE DOON STAKE: (April 25, 1993) President - David J. Henderson, 43, owner and chief executive officer of insurance company, succeeding Blair
Shields Bennett; former stake president's counselor, stake executive secretary, stake mission president, bishop, elders quorum president, and seminary teacher, married Janet Diane Taylor. Counselors - W. Jack Stone, 46, Church Educational System area director, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, and Sunday School teacher, married Janice Miller; Darrel B. Harker, 45, attorney, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, ward mission leader, Sunday School teacher, and seminary teacher, married Jonae Wright.
GUNNISON UTAH STAKE: (April 11, 1993) President - Irvin R. Mathews, 57, manager of Irrigation Division for Intermountain Farmers, succeeding Von S. Pratt; former high councilor, bishop, and Sunday School teacher, married Carole Christensen; Counselors - Steven M. Buchanan, 44, vice president of bank, former stake financial clerk, stake clerk, and bishop and counselor, married Suzanne Matthews; Robert V. Judd, 43, Utah Department of Corrections captain, bishop and counselor, Young Men president and counselor, seventies quorum president, branch president, and Primary teacher, married Lucinda Ruth Tebbs.
KEIZER OREGON STAKE: (April 25, 1993) President - Ronald M. Hellewell, 42, attorney, succeeding Paul Leland Jones; former high councilor, stake executive secretary, stake librarian, bishop's counselor, and elders quorum president's counselor, married S. Elaine Ingebrigtsen. Counselors - Bruce R. Stam, 42, academic department chair for Chemeketa Community College, former high councilor, stake mission president, and bishop and counselor, married Marilyn Winters; Rodolfo A. Carlos, 44, financial adviser, former stake president's counselor, bishop, high priests group leader, and Young Men adviser, married Brenda Roine Langer.
NAGOYA JAPAN WEST STAKE: (Feb. 28, 1993) President - Hiroyasu Ito, 37, employed by metal company, succeeding Tooru Hotta; former stake mission president, high councilor, bishop, and branch president, married Hiromi Nishio. Counselors - Tomohiko Horiguchi, 41, employed by electric company, former bishop's counselor, high priests group leader, seventies quorum president, elders quorum president, married Hiromi Matsai; Toshiyuki Shimizu, 41, employed by manufacturing firm, former stake mission president's counselor, bishop, ward clerk, mission leader, and ward clerk, married Yoshiko Kunii.
SHOW LOW ARIZONA STAKE: (March 28, 1993) President - Jay J. Waite, 42, dentist, succeeding Harry Lynn Hall; former high councilor, bishop and counselor, and elders quorum president, married Sharon Christine Young. Counselors - Norlis C. McKay, 49, elementary teacher, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake executive secretary, stake Young Men president, and bishop, married Thelma June Fuhrer; Farrell E. Adams, 35, science teacher, former high councilor, stake executive secretary, stake Young Men president, and elders quorum president, married Virginia Lynn Jorgensen.
VALLE DE SULA HONDURAS STAKE: (April 18, 1993) President - Anastasio Yanuario Argueta, 33, assistant city supervisor, succeeding Solomon Jaar Welchez; former high councilor, bishop's counselor, and high priests group leader, married Maria Elena Rodriguez Sierra. Counselors - Marco Antonio Caceres, retained; Cesar A. Aguilar Mejia, 36, sales executive, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop, and branch president, married Gina Patricia Jaar Welchez.
SIOUX FALLS SOUTH DAKOTA STAKE: (April 11, 1993) President - David W. Roper, 37, marketing director of dairy company, succeeding Neil Farley Collins; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake Young Men president's counselor, stake Sunday School president, bishop's counselor, and high priests group leader, married Meleea Ballard. Counselors - George S. Spencer II, retained; Neal C. Hocklander, 40, human resources regional director for bank, former bishop, executive secretary, elders quorum president, ward clerk, Young Men president's counselor, and Primary teacher, married Jacqueline Sue Padilla.
SOUTH JORDAN UTAH STAKE: (April 11, 1993) President - Kevan M. Blair, 41, controller of a clean room manufacturer, succeeding Roger Christian Butterfield; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, financial ward clerk, high priests group leader, and Sunday School teacher, married Melanie Coy Burr. Counselors - Lowell R. Hardy, 39, assistant secretary to First Presidency of the Church, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, Young Men president, and Sunday School teacher, married Martha Ann Ridge; Lyman B. Hammon, 49, supervisor of processing engineering for Church Welfare Services, former bishop, Young Men president, high priests group leader, and Scoutmaster, married Krystal Anne Kennon.
VICTORIA BRITISH COLUMBIA STAKE: (March 21, 1993) President - Jackson E. Ellis, 45, stake seminary and institute coordinator for Church Educational System, succeeding Calvin Ross Crapo; former bishop and counselor, high priests group leader, Young Men president, ward mission leader, elders quorum president, and branch president, married Jill Marie Christensen. Counselors - Grant Russell Gainor, 44, chiropractor, former high councilor, bishop's counselor, and ward mission leader, married Patricia Alison Corcoran; Robert Ben Morales, 41, attorney, former mission president's counselor, high councilor, bishop's counselor, and Scout leader, married Brenda Lea Aldcroft.
VERACRUZ MEXICO STAKE: (Feb. 28, 1993) President - Joaquin Gonzalez Lopez, 43, Church service center manager, succeeding Jose Maceda Limon; former high councilor, and bishop's counselor, married Maria Concepcion Rivera Sancho. Counselors - Javier V. Tejeda Pasatrana, 33, registration representative, former high councilor, stake Sunday School president, and ward clerk, married Martha Elena Conde Beltran; Manuel Camarero Carvajal, 46, retired conductor mechanic, former temple worker, high councilor, stake clerk, bishop and counselor, and branch president, married Elisa Maria Hernandez Hidalgo.
