Elder John B. Dickson of the Seventy has created the Melipilla Chile Stake, which includes the El Monte, Libertad, Melipilla 1st, Melipilla 2nd, Talagante wards, and the Bollenar branch.
Elsewhere stakes were reorganized in Chile, Mexico, Philippines, and Nebraska, Oregon, and Utah.
New stake
MELIPILLA CHILE STAKE: (July 18, 1993) Created from the Santiago Chile Penaflor Stake. President - Natanael Toro N., 59, Spanish professor, former stake president, bishop, and branch president, married Elcira Sanchez Hiltbruner. Counselors - Juan Carlos Mena C., 39, botanical nursery manager, former temple ordinance worker, branch president's counselor, high priests group leader, and elders quorum president, married Yolanda Maria Eva Osorio J.; Ricardo A. Marambio H., 25, bank administrator, former bishop's counselor and ward clerk, married Gabriela Devanira Gonzalez M.
Stake reorganizations
ANGELES PHILIPPINES STAKE: (Aug. 8, 1993) President - George W. Lee, 45, president of company, succeeding Efren D. Aguilar; former stake president and counselor, high councilor, stake assistant executive secretary, and Sunday School teacher, married Erlina Gomez. Counselors - Alfredo C. David, 55, operation manager, former stake president's counselor, bishop and counselor, and elders quorum president, married Marilyn Monserate Villador; Rolando S. Magallano, 33, stock clerk for construction company, former high councilor, bishop, ward clerk, and Young Men president, married Erlinda Fontanilla Anteola.
LA PAZ MEXICO STAKE: (July 25, 1993) President - Raymundo Moreyra M., 36, technical support department chief, succeeding Antonio Aguilar Valenzuela; former stake president's counselor, district president's counselor, district clerk, and branch president, married Maria De La Cerda M. Counselors - Oscar Enrique Mendoza A., 28, jeweler, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake Young Men president, and bishop, married Elizabeth Martinez C.; F. Ulises Cordova A., 35, bank area manager, former bishop, and branch president and counselor, married Maria Guadalupe Castaneda G.
MEDFORD OREGON STAKE: (May 16, 1993) President - Douglas F. Baird, 54, Church institute director, succeeding Parley Cardon Hamblin; former mission president's counselor, stake president's counselor, high councilor, and bishop and counselor, married Christine Mae Erekson. Counselors - Dennis S. Cluff, 54, owner of an independent contracting company, former high councilor, stake executive secretary, bishop and counselor, and Young Men president, married Diana George; Larry L. Nielson, 54, school teacher, former bishop, elders quorum president, Young Men president, Sunday School teacher, and Scoutmaster, married Helen Diane Davis.
PAPILLION NEBRASKA STAKE: (Aug. 15, 1993) President - Evan Louis Butler, 58, retired from Union Pacific Railroad, succeeding Wayne Leon Mangelson; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, high priests group leader, Young Men president, and Scoutmaster, married Doris Jane Book. Counselors - Alan R. Medaris, 42, account manager, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, Young Men president, and Sunday School teacher, married Anna Louise Nielsen; David A. Hanks, 41, physician/ophthalmologist, former high councilor, bishop, executive secretary, ward clerk, elders quorum president, and Young Men president, married Joyce Marie Wulf.
SANDY UTAH STAKE: (Aug. 15, 1993) President - Clyde J. Williams, 43, assistant professor of ancient scripture at BYU, succeeding Wilford Ensign Woodruff; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president's counselor, and branch president's counselor, married Kathryn Hess. Counselors - John Stafford Sloan, Jr., 49, director of finance and data processing for Church Temple Department, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake executive secretary, bishop and counselor, ward executive secretary, and elders quorum president, married Patricia Ann Penrod; Paul V. Johnson, 39, director of design and evaluation for Church Educational System, former high councilor, bishop, elders quorum president and Young Men president, married Leslie Jill Washburn.
SANTIAGO CHILE PENAFLOR STAKE: (July 18, 1993) President - Jose Florentino Valencia A., 33, independent contractor, succeeding Natanael Toro N.; former bishop and counselor, and high priests group leader, married Ana Maria Molina M. Counselors - J.V. Hugo Donoso F., 46, merchant, former high councilor, district president, bishop's counselor, elders quorum president, and branch president, married LiLiana Maedacena Vidal S.; Luis A. Loyola M., 36, public servant, former bishop, married Rosa Ester Silva B.
SANTIAGO CHILE RENCA STAKE: (July 25, 1993) President - Leonel E. Perez O., 30, Church area office data entry, succeeding Eduardo Cabazas Ossa; former high councilor and bishop, married Maria Isabel Rojas R. Counselors - Victor Sergio Chavez G., 41, transportation worker, former high councilor and bishop, married Rosa Ester Hernandez P.; Pedro F. Correa C., 33, Church area office operations supervisor, former high councilor and bishop's counselor, married Hilda Amandina Aravena M.
SPRINGVILLE UTAH HOBBLE CREEK STAKE: (June 20, 1993) President - J. Neilson Strong, 47, certified public accountant, succeeding Donald Blaine Hadley; former high councilor, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, and Sunday School teacher, married Carolee Eberhard. Counselors - David S. Hullinger, 50, financial consultant/stockbroker, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, high priests group leader, and assistant priests quorum adviser, married Phoebe Elaine Hiatt; Larry K. Johnson, 48, national sales manager for steel company, former high councilor, bishop, elders quorum president, and Young Men president's counselor, married Dianne Boyer.
