Elder Eduardo Ayala of the Seventy has created the Barquistimeto Venezuela Stake, which includes the Nueva Segovia, La Concordia, Cabudare, Oelisco, and El Sisal wards, and the Andres Bello branch.
Elder Lynn A. Mickelsen of the Seventy has created the Buenos Aires Argentina Belgrano Stake, which includes the Belgrano, Chacarita, Congreso, General Urquiza, Juncal, La Boca, and Nunez wards.Elsewhere, stakes were reorganized in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Honduras, and in Arizona, Illinois, New Mexico, New York and Utah.
New stakes
BARQUISIMETO VENEZUELA STAKE: (Aug. 28, 1994) Created from the Barquisimeto Venezuela and Barquisimeto Este Venezuela districts. President - Julio Ramon Davila Duran, 48, regional manager for Turmix of Venezuela, former stake president's counselor, and district president and counselor, married Delia Cristina Mercades Paez. Counselors - Jose Antonio Bamio Lorenzo, 38, administrator of Church offices in Caracas, Venezuela, former district president, high councilor, bishop, and branch president, married Luisa Cecilia Bonnet Torso; Luis Roberto Derteano Runupax, 41, merchant, district president and counselor, district councilor, and bishop, married Canceco Rosa Liliana Salcedo Diez.
BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA BELGRANO STAKE: (Sept. 18, 1994) Created from the Buenos Aires Argentina North, Buenos Aires Argentina East, Buenos Aires Argentina Litoral, and Buenos Aires Argentina West stakes. President - Nestor Esteban Curbelo , 46, Buenos Aires institute director, former stake president, bishop's counselor, and elders quorum president, married Rosalina Coutino. Counselors - Alcides Ricardo Cardozo Basili, 52, employee of personnel office of South America South Area offices, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president, bishop, and Young Men president, married Maria del Carmen Ballesteros; Jacinto Cesar Neira, 50, Church manager of finances of South America South Area offices, former high councilor and bishop, married Alcira Stella Marys Saguier.
Stake reorganizations
BARRANQUILLA COLOMBIA PARAISO STAKE: (Sept. 11, 1994) President - Fidel Castro Agresott, 35, Church Educational System coordinator; succeeding Jose Peralbo Peralbo Aparicio; former stake president's counselor, stake clerk, and district president and clerk, married Beatriz Eugenia Cano Cervantes. Counselors - Juan Carlos Vasquez Morales, 29, telecommunications technician, former high councilor, and bishop and counselor, married Carmen Maria Florez Jinero; Amin Antonio Martinez Montalvo, 50, odontologist, former high councilor, stake clerk, and bishop and counselor, married Maria de Fatima Vidinha Ferreira.
BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA NORTH STAKE: (Sept. 18, 1994) President - Alin Spannaus, 33, local manager of Black & Decker; succeeding Nestor Esteban Curbelo; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, and bishop's counselor, married Andrea Veronica Munoz. Counselors - Joaquin Esteban Costa, 29, manager of marketing for Banco Credato Argentino, former bishop and elders quorum president, married Renee Beatriz Varela; Juan Carlos Gallucci, 44, Church area office finance supervisor, former high councilor, stake clerk, and bishop and counselor, married Sandra Viviana Rigoni.
FORTALEZA BRAZIL BOM SUCESSO STAKE: (Sept. 18, 1994) President - Antonio Marcos Cabral de Souza, 35, teacher; succeeding Manoel Almeida De Carvalho Filho; former bishop and counselor, and elders quorum president, married Rita Maria Nascimento. Counselors - Jose Batista dos Santos, 38, confections business owner, former stake president's counselor, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, and branch president, married Maria Florinda Caetano Mendonca; Raimundo Vieira de Oliveira, 27, technician, former branch president, married Silvana Moreira Chaves.
GALLUP NEW MEXICO STAKE: (Oct. 16, 1994) President - Marshall Wayne Jones, 39, self-employed; succeeding Richard William Carson; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop's counselor, elders quorum president, Young Men president, and Scoutmaster, married Thelma L. Anderson. Counselors - Peter Allen Shaw, 39, manager for Heilig-Meyers Furniture, former high councilor, stake missionary, bishop and counselor, Scoutmaster, and seminary teacher, married Nellie Katharine Greer; Morris Alan Lewis, 38, owner of Lewis Trading Post, former bishop's counselor, elders quorum president, Young Men president, and Sunday School teacher, married Elizabeth Ann West.
MESA ARIZONA LEHI STAKE: (Oct. 16, 1994) President - Alvin R. Fulkerson, 49, dermatologist; succeeding Bert Preston Randall; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, high priests group leader, and bishop and counselor, married Nicia Beer. Counselors - Gilbert Ronald Maxwell, 50, vice president and financial consultant for Smith Barney, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop and counselor, high priests instructor, and ward Young Men president, married Coralee Kay Anderson; Zay Don Martinsen, 47, president and owner of Arizona Stucco Systems, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, Young Men president, and branch president, married Beth Vilo Jensen.
O'FALLON ILLINOIS STAKE: (Oct. 16, 1994) President - Jay William Eckersley, 45, president of BJC Health System; succeeding Joseph Howard Gossett; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake missionary, bishop and counselor, and Young Men president, married Ellen Renae Orrock. Counselors - Robert Lowe Goodrich, 49, reporter for St. Louis Post-Dispatch, former mission president's counselor, stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake Young Men president's counselor, bishop, Varsity Scout coach, Scoutmaster and assistant Scoutmaster, married Linda Faye Barnes; Keith Nichols Sawyer, 37, director and chairman of the board for Applied Personal Computing, Inc., former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake director of public affairs, bishop, and military group leader, married Amy Jo McLaws.
OREM UTAH CHERRY HILL STAKE: (Oct. 8, 1994) President - Robert Keith Conlee, 52, dean of College of Physical Education at BYU; succeeding David Noel Peterson; former high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop and counselor, ward Young Men president, and branch president, married Marianne Colt. Counselors - Blaine T. Livingston, 51, real estate representative for Church, former high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop, high priests group leader, ward mission leader, and ward Young Men president, married LuJean Harward; Paul E. Craig, 52, director of meat operations at Allen's Inc., former high councilor, bishop, high priests group leader, teachers quorum adviser, branch president, and Scoutmaster, married Merle Yearsly.
PLAINVIEW NEW YORK STAKE: (Oct. 16, 1994) President - Jeffery Ernest Olson, 42, associate professor at St. John's University; succeeding Roger Sherman Gardner; former high councilor, stake mission president, stake executive secretary, bishop, ward mission leader, Young Men president, priests quorum adviser, institute and seminary teacher, married Julie Hoggard. Counselors - Robert Anthony DeRosa, 46, vice president and business director of Citibank, former high councilor, stake Young Men president, district president and counselor, bishop and counselor, married Vivian Zaragoza; Douglas Lamar Davidson, 38, commercial real estate banker for the Bank of Nova Scotia, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, and elders quorum president, married Noelia Esther Heredia.
RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL MADUREIRA STAKE: (Sept. 11, 1994) President - Jose Luiz Del Guerso, 35, merchant/business owner; succeeding Fernando Jose Da Rocha Camargo; former stake president and counselor, high councilor, and bishop and counselor, married Rosane Wilmann Braga. Counselors - Carlos Jose Peixoto Gaspar, 35, employed at Metropolitan Company, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, married Vera Lucia de Jesus Rosa Lopes; Carlos Manoel Figueiredo Patriota, 34, bank officer, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, executive secretary, ward mission leader, and branch president, married Myrna Condelo Campos.
TEGUCIGALPA HONDURAS GUAYMURA STAKE: (Sept. 11, 1994) President - Felipe de Jesus Salgado, 42, Church area office supervisor of operations and maintenance; succeeding Armando Antonio Sierra Sauceda; former stake president's counselor, stake mission president, stake Sunday School president, stake Young Men president, and bishop, married Maria A. Valladares Zepeda. Counselors - Orlando Javier Barrientos Fiallos, 40, cooperative general administrator, former high councilor, stake mission president, and elders quorum president, married Louia Isabal Egpinal Cagtio; Roger Mauricio Zavala Valerio, 22, sales manager, former stake mission president, elders quorum president, and Young Men president.
