Elder Helvecio Martins of the Seventy has created the Camaragibe Brazil Stake, which includes the Camaragibe, Caxanga, and Cordeiro wards, and Bom Pastor, Carpina, Limoeiro, and Sao Lourenco branches.
Elder Joseph C. Muren of the Seventy has created the Comayaguela Honduras Toroacgua Stake, which includes the Buenos Aires, Bulevar, Carrizal, Las Mercedes, Cerro Grande, and Toroacgua wards.Elsewhere, stakes were reorganized in Argentina, Brazil, Honduras, and Mexico, and in Washington.
New stakes
CAMARAGIBE BRAZIL STAKE: (July 24, 1994) Created from the Recife Brazil Jardim Sao Paul, and Recife Brazil stakes. President - Altair Roque da Silva, 34, bank administrator, former stake mission president, bishop, and branch president, married Vaneide Alves da Melo Lima. Counselors - Angelo Giuseppe Breckenfeld Lopes Fernandes, 31, auditor of public accounts, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake executive secretary, stake clerk, and stake Young Men president, married Rosa Virginia Nunes de Figueredo; Ivan Lima dos Santos, 31, assistant finance manager, former high councilor, stake clerk, and bishop, married Cremilda Fernandes de Oliveria.
COMAYAGUELA HONDURAS TOROCAGUA STAKE: (Sept. 4, 1994) Created from the Comayaguel Honduras and Toncontin Honduras stakes. President - Luis Gustavo Duarte Fonseca, 32, Colgate Palmolive sales representative, former high councilor, bishop, ward mission leader, and Young Men president, married Gladys Ernestina Zeitun Borjas. Counselors - Ramon Dario Lorenzana, secretary of migration for Honduras Tegucigalpa Mission, former mission president's counselor and high councilor, married Gloria Nelly Delgado; Carlos Martin Velasquez Aceituno, 34, market administrator, former high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop, and branch president, married Maricela Del Carmen Galdamez Arevalo.
Stake reorganizations
COMAYAGUELA HONDURAS STAKE: (Sept. 4, 1994) President - Nery Rodriquez Lopez, 35, Church Educational System coordinator; succeeding Luis Gustavo Durate Fonseca; former mission president's counselor, stake president's counselor, high councilor, and bishop, married Maria Olivia Rodriquez. Counselors - Jose Rafael Nunez Nunez, 38, industrial company sales representative, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, and stake clerk, married Nubia Esther Sierra Barahona; Juan Ramon Rodriguez Delgado, 39, project planner for development center, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, and ward clerk, married Maria Luisa Zelalya.
EPHRATA WASHINGTON STAKE: (Oct. 16, 1994) President - Roger Vernon Adams, 44, co-owner of Willow Drive Nursery; succeeding Keith B. Child; former high councilor, stake mission president, stake Young Men president, bishop, and ward Young Men president, married Nadine Edvalson. Counselors - Lyle Kay Bair, 46, farmer, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, ward clerk, Blazer teacher, and Scoutmaster, married Dixie Petersen; Ronald Lee Hull, 43, farmer, former high councilor, bishop, financial clerk, seventies president, elders quorum president, priests quorum adviser, Young Men president, and gospel doctrine teacher, married Telsie Ann Campbell.
FLORENCIO VARELA ARGENTINA STAKE: (Sept. 18, 1994) President - Claudio Carlassara, 39, Church area office engineer; succeeding Jorge Luis Del Castillo; former high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop and counselor, and ward Young Men president, married Adriana Adela Sueldo. Counselors - Victor Roberto Salerno Fabre, 52, Church area office employee, former high councilor, stake mission president, and branch president, married Emilce Raquel Avalos Miranda; Enrique Roberto Pages Flores, 44, metallurgical machines importer, distributor and salesman, former high councilor, stake Young Men president, and bishop, married Sara Nora Sosa Bustos.
MONTERREY MEXICO MODERNA STAKE: (Sept. 11, 1994) President - Carlos Contreras Coronado, 35, Mexico Social Security employee; succeeding Jacobo Hilario Salazar; former high councilor, stake executive secretary, bishop's counselor, and branch president, married Maria Herrera Romo. Counselors - Arturo Hilario Salazar, 34, auto sales company owner, former stake executive secretary, bishop, and branch president, married Maria Christina Ramos Bernal; Perfecto Morales Mendez, 34, restaurant administrator, former high councilor, stake mission president, and bishop, married Florita Ramos Casillas.
RECIFE BRAZIL JARDIM SAO PAULO STAKE: (July 24, 1994) President - Edson Gomes da Silva, 43, bank technician; succeeding Herbert Otto Homolka; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president, and bishop and counselor, married Maria Jose Santos Gomes. Counselors - Severino Bezerra da Silva, 31, writer, former stake president's counselor, and bishop, married Brasileira Oliveira Concejcao; Eduardo de Paiva Monteiro, 36, administrative assistant of supply company, former stake president's counselor, bishop, and branch president, married Marialdo Carmo Castanha.
SAO BERNARDO BRAZIL STAKE: (Sept. 4, 1994) President - Carlos Roberto Toledo, 30, technical instructor; succeeding Joao Roberto Grahl; former high councilor, bishop, elders quorum president, and institute teacher, married Marcia Regina De Almeida. Counselors - Valdir Antunes, 30, metals company production supervisor, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, and elders quorum president, married Rosangela Rita Mamede; Fabio Mottola De Oliveira, 30, director of TV Editores Ltd., former high councilor, and bishop and counselor, married Virginia Gomes Carneiro Santos.
TEGUCIGALPA HONDURAS TONCONTIN STAKE: (Sept. 4, 1994) President - Ricardo Valladares Banegas, retained. Counselors - Manuel de Jesus Avila Salinas, 39, purchasing and supplies agent, former stake clerk, bishop, and seminary teacher, married Deisy Nela Sauceda Acuna; Gerardo Antonio Raudales Zuniga, 28, automobile mechanic and business owner, former high councilor, stake Young Men president, ward clerk, and seminary teacher, married Fernanda Pineda Galan.
