Elder Harold G. Hillam of the Seventy has created the Jaboatao Brazil Litoral Stake, which includes the Barra De Jangada, Cabo, Candeias wards, and the Caruaru, Catende, Garanhuns, Palmares, and Ponte Dos Carvalhos branches.
Elder Gary J. Coleman of the Seventy has created the Mexico City Mexico Vergel Stake, which includes the Campestre Aragon, Casas Aleman, Pradera, Jordan, and Vergel wards.Elsewhere, stakes were reorganized in Chile and Germany, and in California, Florida, Idaho, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Utah, and West Virginia.
New stakes
JABOATAO BRAZIL LITORAL STAKE: (May 15, 1994) Created from the Recife Brazil Jaboatao Stake. President - Domingos Savio Linhares, 37, Church maintenance supervisor, former high councilor, stake president's counselor, and elders quorum president, married Francisca Marcia Pereira. Counselors - Mozart Bandeira Soares, 32, bank administrator, former high councilor, stake president's counselor, bishop, stake executive secretary, and Young Men president, married Roxana Armstrong De Medeiros; Henrique Sergio Alves Simplicio, 30, Church area real estate specialist, former high councilor, stake president's counselor, bishop, stake executive secretary, and elders quorum president, married Ester Maia.
MEXICO CITY MEXICO VERGEL STAKE: (May 15, 1994) Created from the Mexico City Mexico Aragon and Mexico City Mexico Anahuac Stakes. President - Ernesto Rosas Vazquez, 48, high school Spanish teacher, former stake president's counselor, bishop and counselor, and stake Young Men president, married Maria De Lourdes Perrusquia Gonzalez. Counselors - Mario Gustavo Paquini Cardenas, 32, general manager of radio and TV advertising, former stake mission president, high councilor, bishop's counselor, and high priests group leader assistant, married Alma Molina Martinez; Antonio Rangel Deras, 50, customs agent, former bishop's counselor, and stake executive secretary, married Ramona Lopez Estrada.
Stake reorganizations
BERLIN GERMANY STAKE: (March 13, 1994) President - Holger Detlef Rakow, 39, independent businessman, succeeding Gerhard Grunewald; former stake president's counselor, bishop, Sunday School president, and seminary teacher, married Stephanie Hildegard Elisabeth Broich. Counselors - Winfried Helmut Batzke, office manager, former branch president and counselor, elders quorum president's counselor, branch secretary, branch mission leader, and teacher, married Petra Schubert; Paul Algene Clayton II, 50, assistant legal attache, former high councilor, bishop's counselor, elders quorum president, high priests group leader, stake public communications director, and ward clerk, married Maureen Benson.
CARMICHAEL CALIFORNIA STAKE: (May 8, 1994) President - Charles Herbert Massey III, 47, general manager of American Telephone & Telegraph, succeeding Marc Earl Hall; former stake mission president's counselor, high councilor, stake president's counselor, and bishop and counselor, married Susan Charyle Cramblet. Counselors - Glen Campbell Wahlquist, 59, administrative assistant for Church Educational System, former high councilor, stake president's counselor, bishop and counselor, and Young Men president, married Barbara Joan Ann Buckley; Stephen Earl Burrows, 39, owner of franchise, former high councilor, bishop, branch president, Young Men president, and priesthood group leader, married Janice May Williamson.
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA STAKE: (May 1, 1994) President - Dennis Newman Emery, 43, controller with Mountaineer Gas Company, succeeding Alton Lee Hill; former stake president's counselor, bishop and counselor, stake clerk, elders quorum president, and primary teacher, married Judy Lee Robbins. Counselors - Elijah Reed Heywood, 46, department chairman at Charleston Area Medical Center, former stake mission president, high councilor, bishop and counselor, branch president, stake athletic director, elders quorum president, and high priests group leader, married Eleanor Grimshaw; Mark Alan Atkinson, 37, attorney, former bishop and counselor, Young Men president, high priests group leader, and choir director, married V. Dawn Gibson.
COLUMBUS OHIO NORTH STAKE: (May 1, 1994) President - William James Weidner, 45, director of Advanced Life Sales for Nationwide Insurance, succeeding Denis W. Stoddard; former high councilor, bishop, Young Men president, ward mission leader, and assistant Scoutmaster, married Marsha Lynn Horne. Counselors - Fred A. Thomas, 48, sales manager for Bilsom Group, former high councilor, bishop, branch president, Young Men president, and Sunday School teacher, married Wanda Ann Comeaux; Ronald Wayne Leavitt, 48, self-employed, former stake mission president, high councilor, elders quorum president, Young Men president, stake athletic director, and ward mission leader, married Hollee Dawn Olson.
COOS BAY OREGON STAKE: (May 8, 1994) President - James Alden Moyer, 47, director of curriculum and instruction with North Bend School District, succeeding Howard Thomas Johnson; former high councilor, stake president's counselor, bishop and counselor, and stake executive secretary, married Judith Frances Chastain. Counselors - David Edward Tisler, 43, vice principal and athletic director with Bandon School District, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, and elders quorum president, married Valerie Hunsaker; Andrew John LaTomme III, 44, area manager for Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, gospel doctrine teacher, and Scoutmaster, married Susan Christine Gehring.
LAS VEGAS NEVADA CENTRAL STAKE: (May 15, 1994) President - Paul Morris Thompson, 56, teacher, succeeding Lee Milton Earl; former high councilor, bishop's counselor, Young Men president, regional, stake, and ward dance specialist, and assistant Scoutmaster, married Lana Fuller. Counselors - Leo Benjamin Judd, 58, teacher, former bishop and counselor, regional executive secretary, stake executive secretary, stake clerk, and stake Sunday School president, married Hazel LaRaine Stewart; Richard Alexander Campbell, 55, sales department of Steel Engineers Inc., former bishop's counselor, stake Sunday School president, Young Men president, and seventies group leader, married Sara Mae Branham.
NEPHI UTAH NORTH STAKE: (May 15, 1994) President - Mark Ronald Jones, 43, branch manager and vice president of Bank One of Utah, succeeding James Randy McKnight; former bishop, elders quorum president and counselor, Young Men president's counselor, and Aaronic priesthood adviser, married Patty Jean Mangelson. Counselors - Ivan Blaine Jones, 64, retired County Extension Agent for Utah State University, former high councilor, bishop, Young Men president, stake clerk, and temple ordinance worker, married Emalie Adamson; Mark Clark Oveson, 39, physician, former elders quorum president's counselor, Sunday School teacher, temple preparation instructor, and Scout leader, married Inger Catherine Simpson.
PENCO CHILE STAKE: (April 10, 1994) President - Sergio A. Caniino Cabrera, 33, independent merchant, succeeding Arnoldo Hermogenes Puchi Fernandez; former stake president's counselor, bishop, stake Young Men president, and branch president, married Ximena Rossana Raminez Gomez. Counselors - Roberto Zuchel Matamala, ceramics business owner, former high councilor, bishop's counselor, branch president's counselor, and branch Young Men president, married Lilia Del Carmen Soto Garrido; Juan C. Valenzuela Cea, 30, independent merchant, bishop, branch president, and seminary teacher, married Cecilia del Carmen Figueroa Tnostrozs.
POCATELLO IDAHO UNIVERSITY STAKE: (May 1, 1994) President - Richard Dean Kirkham, 38, real estate developer, succeeding Kim Monson Johnson; former high councilor, bishop, elders quorum president, district executive secretary, Blazer leader, and Scoutmaster, married Kathy Young. Counselors - Dennis Mack Winward, 54, CPA, former stake president's counselor, bishop, Young Men president, high priests group leader, and Scoutmaster, married Valene Vaterlaus; Carl Bradford Allen, 41, Scout executive with Grand Teton Council, former stake mission president, high councilor, bishop and counselor, stake Young Men president, Explorer adviser, and Cubmaster, married Dantzelle Lewis.
RICHFIELD UTAH EAST STAKE: (May 15, 1994) President - David Alten Christensen, 41, partner in retail sales for Christensens Department Store, succeeding J. David Campbell; former high councilor, bishop and counselor, Scoutmaster and deacons adviser, married Kathleen Nelson. Counselors - Kenneth Dee Thomas, 38, general contractor, former stake mission president, high councilor, bishop, elders quorum president's counselor, Sunday School president and membership clerk, married LeAnn Parker; Wayne Kay Fillmore, 41, contract analyst for Utah Department of Human Services, former bishop and counselor, and elders quorum president, married Janet Anderson.
ST. GEORGE UTAH COLLEGE STAKE: (May 15, 1994) President - Larry Higbee Gardner, 45, seminary principal and teacher, succeeding Steven Erastus Snow; former stake president's counselor, bishop and counselor, Young Men president's counselor, and elders quorum president, married Carol Ann Barton. Counselors - Kim Morris Hafen, 42, plant accountant, former high councilor, stake president's counselor, bishop's counselor, and ward clerk, married Becky Schmutz; Karl Francis Brooks, 59, vice president of Dixie College, former high councilor, bishop, elders quorum president, and gospel doctrine teacher, married Carla Irene Hoyt .
SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY STAKE: (May 1, 1994) President - Wayne A. Smith, 53, manager/vice-president of Western Rock Products, Inc., succeeding Richard S. Williams; former high councilor, stake president's counselor, bishop and counselor, and teachers quorum adviser, married Ethel Maria Spendlove. Counselors - Sterling Ray Church, 51, vice president of student services at Southern Utah University, former stake mission president, high councilor, stake president's counselor, bishop, high priests group leader assistant, ward mission leader, and family history instructor, married Rhea Erickson; Brent R. Esplin, 45, pre-service trainer with Church Educational System, former high councilor, stake president's counselor, bishop, Young Men president and counselor, deacons quorum adviser, priests adviser, and Scoutmaster, married Pauline Swenson.
