New area presidency assignments in the Church's worldwide areas have been announced by the First Presidency.
In addition, the First Presidency announced that the Utah Central and Utah North areas will be combined, thus reducing the number of areas from 23 to 22. The changes will be effective Aug. 15.Altogether, 66 members of the First and Second Quorums of the Seventy have been called to serve in area presidencies. Most of those serving in the eight domestic areas will continue to reside in the Salt Lake City area, while those assigned to the 14 international areas will live near their offices in other countries.
Other members of the Seventy have been assigned responsibilities at Church headquarters in the Young Men and Sunday School general presidencies, in the Church Educational System, and in the Missionary, Temple, Family History, Correlation, Curriculum, Historical and Priesthood departments.
The policy of administering the affairs of the Church in various lands through area presidencies was first announced in June 1984 when 13 areas were created.
Since that time, additional areas have been created. Today, there are two areas for Utah and nearby counties in other states, one area for California and Hawaii, and five areas for the rest of the United States and Canada.
Five other areas cover the Spanish-speaking areas of Mexico, Central and South America, and one is exclusively for the Portuguese-speaking membership of Brazil.
Three areas are responsible for Europe, two for Asia and one each for the Pacific, Africa and the Philippines/Micronesia islands.
Utah North
John E. Fowler President J Ballard Washburn First Counselor
Alexander B. Morrison Second Counselor
Utah South
Earl C. Tingey President
Jack H Goaslind First Counselor
Ronald E. Poelman Second Counselor
North America Northwest
Ted E. Brewerton President Spencer J. Condie First Counselor
LeGrand R. Curtis Second Counselor
North America West
Loren C. Dunn President
Lance B. Wickman First Counselor
Henry B. Eyring Second Counselor
North America Central
James M. Paramore President
William R. Bradford First Counselor
F. Melvin Hammond Second Counselor
North America Northeast
Cree-L Kofford President
Vaughn J Featherstone
First Counselor
W. Don Ladd Second Counselor
North America Southeast
Stephen D. Nadauld President
F. Burton Howard First Counselor
Rulon G. Craven Second Counselor
North America Southwest
W. Mack Lawrence President
Gene R. Cook First Counselor
F. Enzio Busche Second Counselor
Mexico North
Angel Abrea President
Jorge A. Rojas First Counselor
John M. Madsen Second Counselor
Mexico South
Lino Alvarez President
Gary J. Coleman
First Counselor
D. Todd Christofferson
Second Counselor
Central America
Carlos H. Amado President
Robert E. Wells First Counselor
Joseph C. Muren Second Counselor
South America North
Jay E. Jensen President
Julio E. Davila First Counselor
Eduardo Ayala
Second Counselor
Brazil
Harold G. Hillam President
Helvecio Martins First Counselor
Dallas N. Archibald Second Counselor
South America South
Lynn A. Mickelsen President
John B. Dickson First Counselor
Claudio R. Mendes Costa Second Counselor
Europe North
Kenneth Johnson President
Hugh W. Pinnock First Counselor
Graham W. Doxey Second Counselor
Europe/Mediterranean
Dean L. Larsen President
Hans B. Ringger First Counselor
Neil L. Andersen Second Counselor
Africa
J. Richard Clarke President
F. David Stanley First Counselor
James O. Mason Second Counselor
Europe
Dennis B. Neuenschwander President
Robert K. Dellenbach First Counselor
Dieter F. Uchtdorf Second Counselor
Asia
John K. Carmack President
Kwok Yuen Tai First Counselor
John H. Groberg Second Counselor
Asia North
David E. Sorensen President
In Sang Han First Counselor
Sam K. Shimabukuro Second Counselor
Philippines/Micronesia
Ben B. Banks President
Augusto A. Lim First Counselor
C. Max Caldwell Second Counselor
Pacific
Lowell D. Wood President
V. Dallas Merrell First Counselor
Durrel A. Woolsey Second Counselor
