New stakes have been organized in Brazil, Chile and Sweden.
President Thomas S. Monson, first counselor in the the First Presidency, has created the Stockholm Sweden South Stake, which includes the Gubbangen, Hagersten, Handen, Norrkoping and Vasterhaninge wards, and the Eskilstuna, Katrineholm, Linkoping, Nacka, Nynaeshamn and Sodertalje branches. (See Church News, Aug. 26, 1995.)Other new stakes include:
The Maringa Brazil Stake, created by Elder W. Craig Zwick, including the Apucarana, Campo Mourao, Cianorte, Maringa 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, Sarandi and Umuarama wards, and the Europa branch.
The Santiago Chile Las Araucarias Stake, created by Elder John B. Dickson of the Seventy. Las Acacias, Las Araucarias, Los Castanos, Los Robles and Navidad wards are included in this stake.
Elsewhere, stakes have been reorganized in Canada, Chile, El Salvador, Mexico and Sweden, and in Arizona, Illinois, New York and Washington.
New stakes
MARINGA BRAZIL STAKE: (Aug. 27, 1995) Created from the Maringa Brazil District and Londrina Brazil Stake. President - Dirceu Freire, 49, finance manager, former mission president, district president, and bishop, married Zelia Marine. Counselors - Manoel Luiz da Silva, 36, president and director of Saude Plena Corp., former stake president's counselor, district president's counselor, district mission president, elders quorum president, and branch president and counselor, married Aparecida Izabel de Carvalho; Mauricio da Gloria Gonzaga, 32, business coordinator for Coopenaliva of Mamnea, former mission president's counselor, stake president's counselor, district president's counselor, stake executive secretary, bishop's counselor, elders quorum president, and branch president's counselor, married Clavoia Sceppa Gonzalez.
SANTIAGO CHILE LAS ARAUCARIAS STAKE: (Aug. 20, 1995) Created from the Santiago Chile El Bosque Stake. President - Luis Enrique Moya Basaez, 39, assistant administrative accountant, former stake president, high councilor, and bishop, married Clara Elena Galvez. Counselors - Jose Eralio Teuquil Asencio, , carpenter, former bishop and counselor, ward clerk, and elders quorum president, married Yolanda Elizabeth Pina Jara; Nelson Hugo Hidalgo Soto, 39, shop mechanic manager for land research institute, former stake president's counselor, bishop, elders quorum president, Young Men president, and branch president, married Maria Elena Nunez Osorio.
STOCKHOLM SWEDEN SOUTH STAKE: (Aug. 20, 1995) Created from the Stockholm Sweden Stake. President - Ulf Arne Girhammar, 47, a specialist with ABB Atom AB, former regional representative executive secretary, mission president's counselor, mission executive secretary, member of Stockholm Temple Committee, district president's counselor, high councilor, and branch president, married Sonja Gudrun Birgitta Karlsson. Counselors - Hakan O. Palm, 46, senior vice president of Skandinaviska Enskilda Bank and chairman of the board of Tornberget AB, former regional executive secretary, regional Stockholm Temple Committee member, regional public communications coordinator, regional seminary and institute director, mission president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president, and ward mission leader, married Barbro Margareta Engman; K. D. Hakan Ullstrom, 63, owner of consulting firm, former district president's counselor, district Sunday School president, high councilor, stake executive secretary, bishop, and branch president, married Gertie Rut Elisabeth Prytz.
Stake reorganizations
ABBOTSFORD BRITISH COLUMBIA STAKE: (Sept. 10, 1995) President - Brian D. Leavitt, 43, manager of finance and business services for British Columbia Hydro; succeeding Andrew Howard Rattray; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president's counselor, stake missionary, bishop, and Young Men president and counselor, married Brend Elaine Rose. Counselors - Richard J. Haire, 43, physical facilities supervisor, former stake president's counselor, bishop, high priests group leader, elders quorum president, and Young Men president, married Peggy Marlene Larence; Peter G. Snow, 41, president and master franchisee for Chem-Dry, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop's counselor, and elders quorum president's counselor, married Janet Daphne Maxwell.
ALBANY NEW YORK STAKE: (Sept. 10, 1995) President - John C. Vom Lehn, 38, manager of systems projects for GE Corporate Research; succeeding Hyde McCune Merrill; former stake mission president, bishop and counselor, ward mission leader, seventies president and group leader, elders quorum president, and Young Men president, married Lori Dawn Slovacek. Counselors - David S. Rich, 48, senior loan officer for Farm Credit, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake financial clerk, bishop, Young Men president, and branch president, married J. Lynn Brereton; J. Michael Van Derwerken, 38, engineering manager for General Electric, former stake Young Men president, bishop, elders quorum president and counselor, ward Young Men president, branch president's counselor, and Scoutmaster, married Christina Merlene Nielsen.
BELLEVUE WASHINGTON STAKE: (Sept. 10, 1995) President - Donald E. Pugh, 48, president of Cummins Northwest Inc.; succeeding Gordon Gene Conger; former high councilor, bishop and counselor, and Young Men president, married Jane Hansen. Counselors - James J. Thomas, 54, director of project management for Paccar Inc., former high councilor, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, and seminary teacher, married Ruth Ellen Bailey; M. Wayne Boyack, 58, attorney, former high councilor, stake executive secretary, stake Young Men president, bishop and counselor, high priests group leader, teachers quorum adviser, and Scoutmaster, married Dorothy Marie Nielsen.
CHANDLER ARIZONA ALMA STAKE: (Sept. 10, 1995) President - Rodney D. Palmer, 49, director of financial reporting and analysis for Talley Industries Inc.; succeeding J. Brent Hatch; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, ward clerk, elders quorum president's counselor, and Young Men adviser, married Joyce Maynard. Counselors - David K. Rogers, 39, vice president of Denro, former high councilor, stake executive secretary, bishop, elders quorum president, and Young Men secretary, married Kristin Leigh Satterfield; Randy C. McDowell, 40, electronics engineer for Intel Corp., former bishop and counselor, executive secretary, finance clerk, elders quorum president, and Young Men president's counselor, married Sally Haymore.
CIUDAD OBREGON MEXICO YAQUI STAKE: (Sept. 10, 1995) President - Jesus Vazquez Sauceda, 46, family physician; succeeding Ramon Gastelum Bejarano; former bishop's counselor, elders quorum president's counselor, and Sunday School teacher, married Maria Antonia Carrillo Tamayo. Counselors - Jose Luis Gastelum Luna, retained; Ricardo Martinez Navarro, 31, custodian for the Church, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, and bishop and counselor, married Luz Cirica Najera Guillermo.
MARYSVILLE WASHINGTON STAKE: (Sept. 10, 1995) President - Keith G. Leonard, 47, dentist; succeeding Gary E. Jones; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop, elders quorum president, deacons adviser, and Scoutmaster, married Barbara Jill Christensen. Counselors - Randl W. Ockey, 45, assistant director for Sno-Isle Regional Library System, former high councilor, bishop, ward executive secretary, financial clerk, and seminary teacher, married Catherine Wheelwright; F. Eugene Henderson, 65, director of Washington Alliance for Affordable Health Care, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president, and bishop's counselor, married Carol Lynn Drummond.
SAN SALVADOR ELSA CUZCATL STAKE: (Sept. 10, 1995) President - Luis Ricardo Arbizu Hernandez, 31, assistant programmer and sales representative for Nestle Products of Salvador; succeeding Douglas Antonio Rivera Quintanilla; former stake president's counselor, stake clerk, and bishop's counselor, married Cecilia Noemi Salazar Alfaro. Counselors - Carlos Esteban Montalvo Santamaria, retained; Jonas Wilfredo Rodriguez Mendoza, 22, sales manager for Dipro Ex, former mission director, bishop, and elders quorum president, married Luz Idulia Rivera Rodas.
SANTIAGO CHILE EL BOSQUE STAKE: (Aug. 20, 1995) President - Sergio Eduardo Alegria Nunez, 45, central instrumentation agent manager for chemistry faculty at Catholic University; succeeding Luis Moya Basaez; former high councilor, stake choir director, bishop and counselor, young single adult leader, and ward choir director, married Nelly Eugenia Saldana. Counselors - Augusto Alejandro Villarroel Leyton, 39, owner of structural metal shop, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, ward mission leader, and elders quorum president, married Geysi Veronica Ruiz; Pedro Dagoberto Navarro Vivanco, 36, administrative secretary for Church area office, former high councilor, bishop's counselor, ward clerk, ward executive secretary, and Sunday School president, married Sandra Nury Villarroel.
SCHAUMBURG ILLINOIS STAKE: (Sept. 10, 1995) President - Donald B. Peterson, 58, director of product service engineeriing for Advance Transformer Co.; succeeding Bruce Bryan Bingham; former stake president's counselor, director of name extraction center, high councilor, bishop's counselor, Young Men president, and branch president's counselor, married Mary Lynn Kenison. Counselors - E. Steven Smith, 55, practicing dentist and professor at Northwestern University Dental School, former high councilor, bishop's counselor, and elders quorum president, married Kaye Waldrou; M. Ray Pope, 58, regional sales manager for Coats & Clark Inc., former high councilor, bishop, high priests group leader and assistant, seventies quorum president, Sunday School teacher, and Scoutmaster, married Wanda Mae Higbee.
STOCKHOLM SWEDEN STAKE: (Aug. 20, 1995) President - Hans Gosta Styrbjorn Korlof, 39, assistant marketing director for Encisson; succeeding Ulf Arne Girhammar; former high councilor, district high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop's counselor, ward Young Men president, and Sunday School teacher, married Kristina Margareta Palm. Counselors - Vedel Fornes, 49, printer, former ward mission leader, and branch president and counselor, married Kerstin Margareta Strand; Ronny Kurt Emanuel Werjefelt, 35, business owner, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, and assistant high priests group leader, married Ingrid Brett Maria Linden.
