Three new stakes have been created in Latin America.
The Chalchuapa El Salvador Stake, which includes the Atiquizaya, Chalchuapa, Cuscachapa, Sucre and Tazumai wards, and the Refugio and Turin branches, has been created by Elder Lino Alvarez of the Seventy.The Coban Guatemala Stake has been created by Elder Joseph C. Muren of the Seventy. The new stake includes the Carcha, Coban 1st, 2nd and 3rd and Los Campos wards, and the Chicoj, San Cristobal, Tac-Tic and Tanchi branches.
The Salta Argentina West Stake, which includes the El Tribuno, La Loma, Olavarria, Santa Ana and Solis Pizarro wards, and the Guemes and Rosario De Lerma branches, has been created by Elder F. Melvin Hammond of the Seventy.
Elsewhere, stakes have been reorganized in Argentina and Mexico, and in Indiana, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Utah.
New stakes
CHALCHUAPA EL SALVADOR STAKE: (Oct. 29, 1995) Created from the Ahuachapan El Salvador, Santa Ana El Salvador Modelo, and Santa Ana El Salvador Molino stakes. President - Jose Salvador Molina, 41, physician and hospital supervisor, former bishop's counselor, Sunday School president, elders quorum instructor, and Sunday School teacher, married Ana Josefina Fuentes. Counselors - Jose Candelario Vargas Penate, 38, schoolteacher, former bishop and counselor, and Sunday School president, married Ana Aida Guardado; Oscar Armando Hidalgo, 24, project engineer for Gustavo Castillo, former branch president and counselor, branch executive secretary, and branch Young Men president, married Elsa Marina Arevalo.
COBAN GUATEMALA STAKE: (Oct. 29, 1995) Created from the Coban Guatemala District. President - Jorge Rafael Cabrera Galindo, 37, insurance agent for Aseguradora Guatemala, former district president's counselor, branch president and counselor, and family history consultant, married Miriam Dominga Lopez Larios. Counselors - Guillermo Felipe Tzul Coy, 42, self-employed jeweler, former district president's counselor, and branch president, married Blanca Aurora Lopez Yat; Edgar Vicente Soto Veliz, 29, insurance agent for G&T Corporation, former stake president's counselor, bishop's counselor, and Young Men president, married Livian Yani Gonzalez Medina.
SALTA ARGENTINA WEST STAKE: (Oct. 15, 1995) Created from the Salta Argentina Stake. President - Angel Eleodoro Caceres, 43, self-employed, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president, bishop, and branch president, married Susana Socorro Jarruz. Counselors - Oscar Albino Romero, 34, Universal Distributors partner, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop's counselor, and elders quorum president, married Susana del Milagro Zarate; Raul Durval Albornoz, 38, painter, former high councilor, bishop's counselor, high priests group leader, and Sunday School teacher, married Norma Libertad Yapura.
Stake reorganizations
HICKORY NORTH CAROLINA STAKE: (Nov. 5, 1995) President - David M. Melonakos, 41, controller of telecommunications cable plant for Siecor Corp.; succeeding Alan Lee Dietz; former high councilor, stake executive secretary, bishop, and elders quorum president's counselor, married Rebecca Alice Stephens. Counselors - Richard Glen Moulton, 55, research scientist for Sarstedt Inc., former high councilor, stake mission president, bishop, ward mission leader, branch president, seminary teacher, and Scoutmaster, married Gloria Moana Jackson; Jerry F. Hoke, 46, Nationwide Insurance agent, former mission president's counselor, stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president, bishop, and branch president, married Holly Griner.
IRAPUATO MEXICO STAKE: (Oct. 29, 1995) President - David Martinez Laguna, 38, partner in construction firm; succeeding Wilfrido Mendizabal Ramirez; former bishop, elders quorum president, family history center director, Sunday School teacher, branch president, and institute teacher, married Maria Ines Mireya Ceballos Hernandez. Counselors - Angel Chico Torres, 32, manager of Musical Lemos Del Bajico, former high councilor, bishop, and elders quorum president, married Teresa Lopez Cespedez; Ramiro Segundo Vazquez, 47, supervisor in generating electricity, former bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, Young Men president, and Sunday School president, married Maria Luisa Reyna Espinosa.
NEW ALBANY INDIANA STAKE: (Nov. 5, 1995) President - John R. Crawford, 41, IT manager of maintenance/MRO systems for Rohm & Haas Co.; succeeding Robert Todd Freeze; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, and high priest group leader, married Sherry Lee Coleman. Counselors - Bobbie R. Smith, 39, regional manager for Spectra Rehab Alliance, former stake president's counselor, stake executive secretary, bishop's counselor, and Young Men president, married Teresa Jaye Croft; Kenton J. Turner, 52, vice president of operations for Sysco Foods, former high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop and counselor, and ward Young Men president, married Phyllis May Burford.
PANQUITCH UTAH STAKE: (Oct. 29, 1995) President - Shannon D. Allen, 39, self-employed cattle rancher; succeeding John Wallace Yardley; former high councilor, stake Young Men president's counselor, bishop and counselor, executive secretary, elders quorum president, Young Men president, high priest instructor, Sunday School teacher, and Scoutmaster, married Julie Lynn Furse. Counselors - Joseph G. Black, 49, civil engineer for U.S. Forest Service, former high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, and varsity Scout leader, married Evelyn Vorkink; Nick Reynolds, 41, school principal, former high councilor, bishop, teachers quorum adviser, and gospel doctrine teacher, married Jewell Pitts.
PARK CITY UTAH STAKE: (Oct. 29, 1995) President - David R. Evans, 48, president and owner of Comstock Financial Services Inc.; succeeding Darrell W. Huff; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake executive secretary, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, and Young Men president, married Gayle Acord. Counselors - Thomas R. Marriott, 50, president of Marriott-Ray Inc., former high councilor, and bishop and counselor, married Carol Page; Mark A. Young, 41, restaurant owner, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, and Young Men president, married Sue Angelos.
PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA STAKE: (Oct. 29, 1995) President - Stephen G. Beus, 56, engineering consultant for Westinghouse; succeeding Ralph Ernest Siebach; former stake president and counselor, high councilor, and bishop and counselor, married Patricia Andrus. Counselors - G. Evan Stoddard, 50, associate dean of liberal arts and director of policy center at Duquesne University, former high councilor, stake mission president, stake Young Men president's counselor, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president and counselor, and dance director, married Janet Gardner; Jack D. Crossley, 44, vice president of Mellon Bank, former bishop and counselor, elders quorum instructor, gospel doctrine instructor, branch president's counselor, and Scoutmaster, married Deborah Jeanne Lockhart.
PORTLAND OREGON STAKE: (Oct. 29, 1995) President - Paul S. Clayson, 39, vice president of Ferguson Wellman Inc.; succeeding Charles Lewis Phillips; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop's counselor, elders quorum president, and seminary teacher, married Pauline Diane Ruffo. Counselors - Glenn E. Hill, retained; B. Willes Papenfuss Jr., 37, vice president of international development for Fin-Tastic Inc., former high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop's counselor, elders quorum president and counselor, deacons quorum adviser, teacher quorum adviser and seminary teacher, married Patricia May Aldabe.
SALTA ARGENTINA STAKE: (Oct. 15, 1995) President - Jacinto Roberto Diaz, 32, assistant manager for Fravega Saciyf; succeeding Angel Eleodoro Caceres; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop, and elders quorum president, married Silvia Beatriz Rueda. Counselors - Salomon Rodriquez, 52, head of parks for city of Salta, former high councilor, high priests group leader, elders quorum president, Sunday School president, and branch president, married Maria Jesus Amador; Angel Esteban Vega, 54, self-employed, former high councilor, and branch president and counselor, married Emma Magdalena Colque.
SALT LAKE EAGLE GATE STAKE: (Oct. 29, 1995) President - Ray H. Wood, 64, tax director for Church; succeeding W. Herbert Klopfer; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, and bishop and counselor, married Dolores Ann Aylett. Counselors - David A. Burton, 52, physician and executive with Intermountain Health Care Inc., former mission president, stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake Young Men president, high priests group leader, and institute director, married Beth Benson; Lynn J. Ames, 37, manager of taxation for Deloitte & Touche, former high councilor, bishop's counselor, elders quorum president and counselor, and Young Men president, married Rebecca Bennett.
SALT LAKE PARK STAKE: (Nov. 5, 1995) President - F. Craig Sudbury, 48, vice president of Management and Training Corporation; succeeding Harold Norman Harris; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, and bishop and counselor, married LeeAnn Behunin. Counselors - David B. Thomas, 50, resource center manager for state of Utah, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, and Young Men president, married Carolyn Morris; Barr Mauss Christensen, 54, chemist for Utah Department of Agriculture, former high councilor, stake missionary, bishop and counselor, high priests group leader, and Scoutmaster, married Karen Yvonne Harman.
