The First Presidency announced this week new assignments in area presidencies and the creation of the new Chile Area, bringing the number of areas in the Church to 23. (See related article on page 3.)
The new area presidency assignments and the creation of the new area are both effective Aug. 15.Fifty-nine members of the Seventy and 10 area authorities have been assigned to serve in eight domestic areas and in 15 international areas throughout the world. Most of the members of the Seventy who will serve in domestic areas will continue to reside in the Salt Lake City area, while those assigned to the international areas will live near their offices in other countries.
Currently, there are 76 members of the First and Second Quorums of the Seventy. Those who have not been called to area presidencies have been assigned responsibilities at Church headquarters in the Young Men and Sunday School general presidencies, and in the Missionary, Temple, Family History, Correlation, Curriculum, Historical and Priesthood departments, and as temple presidents.
Last year, after President Gordon B. Hinckley announced the position of area authority in the April 1995 general conference, three area authorities were called as members of area presidencies. This year, 10 area authorities will serve as counselors in area presidencies. They are: Asia Area, Chung Hei (Patrick) Wong; Africa Area, Christoffel Golden Jr; Central America, Julio Enrique Alvarado; Chile Area, Eduardo A. Lamartine; Mexico North Area, Tomas Valdes O.; Mexico South Area, Octaviano Tenorio D.; North America Northwest Area, C. Scott Grow; Pacific Area, Phillip B. Mitchell; and South America North Area, Carl B. Pratt.
The policy of administering the affairs of the Church in various lands through area presidencies was announced in June 1984, at which time 13 areas were created. Since then, additional areas have been created.
Currently, there are two areas covering Utah and portions of adjoining states, one area for California and Hawaii, and five areas for the rest of the United States and Canada. Six areas cover the Spanish-speaking areas of Mexico, Central and South America, and another covers Portuguese-speaking Brazil.
Three areas are responsible for Europe, two for Asia and one each for Africa, the Pacific and the Philippines/Micronesia islands.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Utah North
Robert E. Wells, First Counselor
Alexander B. Morrison, President
Robert K. Dellenbach, Second Counselor
Utah South
L. Lionel Kendrick, First Counselor
Ben B. Banks, President
Dennis B. Neuenschwander, Second Counselor
North America Northwest
Wm. Rolfe Kerr, First Counselor
Glenn L. Pace, President
C. Scott Grow, Second Counselor
North America West
C. Max Caldwell, First Counselor
Loren C. Dunn, President
Cree-L Kofford, Second Counselor
North America Central
J. Richard Clarke, First Counselor
Hugh W. Pinnock, President
V. Dallas Merrell, Second Counselor
North America Northeast
W. Don Ladd, First Counselor
Vaughn J Featherstone, President
Marlin K. Jensen, Second Counselor
North America Southeast
John K. Carmack, First Counselor
F. Burton Howard, President
F. David Stanley, Second Counselor
North America Southwest
Lynn A. Mickelsen, First Counselor
Dean L. Larsen, President
Angel Abrea, Second Counselor
Mexico North
Andrew W. Peterson, First Counselor
John M. Madsen, President
Tomas Valdes O., Second Counselor
Mexico South
Gary J. Coleman, First Counselor
D. Todd Christofferson, President
Octaviano Tenorio D., Second Counselor
Central America
Lino Alvarez, First Counselor
William R. Bradford, President
Julio Enrique Alvarado, Second Counselor
South America North
Francisco J. Vinas, First Counselor
Jay E. Jensen, President
Carl B. Pratt, Second Counselor
Brazil
W. Craig Zwick, First Counselor
Dallas N. Archibald, President
Claudio R.M. Costa, Second Counselor
South America South
Carlos H. Amado, First Counselor
John B. Dickson, President
Hugo A. Catron, Second Counselor
Chile
Jerald L. Taylor, First Counselor
F. Melvin Hammond, President
Eduardo A. Lamartine, Second Counselor
Europe North
John E. Fowler, First Counselor
Cecil O. Samuelson Jr., President
Spencer J. Condie, Second Counselor
Europe East
Bruce D. Porter, First Counselor
Charles Didier, President
F. Enzio Busche, Second Counselor
Europe West
Neil L. Andersen, First Counselor
Dieter F. Uchtdorf, President
Gene R. Cook, Second Counselor
Africa
Dennis E. Simmons, First Counselor
James O. Mason, President
Christoffel Golden Jr, Second Counselor
Asia
John H. Groberg, First Counselor
Kwok Yuen Tai, President
Patrick Wong, Second Counselor
Asia North
Rex D. Pinegar, First Counselor
David E. Sorensen, President
L. Edward Brown, Second Counselor
Philippines/Micronesia
Sheldon F. Child, First Counselor
Kenneth Johnson, President
Quentin L. Cook, Second Counselor
Pacific
Bruce C. Hafen, First Counselor
Lowell D. Wood, President
P. Bruce Mitchell, Second Counselor
