A new stake has been created in Brazil by Elder Dallas N. Archibald of the Seventy. The Sao Paulo Brazil Parque Pinheiros Stake includes the Embu Das Artes, Itapecirica Da Serra 1st and 2nd, Jardim Roberto, Parque Pinheiros and Trianon wards, and the Parque Paraiso and Vista Alegre branches.
Elsewhere, stakes have been reorganized in Brazil, in Hawaii and Utah.
New stake
SAO PAULO BRAZIL PARQUE PINHEIROS STAKE: (March 9, 1997) Created from the Sao Paulo Brazil, Sao Paulo Brazil Raposo Tavar and Sao Paulo Brazil Taboao stakes. President - Mario Helio Emerick, 42, sales manager for Fortseg Cor. de Segora; wife, Regina Monica De Godoy de Emerick. Counselors - Marcio Leite Silveira, 40, administrative assistant for Mobitel; wife, Tania Cristina Formigone Leite Silveira. Mario Aparecido Dias, 29, coordinator for Deseret Associates; wife, Carmen Lucia Gongalves De Sa Dias.
Stake reorganizations
SAO PAULO BRAZIL RAPOSO TAVAR STAKE: (March 9, 1997) President - Ulisses Soares, retained. Counselors - Edgard Felix Justiniano, retained. Nilo Maria Leal, 54, manager for Church; wife, Sheila Ribeiro Leal.
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII 1ST STAKE: (March 16, 1997) President - James A. Smith, 56, professor of music at BYU-Hawaii; succeeding Charles W. H. Goo; wife, Linda Kay Tolman Smith. Counselors - Randy L. Day, 46, associate dean of math and science at BYU-Hawaii; wife, Cecilia Ruth Olsen Day. John A. Elkington Jr., 48, director of housing at BYU-Hawaii; wife, Deborah Leialoha Cummings.
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII 2ND STAKE: (March 16, 1997) President - Garth L. Allred, 58, associate dean of religious instruction at BYU-Hawaii; succeeding Frank Kumukoa Kalama Jr.; wife, Mary Best Allred. Counselors - Isileli Tupou Kongaika, 49, vice president of student life and dean of students at BYU-Hawaii; wife, Ruth Elayne Anderson Kongaika. Norman W. Evans, 43, teacher at BYU-Hawaii; wife, KayLynn Bowen Evans.
NORTH SALT LAKE UTAH STAKE: (March 16, 1997) President - William S. Winegar, 44, president of Winegars Supermarkets Inc.; succeeding Steven Ray Chapman; wife, Barbara Lynne Brey Winegar. Counselors - Gene R. Chidester, 48, vice president and executive officer of Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp.; wife, Robyn LaVonne Johnson Chidester. Paul R. Lovell, 46, president of National Benefit Services; wife, Brenda Tew Lovell.
SAO PAULO BRAZIL STAKE: (March 9, 1997) President - Reinaldo De Souza Barreto, retained. Counselors - Eduardo Vicente Thomazini, 31, education coordinator for Church Educational System; wife, Maria Aparecida de Oliveira Thomazini. Antonio Carlos Alves Rondena, 37, business owner; wife, Regina Maria Martins Santiana Rondena.
SAO PAULO BRAZIL TABOAO STAKE: (March 9, 1997) President - Jose Carlos Scisci, retained. Counselors - Adilson de Paula Parrella, 34, general manager for Harman of Brazil; wife, Elaine Finholdt Parrella. Roberto de Medeiros Lima, 38, commercial director for Astrosol; wife, Genqueva Miranda Lima.
YORKTOWN NEW YORK STAKE: (March 2, 1997) President - Don R. Clarke, 51, chairman and chief executive officer for Caldor Corp.; succeeding Donald L. Staheli; wife, Mary Anne Jackson Clarke. Counselors - W. Kent Fitzgerald, 54, director of sales administration for QSP (Reader's Digest); wife, Judy Lu Strong Fitzgerarld. David F. Robertson, 58, brand manager for IBM; wife, Mary Lynn McDonald Robertson.
