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New and returning Mission Presidents: 1998

The First Presidency has announced the assignments of this year's new mission presidents. They will report to their missions about July 1, and generally serve for three years. This year, 103 new mission presidents and their wives have been called.

Total mission as of July 1, 1998 - 331

North America - 107 missions

Caribbean - 7 missions

Mexico / Central America - 30 missions

South America - 69 missions

Europe - 48 missions

British Isles - 8 missions

Africa - 12 missions

Philippines / Micronesia - 14 missions

Asia - 22 missions

South Pacific - 14 missions

Missionary Training Centers - 1

Mission New President Returning President

Provo Missionary Training W. BRent Edman Rex Winder Williams Jr.

Center

North America - 34

Mission New President Returning President

Alabama Birmingham Perry M. Webb Eldon Clair McKell

Arizona Tempe Steven Lynn Bates Brice Lee Hedrick

California Arcadia Leslie Steward* Douglas H. Swenson

California Long Beach Grant L. Pullan New mission

California San Bernadino Michael T. Nelson George M. Blanch

Canada Edmonton Richard M. Andrus New mission

Canada Toronto West Brent H. Satterthwaite** Paul R. Sampson

Canada Vancouver Kenneth Young Knight* Sterling Colton

Florida Jacksonville M. Keith Hansen Otto S. Shill Jr.

Florida Orlando Wayne Mark Reilly* New mission

Florida Tallahassee Merrill J. Millett* Claron C. Spencer

Hawaii Honolulu H. Ross Workman Dee F. Andersen

Idaho Boise Stanley Armond Taylor* David M. Brown

Illinois Chicago Gordon B. Holbrook Neal L. Cox Illinois Peoria F. Weldon Thacker* Dean Richard Sorensen

Indiana Indianapolis M. Richard Walker G. Barton Payne

Iowa Des Moines Robert Louis Rowley Joe Daniel Houston

Michigan Detroit Rulong D. Robinson John P. Livingstone

Missouri St. Louis Rand Hugh Packer Stuart R. Preece

New Hampshire Manchester Lee Ford Hunter Charles R. Hobbs

New Jersey Cherry Hill Mark F. Breinholt J. Glen Sanford

New Mexico Albuquerque Brian Kermit Kelly* Maurice Gordon Baker

Ohio Cincinnati Roger Kirkby Wilson* New mission

Oklahoma Oklahoma City James Ray Engebretsen* Henry K. Chai II

Oregon Portland Edward Dewayne Smith P. Lamar Eyre

Pennsylvania Philadelphia James R. Michie Frank Everton Wagstaff

Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Hans Ralph Kuhni Randall K. Lunt

Texas Fort Worth Larry Lamar Whiting Stephen D. Posey

Texas San Antonio Kent F. Richards Stephen A. West Sr.

Utah Salt Lake City J. Richard Thorderson David A. Christensen

Utah Salt Lake City South James Albert Stephens* New mission

Virginia Richmond Allen C. Feller Dennis R. Webb

Washington D.C. North Gary Wm. Farnes C. Terry Graff

Wisconsin Milwaukee David B. Stokes** Robert Murray Wilkes

Mexico and Central America - 9

Mission New President Returning President

Honduras San Pedro Sula Rene Humberto Oliva L. Josue R. Perez C.

Mexico Chihuahua Ashton H. Taylor** H. Samuel Cluff

Mexico Culiacan Amado Rojas G.* Alberto Isaac Martineau Jr.

Mexico Leon Carl Lavon Call Lowell J. Robison

Mexico Merida Samuel Castro C.* Walter Ray Petersen

Mexico Mexico City East John C. Pingree Craig C. Christensen

Mexico Monterrey North Steven R. Ballard William H. Wingo

Nicaragua Managua Fernando D. Ortega Darryl R. Townsend

Panama Panama City Duane B. Williams W. Edward Seegmiller

Africa - 6

Mission New President Returning President

DR Congo Kinshasa Merwin Leonard Waite Roberto Mari Tavella

Kenya Nairobi Kirk Thomas Waldron H. David Boucher

Madagascar Antananarivo R. Chris Fee*** New mission

Nigeria Enugu John Fell Squires* Johannes W. Vande Merwe

Nigeria Port Harcourt Jerry V. Kirk George C. Pingree

South Africa Durban David Allen Duke* R. Chris Fee***

Philippines / Micronesia - 5

Mission New President Returning President

Micronesia Guam Morgan Leonard Johnson R. Ray Ward

Philippines Cagayan de Oro Cesar A. Perez Jr. Edgardo E. Fernando

Philippines Ilagan Julio Gacha Gaviola Pedrito T. Miole

Philippines Naga Salvador C. Villahermosa Edison M. Cabrito

Philippines Quezon City Robert K. Wagstaff Gordon T. Watts

British Isles - 2

Mission New President Returning President

England Leeds David T. Seamons M. Robert Rowe

Ireland Dublin Robert P. Crowther John D. Jury

Caribbean - 2

Mission New President Returning President

Haiti Port-Au-Prince Donald Kent Miller Harold W. Bodon

Puerto Rico San Juan Dean M. Davies Jesus Nieves

South America - 17

Mission New President Returning President

Argentina Buenos Aires North Craig N. Hansen David K Udall

Bolivia Santa Cruz Wilford Douglas Shumway* New mission

Brazil Campinas Richard T. Jackson Rod Cuthbert

Brazil Curitiba David Finn Paulsen* Adhemar Damiani

Brazil Goiania Antonio Casado R.* New missions

Brazil Joao Pessoa Wilson Roberto Gomes New mission

Brazil Marilia W. Ladd Hollist Gutenberg G. Amorim

Brazil Santa Maria Duane Herman Zobrist New mission

Chile Concepcion David Kenneth Broadbent* Prescott Bangerter Hardy

Chile Santiago South David Craig Hoopes* Theron M. Hall Jr.

Chile Santiago West John Chris Hadfield** Roland N. Walker

Colombia Barranquilla Hector Alfonso Hernandez Thomas E. Cavanaugh

Ecuador Guayaquil South Robert S. Gabbitas* Pablo Fernandez V.

Paraguay Asuncion North Lavorn G. Sparks Jr. New mission

Peru Arequipa Julio Arturo Leiva* Willy Zuzunaga C.

Peru Lima North Belisario E. Benites M. Jose Blanco

Peru Trujillo Stephen L. Jensen Theron David Rose

Asia - 6

Mission New President Returning President

India Bangalore Ebenezer Solomon* Neil C Twitchell

Japan Kobe David Franklin Robertson* Yasuhiro Matsushita

Korea Seoul West Hyae Kee Min* Earl Stanley Swain

Korea Taejon David Lynn Waddell Byung Sik Hong

Taiwan Kaohsiung Robert Dean Murdock* New mission

Taiwan Taichung Dennis Chai Han Kim Karl Robert Koerner

European - 15

Mission New President Returning President

Albania Tirana Roger W. Doxey Laurel LeRoy Holman

Czech Prague W. Mack Watkins Edwin B. Morrell

Denmark Copenhagen Byron A. Rasmussen Knud B. Andersen

France Bordeaux Gerald Ross Williams* Charles Cuenot

Germany Frankfurt D. Michael Stewart Michael L. Jensen

Germany Hamburg Wayne Eric Kuehne** Duane R. Bullough

Hungary Budapest Joseph Toth William Nemeth

Italy Milan Madison U. Sowell Jr J. Halvor Clegg

Italy Padova LeGrand R. Curtis Jr. Cleve Merrill Dibble

Poland Warsaw Douglas F. Tobler Richard F. Ordyna

Russia Samara Sheridan Ted Gashler* Cordell O. Wold

Russia St. Petersburg Michael Ray Kelly* Gary N. Anderson

Russia Yekaterinburg Roland R. Datwyler** Vyacheslav I. Efimov

Spain Malaga D. Michael Madsen Faustino Lopez R.

Switzerland Zurich John Hamilton Holbrook* Richard W. Lohner

Pacific - 7

Mission New President Returning President

Australia Adelaid John Allen Hubbard** M. David Knight

Australia Brisbane Gail W. Ockey Angus H. Belliston

Australia Melbourne Dean R. Hodson Paul R. Anderson

Australia Melbourne West Gary Lynn Brenchley* New mission

Australia Perth Joseph Clark Robinson* Daniel G. Hamilton

Australia Sydney North Terrence Barry* Wilford Lynn Dredge

Tonga Nuku'Alofa Taniela Kelikupa Kivalu** Alifeleti Malupo

*Biographies to be published later

**Biographies on page 7

***Transferred from the South Africa Durban Mission to the new Madagascar Antananarivo Mission

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