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