Two new stakes have been created in Paraguay and New York.
The Capiata Paraguay Stake, which includes the Anahi 1st and 2nd, Aratiri, Del Maestro and Piroy wards, and the Capiata, Cocuere, Itaugua, Mboi'y and Ysapy branches, has been created by Elder Lynn G. Robbins of the Seventy.
The Queens New York Stake, which includes the Astoria, Flushing 2nd, Jamaica 1st, Rego Park 1st and 2nd (Spanish), Richmond Hill 3rd (Spanish) and Woodside (Spanish) wards, and the Flushing 1st (Spanish) and 3rd (Korean), Jamaica 2nd (Spanish) and Richmond Hill 1st branches, has been created by Elder Earl C. Tingey of the Presidency of the Seventy.
New stake presidents
CAPIATA PARAGUAY STAKE: (Oct. 31, 2004) Created from the San Lorenzo Paraguay Stake and the Caacupe Paraguay District. President — Daniel Antero Monzon Jara, 42, self-employed; wife, Marlene Beatriz Morales de Monzon. Counselors — Nelson Antonio Melgarejo, 37, self-employed; wife, Rosa Marlene Figueredo de Melgarejo. Nicolas Arsenio Gonzalez Vera, 40; wife, Rosa Baldomera Riveros de Gonzalez.
QUEENS NEW YORK STAKE: (Nov. 21, 2004) Created from the Lynbrook New York District, the Richmond Hill New York District and the Queens New York West District. President — David Lee Duffy, 49, attending physician at New York Medical College; wife, Audrey Kurtz Duffy. Counselors — Hermilo Palacios, 46, general contractor; wife, Ella Mary Palacios. Michael Rene Bourdet, 45, director of technology at the Kew-Forest School; wife, Cheryl Diane Wheeler Bourdet.
Stake reorganizations
ARLINGTON TEXAS STAKE: (Nov. 7, 2004) President — Brent William Hansen, 55, national account manager for H.J. Heinz; succeeding Terry Wayne Peal; wife, JoAnn Simper Hansen. Counselors — Kenneth Lee Wallace, 50, dentist; wife, Kamille Elwood Wallace. Thomas Kent Larsen, 60, partner and owner at TC Aviation; wife, Linda Ann Lund Larsen
AUBURN CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Nov. 21, 2004) President — Sherrel Lamar Brower, 61, chairman of Axio Financial; succeeding Michael Gordon Dahle; wife, Nancy Sue Hill Brower. Counselors — Mark H. Hillstead, 45, director of finance at Hewlett-Packard; wife, Dawn Leslie Baetge Hillstead. Stanley Moroni Hoer, 44, teacher, contractor and developer; wife, Carolyn Leigh Hawkey Hoer.
BENSON UTAH STAKE: (Nov. 7, 2004) President — Wayne Leon Reese, 48, program supervisor for Cache County Schools and farmer; succeeding Jerry Marlin Toombs; wife, Kathleen Ann Wright Reese. Counselors — Dale Maughan Buxton, 45, COO at Lewiston State Bank; wife, Julie Lynn Dean Buxton. Kelly Hurst Griffin, 47, dairy farmer; wife, Heidi Lois Weston Griffin.
BOUNTIFUL UTAH NORTH CANYON STAKE: (Dec. 5, 2004) President — Russell H. Campbell, 55, contractor and carpenter; succeeding Arnold James Larson; wife, Pauline Folsom Cowley Campbell. Counselors — Wayne Justin Metcalfe, 51, director of the Acquisitions Division for the Family History Department of the Church; wife, Kathleen Hayes Metcalfe. Steven Louis Nielsen, 56, business owner; wife, Debra Arbuckle Nielsen.
CALI COLOMBIA JARDIN STAKE: (Oct. 17, 2004) President — Hugo Roberto Beltran Solano, 36, business owner; succeeding Nestor Antonio Lopes Ramirez; wife, Maria Leonor Escobar Velasco de Beltran. Counselors — Antonio Vasquez Salazar, 58, independent worker; wife, Amparo Sanchez Perdomo de Vasquez. Jose Millan Florez Rios, 46, business owner; wife, Patricia Loaiza Osovio de Florez.
CHANDLER ARIZONA WEST STAKE: (Nov. 14, 2004) President — Raymond Scott Heyman, 49, managing member of Roshka Heyman & Dewolf; succeeding Donald Lynn Jones; wife, Diane Curtis Heyman. Counselors — Bradley Dean Holm, 49, managing member of Holm Wright Hyde & Hays; wife, Barbara Hansen Holm. Hyrum Gregory Hatch, 43, dentist; wife, Florence Brinton Hatch.
COIMBRA PORTUGAL STAKE: (Nov. 28, 2004) President — Jose Edmundo de Almeida e Pais, 28, electronic technician; succeeding Joaquim Teixeira da Silva; wife, Sandra Besteiro Ribeiro de Almeida Pais. Counselors — Nelso Santos Ferreira, 32, civil employee; wife, Ana Paula Gomes Dionisio Ferreira. Elio Gustavo de Matos Soares, 30, product programmer; wife, Sandra Goreti dos Santos Rocha Soares.
COLUMBUS OHIO STAKE: (Nov. 14, 2004) President — Duane Bradley Welling, 48, professor at Ohio State University; succeeding Samuel Jacob Kiehl III; wife, Susan Lynn Keeler Welling. Counselors — David Wallace Cook, 42, partner in a law firm; wife, Melinda Ralph Cook. Scott Kenneth Alpeter, 40, salesman; wife, Mary Helen Bravard Alpeter.
