Seven mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First Presidency to begin their service about July 1.
Charles David Cranney, 50, Russia Moscow Mission; Edgemont 4th Ward, Provo Utah Edgemont Stake; ward Young Men president; former bishop, high councilor, Scoutmaster, ward choir director, stake athletic director and missionary in the Australia Adelaide Mission. Associate director of publications and graphics, BYU. Born in Provo, Utah, to Wyndon Doyle and Nettie Marie Peterson Cranney. Married Andria Holbrook, seven children.
A counselor in the ward Relief Society presidency, Sister Cranney is a former ward Young Women president, Cub Scout leader and ward Primary pianist. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Dean Webster and Elaine Smedley Holbrook.
Joseph Stanley Martineau, 60, Puerto Rico San Juan West Mission; Cornerstone Ward, Gilbert Arizona Highland Stake; temple ordinance worker and high priests group leader assistant; former high councilor, counselor in stake and ward Young Men presidencies, bishop, stake missionary and missionary in the Guatemala-El Salvador Mission. Attorney. Born in Mesa, Ariz., to Joseph Henry and Velma Coons Martineau. Married Susan Peterson, 10 children.
A stake Relief Society president, Sister Martineau is a former stake Young Women president and camp director, ward Primary president and ward enrichment leader. Born in Oakland, Calif., to Marion George and Bonnie Hancock Peterson.
Kevin De Mar McCracken, 54, Bolivia Santa Cruz Mission; Shamrock Park Ward, Idaho Falls Idaho South Stake; high councilor; former stake president and counselor, bishop, high councilor, Scoutmaster, stake executive secretary and missionary in the Guatemala-El Salvador Mission. Owner of Sunnyside Gardens Inc. Born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Harold Arthur and Coila Ethel Speas McCracken. Married Marilyn Wilding, four children.
A counselor in the stake Primary presidency, Sister McCracken is a former counselor in stake and ward Young Women presidencies, counselor in a ward Relief Society presidency and enrichment leader. Born in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, to Malcolm Walker and Mary Lindsay Wilding.
George Forrest Rhodes, 59, Canada Edmonton Mission; Cache La Poudre Ward, Fort Collins Colorado Stake; counselor in the Colorado Denver North Mission presidency; former stake president and counselor, bishop and missionary in the Western Canadian Mission. Consulting economist. Born in Ogden, Utah, to George Forest Rhodes Sr. and Barbara Joan Miller Rhodes. Married Joan Ann Maddox, four children.
A ward Relief Society president, Sister Rhodes is a former ward Primary president, counselor in a stake Relief Society presidency and stake missionary. Born in Granite City, Ill., to Robert Alvin and Madeline Maxine Elledge Maddox.
Marvin Joseph Slovacek Jr., 53, Czech Prague Mission; Valrico Ward, Brandon Florida Stake; former stake president, bishop, high councilor, stake mission president, stake and ward Young Men president and missionary in the Austria Vienna Mission. President and owner of Northridge Development. Born in Taylor, Texas, to Marvin Joseph Slovacek Sr. and Ruth Compton Slovacek. Married Ellen Dickson, four children.
An institute teacher, Sister Slovacek is a former seminary teacher, ward Relief Society, Young Women and Primary president and gospel doctrine teacher. Born in Enumclaw, Wash., to Robert Jared and Elna Lewis Dickson.
William Blake Sonne, 64, Utah Salt Lake City Mission; Windermere Ward, Orlando Florida South Stake; Area Seventy; former stake president and counselor, bishop, sealer and missionary in the Central British Mission. Retired COO, Arnold Palmer Golf Management Co. Born in Los Angeles, Calif., to Joseph Dean and Hazel Blake Sonne. Married Elizabeth Kay Bickmore, five children.
An Institute and Continuing Education teacher, Sister Sonne is a former ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women adviser, temple ordinance worker and gospel doctrine teacher. Born in Pocatello, Idaho, to Levi Smith and Ellen McMinn Bickmore.
Wallace Lavon Stock, 57, England Leeds Mission; Indian Hills Ward, Cheyenne Wyoming Stake; high councilor; former stake president and counselor, bishop, high councilor, elders quorum president, ward mission leader, ward Young Men president and missionary in the England South Mission. Attorney. Born in Afton, Wyo., to Paul Mondell and Nedra Jensen Stock. Married Jan Hillstead, five children.
A gospel doctrine teacher, Sister Stock is a former stake Relief Society president, counselor in ward Relief Society, Young Women and Primary presidencies, ward choir director and ward organist. Born in Afton, Wyo., to John Gray and Dora Mae Harrison Hillstead.
