George Arthur Oakes, 73, Foxhill Ward, North Salt Lake Utah Stake, called as president of the Campinas Brazil Temple, succeeding President Izaias P. Nogueira. President Oakes' wife, Jeannette Nellie Hubbert Oakes, will serve as temple matron. A ward mission leader, he has served as president of the Brazil North Mission, stake president, stake president's counselor, bishop and temple ordinance worker. Retired attorney and law firm partner, he was born in Inglewood, Calif., to Phillip Byron and Gladys Marie Leinnger Oakes.
Sister Oakes, a Relief Society meeting coordinator, served with her husband as he presided over the Brazil North Mission. She has also served as a stake Young Women president, ward Relief Society president, seminary instructor and full-time missionary. She was born in Glendale, Calif., to Robert Milton and Grace Ann Koch Hubbert.
Bruce John Galbraith, 68, Teton 1st Ward, Sugar City Idaho Stake, called as president of the new Kyiv Ukraine Temple. President Galbraith's wife, Carol Jean Bingham Galbraith, will serve as temple matron. Currently teaching English as a second language in Beijing, China, he has served as president of the Russia Novosibirsk Mission, stake president, stake president's counselor, bishop and sealer. A retired professor of French and Russian from BYU-Idaho, he was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, to Bruce Van and Beth Heninger Galbraith.
Sister Galbraith, currently teaching English with her husband in Beijing, China, previously served with him as he presided over the Russia Novosibirsk Mission. She has also served as a Relief Society president, Young Women counselor, Primary counselor, and ward organist. She was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to Orson Thomas and Rojeana Jacobs Bingham.
