Seven new mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First Presidency. They will begin service about July 1. Mission assignments will be announced later.
Lewis Enoch Bautista, 63, and Leslie Janet Eddington Bautista, four children, Plymouth Ward, Minneapolis Minnesota Stake. Brother Bautista serves as stake president and is a former counselor in a stake presidency, bishop and high councilor. Retired President and CEO, Eddingtons. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Enoch and Josephine Wager Ruth Bautista.
Sister Bautista is a former stake Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, strengthening marriage instructor, ward Young Women adviser, ward Relief Society teacher, and ward family history consultant. Born in Lehi, Utah, to Elmo Keith and June Anderson Eddington.
Jorge Eduardo Torres Becerra, 48, and Debbie Ilene Schneberger Becerra, five children, Eastridge 8th Ward, Draper Utah Eastridge Stake. Brother Becerra serves as a counselor in the Utah Salt Lake City South Mission and is a former stake president, bishop, counselor in a bishopric, counselor in a ward Young Men presidency, counselor in a branch presidency and missionary in the California Arcadia Mission. Financial Adviser, Intermountain Financial Group. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Juan Carriles and Celia Torres Becerra.
Sister Becerra serves as a ward Primary president and is a former ward missionary, gospel doctrine teacher, ward Relief Society teacher, ward Young Women adviser, and missionary in the California Arcadia Mission. Born in Spokane, Wash., to Richard Jimmy and Nancy Lea Cramer Schneberger.
Hugo Lucio Bautista Giuliani, 60, and Adriana María Hernández Giuliani, three children, Harbor 1st Ward, Palos Verdes California Stake. Brother Giuliani serves as a counselor in the California Los Angeles Mission and is a former counselor in a stake presidency, high councilor, bishop and missionary in the Argentina North Mission. Owner, Hugo Engineering Co. Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, to Hugo Oscar Luis and Rina Antonia Cavalleri Giuliani.
Sister Giuliani serves as a gospel doctrine teacher and is a former stake Young Women secretary, ward Relief Society president, counselor in a ward Relief Society presidency, ward teacher development instructor, ward Relief Society teacher and ward Primary teacher. Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, to José Antonio and Yolanda Juana Sibilia Hernández.
Kenneth Duane Klingler, 56, and Janis Christensen Klingler, seven children, Miramar Ward, Mesa Arizona Citrus Heights Stake. Brother Klingler serves as a ward missionary and as a temple ordinance worker in the Mesa Arizona Temple. He is a former stake president, bishop, counselor in a bishopric, high priest group leader and missionary in the France Paris Mission. Retired Consulting Actuary, Towers Watson & Company. Born in Kalispell, Mont., to Earl Newell and Irene M. Robinson Klingler.
Sister Klingler serves as a stake literacy specialist and as a temple ordinance worker in the Mesa Arizona Temple. She is a former stake music chairman, ward Young Women president, ward Relief Society president, ward choir director, ward music chairman and missionary in the Minnesota-Wisconsin Mission. Born in Challis, Idaho, to Anton Robert and Lois Gordon Christensen.
S. Craig Omer, 62, and Catherine Jean Cooper Omer, four children, Monument Park 17th Ward, Salt Lake Monument Park North Stake. Brother Omer serves as stake president and is a former counselor in a stake presidency, high councilor, bishop, counselor in a bishopric and ward Young Men president. Retired Partner, KPMG, LLP. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Stanley August and Rachel LaDonna Gaddie Omer.
Sister Omer serves as a ward enrichment leader and is a former counselor in a stake Primary presidency, counselor in a ward Young Women presidency, ward Primary president, ward Young Women adviser, counselor in a ward Young Women presidency, counselor in a ward Primary presidency and ward enrichment leader. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Robert Holt and Clarice Martin Cooper.
Eduardo Camilo Risso, 56, and Jeanet Echeverría Risso, three children, Carrasco Ward, Montevideo Uruguay East Stake. Brother Risso is a former counselor in the Montevideo Uruguay Mission, public affairs director, stake president, counselor in a stake presidency, bishop, high councilor and missionary in the Uruguay Paraguay Mission. Institute director, Church Educational System. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, to Eddie Rodolfo and Ana Lía Guedes Risso.
Sister Risso is a former public affairs director, stake Relief Society president, stake Young Women president, ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, ward Sunday School teacher, seminary teacher and volunteer in the Montevideo Temple. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, to Bismark and Ilda Sabina Viera Echeverría.
Jeffrey Lynn Shulz, 64, and Lynette Pierce Shulz, five children, Muskrat Springs Ward, Hooper Utah Stake. Brother Shulz is a former counselor in a stake presidency, bishop, counselor in a bishopric and missionary in the Armenia Yerevan, Ghana Accra, and Australian missions. Retired Contractor and Land Developer, Shron, Inc. Born in Ogden, Utah, to John Gerald and Ruth Bingham Shulz.
Sister Shulz is a former counselor in a stake Young Women presidency, ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, counselor in a ward Primary presidency and gospel doctrine teacher. She served with her husband in the Armenia Yerevan and Ghana Accra missions. Born in Ogden, Utah, to Thomas Garth and Beverly Gene Richardson Pierce.
