Seven new mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First Presidency to begin their service about July 1. Their mission assignments will be announced later.
David Owen Day, 53, and Vicki Temple Butler Day, five children, Burgess Falls Ward, McMinnville Tennessee Stake. Brother Day serves as a counselor in a stake presidency and is a former stake clerk, stake mission president, bishop, gospel doctrine teacher, ward mission leader, elders quorum president, Young Men president and missionary in the Taiwan Taipei Mission. President and owner, Law Office of David Day, P.C. Born in Long Beach, Calif., to Robert Owen and Linda Sue Day.
Sister Day serves as a counselor in a Relief Society presidency and as a stake Young Women camp director. She is a former seminary teacher, Young Women president, counselor in a Primary presidency, Sunday School teacher and Primary music leader. Born in Greenville, Miss., to James William and Virginia Millis Holmes Butler.
Candido Fortuna Cabrera, 43, and Rosa Damaris Rosario Fortuna, three children, Gazcue Ward, Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Stake. Brother Fortuna is a counselor in the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo East Mission and is a former stake president, bishop and missionary in the Dominican Republic Santiago Mission. Planning manager for the Caribbean Area, Corporation of the Presiding Bishop. Born in Manzanillo, Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic, to Domingo Fortuna and Digna Cabrera.
Sister Fortuna serves as a secretary in a ward Primary presidency and is a former counselor in a stake Relief Society presidency, Relief Society president, counselor in a Young Women presidency, counselor in a Primary presidency, Sunday School teacher and Relief Society teacher. Born in La Vega, Dominican Republic, to José Rosario and Miledys De La Rosa.
Leon Arthur Holmes, 58, and Elizabeth Anne Holmes, five children, Rynfield Ward, Benoni South Africa Stake. Brother Holmes serves as a Sunday School teacher and is a former national public affairs director, stake president and counselor, stake mission president and bishop. Director for temporal affairs in the Africa Southeast Area, Corporation of the Presiding Bishop. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, to Arthur James and Irene Carr Holmes.
Sister Holmes, a stake Primary president, is a former ward Primary president and counselor, Relief Society president, counselor in a Young Women presidency, seminary teacher, Cub Scout leader and nursery leader. Born in Oranjemund, Namibia, to Thomas Snowdon and Enrica Maria Redaelli Gibson.
Ralph Burdette Jordan III, 58, and Claudia Lynn Pathe Jordan, five children, Visalia 6th Ward, Visalia California Stake. Brother Jordan is a Sunday School teacher and temple ordinance worker and is a former stake president, bishop and missionary in the Uruguay-Paraguay Mission. Attorney/partner, Williams, Jordan, Brodersen & Pritchett, LLP. Born in Visalia, Calif., to Ralph Burdette Jr., and Kathleen Patricia Jordan.
Sister Jordan serves as a Relief Society teacher and temple ordinance worker. She is a former Church-service missionary, Relief Society president, family history consultant, Young Women adviser, ward missionary and seminary teacher. Born in Bakersfield, Calif., to Lonnie Roy and Bonnie Louise Pathe.
Bradley Searight Mains, 60, and Cheri Ann Bell Mains, seven children, Nazareth Ward, Scranton Pennsylvania Stake. Brother Mains is an Area Seventy executive secretary and is a former counselor in the Pennsylvania Harrisburg Mission, stake president, bishop, Young Men president, elders quorum president and missionary in the Korea Seoul Mission. Human resources executive, Olympus Corporation. Born in Carlisle, Pa., to Walter Searight and Helen Elizabeth Menges Mains.
Sister Mains serves as a Relief Society teacher and is a former counselor in stake Young Women and Relief Society presidencies, stake music chairman, Young Women president, Primary president, seminary teacher and family history consultant. Born in Eugene, Ore., to John F. and Myrna Perry Bell.
John Allen McCune, 48, and Debbra Ellen Kingsbury McCune, four children, Marsing 2nd Ward, Caldwell Idaho Stake. Brother McCune is a stake president and a former bishop, counselor in a bishopric, elders quorum president and missionary in the Japan Fukuoka Mission. Managing partner/senior vice president, Capitol Investment Advisors/D.A. Davidson. Born in Santa Cruz, Calif., to Clifford Edward McCune and Joan McCune Schulthies.
Sister McCune serves as a counselor in a Young Women presidency and is a former stake camp director, Young Women president, counselor in a Primary presidency, Relief Society teacher, Young Women adviser and Primary teacher. Born at Hill Field AFB, Utah, to Allen Calvin Kingsbury and Betty Joan Kingsbury Oliver.
Robert Craig Rasmussen, 57, and Julie Ann Perkins Rasmussen, four children, Eagle 5th Ward, Eagle Idaho Stake. Brother Rasmussen is a public affairs director of the Idaho Area and a former counselor in the Idaho Boise Mission, stake president, counselor in a stake presidency, bishop and missionary in the Denmark Copenhagen Mission. Partner/director/CPA, Grow, Rasmussen LLP. Born in Montpelier, Idaho, to Robert Dean and Edith Kunz Rasmussen.
Sister Rasmussen serves as a Primary activities day leader and is a former Relief Society president, Primary president, counselor in a Young Women presidency, Cub Scout leader and Young Women adviser. Born in Montpelier, Idaho, to Durwood and Elaine Perkins.
