The following were sustained to the Third through Eighth Quorums of the Seventy during the 182nd Annual General Conference on March 31.
Third Quorumof the Seventy:
Detlef H. Adler, 53, Bielefeld, Germany; CEO, Seidensticker Group; former stake president, bishop, and high councilor; wife: Jutta Helga Verena, four children.
Edward Dube, 49, Harare, Zimbabwe; currently serving as president of the Zimbabwe Harare Mission; former branch president, district president, mission presidency member and stake president; wife: Naume Dube, four children.
Yuriy A. Gushchin, 57, Novosibirsk, Russia; mission driver and materials management director, Europe East Area; former area Family History adviser for the Europe East Area, branch president, and district president; wife: Natal'ya Gushchin, two children.
Clifford T. Herbertson, 48, North Benfleet, United Kingdom; founding partner, Paradigm Global Partners; former stake president, bishop, stake president's counselor and stake president; wife: Julie, three children.
Aniefiok Udo Inyon, 56, Uyo, Nigeria; university lecturer, University of Uyo; former stake president, bishop, and branch presidency member; wife: Nse-Obong Aniefiok, five children.
L. Jean Claude Mabaya, 51, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; marketing manager, NGO, TIFIE; former stake president, bishop, branch president, stake president's counselor; wife: Mimie Mabaya, four children.
Adeyinka A. Ojediran, 44, Lagos, Nigeria; SNR-Psc budget coordinator, Shell Nigeria E & P Company; former mission president's counselor, bishop, branch president, and stake president; wife: Olufunmilayo Ojediran, one child.
Daniel Yirenya-Tawiah, 45, Tema, Ghana; area welfare manager, Office of the Presiding Bishopric; former stake president and stake president's counselor; wife: Regina Yirenya-Tawiah, four children.
Fourth Quorumof the Seventy:
Angel H. Alarcon, 44, Lima, Peru; Church employee, manager engineering services; former stake president, bishopric member, and stake presidency member; wife: Rosa Luz, four children.
Hernando Camargo, 48, Bogota, Colombia; CEO, Hernando Camargo Pedraza Sas Construction; former high councilor, branch president, mission president, and stake mission president; wife: Claudia Ines, four children.
Ángel A. Duarte, 48, La Libertad, El Salvador; pediatrician, private pediatrics practice in San Salvador; former stake president, bishop, and high councilor; wife: Silvia Esperanza Ayala, two children.
Moroni Gaona, 50, Mexico City, Mexico; private practice, Social Security Hospital; former bishop, stake president's counselor, and stake president; wife: Irma Leticia, two children.
Taylor G. Godoy, 43, Lima, Peru; Area director, Church Seminaries and Institutes; former stake president, bishop, high councilor, and mission president's counselor; wife: Carol Godoy, two children.
Alejandro Lopez, 48, Guatemala City, Guatemala; temple engineer, Gutemala City Guatemala Temple; former stake young single adult adviser, bishop, branch president, and mission president; wife: Emna Lopez, four children.
Adonay S. Obando, 45, Mexico City, Mexico; director, Bayer-Crop Science; former stake president's counselor, bishop, and bishop's counselor; wife: Maria Eugenia Lobo Delgado, three children.
Jared R. Ocampo, 37, San Pedro Sula, Honduras; mechatronics and industrial engineering researcher, UNITEC; former stake president and high councilor; wife: Jessica Rosibel, four children.
Jesus A. Ortiz, 47, Jalisco, Mexico; institute director, Church Seminaries and Institutes; former bishop, high councilor, mission president's counselor, mission president, and stake president; wife: Olga Ortiz, three children.
Abraham E. Quero, 55, Caracas, Venezuela; recorder, Caracas Venezuela Temple; former bishop, mission president, stake president's counselor, and stake president; wife: Alirica Quero, three children.
Jorge L. Saldívar, 47, Tampico, Mexico; industrial safety director, Posco Mexico; former assistant area auditor, high councilor and stake president; wife: Iliana Elizabeth Saldívar, three children.
Fifth Quorum
of the Seventy:
Aley K. Auna Jr., 57, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii; judge, State of Hawaii; former stake president, bishop, high councilor and stake president's counselor; wife: Danelle Auna, six children.
W. Mark Bassett, 45, Sacramento, Calif.; CFO, West Coast Auto Auctions; former bishop, high councilor, mission president, and stake president; wife: Angela Bassett, five children.
Robert M. Call, 60, Tacoma, Wash.; real estate broker, Coldwell Banker Bain; former stake president, bishop, bishop's counselor, and stake president's counselor; wife: Heather Call, five children.
Gene R. Chidester, 63, North Salt Lake, Utah; president, Evince International; former bishop, branch president, high councilor, mission president, and stake president's counselor; wife: Robyn Chidester, five children.
Ralph L. Dewsnup, 64, Salt Lake City, Utah; attorney, Dewsnup, King & Olsen; stake patriarch; former bishop, high councilor, mission president, and stake president; wife: Mary C. Dewsnup, five children.
Richard K. Hansen, 57, Portland, Ore.; attorney and partner, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC; former stake president, bishop, high councilor and mission president; wife: Cindy L. Hansen, three children.
Sixth Quorum
of the Seventy:
Todd B. Hansen, 56, Gilbert, Ariz.; owner, sales consultant; former bishop, high councilor, mission president, and stake mission president; wife: Sharon, four children.
Alvin F. Meredith III, 41, Nashville, Tenn.; vice president, Asurion; mission president's counselor, bishop, bishop's counselor, and stake president; wife: Jennifer Edgin Meredith, six children.
Fred A. Parker, 51, Union City, Ga.; database administrator, Atlanta Housing Authority; former stake president, bishop, branch president, and stake president's counselor; wife: Lina O. Parker, five children.
Robert C. Rhien, 60, Farmington, N.M.; physician, San Juan Regional Medical Center; former bishop, high councilor, mission president, and stake president; wife: Rebecca Rhien, four children.
Gordon H. Smith, 59, Bethesda, Md., president and CEO, National Association of Broadcasters; former high councilor and bishop; wife: Sharon Smith, three children.
Seventh Quorum
of the Seventy:
Joaquin E. Costa, 47, Buenos Aires, Argentina; economist consultant, Notus Group SA; former service missionary for EFY, bishop, and stake president's counselor; wife: Renee Costa; four children.
Francisco D. N. Granja, 56, Recife, Brazil; doctor, Servidores Do Estado Hospital; former bishop, branch president, stake president's counselor, and stake president; wife: Evelina Granja, three children.
Luiz M. Leal, 54, Sao Paulo, Brazil; director, Easy Clean of Brazil; area auditor in the Brazil Area; former bishop, mission presidency member, and mission president; wife: Mirna P. Leal, three children.
Jorge Luis Romeu, 43, Rio Negro, Argentina; distribution manager, Materials Management Department, Office of the Presiding Bishopric; former high councilor, bishop and stake president; wife: Marina E. Romeu, five children.
Alin Spannaus, 51, Pilar, Argentina; president of the Mexico Cuernavaca Mission; former bishop, stake president's counselor, and stake president; wife: Andrea Veronica Spannaus, two children.
Moroni B. Torgan, 55, Brasilia, Brazil; president of the Portugal Lisbon Mission; former bishop, mission presidency member, stake president's counselor, and stake president; wife: Rosa Torgan, two children.
Eighth Quorum
of the Seventy:
Pedro U. Adduru, 54, Metro Manila, Philippines; manager, Pace Electro Systems Inc.; former stake president, bishop, bishop's counselor, mission presidency member, and district president; wife: Carmela Adduru, four children.
Andrew M. O'Riordan, 45, Main Ridge, Australia; owner, construction business; former stake president and bishop; wife: Helen O'Riordan, four children.
Siu Hong Pon, 53, Hong Kong, China; area controller, Corporation of the Presiding Bishopric; former director of the Hong Kong Public Affairs Council, bishop, branch president, and stake president; wife: Cindy Pon, four children.
Steven L. Toronto, 55, Beijing, China; general counsel, National Basketball Association China; former district president, bishop's counselor, branch president's counselor, district president, and high councilor; wife: Barbara Colleen Toronto, five children.
Quorums of the Seventy
The First and Second Quorums of the Seventy are set apart as full-time General Authorities for the Church, and give up their own employment to serve full-time wherever they are assigned.
Members of the Third through the Eighth Quorums of the Seventy, known also as Area Seventies, perform many of the same duties as leaders in the First and Second Quorums of the Seventy but they continue to maintain their employment and serve in the areas where they live. The third through eighth quorums are assigned by geographical area and, as the Church continues to grow, so do the number of Quorums of the Seventy.
Listed below are the areas the specific quorums cover:
Third: Europe, Europe East, Africa West, Africa Southeast
Fourth: Mexico, Central America, South America Northwest, Caribbean
Fifth: Idaho, Utah North, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah South, North America Northwest, North America West
Sixth: North America Central, North America Northeast, North America Southeast, North America Southwest
Seventh: Brazil, Chile, South America South
Eighth: Asia, Asia North, Pacific, Philippines
