Fourteen new mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First Presidency. They will begin their service in July.
Kelly Wayne Brown, 58, and Sharon Gallier Brown, four children, Pendleton 2nd Ward, Walla Walla Washington Stake: Colorado Fort Collins Mission. Brother Brown, a stake president, is a former counselor in a stake presidency, high councilor, bishop, Scoutmaster and missionary in the Japan Tokyo Mission. President, Smith Frozen Foods, Inc. Born in Provo, Utah, to Glen Reed and Betty Ruth Ellison Brown.
Sister Brown is a former counselor in a stake Young Women presidency, secretary to a stake Young Women presidency, stake Young Women camp director, ward Young Women president, counselor in a ward Primary presidency, ward Relief Society teacher and seminary teacher. Born in Provo, Utah, to Monroe Glenn and Mignon Gallier.
Kennedy Fonseca Canuto, 40, and Regia Lucia Teixeira Canuto, two children, Noel Nutells Ward, Manaus Brazil Samaúma Stake: Brazil Piracicaba Mission. Brother Canuto, a stake president, is a former counselor in a stake presidency, high councilor, bishop, stake Young Men president and missionary in the Brazil Rio de Janeiro Mission. Housing coordinator, Temple Department. Born in Manaus, AM, Brazil, to Andreilton Canuto and Maria de Fatima Martins Fonseca.
Sister Canuto serves as a seminary teacher and is a former ward Relief Society, Primary and Young Women president. Born in Manaus, AM, Brazil, to Raimundo Nonato Freire Teixeira and Luzia Bezerra Da Costa.
Brent T Cottle, 58, and Joyce Lorraine Anderson Cottle, five children, Oak Brook Ward, Logan Utah Stake: Georgia Macon Mission. Brother Cottle is a stake music chairman and Sunday School teacher and former stake president, high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop and missionary in the Brazil S? Paulo North Mission. Assistant area director, Seminaries and Institutes. Born in Pocatello, Idaho, to Merlin Walter Cottle and Veda Thompson.
Sister Cottle serves as a ward Relief Society president and is a former counselor in a stake Young Women presidency, ward Young Women president, counselor in a ward Young Women presidency, Primary music leader and Relief Society teacher. Born in Richfield, Utah, to George Milan Anderson and Anna Ruth Foisy.
Jorge Dennis, 55, and Jeannie Anette Herrin Dennis, four children, Parkway Branch (Spanish), North Salt Lake Utah Parkway Stake: Ecuador Guayaquil West Mission. Brother Dennis serves as a gospel doctrine teacher and a temple ordinance worker, and is a former counselor in a stake mission presidency, high councilor, stake missionary, bishop, counselor in a bishopric, ward Young Men president, ward mission leader, high priests group assistant and ward Young Men adviser. Owner/CEO, EnviroKleen, LLC. Born in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico, to Jesus and Elena Lauterio Dennis.
Sister Dennis serves as a counselor in a branch Young Women presidency and is a former secretary to a stake Relief Society presidency; stake missionary; ward Primary president, counselor in ward Primary, Relief Society and Young Women presidencies; Relief Society teacher and compassionate service leader. Born in Provo, Utah, to Curtis Lamar and Patricia Joanne Stewart Herrin.
Carlos Alberto de Genaro, 46, and Andréia Espelho de Genaro, two children, Sorocaba Santana Ward, Sorocaba Brazil Santana Stake: Brazil Londrina Mission. Brother Genaro, a stake president, is a former counselor in a stake presidency, high councilor, bishop and missionary in the Brazil Recife Mission. Contractor. Born in Sorocaba, Brazil, to Nelson de and Irani Alves de Genaro.
Sister Genaro serves as a stake Young Women president and is a former ward Relief Society, Young Women and ward Primary president. Born in Sorocaba, Brazil, to Irineu Espelho Prado and Terezinha Elisabete Develis Espelho.
Alejandro Gómez Moreno, 58, and Graciela Garcia Gómez, five children, Quetzalcoatl Ward, Puebla México Cholula Stake: Perú Iquitos Mission. Brother Gómez serves as a regional membership adviser and is a former stake president, counselor in a stake presidency, high councilor, bishop and missionary in the Mexico Villahermosa Mission. Owner and sales manager, Strongator. Born in Cintalapa, Chiapas, Mexico, to Librado Antonio Gómez Moreno and Catalina Moreno Cuesta.
Sister Gómez serves as a Relief Society teacher and is a former ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president and missionary in the Mexico Hermosillo Mission. Born in México City, México, to Luis Garcia Bonilla and Irene Gómez Gonzalez.
José Luiz Del Guerso, 53, and Rosane Braga Del Guerso, three children, Realengo Ward, Rio de Janeiro Brazil Madureira Stake: Brazil S? Paulo West Mission. Brother Del Guerso is a former stake president, counselor in a stake presidency, bishop, and missionary in the Brazil S? Paulo South Mission. Lawyer. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Antonio Del Guerso and Helena Moreira.
Sister Del Guerso serves as a stake Young Women president and is a former ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president and counselor in a ward Primary presidency. Born in Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil, to Ary Braga and Dilcea Wilmann.
Brad H Hall, 59, and Andrea Perkins Hall, four children, Woodruff 3rd Ward, Idaho Falls Idaho Ammon West Stake: México México City Northwest Mission. Brother Hall, a high councilor, is a former bishop, counselor in a bishopric, ward mission leader and missionary in the Argentina Mission. President, Brad Hall & Associates. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Zane Carroll and Maurine Hall.
Sister Hall serves as a stake Young Women president and is a former stake Relief Society adviser, ward Young Women president and ward Primary president. Born in Monticello, Utah, to Richard Corry and Eve Lynn Perkins.
Kai Day Hintze, 54, and Diane Mathews Hintze, five children, Lakeview Ward, Centerville Utah North Stake: El Salvador San Salvador West/Belize Mission. Brother Hintze, a ward Young Men adviser, is a former stake president, counselor in a stake Young Men presidency, bishop's counselor, Scoutmaster and missionary in the Uruguay Montevideo Mission. Financial director, Commissioner of Church Education Department, Corporation of the Presiding Bishop. Born in Roosevelt, Utah, to Lyle Sears Hintze and Nadine Day Hintze Bishop.
Sister Hintze serves as stake Young Women president and is a former ward Young Women president, ward Primary president, Young Women adviser and seminary teacher. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Grant Malmberg Mathews and Peggy Maurine Olsen Matthews.
Roger Leslie Kirkham, 69, and Judy Ann Gowans Kirkham, five children, Valley View 7th Ward, Salt Lake Valley View Stake: Liberia Monrovia Mission. Brother Kirkham serves as a senior missionary in the Sierra Leone Freetown Mission and is a former counselor in a stake presidency, stake executive secretary, high councilor, stake mission president, bishop, elders quorum president, institute instructor and missionary in the Swiss Mission. Retired management consultant. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Ralph Nathan Kirkham and Cora Mary Barkdull Kirkham Call.
Sister Kirkham serves with her husband as a senior missionary in the Sierra Leone Freetown Mission and is a former Cub Scout leader, stake Primary president, counselor in a stake Relief Society presidency, stake mission secretary, ward Relief Society president, gospel essentials teacher and missionary in Norway. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Albert Sherman and Grace Murdoch Gowans.
Anderson Machado Monteiro, 48, and Jacqueline Const?cia de Faria Monteiro, three children, Pampulha Ward, Belo Horizonte Brazil Pampulha Stake: Brazil Curitiba Mission. Brother Monteiro serves as an Area Seventy clerk, a Sunday School teacher and ward missionary and is a former stake president, counselor in a stake presidency, stake mission president, high councilor, bishop's counselor and missionary in the Brazil S? Paulo South Mission. Construction company owner. Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, to Arlindo ?gelo and Sonia Machado Monteiro.
Sister Monteiro serves as a ward missionary, ward music director, and ward Primary music leader. She is a former ward Young Women president, ward Primary president, stake choir conductor, stake family history consultant and Sunday School teacher. Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, to Odilon and Cirene Silva de Faria.
Graham Pilkington, 56, and Jane Kathryn Lee Pilkington, three children, Manchester South Ward, Manchester England Stake: England Leeds Mission. Brother Pilkington is a former stake president, counselor in a stake presidency, counselor in a mission presidency, high councilor, bishop's counselor, ward Young Men president and Sunday School teacher. Businessman and company director. Born in Manchester, England, to Edward and Fay Pilkington.
Sister Pilkington is a former counselor in a stake Relief Society presidency; counselor in a stake Primary presidency; ward Relief Society, Primary and Young Women president, and counselor in a ward Young Women presidency. Born in Altrincham Cheshire, England, to Furniss William and Lettice Amelia Lee.
Karl Robert Sweeney, 59, and DeAnne Henrie Sweeney, five children, Mountain Point 1st Ward, Draper Utah Mountain Point Stake: Arizona Scottsdale Mission. Brother Sweeney serves as a ward temple preparation teacher and is a former stake president, bishop, branch president, Young Men assistant adviser and missionary in the Japan Kobe Mission. Retired. Born in Amarillo, Texas, to Rufus Robert Sweeney Jr. and Melba Nadine Minor Sweeney.
Sister Sweeney is a Church-service missionary and ward Primary teacher, and former stake Young Women president, ward Relief Society president and early-morning seminary teacher. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Jed E and Dorothy Ann Whitney Henrie.
Richard Claudio Zambrano Pinto, 46, and Silvia Patricia Becerra Zeballos Zambrano, two children, Umacollo Ward, Arequipa Perú Umacollo Stake: Bolivia Santa Cruz North Mission. Brother Zambrano, an Area Seventy, is a former stake president, counselor in a stake presidency, high councilor, stake mission president, ward Young Men president and missionary in the Peru Lima East Mission. Coordinator, Seminaries and Institutes. Born in Arequipa, Perú, to Victoriano Andres Zambrano Juarez and Ruth Rufina de Zambrano Pinto.
Sister Zambrano is a ward Young Women president and former stake Young Women president, ward Primary president, counselor in ward Young Women and ward Relief Society presidencies and ward Relief Society secretary. Born in Arequipa, Perú, to Raul Antonio Becerra Peñaloza and Regina Clorinda Zeballos Gamez.
