New Stakes
Four new stakes have been created.
A new stake has been created from a division of the Lehi Utah Gateway Stake. The Lehi Utah Thanksgiving Stake, which consists of the Cranberry Farms 1st, Pilgrims Landing 1st, Pilgrims Landing 2nd, Pilgrims Landing 3rd, Pilgrims Landing 4th, Sunset Hollow, Thanksgiving Meadows 1st, Thanksgiving Meadows 2nd and Thanksgiving Village wards, was created by Elder Marcus B. Nash of the Seventy and Elder Evan A. Schmutz, an Area Seventy.
A new stake has been created from the Caldwell New Jersey and Scotch Plains New Jersey stakes and Patterson New Jersey District. The Liberty Park New Jersey Stake, which consists of the Bayonne, Spring Garden and Ironbound (Portuguese) branches and the Jersey City 1st (Spanish), Jersey City 2nd, Newark (Spanish), Union City (Spanish), West New York (Spanish) and Hoboken YSA wards, was created by Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and Elder Paul H. Sinclair, an Area Seventy.
A new stake has been created from the Okpuala Ngwa Nigeria District. The Okpuala Ngwa Nigeria Stake, which consists of the Ndiolumbe and Ntigha branches and the Amapu, Nbawsi, Okpuala Ngwa, Ovungwu, Umuapu and Umuchima wards, was created by Elder LeGrand R. Curtis Jr. of the Seventy and Elder Aniefiok Udo Inyon, an Area Seventy.
A new stake has been created from a division of the Sete Lagoas Brazil Stake. The Sete Lagoas Brazil East Stake, which consists of the Belo Vale, Curvelo, Interlagos, Nova Cidade and Sete Lagoas 2nd wards, was created by Elder Jairo Mazzagardi of the Seventy.
LEHI UTAH THANKSGIVING STAKE: (Oct. 11, 2015) President — Cody Michael Tower, 41, director of senior living; wife, Sonni Leah Tower. Counselors — Jason Justin Taufer, 43, client advisor; wife, AmySue Puckett Taufer. Clay Harlon Caswell, 41, history teacher; wife, Stefanie Annette Stevens Caswell.
LIBERTY PARK NEW JERSEY STAKE: (Sept. 20, 2015) President — Michael Lawrence Scheel, 38, president, Profolio Investments; wife, Jennifer Reed Chugg Scheel. Counselors — Juan Carlos Almeida, 39, personal banker; wife, Carole Nane Robles Almeida. Ernesto Gomez Santos, 55, bus operator; wife, Marta Gomez.
OKPUALA NGWA NIGERIA STAKE: (Sept. 13, 2015) President — Prince Alaoma Ebere, 53, managing director, self-employed; wife, Onyinyechi Emeenye. Counselors — Louis Okezie Daniel Iweh, 47, managing director; wife, Green C. Daniel Anyaniou Iweh. Victor P. Francis, 44, principal; wife, Glory Nwala Francis.
SETE LAGOAS BRAZIL EAST STAKE: (Sept. 20, 2015) President — Márcio Batista Souza, 40, cashier; wife, Gilvana de Cássía Alves Souza. Counselors — Carlos Daniel Carneiro de Araujo, 39, commercial director; wife, Natalia Zborowski Araujo. Augusto Calado de Avelar Leandro, 32, manager; wife, Fabiane Souza Santos de Avelar.
Reorganized Stakes
APPLE VALLEY CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Sept. 20, 2015) President — Bruce William Ebmeyer, 46, self-employed; succeeding Craig C. Garrick; wife, Carolyn Shen-Berg Ebmeyer. Counselors — Thomas Richard Gibbons, 39, seminary and institute coordinator; wife, Magi Cooper Gibbons. Joseph Bjorn Andreasen, 58, retired; wife, Beth Elaine Belli Andreasen.
AURORA COLORADO STAKE: (Sept. 13, 2015) President — Douglas Kent Whetten, 41, dentist; succeeding Jared B. Dorney; wife, Christy Pugh Whetten. Counselors — Scott Burton Davies, 53, president, Tech Networking Inc.; wife, Carrie Louise Hansen Davies. Kelly Myler Wright, 50, technical support specialist; wife, Elizabeth Lee Patch Wright.
BOISE IDAHO NORTH STAKE: (Oct. 18, 2015) President — Aaron Lloyd Maybon, 54, principal; succeeding Brent D. Carr; wife, Cynthia Marie Dildine Maybon. Counselors — Clyn Grant Richards, 62, director of photography, KROI-TV; wife, Kristin Sue Oakes Richards. Dale Cecil Olsen, 59, accountant; wife, Marla Warnick Olsen.
ROSWELL NEW MEXICO STAKE: (Sept. 13, 2015) President — Joe Shannon Magill, 62, chief of police; succeeding Tory L. Smith; wife, Carol Melissa Conner Magill. Counselors — David Gardner Morrison, 45, operating manager; wife, Amy Melissa Mosley Morrison. James Donald Reese, 62, teacher/coach; wife, Linda Elizabeth Call Reese.
SANTA ANA EL SALVADOR MODELO STAKE: (Aug. 16, 2015) President — César Ricardo Deras Nuñez, 43, business manager; succeeding Astul B. Garay Cabrera; wife, Luz de Maria Beltran Palacios. Counselors — Carlos Alexander Padilla Peñate, 33, dental surgeon; wife, Susana Emilia Vicente Peñate. Nestor Vladimir Hernández Vargas, 35, complaints recipient; wife, Edith Raquel Aragón Rodriguez.
