Eight new mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First Presidency. They will begin their service later this year.
Alberto Andis Álvarez Mosquera, 54, and Aurora María Rojas de Álvarez, three children, San Jacinto Ward, Maracaibo Venezuela Stake: Venezuela Barcelona Mission, succeeding President Juan C. Chacín Nava and Sister Ingrid Prada de Chacín. Brother Álvarez serves in a mission presidency and is a former bishop, stake president and missionary in the Venezuela Caracas Mission. Coordinator, LDS Seminaries and Institutes. Born in Carora, Lara, Venezuela, to Tomas Antonio Álvarez and Elena Deogracia Mosquera Meléndez.
Sister Álvarez serves as counselor in a ward Relief Society presidency and is a former stake Relief Society president and stake public affairs assistant. Born in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela, to Valentin Rojas and Nery Idalia Margarita Montiel.
Michael Dahl Brown, 55, and Janet Frankie Nowers Brown, four children, Bluffdale 6th Ward, Bluffdale Utah Stake: Ohio Cleveland Mission, succeeding President Michael L. Vellinga and Sister Pamela Vellinga. Brother Brown is a former stake presidency counselor, stake Young Men president, ward mission leader, bishop, elders quorum president and missionary in the New York New York City Mission. President, M & M Asphalt Service. Born in Murray, Utah, to Larry Dahl Brown and Mildred Dillon Brown.
Sister Brown serves as a Relief Society teacher and Church-service missionary at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building and is a former stake Young Women and Relief Society presidency counselor, and ward Young Women and Relief Society presidencies counselor. Born in Murray, Utah, to John Franklin Nowers and Joyce Earlene Shotwell Nowers.
Wayne R Dymock, 58, and Julie Lynn Lambert Dymock, five children, Paradise 3rd Ward, Hyrum Utah Stake: Washington Spokane Mission, succeeding President Donald E. Mullen and Sister Melonie G. Mullen. Brother Dymock serves as a stake presidency counselor and is a former bishop, high councilor, stake executive secretary and missionary in the Canada Calgary Mission. Institute instructor, Seminaries and Institutes. Born in Tooele, Utah, to Lisle Reed Dymock and Hazel Marie Davis Dymock.
Sister Dymock serves as a ward organist and is a former stake Young Women presidency counselor, ward Primary president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor and gospel doctrine teacher. Born in Salt Lake City to LaRelle W. Lambert and Bonnie Jean McCormick Lambert Lassche.
Chad Barry Gardner, 49, and Elizabeth Susie Mangum Gardner, three children, Sterling Heights Ward, Bountiful Utah Orchard Stake: Nebraska Omaha Mission, succeeding President Michael D. Weston and Sister Zoe Weston. Brother Gardner serves as a stake presidency counselor and is a former bishop, stake executive secretary, high councilor, stake mission president, elders quorum president and missionary in the Wisconsin Milwaukee Mission. Division head, technology services, Cache Valley Electric. Born in Salt Lake City to Barry Doyle Gardner and Melinda Lee Gardner.
Sister Gardner serves as a ward Young Women presidency counselor and is a former ward Primary and Young Women president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Young Women adviser and gospel doctrine teacher. Born in Bethesda, Maryland, to Garth Leroy Mangum and Marion Poll Mangum.
Bruce Hill, 55, and Kathleen Ann Bullock Hill, four children, Medicine Hat 5th Ward, Medicine Hat Alberta Stake: Brazil Campinas Mission, succeeding President Carlos S. Perrotti and Sister Lilian Perrotti. Brother Hill serves as a marriage and family relations teacher and is a former stake president, bishop, high councilor, Varsity Scout leader, ward Young Men president and missionary in the Brazil Recife Mission. Attorney, Hill & Hill Law Office. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to Leo Bynum Hill and Rose Marie Nelson Hill.
Sister Hill serves as a marriage and family relations teacher and is a former ward Relief Society president, ward Primary and Young Women president, ward missionary and Cub Scout leader. Born in Seattle to Gerald Alvin Bullock and Sylvia Lee Jensen Bullock.
German Laboriel Guitty, 57, and Lourdes Patricia Espinal de Laboriel, four children, Santa Maria Ward, Tegucigalpa Honduras La Esperanza Stake: Costa Rica San José West Mission. Brother Laboriel serves as an Area Seventy and is a former stake president, mission presidency counselor, bishop and elders quorum president. General manager, Punto, Bienes & Proyectos. Born in Santa Rosa de Aguan, Colon, Honduras, to Manuel Laboriel and Fidelia de Laboriel.
Sister Laboriel serves as a ward Primary president and is a former ward Relief Society presidency counselor, family history director, ward Young Women president and ward Primary president. Born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, to Raul Espinal and Maria Cristina Valladares de Espinal.
Luther Scott Palmer, 57, and Suzanne Karen Colt Palmer, five children, River Ridge 3rd Ward, South Jordan Utah River Ridge Stake: Utah Salt Lake City West Mission, succeeding President Earl S. Swain and Sister Kathy L. Swain. Brother Palmer serves as an inner city missionary and is a former stake president, bishop, high councilor, ward Young Men president and missionary in the Canada Halifax Mission. Management consultant, self-employed. Born in Salt Lake City to Luther William Palmer and Virginia Crosland Palmer.
Sister Palmer serves as an inner city missionary and is a former ward Young Women and Primary president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor and ward Primary worker. Born in Salt Lake City to Roland Olsen Colt and Lola Rae Healey Colt.
George Scott Spendlove, 51, and Kariane Christiansen Spendlove, five children, San Antonio Texas North Stake: Utah Salt Lake City Mission, succeeding President Stephen W. Hansen and Sister Carol V. Hansen. Brother Spendlove serves as a stake president and is a former stake presidency counselor, bishop, stake Young Men president, ward Young Men president and missionary in the Italy Catania Mission. Retired chief financial officer, Tesoro Corp. Born in Salt Lake City to George Paul Spendlove and Louise Prestwich Spendlove.
Sister Spendlove is a former stake Young Women presidency counselor, ward Primary president, ward Relief Society, Young Women and Primary presidencies counselor and ward nursery leader. Born in Portland, Oregon, to David Glen Christiansen and Julianne Prude Christiansen.
