New stakes
A new stake has been created from the Lima Peru Puente Piedra and Lima Peru Santa Isabel stakes. The Lima Peru Torre Blanca Stake, which consists of the El Progreso, Industrial, Los Angeles, Nueva América, San Pedro de Carabayllo and Torre Blanca wards, was created by Elder Carlos A. Godoy, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Juan C. Pozo, an Area Seventy.
A new stake has been created from the Port Harcourt Nigeria North and Port Harcourt Nigeria West stakes. The Port Harcourt Nigeria Choba Stake, which consists of the Rumuji Branch and the Choba 1st, Choba 2nd, Emohua, Isiodu, Ogbogoro and Omoku wards, was created by Elder Terrence M. Vinson, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Okechukwu I. Imo, an Area Seventy.
LIMA PERU TORRE BLANCA STAKE: (July 1, 2018) President — José Alfredo Jiménez Flores, 46, sales employee, Rasmin SAC; wife, Patricia Fernanda Apaestique García. Counselors — Juan Ysaú Cubas Villafuerte, 53, police officer; wife, Carmen Ballasco Molina. José Absalon Quevedo Flores, 32, international business executive, ADEX; wife, Leanne Keele Machado Campos.
PORT HARCOURT NIGERIA CHOBA STAKE: (July 8, 2018) President — Sancho Nwobuisi Chukwu, 53, wages officer, PGH LTD; wife, Victoria Chizia Chukwu. Counselors — Amanze Smart Umesi, 51, school supervisor, Rivers State Universal Education; wife, Esther Johnson Umesi. Diabo Ugochukwu Chori Obasi, 33, civil engineer, Dunic Engineering; wife, Mercy Chika Samuel Digbo Chori.
Reorganized stakes
CÁRDENAS MEXICO STAKE: (July 13, 2018) President — Leonardo Eneas Olan Arias, 42, doctor; succeeding Martin E. Zapata; wife, Celeste Hoyas Peral. Counselors — Hector Olivares Tapia, 51, department head, Colegio Sperior de Agricultura Tropical C.P.; wife, Verónica Margarita Guerrero León. Abraham Rodriguez Flores, 34, insurance salesman; wife, Sarahi Rosales Flores Luz.
FORT HERRIMAN UTAH STAKE: (Aug. 5, 2018) Presient — Paul Robert Schwitzer, 43, district manager of sales, Berlin Packaging; succeeding Matthew L. Robinson; wife, Kara Lynn Berrett Schwitzer. Counselors — Sean Michael Tanner, 45, compliance officer, First Electronic Bank; wife, Ashley Marble Tanner. Michael Paul Mangelson, 40, Church product manager; wife, Cristy Marie Peterson Mangelson.
IKOT AKPATEK NIGERIA STAKE: (July 1, 2018) President — Rex Akpan Uko, 50, general manager, Seamate Protective Services LTD; succeeding Daniel Samuel I. Ikpeti; wife, Christiana John Akpan. counselors — Joseph Akpan Davies, 55, helper, Silverball; wife, Jannet Davies. Abraham Alphonsus Ikpe, 40, heavy duty mechanic; wife, Esther Abraham Ikpe.
MANCHESTER ENGLAND STAKE: (Aug. 5, 2018) President — Matthew James Evans, 44, financial global processor, Rolls-Royce; succeeding Daniel A. Liptrott; wife, Emma Christine Weatherall Evans. Counselors — Simon Keith Viner, 47, acountant; wife, Marie Ellen Holland Viner. Aydin John Arabacioglu, 38, commercial director, Fingertip Solutions; wife, Rachael Kathryn Pilkington Arabacioglu.