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Read about presidencies of these 2 new stakes and 19 reorganized stakes around the world — from Arkansas to Alberta

Notices of new and reorganized stake presidencies around the world

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A meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Caldwell, Idaho.

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Read about presidencies of these 2 new stakes and 19 reorganized stakes around the world — from Arkansas to Alberta

Notices of new and reorganized stake presidencies around the world

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A meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Caldwell, Idaho.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

New stake

A new stake has been created from the Naga Philippines Stake. The Naga Philippines North Stake, which consists of the Tinambac Branch and the Calabanga, Camaligan, Canaman, Naga 1st and Naga 5th wards, was created by Elder Carlos G. Revillo Jr., General Authority Seventy, and Elder Edmarc R. Dumas, an Area Seventy.

NAGA PHILIPPINES NORTH STAKE: (Nov. 6, 2022) President — Cristito Masagca Pacunza, 37, teacher and motion graphics designer and editor; wife, Jewel Lynn Jayona Parco. Counselors — Ruve Fornoles Palmiano, 47, self-employed; wife, Marynell Cornejo Del Socorro Palmiano. Yasir Florentino Lanuzo Gamil, 29, self-employed business owner; wife, Marie Grace Putong Agawin Gamil.

A new stake has been created from the San Luis Potosí México Benito Juárez and San Luis Potosí México stakes. The San Luis Potosi México Industrias Stake, which consists of the Españita, Independencia, Industrias, Las Joyas, Oriente and Prados wards, was created by Elder Adrián Ochoa, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Héctor Méndez, an Area Seventy.

SAN LUIS POTOSI MÉXICO INDUSTRIAS STAKE: (Aug. 21, 2022) President — Daniel Patricio Garrido Ordenes, 31, ABB finance team lead; wife, Wendy Leticia Perez Hernandez. Counselors — Omegar Díaz Pardo, 47, 3M Purification manufacturing leader; wife, Nora Olivia de Dîaz Cruz. Victor Manuel Rubio Ramirez, 49, Potosino Institute of Fine Arts, San Luis Potosí S.L.P. master of choral and instrumental ensembles; wife, Fabiola de Rubio Hernandez.

Reorganized stakes

BENTONVILLE ARKANSAS STAKE: (Oct. 16, 2022) President — Paul Christian Van Slooten, 56, PepsiCo sales and general manager; succeeding Simon F. Keogh; wife, Jennifer Christina Lee Van Slooten. Counselors — Matthew Ben Lindsey, 44, Sam’s Club senior director of in-club product management and operations transformation; wife, Alisha Denise Saenz Lindsey. Blaine Richard Douglas, 46, Walmart Global Tech senior director of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; wife, Lani Michelle Petersen Douglas.

DARTMOUTH NOVA SCOTIA STAKE: (Nov. 13, 2022) President — Jonathan Roy Fox, 54, family physician; succeeding Joel D. Glanfield; wife, Tricia Ray Crilley Fox. Counselors — Sheldon Choo, 44, solicitor; wife, Juliette Jeanne Aulenbach Choo. Ryan Wayne Fraser, 51, teacher; wife, Mellissa Jo Ann Wood Fraser.

HONG KONG CHINA KOWLOON WEST STAKE: (Sept. 18, 2022) President — Ka Po Simon Wong, 51, Standard Chartered Bank banker; succeeding Wai Lun Cheng; wife, King Yee Wong. Counselors — Cheung Hing Michael Lau, 57, AIA International Ltd. unit manager and financial planner; wife, Wan Debby Ting. Kwun Hong Dothany Lee, 50, Caritas Hong Kong social work supervisor; wife, Lai Ha Kong.

HUEHUETENANGO GUATEMALA CALVARIO STAKE: (Nov. 6, 2022) President — Leonel Amilcar Menchu Figueroa, 48, municipal employee; succeeding Elder E. Vásquez García; wife, Hilda Nohemi Herrera Velasquez de Menchu. Counselors — Luis Josue Garcia Rivas, 36, Grupo en Tecnologia e Innovacion manager; wife, Almy Elina Matias Lorenzo. Carlos Alberto Vasquez Gomez, 42, business owner; wife, Gladis Maribel Cobon Vasquez de Vasquez.

KAYSVILLE UTAH CENTRAL STAKE: (Nov. 6, 2022) President — Scott Francis Simpson, 53, Utah Credit Union Association president and CEO, and KSL Newsradio anchor and host; succeeding Andrew W. Seelos; wife, Samantha Marie Yaunt Simpson. Counselors — James Joseph Dotson Jr., 54, firefighter and paramedic; wife, Carrie Lynn Covill Dotson. Matthew Kyle Meese, 44, credit union sales manager of wealth management; wife, Jennifer Donielle Gonzales Meese. 

LETHBRIDGE ALBERTA YSA STAKE: (Oct. 23, 2022) President — Stuart James Morgan, 49, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints area facilities manager; succeeding Eric R. Wilde; wife, Lisa Jane Bassett Morgan. Counselors — Bruce William Stewart, 49, physiotherapist; wife, Amy Suzanne Price Stewart. Mark Conrad Sauer, 59, business owner; wife, Diane Gale Pinter Sauer.

MENIFEE CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Oct. 16, 2022) President — Jason Eric Barney, 47, school district director of human resources; succeeding Michael L. Gray; wife, Beth Westenskow Barney. Counselors — Daniel Lee Temple, 54, retired; wife, Naomi Denise Dickson Temple. Cyrus Garrett Price, 47, clinic regional director; wife, Leanne Mickelsen Price.

MESA ARIZONA YSA EAST STAKE: (Oct. 30, 2022) President — Michael Craig Hofeling, 56, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion coordinator; succeeding J. Robert Heap; wife, Patrice Merrill Hofeling. Counselors — Allen Robert Marsh, 59, Boomerang Capital Partners LLC managing director; wife, Karen Ann Orchard Marsh. Kyle James Donaldson, 58, L&W Supply outside sales representative; wife, SueAnn Allen Donaldson.

NAMPA IDAHO RIDGEVUE STAKE: (Nov. 6, 2022) President — Landon Knight Hagberg, 42, optometrist; succeeding Reid T. Stephan; wife, Kara Nicole Jensen Hagberg. Counselors — Brendan Jacob Felix, 48, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion seminary teacher; wife, Lucinda Ann Dewitt Felix. Alan Dean Kindall, 46, Micron Technology Inc. senior manager of global learning and development; wife, Michelle Renae Mease Kindall.

NANAIMO BRITISH COLUMBIA STAKE: (Oct. 30, 2022) President — Michael David Holt, 58, director of IT support; succeeding Andreas M. Weckesser; wife, Melanie Jane Sutton Holt. Counselors — Jeremy Keolla Orrego, 40, lawyer; wife, Dana Noelle Tyskerud Orrego. Justin John Kingsley, 44, family physician and College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia board member; wife, Rachel Catherine Van Horne Kingsley.

OREM UTAH CHERRY HILL STAKE: (Nov. 13, 2022) President — Adam Michael Goodman, 56, Ancestry principle project manager; succeeding Jeffrey L. Robinson; wife, Kanani Clarke Goodman. Counselors — Giancarlo Santamaria, 47, Charcuterie Artisans vice president of manufacturing; wife, Jolene Crockett Santamaria. Nathan Ronald Harris, 44, Larson Davis logistics manager; wife, Lori Jeanine Smith Harris.

OTALVO ECUADOR STAKE: (Oct. 30, 2022) President — Cesar Luis Ascanta Farinango, 38, administrator; succeeding Jose J. Lema Tituaña; wife, Jacqueline Mercedes de Ascanta Santillan. Counselors — Juan Amado Muñoz Burga, 41, trader; wife, Elsa Marina Ascanta Morales. Christian Andres Donoso Garcia, 35, microcredit analyst; wife, Wendy Dayana de Donoso Aguirre.

PROVO UTAH YSA 19TH STAKE: (Oct. 9, 2022) President — Brent Anthony Whiting, 58, business owner; succeeding Lerron E. Little; wife, Laurie Black Whiting. Counselors — Steven Lynn Sumsion, 52, self-employed rancher and farmer; wife, Alisa Dawn Bradshaw Sumsion. Gerald Eldridge Kawika Allen, 49, Brigham Young University professor; wife, Carolina Molina Sagebin Allen.

REXBURG IDAHO MARRIED STUDENT 4TH STAKE: (Oct. 23, 2022) President — Douglas Ray Crabtree, 61, university professor; succeeding Alan J. Dutson; wife, Shauna Standing Crabtree. Counselors — Ronald Lee Berry, 62, Berry Oil president; wife, Michelle Erickson Berry. Mark Domenic Sanelli, 64, retired; wife, Leila Fay Campbell Sanelli.

RIVERTON UTAH YSA STAKE: (Oct. 23, 2022) President — Rory Christopher Bigelow, 52, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion associate administrator; succeeding J. Russton Bradshaw; wife, Tamara Jo Kershaw Bigelow. Counselors — Gregory Stanley Boswell, 53, OC Tanner Co. executive vice president of global sales; wife, Michelle King Boswell. Sione Sonasi Po’uha, 43, football coach; wife, Hokeiti Bernice Vea Kafusi Po’uha.

SANTA MARIA BRAZIL STAKE: (Aug. 14, 2022) President — Ivan Bocianoski, 40, National Gas Butane regional consultant; succeeding Edson Artemio dos Santos; wife, Daniela Freitas Bocianoski. Counselors — Tiago Martins da Silva, 39, Logike Calculation Suite system analyst; wife, Letîcia Daiana Oliveira da Rosa da Silva. Thiago Oliveira de Oliveira, 36, Bradesco corporate manager; wife, Camila Roberta Trage de Oliveira.

SIERRA VISTA ARIZONA STAKE: (Nov. 6, 2022) President — Nathan John Williams, 45, attorney; succeeding Darren A. Haws; wife, Linda Joy Johnson Williams. Counselors — James Dale Rottweiler, 56, college president; wife, Melanie Oberholtzer Rottweiler. Morgan Paul Evershed, 44, pediatric dentist; wife, Lindsay Marie Moeller Evershed.

SOUTH SALT LAKE STAKE: (Nov. 6, 2022) President — Paul Ned Mattinson, 53, Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District laboratory director; succeeding R. Sean Marchant; wife, Lisa Dutson Mattinson. Counselors — Jason Thomas Covili, 47, Fidelity regional center learning lead; wife, Kristin Myrup Covili. Rodney Clay Lantz, 66, Bio-Med Engineering Inc. director of marketing and sales; wife, Ginger Van Wagenen Lantz.

ST GEORGE UTAH CRIMSON RIDGE STAKE: (Nov. 6, 2022) President — Benjamin Barney Crane, 45, Cinch IT sales director; succeeding Jeffry R. Ricks; wife, Wendy Barton Crane. Counselors — Jared William West, 42, real estate agent; wife, Tauni Reichert West. Cody Andrews Felts, 46, commercial real estate agent; wife, Ann Tracy Liljenquist Felts.

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