Valerie Walton is a Church News reporter, University of Utah grad and returned missionary who served in the Florida Jacksonville Mission. She loves knitting, Church history artifacts and teaching youth Sunday School.
New presidents and matrons of the new Knoxville Tennessee and Modesto California temples have been called to serve by the First Presidency. They will begin their service when the temples are dedicated.
Two stakes were created in Idaho and Tennessee, and seven stake presidencies were reorganized in Canada, Mexico, North Carolina, Texas, and Utah. Learn more about them here.
Four stakes were created, in DR Congo, Ecuador, Nigeria and Utah; 25 stake presidencies were reorganized in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, DR Congo, Ecuador, Madagascar, Mexico, Philippines and Zambia and 8 U.S. states.
Learn about the new presidencies of two stakes created in Zimbabwe and 18 reorganized stake presidencies in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nigeria, Philippines, Texas, Utah, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
Learn about new stake presidencies that were reorganized around the world in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and the United States in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington.
Around the world, 18 stake presidencies have been reorganized in Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Peru and the Philippines; and in the United States in California, Illinois, Texas and Utah.
Around the world, 21 stake presidencies have been reorganized in Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mexico, Philippines, Republic of the Congo, Tonga and the United States in Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
Read the list of 62 couples called by the First Presidency to serve as temple presidents and matrons beginning in September 2026 or when the temples are dedicated or rededicated. Read the list and find links to their profiles here.
Brian L. Rawson and Linda Rawson have been called to serve as president and matron of the new Wichita Kansas Temple by the First Presidency. They will begin their service when the temple is dedicated.
Read about the new presidents and companions of the Arkansas Bentonville, Brazil Maceió, England London and Nigeria Enugu missions, who have been called to serve by the First Presidency. Most will begin their service in July 2026.
Learn about the new leaders of 11 missions around the world, including the new Canada Toronto East, DR Congo Mwene-Ditu, Spain Madrid East and Zimbabwe Harare West missions. Most will begin their service in July.
Tukia-’I-Vava’U Havea and Linita Fekitoa Havea have been called to serve as president and matron of the Neiafu Tonga Temple by the First Presidency. They will begin their service when the temple is dedicated.
The 16 missions these new leaders have been called to serve around the world, including in the new France Paris South, Mexico Tula, Texas Dallas North and Wyoming Cheyenne missions.
Learn about the new presidents and companions of 16 missions around the world, which include the new Greece Athens, Idaho Coeur d'Alene and Mississippi Jackson missions.
New presidents and companions have been called to preside over 16 missions worldwide, including the new Angola Luanda North, California Victorville, Mozambique Nampula, Oklahoma Tulsa, Papua New Guinea Daru and Texas San Antonio South missions.
New mission presidents and companions have been called to preside over six new missions in Brazil, California, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, South Africa and Uruguay, as well as 10 others in Brazil, California, Dominican Republic, Finland, Guatemala, Kentucky, New Zealand, Poland and Puerto Rico. Most will begin their service in July.
Learn about the new leaders of the Adelaide Australia, Fort Lauderdale Florida, Raleigh North Carolina, Richmond Virginia, Saratoga Springs Utah, St. George Utah, Toronto Ontario and Vernal Utah temples. They will begin their service in September.
Two stakes were created in Madrid, Spain, and Santaquin, Utah; 13 stakes were reorganized in Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Nevada, New York, Peru, Taiwan, Texas, Togo, Utah, Venezuela and Washington.
Read about the recently called presidents and companions of the new Papua New Guinea Madang, Perú Lima Northwest, Philippines Lingayen and Texas Houston North missions and 12 other missions in Brazil, Bulgaria, Peru, Philippines, Venezuela and 6 U.S. states. Most will begin their service in July.
Learn about the new presidents and matrons of the Detroit Michigan, Guayaquil Ecuador, Helena Montana, Memphis Tennessee, Mount Timpanogos Utah, Louisville Kentucky, Lubbock Texas and Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico temples. They will begin their service in September.
Read about the new leaders of 16 missions, including the new Brazil São Bernardo, Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan South, Liberia Monrovia West, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar West and Solomon Islands Honiara missions.