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Valerie Walton
Valerie Walton

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.


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 presidents and matrons of the Cody Wyoming and Montpelier Idaho temples who will begin serving when the temples are dedicated.

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.

See photos and read a summary of the Sunday afternoon session of April 2026 general conference.

“The gospel of Jesus Christ is not a wedge to divide families but a bridge to unite them, eternally,” said Elder Taniela B. Wakolo.

See photos and read a summary of the Sunday morning session of April 2026 general conference.

See photos and read a summary of the Saturday afternoon session of April 2026 general conference.

See photos and read a summary of the Saturday morning session of April 2026 general conference.

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.

Read about the new presidents and matrons of the Feather River California Temple and the new Smithfield Utah Temple.

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.

Read about the new leaders of 11 temples in California, Cape Verde, Idaho, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, Texas, Washington and Utah.

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.

Learn about the new presidents and companions of 16 missions, including the new Cape Verde Mindelo, Perú Tacna, Philippines Puerto Princesa, Senegal Dakar, Togo Lomé and Virginia Norfolk missions. Most will begin serving in July 2026.

Learn about the new presidents and matrons of the Bangkok Thailand, Bogotá Colombia, Managua Nicaragua, Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala, Orem Utah, Phoenix Arizona, Preston England and San Salvador El Salvador temples. They will begin their service in September or when the new temples are dedicated.

Learn about the new leaders of the new Australia Brisbane South and Philippines Ormoc missions and 14 other missions worldwide in Argentina, the Baltic, Benin, California, Colorado, Ecuador, Ghana, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines and Sweden. Most will begin their service in July.

Learn about the new presidents and matrons of the Bismarck North Dakota, Logan Utah, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, San Antonio Texas, Snowflake Arizona and Tucscon Arizona temples. They will begin serving in September.

See new stake presidencies of recently created stakes in Arizona, Chile, DR Congo, Kiribati, Mozambique, Philippines, Republic of the Congo, Spain and Utah and 19 reorganized stakes in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, California, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Japan, Peru, Tennessee, Tonga, Venezuela and Utah.

These new mission presidents and companions have been called to serve by the First Presidency. Most will begin their service in July.