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17 new stake presidencies called around the world — from Spanish Fork, Utah, to South Africa

Notices of reorganized stakes around the world

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A meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kansas City, Missouri.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


17 new stake presidencies called around the world — from Spanish Fork, Utah, to South Africa

Notices of reorganized stakes around the world

liberty_missouri_stake.jpeg

A meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kansas City, Missouri.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

ABEOKUTA NIGERIA STAKE: (Oct. 23, 2022) President — Samuel Olaleye Idowu, 44, Federal Medical Centre Abeokuta deputy director; succeeding Ebenezer Ogundele; wife, Daniella Jamila Charles Idowu. Counselors — Ekpenyong Edem Essien, 30, Century 21 Freedom Group Intl. business consultant; wife, Elsie Ekpenyong Essien. Adekunle Samuel Adebaki, 33, clerical officer; wife, Esther Efosa Ogun Adebaki.

ALBANY NEW YORK STAKE: (Sept. 25, 2022) President — Bruce Russell McLaughlin, 61, driver; succeeding John V. Gulisane; wife, Deborah Susan Stevens McLaughlin. Counselors — Ryan Patrick Barzee, 46, engineering manager; wife, Jenilyn Parkin Barzee. Joshua Steven Madsen, 46, mechanical engineer; wife, Jessica Spear Madsen.

AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND REDOUBT STAKE: (Aug. 28, 2022) President — Iose Joe Fatuleai, 50, national merchant manager; succeeding Mark E. Green; wife, Doana Sasa Tonumaipe’a Fatuleai. Counselors — Kilioni Mafi, 52, programme facilitator; wife, Meleane Halaliku Kalonihea Mafi. Allen Royal Singsam, 52, administrator; wife, Rangimarie Joanne Rikihana Singsam.

CENTURION SOUTH AFRICA STAKE: (Oct. 9, 2022) President — Romeo Amanda Nkosi, 34, bank sourcing category lead; succeeding Clive J. Martin; wife, Katleho Letwaba Nkosi. Counselors — Craig William Comrie, 49, Profmed Medical Scheme CEO; wife, Amanda Asherson Comrie. Kevin Farquharson, 57, Leadership Platform/ThinkLead Ecosystem general manager; wife, Shelly-Ann Venables Farquharson.

FORT COLLINS COLORADO STAKE: (Sept. 25, 2022) President — James Lee Parke, 43, Otter Products LLC president and CEO; succeeding Gary J. Foster; wife, Megan Taylor Bates Parke. Counselors — James Robert Van Shaar, 49, Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation supervisor of water resources group; wife, Carol Luthy Van Shaar. Zachary Daniel Alleman, 36, pediatric dentist; wife, Alison Lee Bramhall Alleman.

HIGHLAND UTAH CENTRAL STAKE: (Oct. 16, 2022) President — Christopher Craig Malouf, 49, Protiviti managing director; succeeding Blair M. Kent; wife, Alison Marie Andrews Malouf. Counselors — David Wayne Peterson, 52, Excel Engineering Inc. owner; wife, Marcia Mae Egan Peterson. Kurt Allen Forsberg, 47, Eltropy vice president of customer success; wife, Kali Jo Tanner Forsberg.

IQUITOS PERÚ STAKE: (Feb. 20, 2022) President — Paul Harry Vega Roque, 34, newscaster and freelance general services worker; succeeding Vidal Vega; wife, Rosa Mercedes Huanaquiri Shapiama. Counselors — Jose Ricardo Padilla Bustos, 57, Grifo y Servicio Transportes Santo Tomás EIRL head of operations and logistics; wife, Luz Iliana de Padilla Garcia. Jamilson Lozano López, 58, Comercial la Roca SRL administrator; wife, Lourdes Judith de Lozano Ríos.

LAGOS NIGERIA FESTAC STAKE: (Sept. 11, 2022) President — Ugochukwu Benniah Nwaelele, 36, Clarion College of Business and Technology founder and Clariontech Services Ltd. director; succeeding Vincent C. Igbinedion; wife, Petra Ifeanyichukwu Onyisi Nwaelele. Counselors — Eric Olumayowa Olakitan Tade, 32, health and safety officer; wife, Patience Oyiri Jnr Onwuka Tade. Anthony Ifeanyichukwu Okoye, 38, business owner; wife, Esther Agwu Okoro.

MERIDIAN IDAHO SOUTH STAKE: (Oct. 23, 2022) President — Cameron Scott Keller, 44, Keller CPAs CEO; succeeding J. Joseph Kiehl; wife, Erin Reeder Keller. Counselors — Scott William Grant, 44, dentist; wife, Sadie Winterowd Grant. Kyle Renn Yorgason, 44, podiatrist; wife, Elizabeth Marie Pratt Yorgason.

MESA ARIZONA YSA WEST STAKE: (Oct. 16, 2022) President — Daniel Albert Shreeve, 61, real estate investor and developer; succeeding Jon F. Nielson; wife, Susan Emma Arledge Shreeve. Counselors — Andrew Paul Stewart, 55, ActiveG managing partner; wife, Charlotte Palmer Stewart. Christopher James Tatton, 28, financial adviser.

PUNTA ARENAS CHILE STAKE: (Oct. 16, 2022) President — Victor Ivan Godoy Flores, 62, entrepreneur; succeeding Ricardo I. Fica Hidalgo; wife, Monica Cecilia de Godoy Saavedra. Counselors — Claudio Esteban Gonzalez Gonzalez, 52, self-employed driver; wife, Monica Teresita Garcia Lizama. Daniel Osvaldo Carvajal Hernandez, 56, taxi driver; wife, Maria Eugenia de Carvajal Alvarez.

ROSEBURG OREGON STAKE: (Oct. 16, 2022) President — Scott Charles Anderson, 46, audiologist; succeeding Scott D. Lander; wife, Jennifer Bitner Anderson. Counselors — Ryan Scott Loosli, 56, law firm case manager and private investigator; wife, Tamara Lynn Morton Loosli. Benjamin James Baird, 41, physician assistant; wife, Sarah Marie Hawkes Baird. 

SANTO DOMINGO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SAN GERÓNIMO STAKE: (Oct. 23, 2022) President — Felix Eladio Peralta Balbuena, 45, Gerdau Metaldom commercial adviser; succeeding Orlando Castaño; wife, Vanessa Esperanza Peralta. Counselors — Alexander Reyes Reyes, 46, self-employed construction and maintenance worker; wife, Ingrid Gissel Valencio Reyes. Guido Guillermo Gutierrez Montoya, 39, associate producer; wife, Alicia Navarro Feliz.

SPANISH FORK UTAH MAPLE MOUNTAIN STAKE: (Sept. 18, 2022) President — David Clark Funk, 51, Remarkable Home Loans executive vice president; succeeding Stephen E. Hill; wife, Rebecca Lambert Funk. Counselors — Brayden Thomas McBride, 43, doctor; wife, Cassy Eppich McBride. Cameron Sylvan Buhler, 56, dentist; wife, Wendy Lynn O’Brien Buhler.

ST CLOUD FLORIDA STAKE: (Oct. 16, 2022) President — Jonathan Brent Gooch, 44, pediatric dentist; succeeding Ryan R. Munns; wife, Celeste Alela Ann Carr Gooch. Counselors — Carlos Gianfranco Palomino, 38, Kindred Hospice area vice president of operations; wife, Gisela Natalia Benitez Palomino. Adam Carter Zern, 37, CVS Health senior manager of organizational effectiveness and learning; wife, Sarah Johnston Zern.

TRUJILLO PERÚ EAST STAKE: (Oct. 9, 2022) President — Fernando Eder Quiroz Urtecho, 39, lawyer; succeeding Dionicio Tapia; wife, Lisseth Nohely Aguilar de Quiroz. Counselors — Cesar Encarnacion Espinoza Rodriguez, 52, public servant; wife, Jesus Maria de Espinoza. Carlos Anticona Horna, 47, electrical technician; wife, Carmen Elizabeth Guzman Contreras.

WEST PLAINS MISSOURI STAKE: (Oct. 16, 2022) President — Ryan Lawrence Morris, 40, attorney; succeeding Robert W Jones; wife, Klara Marie Whipple Morris. Counselors — Brigham Colorado Arce, 37, inventor; wife, Alejandra Rodriguez Arce. Joshua James Butman Wilber, 44, Wilber Enterprises LLC president; wife, Mandy Jean Brown Wilber.

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