New stakes
A new stake has been created from the Caldwell Idaho and Caldwell Idaho East stakes. The Caldwell Idaho Snake River Stake, which consists of the Jordan Valley Branch and the Caldwell 6th, Caldwell 16th, Caldwell 4th, Homedale 1st, Homedale 2nd, Marsing 1st and Marsing 2nd wards, was created by Elder Chi Hong (Sam) Wong, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Kenneth J. Firmage, an Area Seventy.
CALDWELL IDAHO SNAKE RIVER STAKE: (March 26, 2023) President — Jason Robert Nielsen, 51, ONE Grounds Management CEO and owner; wife, Stephanie Lynn Child Nielsen. Counselors — Dwayne Michael Fisher, 48, Champion Produce Sales vice president of marketing, and Tamura Farms Inc. general manager; wife, Tracy Lynn Tewalt Fisher. Matthew Wayne Duckett, 48, South Mountain Cattle Inc. owner; wife, Pyper Kensington Schade Duckett.
A new stake has been created from the Iloilo Philippines North Stake. The Iloilo Philippines Central Stake, which consists of the Jaro 1st, Jaro 2nd, Lapaz, Lapuz, Leganes 1st and Pavia wards, was created by Elder Carlos G. Revillo Jr., General Authority Seventy, and Elder Bartolome L. Madriaga, an Area Seventy.
ILOILO PHILIPPINES CENTRAL STAKE: (Feb. 5, 2023) President — James Gumboc Garcia, 43, business owner; wife, Kristine Aligaen Sorilla Garcia. Counselors — Carlito Ismael Pablero, 48, Lemacel Trading Corp. field supervisor; wife, Flordeliza Nardo Eyao Pablero. Jecks Randall Dullete Andrada, 41, aircraft maintenance technician school instructor; wife, Estrellita Obungen Ong Andrada.
A new stake has been created from the Lehi Utah Holbrook Farms Stake. The Lehi Utah Cold Spring Ranch Stake, which consists of the Cold Spring Ranch 1st, Cold Spring Ranch 2nd, Evans Farm, Hardman Farms, Holbrook Farms 2nd and Holbrook Farms 3rd wards, was created by Elder Clark G. Gilbert, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Blaine R. Maxfield, an Area Seventy.
LEHI UTAH COLD SPRING RANCH STAKE: (March 19, 2023) President — Eric Ronald Sharp, 55, Oracle sales director; wife, Ira Lou Arbogast Sharp. Counselors — Cesar Manuel Orrego Larrosa, 60, Church IT project manager; wife, Martha Serrana Pereira Viega Orrego. Kenneth Arthur Corbett, 60, artist; wife, Jayne Kathryn Folsom Corbett.
A new stake has been created from the Pucallpa Perú Stake. The Pucallpa Perú Centenario Stake, which consists of the Campo Verde Branch and the Bolognesi, Centenario, Primavera, Sáenz Peña and Ucayali wards, was created by Elder Jorge F. Zeballos, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Víctor R. Calderón.
PUCALLPA PERÚ CENTENARIO STAKE: (March 5, 2023) President — Gilberto Salomón Linares Abril, 64, self-employed; wife, Yorcy de Linares Davila. Counselors — Hamlet Torres Maldonado, 57, Avicola Torres owner; wife, Zulma de Torres López. Eduardo Vela Rojas, 37, merchant; wife, Janeth del Pilar de Vela Gonzales.
Reorganized stakes
BLUFFDALE UTAH STAKE: (March 26, 2023) President — Derek Bradley Taylor, 48, Briargate Partners managing director; succeeding Adam F. Ghiz; wife, Kristen Burrup Taylor. Counselors — Christopher Lee Swank, 57, Becton Dickinson director of operations; wife, Michelle Durfey Swank. John Ryan Bevan, 42, Gardner Group president of construction; wife, Sarah Jean Tutt Bevan.
BOUNTIFUL UTAH VAL VERDA STAKE: (March 12, 2023) President — James Brett Finklea, 47, Church digital finance transformation lead; succeeding Jeffrey K. Anderson; wife, Heidi Jo Hillstead Finklea. Counselors — Lance Eldon Lewis, 47, Church area planning manager; wife, Bobbi Jo Andrew Lewis. Mark Andrew Hyde, 46, DermTech area medical director; wife, Jamie Jensen Hyde.
CALDWELL IDAHO STAKE: (March 26, 2023) President — Christopher William Stratton, 50, State of Idaho financial officer; succeeding Jason R. Nielsen; wife, Amylee Severe Stratton. Counselors — Daniel Powell Rhoton, 46, Southwark Metal plant manger; wife, Aja Leigh Nope Rhoton. Philip John Bevington, 63, Ada County database administrator; wife, Lisa Jo Cheney Bevington.
CALDWELL IDAHO EAST STAKE: (March 26, 2023) President — Jon Cortney Stauffer, 47, Nampa School District director of operations; succeeding Christopher W. Stratton; wife, JLynne Joanne Bailey Stauffer. Counselors — Jonathan Paul Cole, 44, Sensata Technologies engineering manager; wife, Andrea Eileen Shackelford Cole. Kamron K Eck, 39, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion seminary principal; wife, Lisa Anne Ashby Eck.
COTONOU BENIN STAKE: (March 19, 2023) President — Ange Odilon Mahuénan Sahoui, 31, Church distribution clerk; succeeding V. Modeste Kpadonou; wife, Eveline Genevieve Dokoui. Counselors — Lamine Baoua Sadou, 41, handyman; wife, Eloise Baoua Sodogandji. Kotchegnin Oluwa Daniel Adjilé, 45, SOS Children’s Village International ESL teacher; wife, Philoméne Aïssoun.
DENVER COLORADO STAKE: (March 12, 2023) President — Benjamin Bruce Bassett, 40, dentist; succeeding Peter J. Krumholz; wife, Kacey Lanai Walker Bassett. Counselors — Jermaine Alexander Carroll, 45, C&C Solutions LLC general counsel; wife, Zabel Anoush Ouzounian Carroll. Ryan Finsrud Howell, 44, attorney; wife, Kristen Weed Howell.
GUATEMALA CITY PALMITA STAKE: (March 5, 2023) President — Manuel Enrique Recinos Enriquez, 47, Church temple facilities manager; succeeding Byron L. López Castillo; wife, María Alejandra Reguero Porta de Recinos. Counselors — David Fernando Echeverria Abularach, 40, EducA Learning education director; wife, Priscila Emperatriz Sagastume Peña de Echeverria. José Alberto López Zepeda, 37, Church welfare and self-reliance manager; wife, Vivian Sofía Álvarez de López.
LAIE HAWAII MARRIED STUDENT STAKE: (March 12, 2023) President — Po Nien Felipe Chou, 52, BYU–Hawaii professor of religion; succeeding Steven W. Tueller; wife, Petra Mei Wah Sin Chou. Counselors — Alfred Tung-Teh Lee, 46, Palo Alto Networks vice president of product management; wife, Cherisse Suk Ling Goo Lee. Joel David Reece, 41, BYU–Hawaii faculty; wife, Linda Ann Erickson Reece.
LOGAN UTAH EAST STAKE: (March 26, 2023) President — John Michael Miller, 46, Cache Valley Bank loan and trust officer; succeeding Alfred B. Burns; wife, Cassandra Ann Rawson Miller. Counselors — Michael James Jensen, 59, Jensen Consulting Inc. third-party administrator; wife, Lauralee Griffin Jensen. David McKay Christensen, 57, Electric Power Systems director of government operations; wife, Mara Rae Duffin Christensen.
SALT LAKE HUNTER COPPERHILL STAKE: (March 26, 2023) President — Cody Martin Hopkins, 49, Metro Repair owner; succeeding Chris T. Dennison; wife, Merrilee June Williams Hopkins. Counselors — Matthew Charles Zito, 46, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion institute instructor; wife, Lisel Marie Sorenson Zito. Nathan Jared Dent, 49, Discover Financial Services senior workforce manager; wife, Angela Kay Nebeker Dent.
TEHUACÁN MÉXICO STAKE: (March 19, 2023) President — Marcos Luna Caballero, 44, Caja Popular Mexicana head of administrative collection; succeeding Tomas E. Pazos; wife, Veronica Osorio Reyes. Counselors — Jesus Hernandez Garcia, 38, business owner; wife, Carolina de Hernandez Martinez. Jaime Martinez Tapia, 36, The Phone House Telcel moto chip salesman; wife, Fabiola de Martinez Alvarez.
UBERLÂNDIA BRAZIL STAKE: (Feb. 5, 2023) President — Everson Da Silva, 44, Algar Tecnologia employee; succeeding Raul Vitor Gabriel Lopes; wife, Elizangela Carvalho de Oliveira Silva. Counselors — Lucas Vinicius Silva Pereira, 27, Cargill Inc. credit and risk team manager; wife, Natasha Mouzinho Borges Pereira. Pedro Paulo Marques de Souza, 33, Santander Brazil S.A. individual business manager; wife, Diana Raquel Moreira Souza.
