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21 stakes around the world — from Ghana to Guatemala — were created or reorganized

Notices of new and reorganized stakes around the world

New stake

A new stake has been created from the Eagle Mountain Utah East Stake. The Eagle Mountain Utah Porter’s Crossing Stake, which consists of the Brookhaven, Chilton Park, Kiowa Valley, Liberty Farms, Porter’s Crossing, Ranches Parkway 2nd (Spanish), Skyline Ridge and South Pass wards, was created by Elder Brook P. Hales, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Thomas K. Checketts, an Area Seventy.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN UTAH PORTER’S CROSSING STAKE: (April 16, 2023) President — Nicolas Andrew Davis, 34, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion seminary instructor; wife, Danielle Doutre Davis. Counselors — William Aaron Nelson, 47, EMI Health senior database administrator; wife, Shannon Rae Anderson Nelson. Shane Douglas Patterson, 38, Verisk AVP training and implementation employee; wife, Realyn Grant Patterson.

Reorganized stakes

ACCRA GHANA CHRISTIANSBORG STAKE: (April 16, 2023) President — Augustine Gyawu Adjei, 36, Hubtel Ltd. head of engineering; succeeding Dennis K. Ocansey; wife, Susan Atswei Okang. Counselors — Andrews Kwaku Karikari, 44, Church regional facilities manager; wife, Gladys Kukua Mensah Karikari. Ronald Adjei Danso, 54, 5E Company Ltd. CEO; wife, Susana Mataniu M Ete Danso.

ACCRA GHANA MADINA STAKE: (Feb. 12, 2023) President — Yaw Adjin Danso, 39, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion coordinator; succeeding Samuel E. Eghan; wife, Priscilla Annoh Danso. Counselors — Alexander Ansong, 35, Church area support analyst and Lexans Properties manager; wife, Monalisa Yingura Ansong. Victor Acheampong Ofosu-Hene, 40, Izwe Savings and Loans Plc. compliance manager; wife, Benedicta Emefa Diaba Ofosu-Hene.

BARILOCHE ARGENTINA STAKE: (April 23, 2023) President — Juan Matias Anfuso, 39, field assistant; succeeding Alejandro E. Olaiz; wife, Marisel Luz Anfuso. Counselors — Fernando Daniel Pereira Ghiena, 40, carpenter; wife, Juana del Carmen Pereira. Sebastian Alfredo Curapil, 33, Rex Argentina SA operations manager; wife, Denise Anabel Narvaez.

CEDAR CITY UTAH NORTH STAKE: (Feb. 5, 2023) President — Stacey Eugene Cooper, 57, New York Life Insurance Co. agent; succeeding William S. Albrecht; wife, Terri Foote Cooper. Counselors — Scott Thomas Jones, 52, business owner; wife, Tara Lynn Dalley Jones. Matt Aaron Munson, 45, attorney; wife, Keri Ann Miller Munson.

COBAN GUATEMALA STAKE: (March 12, 2023) President — Mario Enrique Chocooj Pop, 43, ANACAFE specialist; succeeding Duglas R. Coy Duering; wife, Paula Mercedes Cú Col. Counselors — Cesar Leonel Corleto Green, 53, Agricultural Training School director; wife, Nidia Gabriela Molina Rey de Corleto. Nery Benjamin Poou Alva, 49, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion coordinator; wife, Hilda Filomena Chiquín Bac de Poou.

COLVILLE WASHINGTON STAKE: (March 19, 2023) President — Ryan Lynn Bates, 44, general dentist; succeeding Erik D. Stark; wife, Afton Child Bates. Counselors — Jon Lee Moak, 56, Hewes Marine Inc. Co. MIS supervisor; wife, Tracy Lynne Claypool Moak. Bryce Patterson Lee, 41, self-employed business owner; wife, Amanda Merie Powell Lee.

DELAND FLORIDA STAKE: (March 12, 2023) President — Ryan Laval Begin, 44, Kitchen Gallery Showroom Inc. vice president; succeeding Andrew L. Larson; wife, Susan Taula’ Ai Ah Ping Begin. Counselors — Daniel Earl Smith, 57, CTO Realty Growth Inc. senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary; wife, Monica Lynn Crossett Smith. Kurtis Scott Tucker Jr., 40, IBM finance employee; wife, Julie Anne Gillman Tucker.

EAGLE RIVER ALASKA STAKE: (April 23, 2023) President — James Steven Shaha, 39, orthopedic surgeon; succeeding Kevin J. Parks; wife, Erin Lee Oakeson Shaha. Counselors — Kevin Blaine Worley, 53, Alaska VA program manager; wife, Shelley Lucinda Long Worley. Austin Tyler Nelson, 46, physician; wife, Andrea Noel Shaw Nelson.

EL TIGRE VENEZUELA STAKE: (Jan. 29, 2023) President — Hector Rafael Rodriguez Rojas, 35, Hexacta semi senior software developer; succeeding Jesus A. Colls Garcia; wife, Yetzabeth Margarita de Rodriguez Garcia. Counselors — Victor Jose Rendon Martinez, 52, Ipasme security officer; wife, Liantha Carolina de Rendon Itanare. Jesus Alberto Lopez, 37, Luis Ratia general maintenance employee; wife, Carmen Teresa Itanare Delgado.

EMMETT IDAHO STAKE: (April 30, 2023) President — Justin Mark Walker, 42, Adalant wealth management specialist; succeeding Kelsey M Peterson; wife, Erin Molly Jones Walker. Counselors — Luther Ryan Hale, 52, therapist and counselor; wife, Kari Lynne Wilcox Hale. Joshua Carlyle Wester, 47, Noble Healthcare co-owner; wife, Anne Campbell Wester.

KANAB UTAH STAKE: (April 23, 2023) President — Gregory Mace Glazier II, 38, LegitScript senior product manager and Pluralsight director of analyst; succeeding Joshua L. Adams; wife, Brook Auer Garlick Glazier. Counselors — Daniel Glenn Little, 47, Western Kane County Special Service District manager and self-employed rancher; wife, Lisha Marie Bundy Little. Aaron James Bonham, 46, insurance agency owner, East Zion Resort owner and consultant, Zion Stays Property Management and Sego Farms Wedding Venue owner and manager; wife, Colette Hoyt Bonham.

KAYSVILLE UTAH WEST STAKE: (April 16, 2023) President — Lance Keith Tempest, 53, Landmark Wealth Advisors co-owner and financial adviser; succeeding Ferren K. Squires; wife, Tiffany Erin Cross Tempest. Counselors — Nathan G Forbush, 49, pediatrician; wife, Sarah Davis Forbush. Kenneth Lee Ernstrom, 44, pharmacist; wife, Marci Hamblin Ernstrom.

KINSHASA DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO MPASA STAKE: (Feb. 5, 2023) President — Mayamba Hermes Itina, 35, DRCEO SARL and Break the Chain of Poverty NGO general director and American Academy of Excellence coordinator; succeeding Yenga G. Pasi; wife, Rachelle Itina Tshimungu. Counselors — Kabaka Djo-Mas Maswaku, 43, manager; wife, Pakasa Solange Mitonga. Athanase Ngandu Kasonga, 37; wife, Mushinda Jocy Katukumbani.

KINSHASA DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO N’DJILI STAKE: (March 19, 2023) President — Nixon Ngoy-Kashama, 49, self-employed; succeeding Tabena F. Kiembwa; wife, Laine Patience Akumi. Counselors — Jean Kalonji Kamuanga, 45, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion coordinator; wife, Giselle Tshibola Tshimpanga. Mfumu Olivier Luteso, 37, entrepreneur; wife, Nonou Kenge Pungu.

PORT HARCOURT NIGERIA STAKE: (April 16, 2023) President — Ruskin Achor Amadi, 50, warehouse logistics manager; succeeding Wariboko Melville; wife, Ebikonbere Cynthia Pupamo Ruskin. Counselors — Maxwell Obediah Etete, 47, Moe Energy and Logistics Ltd. CEO; wife, Florence Nkechinyere Nnaji Maxwell Etete. Elvis Ozulem Wokekoro, 45, Rivers State University lecturer; wife, Louis Ozioma Nwachukwu Enoch Wokekoro.

PROSPER TEXAS STAKE: (April 30, 2023) President — Brian Carlyle Perkes, 51, senior investment consultant; succeeding Richard B. Platt; wife, Teri Ann Shanklin Perkes. Counselors — Richard William Gillespie Jr., 48, Live View Technologies vice president of sales; wife, Erin Melissa Glem Gillespie. Matthew Warren Lloyd, 49, dentist; wife, Sheri Lynn Roberts Lloyd.

SALT LAKE ROSE PARK NORTH STAKE: (Feb. 12, 2023) President — Todd Earl Erskine, 53, Church financial analyst; succeeding Luke A. Starr; wife, Kristin Noel Von Pingel Erskine. Counselors — Enrique Gonzalez Bernal, 56, University of Utah School of Medicine director; wife, Iliana Valle Gonzalez. Walter Howard Skipps Jr., 54, Veritiv driver; wife, Karen Eydie Johnstun Skipps.

SANDY UTAH GRANITE VIEW STAKE: (April 16, 2023) President — Paul Wilford Salisbury, 61, EP Wealth regional director, partner and financial adviser, and The Insight Group Inc. founding principal and financial adviser; succeeding Daniel E. England; wife, Lisa Gae Arnold Salisbury. Counselors — Kevin Larry Johansen, 59, KPMG partner; wife, Kae Charisse Gam Johansen. Cory Allen Reich, 61, Transformational Intelligence founder and CEO, Institute for Addiction Study co-founder and partner, and Il Significato founder; wife, Amy Clegg Reich.

SANTO DOMINGO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VILLA MELLA STAKE: (April 23, 2023) President — Edwin Miguel Pérez Nivar, 36, Church welfare and self-reliance manager; succeeding Tadeo M. Santana; wife, Llenis Perez Familia. Counselors — Yaswell Featherstone de la Rosa Reyes, 25, Newtech Inc. and XpertCode Inc. automater; wife, Elizabeth del Carmen Sanchez Ramirez. Ramón Fermin Ortiz de la Rosa, 46, Banco BHD sales supervisor; wife, Lisanny Isabel Gonzalez Then de Ortiz.

XALPA MÉXICO MACUITEPETL STAKE: (Feb. 5, 2023) President — Gabriel Irán Hernández Zamora, 33, SEP service assistant; succeeding Bernardo Acosta Mejia; wife, Ania Melina de Hernández Velazquez. Counselors — Mario Alberto Morales Ojeda, 33, Colchas Mexico branch manager; wife, Nayeli González Vidal. David Aguilar Lima, 40, Secretary of Public Education teacher; wife, Ilia Mariana de Aguilar Velazquez.

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