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New temple presidents and matrons called in 2026

The First Presidency has called 62 couples to serve as temple presidents and matrons

The First Presidency has called the following couples to serve as temple presidents and matrons. They will begin their service in September or when temples (indicated with an asterisk) are dedicated or rededicated.

* New or rededicated temple

United States and Canada

Bentonville Arkansas — David Owen and Carolyn Lee Stout

Bismarck North Dakota — Jerry L and Cyndee May Ward Parker

Cedar City Utah — Dane Okerlund and Ruth Marie Jolley Leavitt

Cody Wyoming* — Jerry Michael and Clarlyn Ellen Workman Snyder

Columbia South Carolina — Timothy Bruce and Kandi Marie Bender Guffey

Detroit Michigan — David Peter and Fara Lark Johnson Jensen

Edmonton Alberta — David Clarence and Roxanne Noreen Pierson McCue

Ephraim Utah* — Thomas Fredrick and Michelle Peterson Bailey

Feather River California — Jason James and Joan Garner Cardinet

Fort Lauderdale Florida — Wayne Orson and Rebecca Kay Beckstrand Whitaker

Helena Montana — Lance C and Heather Naomi Brimhall

Logan Utah — Bryan R and Jacqueline Brunson Larsen

The Los Angeles California Temple is pictured on Monday, March 10, 2025. | Rick Loomis, for the Deseret News

Los Angeles California — Bruce Edward and Kathryn Spencer Ghent

Louisville Kentucky — Ronald Lynn and Gayle Platt Spjut

Lubbock Texas — Jeffrey Howard and Elizabeth Corey Burkhardt

Manti Utah — Brent T and Joyce Lorraine Anderson Cottle

McAllen Texas — Arnold Duran and Maria Alicia Rivera Elkins

Memphis Tennessee — David Mark and Karen Maxine Mahlum Lewis

Meridian Idaho — Dell Elliott and Donna Jean Winegar Jemmett

Montpelier Idaho* — Bart Orr and Cherie Lynn Bullock Christensen

Moses Lake Washington — Jay Dee and Trina Joy Walter Bair

Mount Timpanogos Utah — Allen Bert and Denise Allridge Alexander

The Newport Beach California Temple.
The Newport Beach California Temple. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Newport Beach California — Richard Elmer and Barbara Roberts Lamprecht

Ogden Utah — John Palmer and Connie Raye Wilmot Porter

Oklahoma City Oklahoma — Kevin Owen and Daphne Lanay Packard Coles

Orem Utah — Dan Dyreng and Cindy Andersen Gagon

Phoenix Arizona — Neuel Edwin and Cheryl Ann Steele Weathersby

Raleigh North Carolina — Enos and Bertha Pauline Milner Tracy

Red Cliffs Utah — Michael Scott and Denise Bergener Wilstead

Richmond Virginia — William Frederick Mullins II and Jennifer Gale Smith Mullins

San Antonio Texas — Ernest Kent and Jane Ann VanderStek Richter

The San Diego California Temple.
The San Diego California Temple has been closed while being renovated. It will be rededicated in August 2026. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

San Diego California* — Richard Gayne and Stephanie Lou Hansen Whittier

Saratoga Springs Utah — Rodney Lee and Danette Lea Davenport Chugg

Smithfield Utah* — Michael Lee and Linda Ann Gardner Staheli

Snowflake Arizona — Kenneth Dale and Roni Erin Gibson VanWinkle

St. George Utah — Lyman Kelton and Debra Frei Hafen

Toronto Ontario — Bradley Albert and Joanne Thompson

Tucson Arizona — Zane Alan and Suzy Tuttle Kartchner

Vernal Utah — Tim and Ellen Kay Ufford Hadlock

Wichita Kansas* — Brian Lee Rawson and Linda Christine Glines Rawson

Willamette Valley Oregon* — Gregory Lee and Christina Lynne Demery Stevens

The exterior of the Willamette Valley Oregon Temple.
The exterior of the Willamette Valley Oregon Temple. It will be dedicated in June 2026. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Mexico, Central America and Caribbean

Managua Nicaragua* — Johnny Cristobal Andino and Lucia del Carmen Tiffer Ramírez de Andino

Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala* — César Augusto Hernández Galindo and Marie Judith Peñate Escobar de Hernández

San Luis Potosí Mexico* — Javier Romero Cuellar and Leticia Escobarete Aranda de Romero

San Salvador El Salvador — Ángel Antonio Duarte Escobar and Silvia Esperanza Ayala Duarte

Torreón Mexico* — Gustavo Castillo Ibarra and Hipólita Landeros Viveros Castillo

Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico — Indalecio Tomas Morales and Isidora Elba Aragon Villatoro de Tomas

The San Salvador El Salvador Temple.
The San Salvador El Salvador Temple. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

South America

Belo Horizonte Brazil* — Victor Pereira and Márcia Maria Ferreira de Salles

Bogotá Colombia — Edgar Agen Mantilla Vargas and Claudia Patricia Arciniegas Carreño de Mantilla

Brasília Brazil — Natan Ruiz and Eva Ferraz Fontes

Guayaquil Ecuador — Byron Wladimir Manzo Castillo and Fanny Margoth Robles Espinoza de Manzo

The Brasilia Brazil Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Brasília Brazil Temple. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Europe

Bern Switzerland — Martin Andreas and Ruth Schmid Müller

Preston England — Michael Wayne and Jacqueline Mary Brownlow Gilmore

Africa

Praia Cape Verde — Austelino Silva and Emilia de Jesus Andrade Fonseca Moreira

Asia

Bacolod Philippines* — Gregorio Horlandor and Maria Luisa Arnaiz Nain Lagaña

The exterior of the Bacolod Philippines Temple.
The exterior of the Bacolod Philippines Temple, which will be dedicated on May 31, 2026. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Bangkok Thailand — Umporn and Am-On Khanathong Parapan

Okinawa Japan — Tsukasa and Sae Nakaima Nagamine

Phnom Penh Cambodia* — Sophon Sam and Sovan Chan

Oceania

Adelaide Australia — Colin Wayne and Karyn Dawn Mutton Clements

Hamilton New Zealand — Tony Paul and Erina Dee Elkington Osborne

Neiafu Tonga* — Tukia-’I-Vava’U and Linita Fekitoa Havea

Pago Pago American Samoa* — Kalilimoku Sola August and Tuputausi May Asayo Hirata Hunt

The Hamilton New Zealand Temple.
The Hamilton New Zealand Temple in Hamilton, New Zealand, on Saturday, April 12, 2025. | Jeffrey D. Allred, for the Deseret News
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