The following new stake presidencies have been called.
New stakes
A new stake has been created from the Bouafle Cote d’Ivoire District. The Bouafle Cote d’Ivoire Stake, which consists of the Bonon, Sinfra 1st and Sinfra 2nd branches and the Agbanou, Bayota, Bouafle, Dehita and Koko wards, was organized by Elder Alfred Kyungu, a General Authority Seventy, and Elder Sylvain G. Onagnelin, an Area Seventy.
BOUAFLE COTE D’IVOIRE STAKE: (May 24, 2026) President — N’guessan Marcelin Koffi, 31, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints mission office handyman; wife, Boudou Marina Takoue Koffi. Counselors — Emmanuel Gbaguidi, 54, self-employed refrigeration and air conditioning technician; wife, Viviane Boti Ponan. Yao Barnabas Kouadio, 29; wife, Ange Marie Laure Yao.
A new stake has been created from the Kitwe Zambia District. The Copperbelt Zambia Stake, which consists of the Bulangililo, Chifubu, Kawama 1st, Kawama 2nd, Kitwe, Ndeke and Roan branches and the Luanshya, Masala, Ndola and Twapia wards, was organized by Elder Vaiangina (Vai) Sikahema, a General Authority Seventy, and Elder Ngqabutho F. Moyo, an Area Seventy.
COPPERBELT ZAMBIA STAKE: (April 26, 2026) President — Edson Silindu Sikanyika, 47, Kolob General Dealers director; wife, Mutinta Sikanyika. Counselors — Henry Kabwe Safeli, 44, Safeli-H Tech Services owner; wife, Peggy Katabanya Safeli. Nicholas Banda, 34, Ntembe Petty Loans sales representative; wife, Florence Tukuza Banda.
A new stake has been created from the Raleigh North Carolina South, Raleigh North Carolina and Wake Forest North Carolina stakes. The Raleigh North Carolina East Stake, which consists of the Garner 2nd (Spanish), Knightdale 2nd (Spanish), Lake Benson YSA and Millbrook (Spanish) branches and the Archer Lodge, Garner 1st, Knightdale 1st, Lake Wheeler and Raleigh 2nd wards, was organized by Elder Sergio R. Vargas, a General Authority Seventy, and Elder Christopher B. Bingham, an Area Seventy.
RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA EAST STAKE: (May 31, 2026) President — Robert Joaquin Foster, 50, Legacy Eye Care optometrist and CEO; wife, Carleen Davis Foster. Counselors — Matthew Bryan Hafen, 41, WakeMed Health and Hospitals heart center manager; wife, Gislaine Nunes Da Silva Hafen. Eric Palmer Cottle, 48; wife, Jaime Lynn Philburn Cottle.
A new stake has been created from the Santa Rosa de Copan Honduras District. The Santa Rosa de Copan Honduras Stake, which consists of the Copan Ruinas, Florida, Gracias, Nueva Ocotepeque and San Marcos de Ocotepeque branches and the Dolores, El Dorado, La Entrada, Miraflores and Santa Rosa wards, was organized by Elder Patricio M. Giuffra, a General Authority Seventy, and Elder Cesar A. Morales, an Area Seventy.
SANTA ROSA DE COPAN HONDURAS STAKE: (April 19, 2026) President — Sergio Miguel Galindo Cerrato, 38, INSECO RENTAS general manager and owner; wife, Sheyla Sharai Maldonado Guardado. Counselors — Byron Aaron Cerrato Portillo, 42, Eurocosmetica field sales representative; wife, Mirian Yaneth Cardoza Nuñez de Cerrato. Sheren Mancia Rosales, 30; wife, Marisa Alexandra Miranda de Mancia.
A new stake has been created from the Madison Alabama and Tupelo Mississippi stakes. The Sipsey Alabama Stake, which consists of the Haleyville Branch and the Cullman, Decatur, Elk River, Florence and Russellville wards, was organized by Elder Craig C. Christensen, a General Authority Seventy, and Elder Quinn S. Millington, an Area Seventy.
SIPSEY ALABAMA STAKE: (May 17, 2026) President — Marco Ivan Garcia, 43, PepsiCo supply chain operations director; wife, Megan Suzanne Peterson Garcia. Counselors — Robert Lloyd Dickson, 51; wife, Alisa Ann Sumsion Dickson. James Arthur Jones, 43, DIRECTV director of revenue assurance operations; wife, Samantha Rae Christensen Jones.
Reorganized stakes
COLUMBIA MISSOURI STAKE: (May 17, 2026) President — Clint Woodruff Kellogg, 44, retina surgeon; succeeding Harvey Stanley James; wife, Summer Lee Zierenberg Kellogg. Counselors — Kirk Vito Denti, 58, certified registered nurse anesthetist; wife, Shelby Leigh Bohn Denti. Christopher Andrew Johnson, 46, Interway Student Exchange host coordinator and Jefferson City Public Schools Spanish teacher; wife, Allison Elaine Lewis Johnson.
CARMICHAEL CALIFORNIA STAKE: (May 17, 2026) President — Stephen Brandon Taylor, 44, self-employed real estate broker and California Probate and Trust paralegal; succeeding Todd Lewis Johnson; wife, Tiani Roshell Thompson Taylor. Counselors — Brian Dee Jenkins, 54, Brian D Jenkins Chiropractic Inc. doctor of chiropractic and president; wife, Gina Marie Wood Jenkins. Steven Boyce Hymas II, 55, Downey Brand LLP partner and executive committee member; wife, Melissa Standage Hymas.
FLAGSTAFF ARIZONA EAST STAKE: (May 3, 2026) President — John Harris Flint, 51, physician; succeeding Leslie Davis Seaman; wife, Regan Duchene Bautista Flint. Counselors — Allen Boyd Mackay, 45; wife, Jennifer Steed Mackay. Travis Kelly Reber, 49, podiatrist; wife, Lauralee Meacham Reber.
HELSINKI FINLAND STAKE: (May 17, 2026) President — Aimo Kalervo Kemppainen, 48, ST Global Advisors LLC managing partner; succeeding Harri Juhani Myllylä; wife, Sally Emilia Saffer Kemppainen. Counselors — Harri Heikki Aho, 57, Kankaanpään Kangaspolku Oy CEO; wife, Kaisa Stiina Roto Aho. Ilkka Akseli Jouttenus, 39, Staria Oyj head of business control; wife, Mona Carita Torniainen Jouttenus.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS MÉXICO STAKE: (May 24, 2026) President — Hector Elizalde Galindo, 41; succeeding Cesar Humberto Mejia Godoy; wife, Wendolyn Almeida Maltos. Counselors — Juan Carlos Solis Betancourt, 44, Empacadora Kacer Coahuila zone sales supervisor; wife, Niktee Ha De Solis Gomez. Irak Macias Hernandez, 45; wife, Johana Maribel de Macias Valadez.
SOLOLA GUATEMALA STAKE: (May 24, 2026) President — Angel Alberto Cumez Xoquic, 38, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food maintenance technician; succeeding Vinicio Yaxon Par; wife, Natalia Belinda Pablo Batz. Counselors — Jorge Mario Jiatz Coj, 31, Superintendency of Tax Administration tax collection technician; wife, Yennifer Magaly Hic de Jiatz. Lucas Antonio Cumes Bocel, 29, Transportes SP taxi driver; wife, Linza Karolina Cojtin Batz.
SOUTHAMPTON ENGLAND STAKE: (May 10, 2026) President — Richard Daniel Watts, 40, company director; succeeding James Edward Robert Grant; wife, Selima Ann Mary Cooper Watts. Counselors — Mark Joseph Learnihan, 48, Alliance Leisure assistant regional director; wife, Kirsty Jane Mason Learnihan. Andrew James Crockford, 58, Modus Interactive Limited director; wife, Rachael Anne Moir Crockford.
