ARAPAHOE COLORADO STAKE: (Feb. 22, 2026) President — Richard Craig Tibbitts, 58, Dynamic Systems chief engineer; succeeding Tim Donald Martin; wife, Nancy Wayment Tibbitts. Counselors — Micah Shane Monson, 50, Fidelity Investments vice president and financial consultant; wife, Lora Joy Morrell Monson. Brandon Harrison McIlroy, 48, The McIlroy Financial Group managing partner; wife, Melanie Ann Hahn McIlroy.

BOUNTIFUL UTAH STONE CREEK STAKE: (Jan. 25, 2026) President — Scott Joseph Allen, 66, retired; succeeding Matthew Jered Willey; wife, Tiffiny K Almond Allen. Counselors — Kent Kevin Arbuckle, 59, dentist; wife, E’lane Ostergaard Arbuckle. Samuel Kent Thatcher, 42, Church’s Global Services Department regional operations manager; wife, Rosemeire Cristina Candido Thatcher.

BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA ADROGUÉ STAKE: (March 1, 2026) President — Lisandro Andres Gatica, 42, Fast Track people operations analyst and culture specialist; succeeding Marcos Alberto Del Castillo; wife, Melody Pamela Molina Gatica. Counselors — Pablo Ariel Paz, 51, Mundial SA commercial representative; wife, Yeritza Fabiola Contreras Alfaro Paz. Leonardo Josue Sandrigo, 32, independent public accountant; wife, Eliana Micaela Varrenti.

CAMARILLO CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Jan. 18, 2026) President — Tyler David Garrett, 51, Pattern new brand partnerships; succeeding Adam Young Thunell; wife, Rebecca Suzanne Brimhall Garrett. Counselors — Adam Buzz Basua, 54, The Barlow Group director of business development and realtor; wife, Melissa Lee Beck Basua. Spencer Howard Jenkins, 46, Cowdrey Jenkins LLP managing partner; wife, Stephanie Leanne Rudd Jenkins.

CAMPO GRANDE BRAZIL STAKE: (Jan. 25, 2026) President — Flávio Luiz Hilario Rego Licarião Barbosa, 46, WFA Escolas de Idiomas LTDA entrepreneur and president; succeeding Vicente Maiorino Jr.; wife, Inês Ferreira Rodrigues. Counselors — Fabiano Cardoso Santarelli, 47, Mongeral Aegon Seguros commercial superintendent; wife, Marise Facchini Machado Santarelli. Mario Elvio Britez Nunes, 42, Beeteller key account manager for Latin America; wife, Kelly dos Santos Lima Nunes.

CEDAR CITY UTAH YSA 2ND STAKE: (Feb. 22, 2026) President — Adam Eric Lambert, 54, Southern Utah University professor and department chair; succeeding Ryan Chad Carter; wife, Michelle Angela Jensen Lambert. Counselors — Charles Tad Brinkerhoff, 60, Southern Utah University associate vice president; wife, Michelle Barrus Brinkerhoff. James William Sorensen, 57, dentist; wife, Valynn Randall Sorensen.

COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS UTAH BRIGHTON STAKE: (Feb. 22, 2026) President — Kevin Richard Hughes, 50, pediatric anesthesiologist; succeeding Kent L Thomas; wife, Jessica Mangum Hughes. Counselors — Bradley Alan Clark, 58, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion teacher; wife, Nicole Dobson Clark. Baltasar Daniel McMaster, 49, ZAGG Inc. vice president of product and program management; wife, Kami Lei Sebresos McMaster.

DELTA UTAH WEST STAKE: (Feb. 22, 2026) President — Clint R Curtis, 48, business owner; succeeding Fred W Tasker; wife, Denae Dawn Cram Curtis. Counselors — Reggie Roger Bliss, 62, Cal-Maine Foods plant manager; wife, Stephannie Gordon Bliss. Daniel Lawrence Crane, 47, Millard School District educator; wife, Rebecca Lynn Fail Crane.

HENDERSON NEVADA LAKE MEAD STAKE: (Feb. 8, 2026) President — Joe D Robbins, 55, Union Pacific Railroad operating department; succeeding James Joseph Cavalieri; wife, Tracey Lynn Wells Robbins. Counselors — Luke Sherrill Lund, 46, Shell Oil strategic account manager; wife, Alisa Catherine Zockoll Lund. Adam Michael Bragg, 50, KHS&S Contractors Inc. project executive; wife, Trisha Dawn Abbott Bragg.

HERMISTON OREGON STAKE: (March 1, 2026) President — Daniel Bartholomew Sharp, 47, Stanfield Secondary School educator; succeeding Joseph Rozenboom Sharon; wife, Lacey Lynn Searle Sharp. Counselors — John Richard Adair, 42, physician assistant; wife, Bethany Susan Barnum Adair. Kasey Kenner Dickman, 47, AgReserves Inc. business intelligence analyst; wife, Anna Marie Peterson Dickman.

KENNEWICK WASHINGTON STAKE: (March 1, 2026) President — Michael Nephi Stoker, 59, Connect Workplace owner; succeeding Tyler Creed Sorenson; wife, Karri Ann Haueter Stoker. Counselors — Michael Reese Huff, 50, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Temple Department area manager; wife, Janelle Lee Blodgett Huff. Laauli Pereisa Faamausili, 54, Highstreet Insurance and Financial Services vice president of client development; wife, Becky Lyn Beus Faamausili.

MESA ARIZONA MARICOPA STAKE: (Feb. 15, 2026) President — Ricardo Armando Parker Jr., 45, Family Services mental health counselor; succeeding Randy Ray Richardson; wife, Norah Natchielli Castaneda Parker. Counselors — Matthew Edson Porter, 49, physician; wife, Louisa Layton Porter. Daniel James Good, 52, self-employed; wife, Nicole Renae Chaffee Good.

PLEASANT VIEW UTAH ORCHARD SPRINGS STAKE: (Feb. 22, 2026) President — Brendan Rodney Green, 52, dentist; succeeding Joshua Grant Garner; wife, Marli Larsen Green. Counselors — Brigham Lee Rindlisbacher, 50, Genentech director of healthcare markets; wife, Jaisey Jeanne Woodfield Rindlisbacher. Eric Steven Smith, 46, Weber State University Master of Taxation graduate program director; wife, Jennifer Lynn Williams Smith.

REXBURG IDAHO YSA 2ND STAKE: (Feb. 8, 2026) President — Mark Vernol Nelson, 63, The Bank of Commerce vice president and compliance officer; succeeding Bruce M. Wilding; wife, Karen Kaye Barker Nelson. Counselors — Jared Scott Oviatt, 57, BBSI business partner; wife, Jenna Marie Rudd Oviatt. Ronald Aaron Birch, 62, State of Idaho instructor specialist; wife, Mari Ann Clark Birch.

SHELLEY IDAHO SOUTH STAKE: (Feb. 8, 2026) President — Nathan Grant Kohler, 51, optometrist; succeeding Thomas W. Yearsley; wife, Miriam Ransom Kohler. Counselors — Joshua Michael Maynard, 50, Bingham Health Care Inc. director of engineering; wife, Melissa Olsen Maynard. Michael Norman Balmforth, 49, Mathews Plumbing & Heating Inc. owner; wife, Stephanie Lynn Carter Balmforth.

SOUTH JORDAN UTAH NORTH SHORE STAKE: (March 1, 2026) President — Jeffrey Daniel Franco, 39, Holmes Homes principal broker and vice president of sales and marketing; succeeding Brent Henry Peterson; wife, Mallory Ruth Carter Franco. Counselors — Bryan Craig Robinson, 44, FamilySearch software engineer; wife, Cheryl Lynn Goeller Robinson. Clark Jac Collings, 42, Utah Valley University general counsel; wife, Jennifer Lynn Call Collings.

SPOKANE WASHINGTON EAST STAKE: (Feb. 1, 2026) President — Aaron Glen Howard, 47, Rayonier vice president of financial planning and analysis; succeeding Brent Stephen Byers; wife, Rebecca Dorothy Malquist Howard. Counselors — Darron Todd Woolley, 50, foot and ankle surgeon; wife, Anna Valynn Grant Woolley. Larry Moss Longhurst, 57, strength training studio owner; wife, Maren Lynne Warnick Longhurst.

ST. GEORGE UTAH YSA 2ND STAKE: (Feb. 15, 2026) President — Benjamin Robert Pressley, 47, IntentNow Inc. CEO; succeeding Kelly Ray Taysom; wife, Laura Lamb Pressley. Counselors — Reuben Peck Evans, 44, Intermountain Health chief nursing officer; wife, Laura Goodrich Evans. William Joseph Plumb, 49, dentist; wife, Karielle Lynn Meyer Plumb.

TORRANCE CALIFORNIA NORTH STAKE: (March 1, 2026) President — John Harman Brunt, 41, DirecTV senior director of content strategy; succeeding Kent Chase Carter; wife, Paige Elizabeth Neff Brunt. Counselors — Sean Nathan Jones, 50, Boeing engineer; wife, Ginger Diane Cox Jones. Jared Michael Stelter, 45, Basmat Inc. senior engineer; wife, Mary Cordelia Pinkerton Stelter.

VERNAL UTAH GLINES STAKE: (Jan. 25, 2026) President — Philip Craig Timothy, 55, Service Insurance Agency president; succeeding Jeremy Brian Abrams; wife, Elizabeth Harris Timothy. Counselors — Michael Arthur Hartman, 56, certified registered nurse anesthetist; wife, Amy Swenson Hartman. Kenneth Grant Campbell, 59, Vernal Regional Airport director; wife, Camille Smith Campbell.

VILLAHERMOSA MÉXICO STAKE: (Feb. 1, 2026) President — Lhimi Leon Montero, 43, Evsolaire-Proyectos Sustentables CEO; succeeding Martin Perez Lastra; wife, Ana Karen Estrada Chablé. Counselors — Luis Uriel Alcauter Bustamante, 44, Naturalmente Delicioso owner; wife, Fany Paola Salinas Salgado. Maurilio Sanchez Lopez, 56, refrigeration specialist; wife, Maria Elena Ramos Velazquez de Sanchez.

WINDSOR COLORADO STAKE: (March 15, 2026) President — Jason Andrew Brown, 50, Broadcom senior director of engineering; succeeding Douglas Alan Epperson; wife, Amy Holt Brown. Counselors — Jenness Leonard Eldridge, 57, Seagate Technology project manager; wife, Natasha Adams Eldridge. Kenneth Joel Parnell, 43, University of Northern Colorado professor; wife, Kristen Sagers Parnell.

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Elder Rowe recalled realizing “the only teachings that our children would receive about the gospel of Jesus Christ would be from us.”

These experiences united their family and made the gospel of Jesus Christ simple as they helped their children gain a relationship with the Savior. “Those were sacred, special times,” Elder Rowe said.

Simplicity in the gospel again comes to mind following his sustaining in April 2025 general conference as one of 16 new General Authority Seventies. Elder Rowe cited Doctrine and Covenants 1:23, which states, “That the fulness of my gospel might be proclaimed by the weak and the simple unto the ends of the world.”

“I guess if the qualification for this calling is to be weak and simple, then I might just somehow be qualified, because we certainly feel that,” he said. “But we know that it’s the Lord’s work, that Jesus Christ has all power and that His purposes will be fulfilled.”

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Foundation of testimony, deep conversion

Edward Butler Rowe was born on April 23, 1967, in Provo, Utah, the fourth of six children of Fred Ares and Sherrel Butler Rowe.

His parents were committed to consistently holding family prayer, scripture study and home evenings despite many times the lessons being disrupted by him and his brother misbehaving. Yet his parents never quit holding them. “There must have been hundreds of family home evenings,” Elder Rowe said, “but of all those, I only remember one that was taught, but that was the foundation for my testimony.”

In this home evening lesson, his parents taught about the eternal truths in the plan of salvation. He said: “When they taught us about Heavenly Father being our Father, our literal Father of our spirits, and Jesus Christ coming to the earth to save us and redeem us by atoning for our sins and being resurrected, I felt the Holy Ghost.

“I felt it in a way that I can remember as if I were there today sitting on the green-shag carpet in my home.” He is grateful that his parents persevered even when they had reason to quit.

In 1986, Elder Rowe was called to serve in the Florida Fort Lauderdale Mission. “I had a testimony, but my deep conversion happened as a missionary,” he recalled. “I really came to know the Savior and understand the joy of giving yourself to Him and seeing what happens when people embrace the gospel.”

Having grown up involved in a number of sports, especially football, he had thought the greatest feeling in the world was scoring a touchdown. But he found an even better feeling: “being with somebody when they felt the Holy Ghost and accepted the invitation to act in faith, and then seeing the miracle of conversion that happens because of that,” he said.

In that moment, while silently praying or kneeling with them in prayer, Elder Rowe said, “when the Spirit came and testified to them, I was blown away. That was the greatest experience I’d ever felt in my life. And to be a part of that, I just felt so blessed. It changed my life.”

Following his mission, Elder Rowe attended Brigham Young University, where his high school sweetheart, Brooke Francis, was also attending, studying elementary education. The two had dated in high school and wrote to each other during his missionary service.

“From the very first time I was with her, I knew I was home,” Elder Rowe said. “I’ve felt that same feeling ever since — even today. …

“She’s been the greatest blessing and influence in my life. If you were to go to Moroni and read the definition of charity, that would be describing Brooke.”

“Understanding to ask the right questions was very valuable to me. ... I learned that the source of truth is from God and not from man.”

Elder Edward B. Rowe, General Authority Seventy

Of her husband, Sister Rowe said: “He has always had a lot of integrity to just do what was right and not worry about consequences, and that really attracted me to him. … And he always pointed me to the Savior, and I knew I could trust him and trust the Lord.”

“And it helped that she had bad eyesight,” Elder Rowe quipped. “So yeah, that was in my favor.”

They were married in January 1989 in the Salt Lake Temple. Today they are the parents of five children and live in Pleasant Grove, Utah.

Elder Rowe earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy at BYU. These classes taught him the importance of “asking the right questions.”

What makes a question the right question? Elder Rowe said, “For me, what makes the right question is to have real intent when you ask it.” That means in part, he said, “that you’re willing to accept what is the true answer and be true to that answer.”

Elder Rowe also said that “understanding to ask the right questions was very valuable to me. And then, gratefully, I learned that the source of truth is from God and not from man.”

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Raising a family around the world

Following his graduation from BYU, Elder Rowe earned a master’s degree in public policy and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Chicago. His career in international law soon began, taking the Rowe family back and forth between Washington, D.C., and various countries overseas to live, including in Africa, Eurasia and Europe. Elder Rowe also worked in the Middle East.

His decision to study law was influenced by his missionary service, meeting people from nearly every country in South and Central America while serving in Florida. He said, “My mission opened up the world of people from other places, and so I think I had a real desire to try and engage in the world in a way that would be meaningful.”

Elder Rowe’s career resolving international disputes and often representing foreign governments meant moving the family to live overseas for years at a time, often in the developing world.

Sister Rowe said it was “not easy” for their children, “but they supported their dad in all of these work assignments, and they went with great faith. And that was not easy at their young ages.”

In 2011, Elder and Sister Rowe were called to serve as leaders of what is now called the Adriatic North Mission. The area consisted of Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia, then later Bosnia and Montenegro. “Those countries had experienced a very difficult war in the ’90s — very tragic on all sides,” Elder Rowe said. “And so to see how the gospel heals people and to see how faith can replace fear was an incredible thing.”

The family was living in Brussels, Belgium, at the time of their call.

Goodness of humankind

From living in different countries around the world, Elder Rowe said, he has learned “how good people are. There are so many good people in the world … who love God and are trying to live good lives, build families and love their neighbors. And also extraordinary people who will go to great lengths to try to serve others.”

In every nation, kindred, tongue and people, God deeply loves all of His children, Elder Rowe said. “They are all children of our Heavenly Father. And that makes us all brothers and sisters. It’s a beautiful thing.”

A scripture that has proven meaningful to Elder Rowe is Proverbs 3:5-6, which states: “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”

Elder Rowe said that sometimes the path can feel lonely or it doesn’t seem to have the best illumination. But, he said, “I’ve seen it time and time again, things work out and even better than they ever could have been expected to.”

In the last six years, he’s worked as CEO of The Stirling Foundation, “which has been focused on humanitarian work, international development and interfaith and building bridges among people,” he said. This opportunity has taken the Rowes back to many of the countries they’ve lived in before, as well as other countries including those in conflict or recently in a conflict.

“What’s remarkable, again, through that experience is to see how God inspires and touches people to rise up and care for those in need,” Elder Rowe said.

While working in one country in Africa, he noticed that much of what was done in terms of humanitarian and development work, as well as work to improve the peace and stability of society, was done by women. When he asked a woman who was head of one such organization why that was, without hesitation, she said, “Because we are mothers.”

“We’ve grown to appreciate so many people that we’ve met who have responded to that call, that feeling from our Heavenly Father to love their neighbors,” Elder Rowe said.

Whether they are members of various Christian faiths, are Muslim, or of other faiths, these people are equally motivated by their love of God, he added, calling it “a good reminder of the goodness of mankind, of men and women.”

About Elder Edward B. Rowe

Family: Edward Butler Rowe was born on April 23, 1967, in Provo, Utah, to Fred Ares and Sherrel Butler Rowe. He married Brooke Francis Rowe on Jan. 3, 1989, in the Salt Lake Temple. They are the parents of five children.

Education: Earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Brigham Young University, then earned a master’s degree in public policy and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Chicago.

Employment: Practiced international law for many years as a partner in law firms in Washington, D.C., and overseas; has been CEO of The Stirling Foundation since 2019.

Church service: Was serving as an Area Seventy in the Utah Area at the time of his call; is a former Adriatic North Mission president, stake Young Men president, bishop, elders quorum president and full-time missionary in the Florida Fort Lauderdale Mission.

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BALANGA PHILIPPINES STAKE: (Feb. 8, 2026) President — Harold Castro Gardoci, 47, Philippines Area presidency administrative assistant; succeeding Gil Niño L. Escalona; wife, Joselyn Milloria Lapure Gardoci. Counselors — Mark Anthony Yumol Santos, 38, Bataan Peninsula State University-Orani Campus college instructor; wife, Marie Louina Diana Simbol Santos. Dexter John Salenga Belleza, 36, administrative assistant; wife, Ardeth Santos Carlos Belleza.

BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA CASTELAR STAKE: (Jan. 25, 2026) President — Narciso Ariel Erhardt, 52, Reponen S.A. logistics supervisor; succeeding Raul Fabian Maquieira Techera; wife, Nancy Elisa Barros Erhardt. Counselors — Cristian Gabriel Aimone, 51, area treasury manager; wife, Fernanda Mariana Horton Aimone. Ezequiel Eduardo Tocaimaza, 45, Telecom Argentina data center infrastructure specialist; wife, Martina Elisa Tocaimaza.

CARIGARA PHILIPPINES STAKE: (Jan. 25, 2026) President — Teofilo Baldomar Piangco Jr., 42, TBPJ Construction proprietor; succeeding Richard Villamor Loreño; wife, Mariel Silvano Sibug Piangco. Counselors — Joselito Adolfo Bustillo, 43, Department of Trade and Industry Negosyo Center business counselor; wife, Marilyn Pedotera Pontejos Bustillo. Iram Micmic Oñate, 34, Alma LLC virtual assistant; wife, Beverly Ann Leonor Cabuquing Oñate.

DARU PAPUA NEW GUINEA STAKE: (Dec. 7, 2025) President — Aboi Gogone Omai, 41, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints security guard; succeeding Daniel Jerry; wife, Bebeua Ubo Gogone Omai. Counselors — Lazarus Kinju Gaige Akere, 61; wife, Bernadette Akere. Philemon Frank, 27, Tango Co. LTD assistant driver; wife, Aileen Gebowa Frank.

EL PASO TEXAS MOUNT FRANKLIN STAKE: (Jan. 18, 2026) President — Charles Hillam Stuart, 53, endodontist; succeeding Curtis Rey Whetten; wife, JaNay Madsen Stuart. Counselors — Fernando Aguilera Jr., 52, nuclear medicine technologist; wife, Esmeralda Macias Aguilera. Robert Marco Whetten, 57, self-employed cattle rancher; wife, Jennifer Smock Whetten.

GUATEMALA CITY LA LAGUNA STAKE: (Jan. 11, 2026) President — Hugo Leonel Alvizuris Torres, 54, Impacto Empresarial associate consultant and project manager; succeeding Obed Isaac Cano Diaz; wife, Elda Lissette Sique Marroquin de Alvizuris. Counselors — Edvin Antonio Aceituno Sarceño, 46, Importadora AP owner; wife, Helen Indira Portillo Juarez de Aceituno. José Roberto Aroche Rosales, 34, Paralelo purchasing department chief; wife, Nandy Mishell Sosa Valenzuela de Aroche.

KEARNS UTAH NORTH STAKE: (Feb. 1, 2026) President — Phillip Emerson Baggaley, 47, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints confidential records specialist; succeeding Weston McKee Watkins; wife, Sidneia Ferreira Santos Baggaley. Counselors — Luis Arturo Becerra Martínez, 40, Healing Center Of Utah and Med Club chief executive officer; wife, Gazelem Muñoz Rugerio Becerra. Drew Kapono Apele Barton, 42, Intermountain Health professional development practitioner and emergency department social worker trainer; wife, Rouie Marlene Lowe Barton.

LA CRESCENTA CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Feb. 8, 2026) President — Todd Daniel Reynolds, 49, Morgan Stanley wealth adviser; succeeding Kirk LaMont Malmrose; wife, Shauna Nicole Ballard Reynolds. Counselors — Michael James Ward, 63, self-employed software producer; wife, Carolyn Denise Bentz Ward. Brent Anderson Ballard, 51, Anderson Ballard Cos. Inc. owner; wife, Susan Broberg Ballard.

LEHI UTAH WEST STAKE: (Feb. 8, 2026) President — Ryan Dale Kirby, 48, Fishbowl Solutions vice president of customer success; succeeding Richard Todd Welker; wife, Kristin Maw Kirby. Counselors — Roger Orson Taylor, 59, Access Development national sales director; wife, Kd Hiatt Taylor. Benjamin Christian Arkell, 47, LKL Associates assistant controller; wife, Gina Lombardi Arkell.

MATAGALPA NICARAGUA STAKE: (Jan. 25, 2026) President — Jony Uriel Cantarero Blandon, 39, EduTech de Centroamerica account manager; succeeding Donald Ernesto Lúquez Noguera; wife, Brenda Lissette Rivera Torrez de Cantarero. Counselors — David Guillermo Espinoza Suarez, 39, Exportadora Atlantic industrial maintenance chief; wife, Merling Lisbeth Torrez. Juan Agustín Mendoza Morales, 35, English teacher; wife, Arlen Massiel Duarte Manzanarez.

MÉXICO CITY CONTRERAS STAKE: (Feb. 8, 2026) President — Yairo Luis Sequeira Alvear, 46, Sector47 CEO; succeeding João C. de Abreu Fernandes; wife, Marión Arlete Palma Flores de Sequeira. Counselors — Misael Ramirez Gomez, 39, Qualitas Compañía de Seguros claims manager; wife, Nadia Carolina Sanchez Azueta de Ramirez. Jonathann Roberto Martinez Zurita, 31, ICON Clinical Research senior contract negotiator; wife, Marlene Garcia Velazquez.

PISCO PERÚ STAKE: (Jan. 11, 2026) President — Alex Gerardo Marquezado Fernandez, 40, San Fernando S.A. dispatch coordinator; succeeding Pedro Jesus Bravo España; wife, María Luisa Aguilar Meza. Counselors — Hector Armando Balarezo Ramos, 46, Agrilor SAC administrative manager; wife, Ada Betzabeth Pachas Ramos de Balarezo. Benjamin Franklin Saldaña Armejo, 44, Wow Perú commercial adviser; wife, Liliana Esperanza Lisma Folco de Saldaña.

SAN FERNANDO LA UNION PHILIPPINES STAKE: (Feb. 1, 2026) President — Roderick Mamaril Andrada, 61, Philippine Social Security System branch manager; succeeding Josue Gonzales Jundos; wife, Gloria Corazon Duclayan Madrid Andrada. Counselors — Rufo Agaloos Baro, 46, Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University assistant professor; wife, Thea Navarro Federico Baro. Jose Kim Sarah Torrecampo Jr., 35, Eclipse Education (Australia) remote business support specialist; wife, Angelene Eve Racelis Sta. Maria Torrecampo.

SANDY UTAH HIDDEN VALLEY STAKE: (Feb. 22, 2026) President — Brian John Ramos, 47, Tide Group founder and CEO; succeeding Graden Paul Jackson; wife, Charity Fitzgerald Ramos. Counselors — Anthony Young Horsley, 51, Rock Creek Capital partner; wife, Catherine Calder Horsley. Brent Allan Andrewsen, 52, attorney; wife, Brenda Larson Andrewsen.

SÃO PAULO BRAZIL CAMPO LIMPO STAKE: (Feb. 8, 2026) President — Reginaldo Evangelista Bonfim, 55, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints accountant; succeeding Thiago de Souza Ponder; wife, Roseli Dos Santos Silva Bonfim. Counselors — Aurélio Leite Almeida, 49, Augustos Construtora administrative manager; wife, Niza Mariana de Souza Honorato Almeida. Paulo Alexandre de Neri, 48, Emílio Russeau professor; wife, Lediane Araújo Natividade Neri.

SÃO PAULO BRAZIL ITAQUÁ STAKE: (Jan. 18, 2026) President — Wagner Cristóvão, 40, Itaú S.A. purchasing consultant; succeeding Julio Pereira de Oliveira; wife, Sheila Rodrigues de Oliveira Cristóvão. Counselors — Ulisses Araújo Santos, 40, Dream Consortium consultant; wife, Alice da Silva Araújo Lins Santos. Marcos Vinicius Gomes Anastácio, 33, Banco Itaú company restructuring manager; wife, Mariana Azevedo Leite Anastácio.

SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS STAKE: (Feb. 1, 2026) President — Bryan Edward Leonard, 48, Illinois College director of marketing and communication; succeeding Robert Anthony Martinez; wife, Heather Faye Leffler Leonard. Counselors — Fiore Santo Belmonte III, 56, The Goley Cos. director of operations; wife, Christine Branch Belmonte. Travest Johnson Woodbury, 33, ADM senior research scientist; wife, Tiana Marie Meek Woodbury.

YORBA LINDA CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Feb. 8, 2026) President — Justin West Dalton, 47, Allied Environmental Solutions executive business consultant; succeeding Adam Lee Sharp; wife, Jennifer Dawn Parker Dalton. Counselors — Jared Goodman, 46, physician; wife, Christy Ann Fisher Goodman. Andrew Emilio Calderón, 43, Larson LLP counsel; wife, Gabriela Valenzuela Calderón.

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ABOBO COTE D’IVOIRE WEST STAKE: (March 8, 2026) President — Koffi Richard Franck Jean, 43, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion coordinator; succeeding Jean-Luc Tioma; wife, Bouh Ziguéhia Marina Oula Jean. Counselors — Arthur Elvis Oro, 45, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints mission support supervisor; wife, Lou Gohi Larissa Irene Vanie. Afamefuna Zikora Onyimadu, 39, MakeUseOf Tech journalist; wife, Rebecca Ozioma Ogbor Onyimadu.

ARAUCO CHILE STAKE: (Dec. 7, 2025) President — Luis Alexis Varas Ahumada, 45, SMC Corp. Chile S.A. warehouse administrator; succeeding Guillermo Andres Brand Endia; wife, Ana Rosa Muñoz Cornejo. Counselors — Nelson Leandro Cardoza Saez, 55, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion coordinator assistant; wife, Jacqueline del Carmen Cardenas Valenzuela de Cardoza. Francisco Javier Gonzalez Rebolledo, 60; wife, Ruby del Pilar Fritz Arias de Gonzalez.

AUBURN WASHINGTON STAKE: (Feb. 1, 2026) President — Joshua Joseph Casperson, 46, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion coordinator; succeeding Bryan Roger Adams; wife, Ashlee Kristen Stoddart Casperson. Counselors — Thomas Wayne Dudley, 46, Auburn School District elementary school principal; wife, Janelle Elizabeth Hardy Dudley. Brian James Tew, 57, Zayo Group LHDF network planner; wife, Jacqueline Kay Larsen Tew.

BELLINGHAM WASHINGTON STAKE: (Feb. 1, 2026) President — Philip Nathan Bastian Jr., 44, Optometric Physicians Northwest co-owner; succeeding Stephen Bruce Pratt; wife, Noelle Tanner Bastian. Counselors — Dylan James Semu, 56, Mana Chiropractic owner and chiropractor; wife, Serina Anne Kennerley Semu. Wynden John Holman, 50, Windermere Real Estate Whatcom Inc. owner; wife, Jayme Lynne Cramer Holman.

BRAZZAVILLE REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO STAKE: (Nov. 30, 2025) President — Marc Antoine Nganga, 55, GMR Services manager; succeeding Belle-Vie Grace Pafrichel Gayouele Anga; wife, Carine Prisca Ngangou Massengo. Counselors — Luc Berllins Moungo, 54, Limonaderie machine operator; wife, Immaculee Ephrasie Tchissambou Moungo. Freddy Ikia Dimi, 49, Ministry of Defense National Navy; wife, Aude Liria Andea Mbelah Ikia Dimi.

CALGARY ALBERTA PRAIRIE WINDS STAKE: (Feb. 8, 2026) President — Curtis James Payne, 62, KAOS Management Consulting Inc., self-employed; succeeding Randy Eugene Lonsdale; wife, Pamela Quinton Payne. Counselors — Peter William Laycock, 49, clinical psychologist; wife, Loralee Merkley Laycock. William James Heaven, 54, Quorum Software senior customer success manager; wife, Amy Elizabeth Barnard Heaven.

KEARNS UTAH SOUTH STAKE: (Feb. 8, 2026) President — Keith Alden Scholl, 48, State of Utah Technology Services IT manager; succeeding Michael Chris Parkinson; wife, Laura Kaye Parks Scholl. Counselors — Juan Pedro Reyes Suarez, 50, production tech master; wife, Veronica Janeth Talamantes Cazares Reyes. Arthur John Hortin, 39, physical therapist; wife, Mallory Thacker Hortin.

MBUJI-MAYI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO STAKE: (Dec. 28, 2025) President — Numbi Freddy Kabongo, 58, personnel chief; succeeding Mukadi Alain Kabeya; wife, Katunga Annie Muadi Kabongo. Counselors — Jean Somue Yamapia, 33, area language coordinator; wife, Wivine Binyanga Yamapia. Ladislas Cimbombo Jekuluka, 43, physician; wife, Ntita Divine Kabola.

MÉXICO CITY CUAUTITLÁN STAKE: (Jan. 25, 2026) President — Dan Job Guerrero Mora, 46, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints regional manager; succeeding Luis Fernando Torres Ledesma; wife, Elizabeth Marquez Gonzalez de Guerrero. Counselors — Gerardo Muñoz Alcantara, 65, Volvo Group México software administrator; wife, Araceli Romero Hernandez. Johnatan Pinedo Sanchez, 44, rehabilitation clinic owner; wife, Susana Lizeth Esquivel Diaz.

MIDVALE UTAH UNION PARK STAKE: (Feb. 1, 2026) President — Roger Dale Worth, 48, FirstDigital chief financial officer; succeeding Donald Grant McIllece; wife, Chelsea Vielstich Worth. Counselors — Layne Van McCleary, 57, Mountain West Windows & Doors sales manager; wife, Tamera Michelle Watts McCleary. Victor Manuel Cruz, 60, Unique Auto Body supervisor; wife, Maria Angelica Mendoza Cruz.

MONMOUTH OREGON STAKE: (Feb. 1, 2026) President — Chad Max Bingham, 48, oculofacial plastic surgeon; succeeding Brian Gregory Moore; wife, Misty Marriah Esplin Bingham. Counselors — Paul Herschel Egbert, 56, Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments agency director; wife, Tamera Larson Egbert. Tyler Benjamin Thackeray, 40, Crystal Creek USA Inc. business owner; wife, Allison Hunt Thackeray.

NUKU‘ALOFA TONGA CENTRAL STAKE: (Feb. 22, 2026) President — Semisi Uinitoni Kakau, 40, Tonga Country Office and Distribution Center area retail coordinator and manager; succeeding Latu Taipaleti Moala; wife, ‘Ana He’ihakau Niutupu’ivaha Kakau. Counselors — Maamaloa Latu Kalapa, 47, English Man sales assistant; wife, Lesieli Kasi Tu’itavake Kalapa. ‘Ofa Ki Muli Moala, 30, ICS operational engineer; wife, Zelda Funganihea Tongi Ehe Lupe Vaea Moala.

OGDEN UTAH WEST STAKE: (Jan. 11, 2026) President — Eddie Allington Keele, 44, Mission Health Services CEO; succeeding David Maloy Hales; wife, Jennie Overdiek Keele. Counselors — Chad Wheatley Gibson, 39, United States Air Force project manager; wife, Mary Cowdin Gibson. Sterling James Durrant, 50, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion institute teacher; wife, Vari Nelson Durrant.

PROVO UTAH STAKE: (Jan. 25, 2026) President — John Spencer Fluhman, 52, Brigham Young University History Department chair; succeeding Bryan Gene Hopkins; wife, Hollie Rhees Fluhman. Counselors — Todd David Berrett, 46, Brigham Young University solutions architect; wife, Lori Anne Dahl Berrett. Spencer Lyle James, 43, Brigham Young University professor; wife, Alyssa Rose Murphey James.

RIVERTON WYOMING STAKE: (Feb. 1, 2026) President — Justin Kyle Walker, 46, Fremont County School District 6 principal; succeeding Vince Charles Irene; wife, Kelli Diane McNierney Walker. Counselors — Adam Edward Phillips, 47, attorney; wife, Camille Cartwright Phillips. Martin James DeVries Jr., 53, Riverton Tire and Oil service manager; wife, Jamie Diane Bray DeVries.

ROSALES PHILIPPINES STAKE: (Nov. 30, 2025) President — Christopher Caleb Dela Cruz Costales, 35; succeeding Fredirick Jacob Escalona; wife, Gwenthlyn Pagaoa Somoray Costales. Counselors — Rudy Sabado Pastores Jr., 55, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion employee; wife, Maria Cleofe Cabanizas Cabotaje Pastores. Gilbert Meimban Dadivas, 45; wife, Catherine Aguilar Co Dadivas.

SAN ANTONIO TEXAS HILL COUNTRY STAKE: (Feb. 1, 2026) President — David Son Kovacs, 41, Ten Cow Co. Inc. owner; succeeding Gary Lee Long; wife, Noel Elizabeth Henthorn Kovacs. Counselors — Andrew Ryan Murphy, 43, Southern Tire Mart general manager; wife, Anna Renee’ Grayson Murphy. Damon Russel Benedict, 49, River City Flooring LLC owner; wife, Emily Ann Payne Benedict.

SALT LAKE GRANT STAKE: (Jan. 18, 2026) President — Rollin Grover Johnson, 61, Property Reserves Inc. asset manager; succeeding Douglas Gene Sampson; wife, Leslie Anne Benton Johnson. Counselors — Thaddeus James May, 47, State of Utah state court district judge; wife, Lisa Jane Crocheron May. John Philip Snow, 48, Price Parkinson & Kerr partner; wife, Heather Dawn Whiting Snow.

SÃO PAULO BRAZIL JAÇANÃ STAKE: (Jan. 18, 2026) President — Richard Erickson Da Silva, 62, lawyer; succeeding Alexandro Dos Santos Carozza; wife, Rita de Cassia Pierszajec da Silva. Counselors — Antonio Porfirio Correia, 56, entrepreneur; wife, Edinalva Chagas Da Silva Correia. Raphael Vieira Rocho, 41, Claro Brasil systems analyst; wife, Núbia Lima Dos Santos Rocho.

SURREY BRITISH COLUMBIA STAKE: (Jan. 25, 2026) President — Luis Flavio Ortolano, 55, TuGo Insurance Canada chief information officer; succeeding Eden Robin Edward Engen; wife, Ana Maria Chrispim Ortolano. Counselors — José Luis Riquelme Ordenes, 49, Riquelme & Associates CPA principal; wife, Emilce Auxiliadora Castillo Riquelme. Philip Glenn Valderrama Santos, 49, Pattison Food Group senior systems analyst, lead and product owner; wife, Kristine Jill Te Clair Santos.

VALENZUELA PHILIPPINES STAKE: (Dec. 7, 2025) President — Josef Matthieu Dagal Bassig, 40, Tanay Rural Bank chief information security officer; succeeding Rene Boy Martin Ariola; wife, Gracielle Baluyot Dela Cruz Bassig. Counselors — Wilson Yap Paredes Jr., 45, Acciona Construction Philippines Inc. manager; wife, Lalaine Ollet Lim Paredes. Edwin Lim Nataño, 61; wife, Lora Isabel Villegas Esguerra Nataño.

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* 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Brian Lee Rawson and Linda Christine Glines Rawson, Rose Hill Ward, Derby Kansas Stake, called as president and matron of the new Wichita Kansas Temple. President Rawson is a temple worker and former Area Seventy, stake president, bishop and high councilor. He was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma, to Richard Ray Rawson and Joyce Ashman Rawson.

Sister Rawson is a Primary teacher and temple worker and former stake and ward Young Women president. She was born in National City, California, to Frederick William Glines and Joyce Marie Glines.

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Lewis L. “Lee” Bird III, 61, and Linda P. Bird, eight children, Twin Coves Ward, Lewisville Texas Stake: England London Mission, succeeding President Paul H. Sinclair and Sister Mona Sinclair. Brother Bird is a stake president and former high councilor, stake executive secretary, bishop, bishopric counselor, elders quorum president and ward executive secretary. He was born in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to Lewis L. Bird Jr. and Merry Mabbett Dean.

Sister Bird is a Young Women adviser and former stake Young Women president, stake Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor, ward Relief Society secretary, Primary music leader, ward missionary, seminary teacher and Gospel Doctrine instructor. She was born in Mobile, Alabama, to Ronald K. Partridge and Barbara Jane Coston.

David Knighton, 55, and Cheryl Knighton, four children, River Ridge 2nd Ward, South Jordan Utah River Ridge Stake: Brazil Maceió Mission, succeeding President Nathan Hanks and Sister Michelle Hanks. Brother Knighton is a stake presidency counselor and temple ordinance worker and former bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, elders quorum president and stake clerk, and served in the Portugal Lisbon Mission. He was born in Austin, Texas, to Lennis Morland Knighton and Peggy Lee Knighton.

Sister Knighton is a Relief Society teacher and temple ordinance worker and former stake Primary presidency counselor, stake Primary president and ward Young Women president. She was born in Kirkland, Washington, to Hugh Elwin Girsberger and Carol Glee Girsberger.

Clement M. Matswagothata, 46, and Novelty Busisiwe Matswagothata, three children, Cottonwood Creek 4th Ward, Sandy Utah Cottonwood Creek Stake: Arkansas Bentonville Mission, succeeding President Kevin J. Hathaway and Sister Kali Hathaway. Elder Matswagothata is a General Authority Seventy and former Area Seventy, stake president, bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, elders quorum president, Young Men adviser and temple ordinance worker, and served in the South Africa Capetown Mission. He was born in Middlepits, Botswana, to Bojotlhe Matswagothata and Rachel Martha Matswagothata.

Sister Matswagothata is a former stake Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, ward Young Women presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor, Relief Society visiting teaching coordinator, Sunday School teacher and temple ordinance worker. She was born in Pretoria, South Africa, to Julius Curly Dambuza and Wilhemina Nana Buthelezi.

Michael O. Oboh, 56, and Margaret Adejoke Oboh, three children, Umuocham Ward, Aba Nigeria South Stake: Nigeria Enugu Mission, succeeding President Christian C. Chigbundu and Sister Felicia Chigbundu. Brother Oboh is an FSY representative and temple ordinance worker and former stake presidency counselor, bishop, bishopric counselor, branch president, high councilor, stake Sunday School president, ward Sunday School president and ward clerk. He was born in Ogharefe, Nigeria, to Augustine Oyaregha Oboh and Helen Agbotunume Ebuke.

Sister Oboh is an FSY representative and temple ordinance worker and former scribe to the patriarch, ward Relief Society president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor and seminary teacher. She was born in Iludun, Nigeria, to Joshua Dada Omoniyi Ajayi and Rachael Aina Ajayi.

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Bart Orr Christensen and Cherie Lynn Bullock Christensen, Grace 3rd Ward, Grace Idaho Stake, called as president and matron of the new Montpelier Idaho Temple. President Christensen is a temple sealer and former stake president, bishop and high councilor. He was born in Soda Springs, Idaho, to Kenneth Andersen Christensen and June Christensen.

Sister Christensen is a temple worker and former ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president and ward Primary presidency counselor. She was born in Salt Lake City to Melvin Glen Bullock and Mildred Ann Bullock.

Jerry Michael Snyder and Clarlyn Ellen Workman Snyder, Worland 1st Ward, Worland Wyoming Stake, called as president and matron of the new Cody Wyoming Temple. President Snyder is a patriarch, Primary teacher and temple sealer and former temple presidency counselor, mission presidency counselor, stake president, bishop and high councilor. He was born in Cody, Wyoming, to Jesse Levi Snyder and Josephine Johnson.

Sister Snyder is a ward Primary teacher, patriarch’s scribe and temple worker and former assistant to the matron and stake Relief Society presidency counselor. She was born in Lovell, Wyoming, to Raymond Asay Workman and Elizabeth Julia Workman.

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Rob Campbell, 62, and Ruth Campbell, five children, Olathe 1st Ward, Olathe Kansas Stake: Madagascar Antananarivo South Mission, succeeding President Deryl Eastman and Sister Valerie Eastman. Brother and Sister Campbell are former addiction recovery program service missionaries, temple leader assistants and French-speaking refugee group leaders. Brother Campbell is a temple sealer and former temple presidency counselor, bishop, stake Young Men president, elders quorum president, ward Young Men president and seminary teacher, and served in the Belgium Brussels Mission. He was born in Somerville, New Jersey, to Randolph Neil Campbell and Edna Maxine Campbell.

Sister Campbell is a temple ordinance worker and former assistant to the matron, ward Young Women president, ward Primary president and ward Relief Society presidency counselor, and served in the France Paris Mission. She was born in Salt Lake City to Don LeRoy Miller and Linda Miller.

E. Boyd Craig, 63, and Michelle D. Craig, three children, Heatheridge 7th Ward, Orem Utah Heatheridge Stake: Canada Toronto East Mission. Brother Craig is a former MTC branch president, stake presidency counselor, bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, elders quorum president and stake executive secretary, and served in the Switzerland Zurich Mission. He was born in Los Angeles, California, to Ellis Edward Craig and Jan Boyd.

Sister Craig is a former Young Women general presidency counselor, Primary general advisory council member, MTC branch missionary, stake Young Women president, ward Young Women president, Gospel Doctrine teacher and temple ordinance worker, and served in the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Mission. She was born in Murray, Utah, to Robert Henry Daines III and Janet Marilyn Daines.

Kevin E. Dickson, 54, and Brynda Lynn Dickson, four children, Hubble Creek Ward, Cape Girardeau Missouri Stake: Florida Fort Lauderdale Mission, succeeding President David W. Cluff and Sister Jennifer J. Cluff. Brother Dickson is an institute teacher and temple ordinance worker and former stake president, stake presidency counselor, bishopric counselor, elders quorum president, ward Young Men president, Sunday School teacher, Gospel Doctrine teacher, seminary teacher, ward activities committee chairman, ward executive secretary, assistant ward clerk and stake missionary, and served in the Arizona Tempe Mission. He grew up in Hawthorne, California, and was born to Clarence Eugene Dickson and Emma Jan Dickson.

Sister Dickson is a ward missionary and temple ordinance worker and former ward Relief Society president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Young Women presidency counselor, Relief Society visiting teaching coordinator, Relief Society teacher, Young Women adviser, Primary activities leader, Primary teacher, seminary and institute supervisor, institute teacher and activities committee specialist, and served in the Arizona Tempe Mission. She was born in Boise, Idaho, to Robert H. Cheyney and Shana Lynn Borromeo Cheyney.

Ben Hobby, 49, and Deb Hobby, five children, Castle Hill Ward, Sydney Australia Baulkham Hills Stake: Zimbabwe Harare West Mission. Brother Hobby is a stake presidency counselor and former bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, stake Young Men president, elders quorum president and ward mission leader, and served in the England Bristol Mission. He was born in Adelaide, Australia, to Richard Evan Hobby and Valerie Cheryl Hobby.

Sister Hobby is a seminary teacher and temple ordinance worker and former ward Young Women president, ward Primary president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, Primary activities leader and Sunday School teacher. She was born in Liverpool, England, to John Thomas Loynes and Linda Marie Bushell.

Matt Ingersoll, 58, and Marianne Ingersoll, five children, Heritage Park Ward, Overland Park Kansas Stake: Brazil São Paulo North Mission, succeeding President F. Alan Walker and Sister Mary S. Walker. Brother Ingersoll is a former stake presidency counselor, bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, stake Young Men president and ward mission leader, and served in the Portugal Lisbon Mission. He was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Philip Leigh Ingersoll and Margie Ingersoll.

Sister Ingersoll is a stake Primary presidency secretary and former ward Young Women president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor, Relief Society teacher, Young Women adviser, Primary activities leader and temple ordinance worker. She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Kenneth Robert Ferguson and Minnie Kay Ferguson.

Case M. Lawrence, 53, and Kerri L. Lawrence, six children, Mapleton 1st Ward, Mapleton Utah Stake: Hungary Budapest Mission, succeeding President Chet J. Wall and Sister Kristy Wall. Brother Lawrence is a stake presidency counselor and former director of public affairs, bishopric counselor, high councilor, seminary teacher, trek manager and Young Men adviser, and served in the Hungary Budapest Mission. He was born in Tucson, Arizona, to Larry Ray Lawrence and Laurel Stott Lawrence.

Sister Lawrence is a former stake Young Women president, stake young single adult leader, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Young Women presidency counselor, Relief Society teacher, Young Women adviser, Primary teacher, Sunday School teacher and temple ordinance worker. She was born in Bountiful, Utah, to Larry Gordon Lee and Carol LaBelle Lee.

Jason M. Mattingley, 54, and Karen B. Mattingley, three children, Harrisburg Ward, Charlotte North Carolina Central Stake: Spain Madrid East Mission. Brother Mattingley is a former stake presidency counselor, bishop, high councilor, elders quorum president, ward Young Men president, elders quorum presidency counselor, ward Young Men presidency counselor and Primary teacher, and served in the Spain Bilbao Mission. He was born in Rome, New York, to George Monroe Mattingley Jr. and Shirley Jean Mattingley.

Sister Mattingley is a former stake Young Women secretary, stake Young Women camp director, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Young Women secretary, Primary teacher, Primary activities leader and seminary teacher. She was born in San Francisco, California, to Philip Robert Brueck and Linda Mae Brueck.

Jeff Moore, 55, and Debbie Moore, four children, Eola Hills Ward, Monmouth Oregon Stake: Adriatic North Mission, succeeding President Brian E. Cordray and Sister Angelika Cordray. Brother Moore is a stake Sunday School presidency counselor and former mission presidency counselor, stake presidency counselor, bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, stake Young Men president, stake executive secretary, elders quorum president, ward Young Men president, ward Sunday School presidency counselor and Gospel Doctrine teacher, and served in the Austria Vienna East Mission. He was born in Corvallis, Oregon, to Larry Wallace Moore and Nellie Marjean Moore.

Sister Moore is a ward organist and former ward Primary president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor, Relief Society teacher, Young Women adviser, Nursery leader and Primary pianist. She was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to Douglas Clifton Wilson and Glenna May Wilson.

McKay M. Pearson, 63, and Jodi K. Pearson, four children, Mountainville 1st Ward, Alpine Utah Stake: Honduras Tegucigalpa Mission, succeeding President Roberto Gonzalez and Sister Lilian Gonzalez. Brother Pearson is an MTC branch presidency counselor and former bishop, bishopric counselor, stake Young Men presidency counselor, elders quorum president, ward Young Men president and Young Men adviser, and served in the Venezuela Maracaibo Mission. He was born in Provo, Utah, to Maughn Marden Pearson and Loralee Pearson.

Sister Pearson is an MTC branch missionary and former ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, ward Primary presidency counselor and Young Women adviser, and served in the Honduras Tegucigalpa Mission. She was born in Provo, Utah, to Edward John Wolsey and Glenda Kay Bullock.

Vally Tshimanga, 55, and Christine Kapenga, five children, Mulie Ward, Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Fer Bois Stake: Democratic Republic of the Congo Mwene-Ditu Mission. Brother Tshimanga is a mission presidency counselor and ormer stake presidency counselor, bishop, stake Sunday School presidency counselor and district clerk. He was born in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, to Kapepula Tshimanga and Mukendi Ngudia.

Sister Kapenga is a ward Relief Society presidency counselor and former stake Relief Society president, stake Young Women secretary, ward Young Women president, ward Primary president and ward Young Women secretary. She was born in iLembe, South Africa, to Saturnin Mulembue Ntambwe and Nguba Clementine Mwadi.

Jeffrey H. Winter, 62, and Paige A. Winter, five children, Bainbridge Ward, Meridian Idaho West Stake: Philippines Quezon City North Mission, succeeding President Mark A. Workman and Sister Janis K. Workman. Brother Winter is a stake presidency counselor and temple ordinance worker and former bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, stake Young Men president and elders quorum president, and served in the Arizona Tempe Mission. He was born in Payson, Utah, to Leslie Ben Winter and June Jeanette Winter.

Sister Winter is a temple ordinance worker and Young Women adviser and former stake Young Women presidency counselor, ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women presidency counselor, Relief Society teacher and Primary teacher. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Shokichi Asato and Patricia Asato.

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In coming weeks, Church News will publish information and photos of each of the mission presidents and their wives. This page will be updated with links to their published profiles.

Note: Three missions were added on April 14, 2026, as three of the newly sustained General Authority Seventies were serving as mission leaders at the time of their call.

United States and Canada

Mexico, Central America and Caribbean

South America

Europe

Africa

Asia

Oceania

Church announces the addition of 55 new missions in 2026

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Tukia-’I-Vava’U Havea and Linita Fekitoa Havea, Neiafu 4th Ward, Neiafu Vava’u Tonga West Stake, called as president and matron of the new Neiafu Tonga Temple. President Havea is a senior missionary coordinator and former stake president, bishop and branch president. He was born in Talau, Tonga, to Sione Makafifie Havea and Vika Halavaivai Havea.

Sister Havea is a senior missionary coordinator and a former ward Relief Society president. She was born in Faleloa, Tonga, to Siaki Fekitoa and Pelenaise Fehoko Musie.

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Elder Wakolo’s talk summary

“The gospel of Jesus Christ is not a wedge to divide families but a bridge to unite them, eternally.” One’s discipleship should reflect Christ’s patience, gentleness and perfect love.

Some individuals are in families yet to be sealed in the temple or have spouses who are not members of the Church; others are not Church members. “Today, I say to each of you: You are essential to God’s plan.”

Examples of stories “of patience, agency and the quiet, persistent invitation to come unto Christ” include that of a Fijian wife who waited eight years for her husband to join the Church. “Eight years of attending church alone while her husband remained uninterested and hesitant. Yet she did not withdraw or resent. She served.”

After 24 missionaries, the husband was baptized and the couple was sealed in the temple. “To be clearer, I should say, my wife, Anita, and I were sealed in the house of the Lord.”

Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ know the prayers of family members waiting for a family member to accept the gospel and be baptized. Conversion is personal; agency is sacred.

“The Savior never forces. He invites. He blesses. He fulfills promises according to faith and faithfulness.”

Read the full text of Elder Wakolo’s talk: ‘Come Unto Christ — Together’

Notable quotes

“The gospel of Jesus Christ is not a wedge to divide families but a bridge to unite them, eternally.”

“To all members of the Church — let’s continue to minister one by one and ensure that no one sits alone.”

“The Savior never forces. He invites. He blesses. He fulfills promises according to faith and faithfulness.”

Who is Elder Wakolo?

• Elder Taniela B. Wakolo has served as a General Authority Seventy since being sustained in the April 2017 general conference. He serves as first counselor in the Church’s Pacific Area presidency.
• Elder Wakolo is the first Fijian to serve as an Area Seventy, mission president (Arkansas Little Rock Mission) and General Authority Seventy.
• Elder Wakolo married Anita Herberta Moimoi, a convert to the Church, in August 1987 in Suva, Fiji. Over the first eight years of their marriage, he met with many missionaries, completing the discussions four times. They were later sealed in the Nuku’alofa Tonga Temple in 1995, a year after he was baptized. They are the parents of two children.

What has Elder Wakolo done recently?

• Elder Wakolo presided over the Aug. 2, 2025, groundbreaking ceremony of the Wellington New Zealand Temple.
• Following 107 baptisms in a single day, Elder Wakolo organized the Oro Papua New Guinea Stake — the fifth stake in the nation and the first in the remote province of Oro — June 14, 2025.
• He spoke about the history of the Church in Fiji as part of a celebration commemorating 70 years of the Church in this island country in May 2025.

Read Elder Wakolo’s previous general conference addresses.

Read more Church News' coverage of April 2026 general conference

President Dallin H. Oaks opened the conference by explaining that a solemn assembly would be held and what its purpose is.

“In a solemn assembly, we will sustain members of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and other senior leaders voting by quorums and groups,” he said. “We do this only in the first conference where a new president and prophet of the Church has been called.

“I am grateful to be among those whose leadership callings are formally recognized in this way, and to express appreciation for your participation in this significant occasion.”

• April 2026 general conference began with a solemn assembly.

The session and solemn assembly were conducted by President D. Todd Christofferson, second counselor in the First Presidency. Elder Michael B. Strong and Elder Christopher H. Kim, General Authority Seventies, gave the opening and closing prayers.

Music was provided by the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, directed by Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy, and accompanied by organists Andrew Unsworth and Brian Mathias.

Speakers

• President Dallin H. Oaks: ‘Introduction’
• Elder Patrick Kearon: ‘About His Business’
• Sister Kristin M. Yee: ‘Ministering — “That Ye Love One Another; as I Have Loved You”’
• Elder Clark G. Gilbert: ‘Come Home’
• Elder David A. Bednar: ‘All Who Have Endured Valiantly’
• Elder Michael John U. Teh: ‘Follow the Prophet, He Knows the Way’
• Elder Jorge T. Becerra: ‘Tithing — Putting God First’
• President Henry B. Eyring: ‘Prayers for Peace’

April 2026 general conference: Announcements, talk summaries, photos, session highlights

President Dallin H. Oaks, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, closed the final session of the conference by summarizing topics spoken about over the four sessions.

“As the messages from this conference are published, we invite all to study and ponder them prayerfully and to act in faith on the principles they explain,” President Oaks said.

“As we treasure up and act upon the teachings of this conference, the Lord will continue to teach and inspire us with personal revelation and guidance. I promise this to each of us as we follow the directions of the servants of the Lord and look to God and live.”

The session was conducted by Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Elder Hugo E. Martínez and Elder Anthony D. Perkins, General Authority Seventies, gave the opening and closing prayers.

Music was provided by the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, directed by Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy, and accompanied by organists Brian Mathias and Joseph Peeples.

Speakers

• President D. Todd Christofferson: ‘The Character of Christ’
• Elder Chi Hong (Sam) Wong: ‘Remember “Remember, Remember”’
• Elder Aaron T. Hall: ‘I Glory in My Jesus’
• President Susan H. Porter: ‘Here Am I, Send Me’
• Elder Neil L. Andersen: ‘Eternal Marriage Is an Eternal Journey’
• Elder Quentin L. Cook: ‘Keys, Covenants and Easter’
• Elder Taniela B. Wakolo: ‘Come Unto Christ — Together’
• Elder Gerrit W. Gong: ‘Abide with Me; ’Tis Eastertide’
• President Dallin H. Oaks: ‘Closing remarks’

April 2026 general conference: Announcements, talk summaries, photos, session highlights

President D. Todd Christofferson, second counselor in the First Presidency, announced that seven General Authority Seventies will be given emeritus status on Aug. 1. Additionally, eight new General Authority Seventies were called and a new Primary General Presidency was announced, effective Aug. 1.

• Seven General Authority Seventies are to be given emeritus status on Aug. 1.
• Eight men were sustained as new General Authority Seventies.
• A new Primary general presidency was sustained.
• The Church statistical report as of Dec. 31, 2025, was released.

The session was conducted by Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Elder Scott D. Whiting, General Authority Seventy, and Sister Andrea Muñoz Spannaus, second counselor in the Young Women general presidency, gave the opening and closing prayers.

Music was provided by a combined choir from Brigham Young University–Idaho; they were directed by Atina Coates, Eda Ashby, Paul Busselberg and Randall Kempton, and accompanied by organists Linda Margetts and Joseph Peeples.

Speakers

• Elder Gary E. Stevenson: ‘Lost Luggage, Redeemed Souls’
• Elder Eduardo F. Ortega: ‘Christ, Author and Finisher of Our Faith’
• Elder Wan-Liang Wu: ‘I Will Give Away All My Sins To Know Thee’
• Brother David J. Wunderli: ‘Jesus Christ Is Not Our Burden; He Is Our Relief’
• Elder Gérald Caussé: ‘Love All, Love Each’
• Elder Brian J. Holmes: ‘Jesus Christ Is the Way’
• Elder Clement M. Matswagothata: ‘He Knows You by Name’
• Elder Ulisses Soares: ‘Jesus Christ — the True Vine’

April 2026 general conference: Announcements, talk summaries, photos, session highlights

President Dallin H. Oaks, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, invited listeners to follow Jesus Christ “by forgoing contention and by using the language and methods of peacemakers. In our families and other personal relationships, let us avoid what is harsh and hateful.”

The session was conducted by President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency. Sunday School General President Paul V. Johnson and Sister Amy A. Wright, first counselor in the Primary general presidency, gave the opening and closing prayers.

Music was provided by The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, directed by Mack Wilberg, and accompanied by organists Richard Elliott and Andrew Unsworth.

Speakers

• President Dieter F. Uchtdorf: ‘Encounter at the Empty Tomb’
• President Emily Belle Freeman: ‘Best Days and Worst Days’
• Elder Pedro X. Larreal: ‘I Feel My Savior’s Love’
• Elder Edward B. Rowe: ‘Choose Jesus Christ as Your Guide’
• Elder Ronald A. Rasband: ‘He Is Risen’
• Elder Dale G. Renlund: ‘Because of Jesus Christ’
• Elder Thierry K. Mutombo: ‘The Joy of a Covenant Relationship with God’
• Elder Alan R. Walker: ‘A Peculiar Treasure’
• President Dallin H.Oaks: ‘Alive in Christ’

April 2026 general conference: Announcements, talk summaries, photos, session highlights

New stakes

A new stake has been created from the Beira Mozambique Munhava Stake. The Beira Mozambique Aeroporto Stake, which consists of the Chota and Cirol branches and the Aeroporto, Manga Loforte, Maraza 1st, Maraza 2nd and Mascarenha wards, was created by Elder Denelson Silva, a General Authority Seventy, and Elder Freeman Dickie, an Area Seventy.

BEIRA MOZAMBIQUE AEROPORTO STAKE: (Nov. 30, 2025) President — Joaquim Conde Zeca, 32, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints buyer; wife, Joana De Assunção Conde. Counselors — João Agostinho Conduanhe, 42; wife, Antónia Manuel Mafico. António Manuel Gumbo, 33, Liang shop manager; wife, Helena Abrao Antonio Salomao Gumbo.

A new stake has been created from the Calgary Alberta Confederation Park, Calgary Alberta North and Calgary Alberta West stakes. The Calgary Alberta Nose Hill Stake, which consists of the Arbour Lake, Dalhousie, Mount Pleasant, Panorama, Symons Valley and Tipton Road wards, was created by Elder Vern P. Stanfill, a General Authority Seventy, and Elder Robert M. Chaggares, an Area Seventy.

CALGARY ALBERTA NOSE HILL STAKE: (Nov. 9, 2025) President — Kevin Lloyd Zemp, 59, Zemp Law Group founder; wife, Jeannette Richards Zemp. Counselors — Arthur Jared Pitcher, 49, Calgary Alberta Temple senior assistant facilities manager; wife, Kristi Diane Nilsson Pitcher. Jonathan Raymond Lee, 45, Myriad Group CEO; wife, Crystal Dey Kathleen Boyer Lee.

A new stake has been created from the Harare Zimbabwe Stake. The Domboshawa Zimbabwe Stake, which consists of the Domboshawa 1st, Domboshawa 2nd, Domboshawa 3rd, Domboshawa 4th and Hatcliffe wards, was created by Elder Denelson Silva, a General Authority Seventy, and Elder Albert Mutariswa, an Area Seventy.

DOMBOSHAWA ZIMBABWE STAKE: (Nov. 9, 2025) President — Innocent Hove, 36, Cropserve Ltd. operations and logistics manager; wife, Tracey Ndongwe Hove. Counselors — Tendai Romeo Nyazungu, 39; wife, Vimbai Blessing Tsinakwadi. Hillary Mawonera, 41, Garfunkels Meat Processing Co. sales and marketing personnel; wife, Emily Mapani Mawonera.

A new stake has been created from the Gulu Uganda District. The Gulu Uganda Stake, which consists of the Bardege 1st, Bardege 2nd, Gulu, Lacor, Laroo and Pece wards, was created by Elder Paul B. Pieper, a General Authority Seventy, and Elder David Ngabizele, an Area Seventy.

GULU UGANDA STAKE: (Dec. 7, 2025) President — Patrick Orombi, 49, Ministry of Education and Sports teacher; wife, Jacqueline Adong Orombi. Counselors — James Latigo Ojera, 63; wife, Barbara Katende Nalweyiso Ojera. Joel Lubangakene, 39, East African Institute for Management high school science teacher; wife, Pamella Aryemo.

A new stake has been created from the Itacoatiara Brazil District. The Itacoatiara Brazil Stake, which consists of the Itacoatiara, Itaporanga, Maués, Parintins and Pedra Pintada wards, was created by Elder Joni L. Koch, a General Authority Seventy, and Elder A. Kaulle Bezerra, an Area Seventy.

ITACOATIARA BRAZIL STAKE: (Dec. 14, 2025) President — Jefferson Pereira das Neves, 35, Fishermen’s Cooperative president; wife, Patrícia Chaves da Silva das Neves. Counselors — Rodrigo Rodrigues Marinho Isper Guedes Da Silva, 37, Amazonica Maritime Agency Ltd. maritime shipping agent; wife, Juliana Dall’Agnol Rodrigues Silva. Joicimar Leão Gama, 41, Maués City Council parliamentary cabinet chief; wife, Dayane Teixeira Caldas Gama.

A new stake has been created from the Huánuco Perú Stake. The Huánuco Perú Viña del Río Stake, which consists of the Cayhuayna, Huánuco Central, Pillco Mozo, Tarapacá and Viña del Río wards, was created by Elder Taylor G. Godoy, a General Authority Seventy, and Elder Nefi M. Trujillo, an Area Seventy.

HUÁNUCO PERÚ VIÑA DEL RÍO STAKE: (Nov. 30, 2025) President — Richard Roy Salazar Lopez, 40, EsSalud administrator; wife, Milagros Fatima Medrano Martinez de Salazar. Counselors — Adolfo Richar Perez Chavez, 41, Municipal Savings and Credit Bank Caja Arequipa credit analyst; wife, Yesenia Haydee Gonzales Pajuelo de Pérez. Juan Antonio Torres Sanchez, 55, operating manager; wife, Nancy Beatriz Reynoso Paucar de Torres.

A new stake has been created from the Katuba Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kisanga Democratic Republic of the Congo stakes. The Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of Congo Upemba Stake, which consists of the Du Parc, Gecamines 1st, Gecamines 2nd, Katuba 3rd, Salongo and Upemba wards, was created by Elder Thierry K. Mutombo, a General Authority Seventy, and Elder Jean Pierre A.L. Haboko, an Area Seventy.

LUBUMBASHI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO UPEMBA STAKE: (Nov. 30, 2025) President — Victor Ilunga Nkulu Mukembe, 50; wife, Rebecca Ndomba Masanga Ilunga. Counselors — Jean Jacques Mukalay Banza, 52, Ruashi mining metallurgy operator; wife, Mwamba Dina Ilunga. Eric Kapajika Amisi, 36, Akev Service Co. general director; wife, Veronique Muntumpe Amisi.

A new stake has been created from the Luputa Democratic Republic of the Congo Stake. The Luputa Democratic Republic of the Congo Katubi Stake, which consists of the Tshiabobo Branch and the Kanamikoko, Kasakayi, Katubi, Luputa 2nd, Lusuku 1st, Lusuku 2nd and Tshintambu wards, was created by Elder Paul B. Pieper, a General Authority Seventy, and Elder Mees Bulang-C. Tshiband, an Area Seventy.

LUPUTA DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO KATUBI STAKE: (Nov. 23, 2025) President — Mudiangombe Sylvain Kadiata, 32, teacher; wife, Falonne Mwamba Tshibangu. Counselors — Musasa Sylvain Mutombo, 35, Alexie Matanda nurse and appurtenance worker; wife, Kabue Marie Mbuyi. Mbuyi Jackson Ilunga, 40; wife, Mutombo Lucie Ngomba.

A new stake has been created from the Marbel Philippines District. The Marbel Philippines Stake, which consists of the Bañga, Isulan, Masiag and T’Boli branches and the Marbel 1st, Marbel 2nd, San Jose, Surallah and Tacurong wards, was created by Elder Carlos G. Revillo Jr., a General Authority Seventy, and Elder Danilo F. Costales, an Area Seventy.

MARBEL PHILIPPINES STAKE: (Nov. 30, 2025) President — Rick Anthony Laña Benosa, 34, Luminize USA global team lead; wife, Ma. Catherine Hernandez De Asis Benosa. Counselors — Reynante David Dizon Pinto, 39, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology jail officer; wife, Rosabelle Alajar Valencia Pinto. Jovencio Pempeña Baladad Jr., 42, Department of Environment and Natural Resources development management officer; wife, Edna Bangaw Keley Baladad.

A new stake has been created from the Minatitlán México Tecnológico District. The Minatitlán México Stake, which consists of the Buena Vista, Jagüey, Justo Sierra, Manantial, San Pedro and Tenochtitlán wards, was created by Elder Brik V. Eyre, a General Authority Seventy, and Elder Arturo Martinez, an Area Seventy.

MINATITLÁN MÉXICO STAKE: (Nov. 23, 2025) President — Ricardo Paz Gomez, 50, nurse; wife, Maria Leticia Hernandez Mijangos de Paz. Counselors — Angel Eden Escudero Cruz, 37; wife, Ruth Rebeca Luis Rojas. Jorge Abinadi Jimenez Cortes, 37, service technician; wife, Laura Pamela Aldama Cristobal de Jimenez.

A new stake has been created from the Ngandajika Democratic Republic of the Congo Stake. The Ngandajika Democratic Republic of Congo Kabanda Stake, which consists of the Kabanda 1st, Kabanda 2nd, Kabidimba, Lunga and Ngandajika wards, was created by Elder Christophe G. Giraud-Carrier, a General Authority Seventy, and Elder Kabemba F. Nyembo, an Area Seventy.

NGANDAJIKA DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO KABANDA STAKE: (Jan. 11, 2026) President — Kayembe Albert Cibangu, 33, veterinarian employer; wife, Philomène Ngoya Cibangu. Counselors — Théodore Mukendi Konyi, 37, Senasepef encoder; wife, Clarisse Kamuanya Mukendi. Marcel Muzemba Ndomba, 48, state civil servant administrative secretary; wife, Bijimba Mado Muanza.

Reorganized stakes

BEIRA MOZAMBIQUE MUNHAVA STAKE: (Nov. 30, 2025) President — Gilio Juvêncio Brasso, 43, Mozambique Electricity supervisor; succeeding Joaquim Conde Zeca; wife, Deolinda António Tivane Brasso. Counselors — Sérgio Safur Jornal, 33, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion coordinator; wife, Rosa Feanhe Chicamisse Jornal. Francisco Simões Salato, 40, business owner; wife, Merina Alberto Hortêncio Sul Salato.

BELFAST NORTHERN IRELAND STAKE: (Nov. 30, 2025) President — Richard Paul Hillary, 36, BT Group service introduction manager; succeeding Benjamin Aaron Noble; wife, Ashley Eve Victoria Boyd Hillary. Counselors — Graham Scott Crawford, 50, Wesleyan Financial Services financial adviser; wife, Sarah Ruth Noble Crawford. William Paul Turley, 49, Island property services managing director; wife, Stephanie Garrett Turley.

BENIN CITY NIGERIA SOKPONBA STAKE: (Dec. 14, 2025) President — Stanley Osariemen Osemwenkha, 56, Benson Idahosa University lecturer; succeeding Pedro Ekuobase Ohanmu; wife, Yemisi Osemwenkha. Counselors — Onakemu Ayoro, 47, self-employed CEO; wife, Philomina Osemwenyemwen Idahosa Ayoro. Festus Aighobahi, 59, farmer; wife, Eunice Aighobahi.

CARTAGENA SPAIN STAKE: (Nov. 30, 2025) President — Juan Carlos Muñoz Ríos, 47, Repsol factory manager; succeeding Enrique Alfonso Segarra; wife, Rosa De Araceli Cruz Ramos. Counselors — Daniel De Haro Martínez, 35, Mecanizados Arocam welder; wife, Eugenia Susana Villalobos Villalba. Francisco Adolfo López Carmona, 53, metal carpenter; wife, Susana Lorente Clemente.

CENTENNIAL ARIZONA STAKE: (Dec. 7, 2025) President — Jared Allen Hatch, 45, self-employed business owner; succeeding Alan Neil DeWitt; wife, Kobie Jo Richardson Hatch. Counselors — Joshua Garrett Craner, 45, Safelite AutoGlass regional vice president; wife, Candace Marie Hardy Craner. Paul Michael Johnson, 39, Clear Property Management real estate broker and investor; wife, Celeste Reidhead Johnson.

COLLEGE STATION TEXAS STAKE: (Nov. 23, 2025) President — Nathan Adam Roeth, 48, physician; succeeding Nathan Young Sharp; wife, Caroline Smith Roeth. Counselors — Mark Lee Kimber, 48, Texas A&M University associate professor; wife, Kelli Ann Berthold Kimber. Manuel Omar Aranda, 34, ABC Home and Commercial Services branch/executive manager; wife, Paige Rebecca Aranda.

ESMERALDAS ECUADOR STAKE: (Feb. 1, 2026) President — Jorge Luis Montalvan Marquez, 39, gardener; succeeding Otto Emilio Cuero Ortiz; wife, Ketty Johana Rodriguez Moncada de Montalvan. Counselors — Jimmy Jesus Cando Garcia, 51, security guard; wife, Carmen Magaly Mieles Mendoza de Cando. Joel Isaac Pluas Lara, 41, Pinturas Unidas adviser; wife, Betty Danny Cevallos Quintero.

FRONT RANGE COLORADO STAKE: (Dec. 14, 2025) President — Reese Bateman Reynolds, 50, Encore Electric chief human resources officer; succeeding Perry Hunt Richards; wife, Kathleen Mary Miller Reynolds. Counselors — Christopher Kevin Elliott, 63, NexGen Technologies Inc. vice president and cofounder; wife, Marni Lynn Baker Elliott. Jeffrey Dean Foster, 46, urgent care and telehealth physician; wife, Angelyn Richards Foster.

GUARENAS VENEZUELA STAKE: (Nov. 30, 2025) President — Alexandre Lobsang Condales Santir, 48, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Venezuelan Association technical support representative; succeeding Ronald Alexis Sojo Diaz; wife, Rosa Carolina Castro Salazar de Condales. Counselors — Hector Arturo Cardona Meza, 41, PAHNAL administrator; wife, Kennysmal Johana Quevedo Bracho de Cardona. Manuel Santana Herrera, 58, Inversiones MH manager; wife, Yolanda Torres Joven de Herrera.

HENDERSON NEVADA ANTHEM HILLS STAKE: (Jan. 18, 2026) President — Steven Bradley Scow, 51, lawyer; succeeding Robert Jackson Tait; wife, Miriam Amelia Pope Scow. Counselors — Steven Fred Parker, 59, FirstService Residential president; wife, Kimbra Leigh Cable Parker. Zachary Bowler Truman, 53, orthodontist; wife, Sandra Sue Peine Truman.

HURRICANE UTAH SAND HOLLOW STAKE: (Jan. 11, 2026) President — Justin Alan Osmond, 48, Olive Osmond Hearing Fund CEO and founder; succeeding Thomas John Kuhlmann; wife, Kristine Kindred Osmond. Counselors — Paul Allen Hill, 43, Utah State University associate vice president; wife, Kathrine Hutchings Hill. William Eli Jarrett Jr., 66, Exilons Solutions LLC owner; wife, Tracie Kae Jones Jarrett.

LIMA PERÚ LAS FLORES STAKE: (Dec. 7, 2025) President — Edwin Enrique Castro Juarez, 44, Lincoln Electric technical commercial and sales representative; succeeding Miguel Angel Cerron Durand; wife, Carol Grisela Romero Carhuamaca de Castro. Counselors — Humberto Alonso Lopez Vasquez, 38; wife, Karen Kelly Monsalve Monteza. Jeffer Luis Carhuaricra Malpartida, 35, self-employed; wife, Marcela Patricia Ribón Obregón.

LIMA PERÚ LAS PALMERAS STAKE: (Nov. 30, 2025) President — Yamid Anibal Granados Ocaña, 46, facility manager; succeeding Julio Cesar Gutierrez Barzola; wife, Fanny Anali Tristan Rios de Granados. Counselors — Luis Alberto Gutierrez Muñoz, 32, Consorcio Constructor Metro 2 de Lima quality engineer; wife, Angie Maryrose Huarcaya Tello. Pedro Avilo Rodriguez Sanchez, 68, Spelcor SRL financial manager; wife, Livia Altamirano Ortega de Rodriguez.

MUNCIE INDIANA STAKE: (Dec. 7, 2025) President — Justin Thomas Sorensen, 48, Allstate Insurance agency owner; succeeding John Berghout Horowitz; wife, Angela Joy Crawford Sorensen. Counselors — Shawn Clifford Good, 60, Rail Scale Inc. senior director; wife, Marianna Wagoner Good. Andrew Kearl Sorensen, 56; wife, Melanie Jolley Sorensen.

NEW DELHI INDIA STAKE: (Dec. 7, 2025) President — Ravi Gupta, 40, Ernst & Young LLP senior manager of global immigration; succeeding Stanley Massey; wife, Rajni Gupta. Counselors — Prem Joseph Isaac, 46, National Australia Bank vice president; wife, Sabita Thapa Isaac. Kumar Joshua Motilal, 35; wife, Rekha Dhikao Motilal.

PALMAS BRAZIL STAKE: (Nov. 23, 2025) President — Heyder Monteiro Lopes, 39, Tocantins state criminal expert; succeeding Carlos Cleyton Mendes Moraes; wife, Kaline Carvalho Alencar Lopes. Counselors — Welton Ferreira Soares, 47, FS Accounting Services entrepreneur; wife, Maryelle Mendes Lopes. Felix Alves de Sousa, 53, Bank of Brazil clerk; wife, Maria da Paz Teixeira dos Santos Sertão.

PONTA GROSSA BRAZIL CAMPOS GERAIS STAKE: (Nov. 30, 2025) President — Alex Sandro dos Santos, 45, Perfect Formaturas president; succeeding Neverson Paes; wife, Cristiane Cardoso da Silva dos Santos. Counselors — Jonatas Da Silva, 41, Red Horse Energy sales representative; wife, Juliana Luciane Siqueira Silva. Anderson Ricardo Moro, 46, entrepreneur; wife, Lindsay Samways Gaertner Moro.

PUEBLA MÉXICO ANGELÓPOLIS STAKE: (Jan. 18, 2026) President — Ezra Esaú Balbuena Covarrubias, 33, Ve por Más Bank corporate banking structuring executive; succeeding Luis Alberto Linares Saez; wife, Kytzia Martínez Sánchez. Counselors — Jaime Tlachi Adrian, 39, microentrepreneur; wife, Adriana Hernández Espinoza. Miguel Angel Bouchant Monroy, 53, Ceuni institutional mobility director; wife, Rocio Gutierrez Ponce.

REXBURG IDAHO HENRY’S FORK STAKE: (Dec. 7, 2025) President — Shane Todd Wasden, 48, Brigham Young University–Idaho business management and entrepreneurship faculty member; succeeding William John Dalling; wife, Joanna Tanner Wasden. Counselors — Daniel Ray Marshall, 52, Alpine Dermatology Clinic P.C. owner and dermatologist; wife, Pauline Andrus Marshall. Martin Marcos Casariego Castro, 40, Melaleuca Inc. regional vice president of sales; wife, Leslie Kaye Cifuentes Casariego.

SAN MIGUELITO PANAMÁ STAKE: (Dec. 14, 2025) President — Kayser Rodriguez Aguila, 44, Daikin Applied Latin America service supervisor; succeeding Davis Edwin Cueto Gonzalez; wife, Nilka Aydee Sam Rios. Counselors — Dallin Isaac Lezcano Franco, 37, Mundo Sports Distributor owner; wife, Irene de Lezcano. Franco Dario Arismendi, 38, Mechanical Supplies and Installations S.A. project manager; wife, Ingrid Nahir Aguilar Henriquez.

SANTA RITA BRAZIL STAKE: (Nov. 30, 2025) President — Raimundo Nonato Pires Jr., 48; succeeding Edimilson Félix; wife, Wilma Firmino De Oliveira Pires. Counselors — Benigno Pereira do Nascimento, 43, National Industrial Apprenticeship System administrative technician; wife, Kelly Da Silva Santos do Nascimento. Francisco de Assis Querino, 54, GP Pneus external salesperson; wife, Marcia de Lurdes Soares Querino.

TRELEW ARGENTINA SOUTH STAKE: (Nov. 30, 2025) President — Ruben Angel Bassani, 54, retired; succeeding Alejandro Dario Mayor; wife, Daniela Ivana Fallini Bassani. Counselors — Mario Alberto Ocares, 41, Polytechnic School professor; wife, Lorena Andrea Ocares. Hugo Alejandro Carrasco Maravilla, 45, A.J. Tendlarz Co. textile operator; wife, Alvina Beatriz Lasso Carrasco.

URDANETA PHILIPPINES STAKE: (Dec. 14, 2025) President — Ashton John Odvina Macanlalay, 34, McNally Arkineer Design and Construction project manager; succeeding Richard Servinias; wife, Lovely Delos Santos Palomo Macanlalay. Counselors — Hanniel Dulay Purisima, 51, Industrial & Transport Equipment Inc. and Isuzu Inteco sales executive; wife, Jacquelyn Malenab Madayag Purisima. Patrick Sendin Ferrer, 41, Urdaneta City University part-time architectural and engineering instructor; wife, Maezle Castillo Manzon Ferrer.

WEST VALLEY UTAH GRANGER STAKE: (Jan. 18, 2026) President — Mitchell Jonathon Moore, 44, Millennial Specialty Insurance senior actuarial analyst; succeeding John Jay Campbell; wife, Kristie Renee Nelson Moore. Counselors — Abraham Zurita Solano, 45, video conference engineer; wife, Deborah Bridget Zelaya Zurita. Justin Eugene Griffith, 52, Granite School District teacher; wife, Mary Jane Bowers Griffith.

Learn about other recently called temple, mission, stake and other leaders

Brett D. Christiansen, 59, and Susan G. Christiansen, five children, Green Valley 4th Ward, St. George Utah Green Valley Stake: Wyoming Cheyenne Mission. Brother Christiansen is a high councilor and former stake presidency counselor, bishop, bishopric counselor and ward Young Men president, and served in the South Carolina Columbia Mission. He was born in Beaver, Utah, to John Orrock Christiansen and Laurel Washburn Christiansen.

Sister Christiansen is a Church service missionary and temple and family history adviser and former ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, ward Primary president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor, Sunday School teacher and institute teacher. She was born in American Fork, Utah, to Dale Orville Gunther and RoseAnn Hansen Gunther.

See the list of 2026 new mission leadership assignments

Brian Fitzpatrick, 61, and Diane Fitzpatrick, four children, Oso Creek Ward, Mission Viejo California Stake: Texas Dallas North Mission. Brother Fitzpatrick is a Sunday School teacher and temple ordinance worker and a former bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, stake Young Men presidency counselor, elders quorum president, elders quorum presidency counselor and seminary teacher, and served in the Spain Madrid Mission. He was born in Glendale, California, to Donald Keith Fitzpatrick and Sally Jo Fitzpatrick.

Sister Fitzpatrick is a Sunday School teacher and temple ordinance worker and former stake Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Young Women president, ward Young Women presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor, Primary music leader, ward Young Women camp director and seminary teacher. She was born in Seattle, Washington, to Ronald Rex Bridges and Sally Jo Bridges.

Matthew R. Henriksen, 47, and Rebecca S. Henriksen, four children, Lehi 1st Ward, Mesa Arizona Lehi Stake: France Paris South Mission. Brother Henriksen is a stake presidency counselor and former bishopric counselor, high councilor, stake Sunday School president, ward Young Men president, high priest group leader, Sunday School teacher and ward mission leader, and served in the France Marseille Mission. He was born in Salt Lake City to Roger Dee Henriksen and Rebecca Hanks Henriksen.

Sister Henriksen is a ward music coordinator and former ward Primary president, Young Women adviser, Primary pianist, Relief Society teacher and Sunday School teacher, and served in the Canada Montreal Mission. She was born in Stanford, California, to Carlton Blaine Morley and Barbara Ann McConochie.

Scott A. Jensen, 57, and Amy B. Jensen, five children, Highland 20th Ward, Highland Utah West Stake: California Roseville Mission, succeeding President Edward Basha and Sister LeAnn Basha. Brother Jensen is an MTC branch missionary and former bishop, bishopric counselor, elders quorum president, ward Young Men president and stake executive secretary, and served in the Guatemala Guatemala City North Mission. He was born in Blackfoot, Idaho, to Arvid M Jensen and Mary Ellen Olson Jensen.

Sister Jensen is an MTC branch missionary and former stake Relief Society presidency counselor, stake Young Women presidency counselor, ward Young Women president, ward Primary president and ward Relief Society secretary. She was born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, to Robert J Bingham and Marian Lynetta Kunz Bingham.

Adam Kessler, 46, and Natalie Kessler, five children, Corner Canyon 5th Ward, Draper Utah Corner Canyon Stake: California San Jose Mission, succeeding President Benjamin S. Larson and Sister Rebecca Larson. Brother Kessler is a bishop and temple ordinance worker and former bishopric counselor, high councilor, ward Young Men president, ward mission leader and Scoutmaster, and served in the Ecuador Guayaquil South Mission. He was born in Salt Lake City to Michael Gordon Kessler and Suzanne Holmgren Kessler.

Sister Kessler is a temple ordinance worker and ward Primary presidency counselor and former ward Young Women president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Young Women presidency counselor, ward Primary secretary, Primary teacher, Sunday School teacher, Young Women adviser and ward Young Women camp director. She was born in Salt Lake City to John Duane Shaw and Marci Sorensen Shaw.

Jim Larkins, 59, and Allyson E. Larkins, four children, Olympus 9th Ward, Salt Lake Olympus Stake: Ecuador Guayaquil East Mission, succeeding President Bryan J Peterson and Sister Dixie Peterson. Brother Larkins is a bishop and former bishopric counselor, elders quorum president, high councilor, Sunday School teacher, ward temple and family history consultant, ward Young Men president and Scoutmaster, and served in the Argentina Bahía Blanca Mission. He was born in Newport Beach, California, to Frank Clifton Larkins and Victoria Montgomery Larkins.

Sister Larkins is a Primary teacher and former ward Primary president, ward Young Women presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor, Sunday School teacher, Young Women adviser and Relief Society ministering secretary. She was born in Salt Lake City to John Thornley Evans and Margot Louise Miller.

Lee D. Mackay, 51, and Jennifer Mackay, four children, Wildwood Park Ward, Thousand Oaks California Stake: Argentina Rosario Mission, succeeding President Robert H. Walton and Sister Staci Walton. Brother Mackay is a stake president and former branch president, high councilor, ward Young Men president, elders quorum secretary, Sunday School teacher, ward mission leader and Scoutmaster, and served in the Chile Santiago North Mission. He was born in Fullerton, California, to Spencer Lee Mackay and Katherine Jane Mackay.

Sister Mackay is a Primary teacher and stake activities committee member and former ward Primary presidency counselor, ward Relief Society secretary, ward Young Women secretary, ward Primary secretary, Nursery leader, Primary activities leader, Primary teacher and Young Women adviser. She was born in Pocatello, Idaho, to Richard Dee Winmill and Madeline Winmill.

Todd Mickelsen, 60, and Tami Mickelsen, five children, Lindon 12th Ward, Lindon Utah Central Stake: El Salvador Santa Ana Mission, succeeding President Jared Choy and Sister Glendy Díaz de Choy. Brother Mickelsen is a Young Men adviser and former bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, ward Young Men president, Sunday School teacher, ward mission leader, ward missionary, young single adult adviser and Scoutmaster, and served in the Costa Rica San José East Mission. He was born in Saginaw, Michigan, to Jay Royal Mickelsen and Claudia Kirkland.

Sister Mickelsen is a ward Relief Society presidency counselor and former ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, ward Primary president, ward Young Women presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor, Sunday School teacher, stake Young Women camp director and young single adult adviser. She was born in Ogden, Utah, to Larry Earl Parker and Joan Ballard.

Dee W. Morse, 61, and Kim Morse, four children, Plain City 6th Ward, Plain City Utah Stake: México Tula Mission. Brother Morse is a temple ordinance worker and former stake presidency counselor, bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, stake Young Men president, ward Young Men president and ward mission leader, and served in the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Mission. He was born in Ogden, Utah, to Devon Clare Morse and Marva Lee Morse.

Sister Morse is a temple ordinance worker and former stake Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Young Women president, ward Primary president, Relief Society service coordinator and ward missionary. She was born in Ogden, Utah, to Kenneth Lee Butler and Donnette Lou Dean Butler.

Jayson Newitt, 53, and Allison Newitt, four children, Aspen Hills Ward, Sandy Utah Granite South Stake: Spain Barcelona Mission, succeeding President Frank Heckmann and Sister Maria Heckmann. Brother Newitt is a stake president and former bishop, high councilor, stake Young Men presidency counselor, elders quorum president, ward Young Men president and ward mission leader, and served in the Argentina Rosario Mission. He was born in Provo, Utah, to Jay Stewart Newitt and Sylvia Newitt.

Sister Newitt is a temple ordinance worker and ward Young Women presidency counselor and former ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor, Primary activities leader and Sunday School teacher. She was born in Salt Lake City to William Clifford Varley Jr. and Sherry Varley.

Jorge Portal, 66, and Maria Teresa Portal, three children, Lake Minneola Ward, Leesburg Florida Stake: Colombia Cali Mission, succeeding President Jorge E. Lara and Sister Gloria P. Lara. Brother and Sister Lara are former senior missionaries in the Honduras Tegucigalpa Mission and service missionaries in the Salt Lake City Inner City Mission. Brother Portal is a former patriarch, mission presidency counselor, bishopric counselor, branch president, high councilor, stake Young Men president, ward organist, ward pianist, Sunday School teacher and ward clerk, and served in the Venezuela Caracas Mission. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela, to Alejandro Portal Campos and Beatriz del Carmen de Portal Vargas.

Sister Portal is a former patriarch scribe, ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, ward Primary president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward music director, Primary teacher, Relief Society teacher and temple ordinance worker. She was born in Caracas, Venezuela, to Ruben Dario Pacheco Araujo and Ana de la Cruz de Pacheco Araujo.

Lote Kama Qoroya, 47, and Venina Ucunibaravi Qoroya, five children, Kuku Ward, Nausori Fiji Stake: Fiji Suva Mission, succeeding President Mac La’ulu and Sister Helen La’ulu. Brother Qoroya is a former stake president, bishop, bishopric counselor, branch president, stake Young Men president, elders quorum president, stake clerk, stake executive secretary and senior missionary, and served in the Fiji Suva Mission. He was born in Suva, Fiji, to Esala Vakamacawai Qoroya and Jiokaveti Vubaya Qoroya.

Sister Qoroya is a former stake Young Women presidency counselor, stake Relief Society secretary, ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, ward Primary president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Young Women presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor, Primary teacher, Sunday School teacher and senior missionary, and served in the Fiji Suva Mission. She was born in Suva, Fiji, to Vilisi Ucunibaravi and Fei Haemoana Ucunibaravi.

Tyler C. Sorenson, 56, and Karen E. Sorenson, five children, Ridgeline Ward, Kennewick Washington Stake: Mozambique Maputo Mission, succeeding President David A. Valletta and Sister Janet Valletta. Brother Sorenson is a stake president and former bishop, bishopric counselor, branch president, high councilor and stake Young Men presidency counselor, and served in the Perú Arequipa Mission. He was born in Logan, Utah, to Golden Douglas Sorenson and Printha Johnson Sorenson.

Sister Sorenson is a music coordinator and former stake Young Women presidency counselor, ward Primary president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Young Women presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor, ward Relief Society secretary, Primary music leader, Gospel Doctrine teacher, Relief Society compassionate service leader and Young Women adviser. She was born in Cody, Wyoming, to Lawrence D Erickson and Joan George Erickson.

Brandon L. Taylor, 54, and Jennifer M. Taylor, four children, Montgomery Village Ward, Seneca Maryland Stake: Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan East Mission, succeeding President Pascal J. Budge and Sister Lauralyn Budge. Brother Taylor is a stake executive secretary and former bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, ward Young Men president, ward Sunday School president and ward mission leader, and served in the Switzerland Geneva Mission. He was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to Michael Roy Taylor and Judy Lin Taylor.

Sister Taylor is a ward Young Women president and former ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Young Women presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor, Primary activities leader, Sunday School teacher, institute teacher, seminary teacher and temple ordinance worker, and served in the France Paris Mission. She was born in Petaluma, California, to Christopher Earl Lowe and Katherine Marie Lowe.

Yan Carlos Vega López, 53, and Inocencia Vega, five children, Federman Ward, Bogotá Colombia Stake: Perú Chiclayo Mission, succeeding President Gus Giuria and Sister Anny Giuria. Brother Vega López is an area coordination committee member and temple ordinance worker and former Area Seventy, stake president, stake presidency counselor, bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, elders quorum president and stake Young Men president, and served in the Colombia Bogotá North Mission. He was born in La Junta, La Guajira, Colombia, to Leovigildo Vega Gutierrez and Lourdes Maria Lopez Gutierrez.

Sister Vega is an institute teacher and temple ordinance worker and former stake Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Relief Society president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor, Primary teacher, seminary supervisor, seminary teacher and Relief Society teacher, and served in the Colombia Bogotá North Mission. She was born in Cartagena, Colombia, to Hector Orozco Parra and Gladys de Orozco Moreno.

Matthew T. Wirthlin, 53, and Mary Wirthlin, three children, Parleys 5th Ward, Salt Lake Parleys Stake: Albania Tirana Mission, succeeding President Michael Auras and Sister Johanna Auras. Brother Wirthlin is a stake president and former stake presidency counselor, bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, elders quorum president, ward Young Men president, ward mission leader and temple ordinance worker, and served in the Germany Munich and Austria Vienna (Albania) missions. He was born in Salt Lake City to Joseph Bitner Wirthlin Jr. and Kathleen Wilde Wirthlin.

Sister Wirthlin is a Primary music leader and temple ordinance worker and former stake Primary presidency counselor, ward Primary president and ward Young Women presidency counselor. She was born in Fairfax, Virginia, to David Alma Burton and Flora Beth Burton.

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Kristopher A. Bailey, 55, and Amy Bailey, three children, Hawes Ward, Queen Creek Arizona Heritage Stake: Togo Lomé Mission. Brother Bailey is a stake presidency counselor and former bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, stake Young Men president, ward Young Men president, temple ordinance worker and missionary in the Switzerland Geneva Mission. He was born in Milford, Utah, to Ronald Lee Bailey and Judy Larene Bailey.

Sister Bailey is a stake music coordinator and stake young single adult adviser and former ward Young Women president, Relief Society teacher, Primary music leader and Nursery leader. She was born in Santa Rosa, California, to Carey Edward Pittson and Ariel Maria Pittson.

Romeo A. Campos, 59, and Olivia Salamanca Campos, three children, San Isidro Ward, San Jose Nueva Ecija Philippines Stake: Philippines Puerto Princesa Mission. Brother Campos is a service mission leader and Sunday School teacher and former mission presidency counselor, stake president, stake presidency counselor, district presidency counselor, branch president, elders quorum president, ward Young Men presidency counselor and missionary in the Philippines Davao Mission. He was born in Tayug, Philippines, to Leandro Ganarial Campos and Consolacion Guerrero Almeron.

Sister Campos is a service mission leader and former district Relief Society president, stake Young Women presidency counselor, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, Sunday School teacher, institute teacher, seminary teacher and missionary in the Philippines Cebu and Philippines Naga missions. She was born in Llanera, Philippines, to Rogelio Estabillo Salamanca and Feliza Vera Pante Salamanca.

Christopher H. Clason, 59, and Kristine D. Clason, four children, Homestead Ward, Midway Utah West Stake: Perú Tacna Mission. Brother Clason is a Sunday School teacher and former stake president, high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop, bishopric counselor, Gospel Doctrine teacher, ward mission leader and missionary in the Colombia Bogotá Mission. He was born in Fresno, California, to Wilmer Lincoln Clason and Mabel Irene Clason.

Sister Clason is a Sunday School teacher, and former stake Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, ward Primary president, ward Young Women presidency counselor, Gospel Doctrine teacher and seminary teacher. She was born in Los Angeles, California, to Richard Brooks Cressall and Jonna Marlene Cressall.

Andrew Croshaw, 52, and Vanessa Croshaw, five children, Mountain Point 6th Ward, Draper Utah Mountain Point Stake: Tennessee Knoxville Mission, succeeding President Mark Barlow and Sister Kimberly Barlow. Brother Croshaw is a Young Men adviser and former stake presidency counselor, bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, ward Young Men president, ward mission leader and missionary in the Belgium Antwerp Mission. He was born in Fort Rucker, Alabama, to Alan Croshaw and Roseann Neilson.

Sister Croshaw is a musical missionary violinist in the Orchestra at Temple Square and former stake Primary presidency counselor, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, Young Women adviser, Primary music leader, Relief Society teacher and ward music coordinator. She was born in Provo, Utah, to Douglas Rich and Linda Rich.

Shawn K. Jones, 56, and Beth M. Jones, three children, Spring Creek 3rd Ward, Elko Nevada East Stake: South Africa Johannesburg Mission, succeeding President Paul W. Ruben and Sister Marianne Ruben. Brother Jones is a communication specialist and former stake president, stake presidency counselor, bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, elders quorum president, seminary teacher and missionary in the New Mexico Albuquerque Mission. He was born in Cedar City, Utah, to Kenneth Gardner Jones and Lorna Sorensen Jones.

Sister Jones is a ward Relief Society presidency counselor and former stake Young Women camp director, ward Young Women president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Young Women presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor, ward Primary music leader, Young Women adviser and seminary teacher. She was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois, to Michael Hummel Wayne and Barbara Jean Wayne.

Brett Keller, 58, and Marcie Keller, four children, Wilton Ward, Fairfield Connecticut Stake: Japan Tokyo North Mission, succeeding President Reed T. Deshler and Sister Heather L. Deshler. Brother Keller is a Sunday School teacher and former stake presidency counselor, stake Young Men president, bishop, elders quorum president, ward Young Men president, stake clerk and missionary in the Japan Sapporo Mission. He was born in Seattle, Washington, to George Benson Keller and Lauretta Shareen Keller.

Sister Keller is a Sunday School teacher and former stake Young Women presidency counselor, ward Young Women president, ward Primary presidency counselor, seminary teacher, Young Women adviser and Relief Society teacher. She was born in Twin Falls, Idaho, to Gary Ronald Moss and Georgia Terrece Lawrence.

Kuviwe Mahlangabeza, 43, and Thobeka Mahlangabeza, four children, Mdantsane 3rd Ward, Mdantsane South Africa Stake: South Africa Pretoria Mission, succeeding President Glenn M. Holmes and Sister Mandy Holmes. Brother Mahlangabeza is a ward Sunday School president and former stake president, stake presidency counselor, bishop, bishopric counselor, elders quorum president, high councilor, ward Sunday School president, ward Young Men president and missionary in the South Africa Durban Mission. He was born in East London, South Africa, to Tembile Howard Mahlangabeza and Nonzame Ethel Mahlangabeza.

Sister Mahlangabeza is a stake history specialist and former stake Primary presidency counselor, ward Relief Society president, ward Primary president, ward Primary presidency counselor, institute teacher, Primary music leader, Relief Society teacher, Sunday School teacher and ward librarian. She was born in East London, South Africa, to Vusumzi Eric Ntwanambi and Deliwe Hazel Vellem.

Stanton L. Marshall, 51, and Connie Marshall, five children, Victor 3rd Ward, Driggs Idaho Stake: Brazil Recife North Mission, succeeding President Davis M. Smith and Sister Asialene C. Smith. Brother Marshall is a stake president and former bishop, elders quorum presidency counselor, Gospel Doctrine teacher, Sunday School teacher, Young Men adviser, assistant ward clerk and missionary in the Brazil São Paulo South Mission. He was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Gary L Marshall and Ramona Dee Marshall.

Sister Marshall is a ward Young Women secretary and former ward Relief Society presidency counselor and Sunday School teacher. She was born in Bountiful, Utah, to Darwin Austin Browning and Colene Browning, and grew up in Rigby, Idaho.

Steven C. Merrell, 63, and Jeanne Merrell, five children, Monterey Ward, Monterey California Stake: Virginia Norfolk Mission. Brother Merrell is an Area Seventy and former mission presidency counselor, stake president, stake presidency counselor, bishop, high councilor, ward Sunday School teacher, temple ordinance worker and missionary in the Austria Vienna Mission. He was born in Reno, Nevada, to Charles Ammon Merrell and Patricia Lee Merrell.

Sister Merrell is a temple ordinance worker and former ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Young Women secretary, assistant stake Young Women camp director, seminary teacher, Sunday School teacher and ward missionary. She was born in El Paso, Texas, to Richard Clyde Gilmore Jr. and Marion Johnson Gilmore.

Jorge W. Pérez, 54, and Graciela Agustina Pérez, four children, Chiguayante Ward, Concepción Chile Chiguayante Stake: México Oaxaca Mission, succeeding President Marcelo J. Paz and Sister Adriana Paz. Brother Pérez is a high councilor and former Area Seventy, stake president, stake presidency counselor, bishop, bishopric, temple ordinance worker and missionary in the Chile Viña del Mar Mission. He was born in Santiago, Chile, to Jose Manuel Gonzalez and Erminda de Gonzalez Castillo.

Sister Pérez is a ward Relief Society president and former stake Relief Society president, stake missionary, temple ordinance worker, ward Young Women president, and ward Young Women secretary. She was born in Santiago, Chile, to Salustio Nicomedes Cubillos Canales and Graciela del Transito de Cubillos Gajardo.

Carlos Gabriel Prieto, 41, and Dayalsi Gomez de Prieto, four children, Palmas Ward, México City Chapultepec Stake: México Xalapa Mission, succeeding President Alejandro Villanueva and Sister Olga M. Villanueva. Brother Prieto is an elders quorum president and former stake president, bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, ward Young Men president, institute teacher and missionary in the México Guadalajara Mission. He was born in Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico, to Roberto Prieto Lopez and Estela de Prieto Bock.

Sister Gomez de Prieto is a ward Primary president and former ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Young Women presidency counselor, Relief Society teacher and Gospel Principles teacher. She was born in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico, to Lazaro Gomez Rivera and Rosa Elena de Gomez Salazar.

Lehi Rodriguez, 48, and Melissa Rodriguez, four children, Meadows 1st Ward, Draper Utah Meadows Stake: Texas Houston East Mission, succeeding President Steve Schmutz and Sister Becky Schmutz. Brother Rodriguez is a stake presidency counselor and former mission presidency counselor, bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, stake executive secretary, temple ordinance worker and missionary in the México Monterrey North Mission. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico, to Gustavo Rodriguez Diaz and Maria Teresa Rodriguez Mora.

Sister Rodriguez is a Sunday School teacher and former ward Young Women president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor, Primary activities leader and temple ordinance worker. She was born in Salt Lake City to James Hill Wilhelm and Cheryl June Wilhelm.

Scott E. Sears, 53, and Robin Sears, four children, Lake Butler Ward, Orlando Florida South Stake: México Puebla South Mission, succeeding President Raúl Oyarzabal and Sister Roxana Oyarzabal. Brother Sears is a former stake presidency counselor, bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, stake Sunday School president, stake Young Men presidency counselor, elders quorum president, elders quorum presidency counselor, ward Young Men president, ward Sunday School president, Sunday School teacher, seminary teacher, temple ordinance worker and missionary in the Venezuela Caracas West Mission. He was born in Spokane, Washington, to James Edward Sears and Judy Ann Sears.

Sister Sears is a former stake Primary president, stake Relief Society secretary, stake Primary secretary, ward Primary president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, Nursery leader, ward Primary music leader, Primary teacher, Relief Society teacher and Young Women adviser. She was born in La Grande, Oregon, to Victor Henry Coalwell and Sharon Marie Coalwell.

Tod M. Turley, 64, and Lindie Turley, five children, Wildwood Park Ward, Thousand Oaks California Stake: North Carolina Raleigh Mission, succeeding President John Stevens and Sister Marcia Kirk Stevens. Brother Turley is a service missionary adviser and former bishop, bishopric counselor, elders quorum president, high priest group leader, high councilor, seminary teacher, stake Young Men president, Sunday School teacher, ward mission leader, Young Men adviser and missionary in the Belgium/Netherlands Mission. He was born in South Pasadena, California, to Robert Starling Turley Jr. and Maurine Turley.

Sister Turley is a service missionary adviser and former stake Relief Society presidency counselor, stake Relief Society secretary, stake family history consultant, stake family history leader, ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, institute teacher, seminary teacher, Sunday School teacher, ward temple and family history consultant and Young Women adviser. She was born in Los Angeles, California, to John Douglas Lang and Linda Patricia Lang.

David James Williams, 58, and Staccie Williams, four children, Fullerton Ward, Brea California Stake: Senegal Dakar Mission. Brother Williams is a temple ordinance worker and former stake president, stake presidency counselor, bishop, bishopric counselor, elders quorum secretary, Young Men adviser, Primary teacher, seminary teacher, Sunday School teacher and missionary in the Canada Montreal Mission. He was born in Anaheim, California, to David James Williams and Nola Mae Williams.

Sister Williams is a stake Young Women presidency counselor, temple and family history consultant and temple ordinance worker and former stake Primary presidency counselor, ward Young Women president, ward Primary president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Young Women presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor, Primary activities leader, Primary teacher, seminary teacher, Sunday School teacher and Young Women adviser. She was born in Provo, Utah, to Richard D Snyder and Lenore B Snyder.

Chris Wright, 47, and Tally Wright, two children, Cherry Hills Ward, Albuquerque New Mexico Stake: Cape Verde Mindelo Mission. Brother Wright is a bishop and temple ordinance worker and former bishopric counselor, high councilor, stake Young Men president, elders quorum president, high priests group leader, ward executive secretary, ward mission leader and missionary in the Brazil Curitiba Mission. He was born in Seattle, Washington, to Frank Campbell Wright and Shirley Pearce Wright.

Sister Wright is a ward Young Women secretary and temple ordinance worker and former ward Primary president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Young Women presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor and Young Women adviser. She was born in Twin Falls, Idaho, to Kurt Michael Maughan and Pamela Joy Maughan.

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Thomas D. Burton, 55, and Patricia C. Burton, five children, Holladay 27th Ward, Salt Lake Holladay South Stake: Philippines Angeles Mission, succeeding President Michael Bingham and Sister Danielle Bingham. Brother Burton is a senior missionary and temple ordinance worker and former area temple and family history consultant, bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, elders quorum president, elders quorum presidency counselor, ward mission leader, ward Sunday School presidency counselor, Primary music leader, Sunday School teacher, ward executive secretary and missionary in the Germany Hamburg Mission. He was born in New York City to David Alma Burton and Flora Beth Burton.

Sister Burton is a senior missionary and temple ordinance worker and former ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, ward Primary president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor, Primary music leader and temple and family history consultant. She was born in Mesa, Arizona, to Craig Allen Cardon and Deborah Louise Cardon.

Robert D. Dow, 58, and Beverly J. Dow, five children, Mission Hills Ward, Henderson Nevada Eldorado Stake: Dominican Republic Santo Domingo West Mission, succeeding President Hector David Hernandez and Sister Emma Hernandez. Brother Dow is a ward Sunday School president and former bishop, Young Men adviser, temple ordinance worker and missionary in the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Mission. He was born in Salt Lake City to Lloyd Dean Dow and Pamela Evelyn Snarr Dow.

Sister Dow is a seminary teacher and former stake Relief Society president, ward Relief Society president and missionary in the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Mission. She was born in Safford, Arizona, to Jerry Lee Boren and Linda Darlene Hancock Boren.

Eden R. Engen, 60, and Tonya May Engen, four children, Brookswood Ward, Surrey British Columbia Stake: Philippines San Pablo Mission, succeeding President Jon Scholl and Sister Karen Scholl. Brother Engen is a stake president and former mission presidency counselor, bishop, director of public affairs, high councilor, stake executive secretary, ward Young Men president, temple ordinance worker and missionary in the Virginia Roanoke Mission. He was born in Edmonton, Alberta, to Melvyn Grant Etty Engen and Dorothy May Gurney.

Sister Engen is a coordinating council JustServe specialist and former stake Young Women president, ward Young Women president, ward Primary president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, temple ordinance worker and director of public affairs. She was born in Edmonton, Alberta, to Lloyd Eldon Kearl and Linda Dee Kearl.

M. Sean Esplin, 59, and Diana Esplin, six children, East Mill Creek 4th Ward, Salt Lake East Mill Creek Stake: California Riverside Mission, succeeding President Clark R. Hendrickson and Sister Teresa H. Hendrickson. Brother Esplin is a Sunday School teacher and former bishop, bishopric counselor, elders quorum president, ward Young Men president and missionary in the Costa Rica San José Mission. He was born in Provo, Utah, to Michael Dwane Esplin and Patricia Ann Barber Esplin.

Sister Esplin is a Relief Society service coordinator and seminary teacher and former ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Young Women presidency counselor, Primary teacher and ward temple and family history consultant. She was born in Payson, Utah, to Fred G White and Patricia Moody White.

Morgan Fife, 47, and Jennie Fife, four children, Aspen Meadows 1st Ward, Spanish Fork Utah East Stake: Texas Houston West Mission, succeeding President Jeffrey C. McMullin and Sister Jill Whatcott McMullin. Brother Fife is a stake presidency counselor and former bishop, stake Sunday School president, elders quorum president, elders quorum presidency counselor, Primary teacher, Sunday School teacher, ward executive secretary, ward mission leader and missionary in the Argentina Rosario Mission. He was born in Portland, Oregon, to Rod Fife and Jana Fife.

Sister Fife is a Primary music leader and former Primary teacher, Relief Society teacher, Young Women adviser, Young Women camp director, Gospel Doctrine teacher and missionary in the California Sacramento Mission. She was born in Salt Lake City to Jerry Craven and Kathy Craven.

Carl E. Harris, 63, and Tammy Harris, eight children, Mandarin 1st Ward, Jacksonville Florida East Stake: Utah Orem Mission, succeeding President Kurt Brown and Sister Katie Brown. Brother Harris is a mission presidency counselor and former stake presidency counselor, bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, stake Sunday School president, elders quorum president, ward Young Men president, elders quorum presidency counselor, Gospel Doctrine teacher, ward missionary, stake assistant clerk, temple ordinance worker and missionary in the New York New York Mission. He was born in Los Angeles, California, to Henry Richard Harris and Arlene Mae Schuman.

Sister Harris is a stake Young Women presidency counselor and former stake Primary presidency counselor, stake music coordinator, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor, director of public affairs, Primary pianist and temple ordinance worker. She was born in Riverside, California, to Callis Freddie Francis Herbert and Zara Faye Herbert.

Graden P. Jackson, 53, and Sommer Jackson, four children, Draper 5th Ward, Sandy Utah Hidden Valley Stake: Mississippi Jackson Mission. Brother Jackson is a stake president and former bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, high priests group leader and missionary in the Netherlands Amsterdam Mission. He was born in Salt Lake City to Paul Burbidge Jackson and Jenna Sherrie Jackson.

Sister Jackson is a temple ordinance worker and ward Young Women presidency counselor and former ward Young Women president, Primary activities leader, Primary music leader and Sunday School teacher. She was born in Salt Lake City to Stephen Thomas Schiffgen and Shannon Schiffgen.

Matthew O. Leavitt, 53, and Louise M. Leavitt, nine children, Rochester Ward, Grand Blanc Michigan Stake: România Bucharest Mission, succeeding President Geoffrey R. Fowler and Sister Roseanna C. Fowler. Brother Leavitt is a stake presidency counselor and former bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor and missionary in the România Bucharest Mission. He was born in Cedar City, Utah, to Dixie Loraine Leavitt and Phyllis Anne Okerlund Leavitt.

Sister Leavitt is a former seminary teacher, temple ordinance worker, ward Primary presidency counselor, ward Young Women presidency counselor and ward Young Women president. She was born in Mesa, Arizona, to Oscar W. McConkie III and Carol F. McConkie.

Howard D. McKeon, 60, and Heather G. McKeon, four children, Alexandria 1st Ward, Mount Vernon Virginia Stake: Greece Athens Mission. Brother McKeon is a stake presidency counselor and former bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor and missionary in the Portugal Lisbon Mission. He was born in Glendale, California, to Howard Philip McKeon and Patricia McKeon.

Sister McKeon is an assistant director of public affairs and former stake Relief Society presidency counselor, stake Young Women presidency counselor, seminary supervisor, seminary teacher and young single adult adviser. She was born in Mesa, Arizona, to Terry William Gale and Joan Gale.

Dave Morley, 60, and Shannon Morley, seven children, West Mountain 3rd Ward, Payson Utah West Stake: Oregon Eugene Mission, succeeding President Christopher J. Cornelius and Sister Rhonda L. Cornelius. Brother Morley is an elders quorum presidency counselor and former stake presidency counselor, bishop, high councilor, stake Young Men president, ward Young Men president, ward mission leader, temple ordinance worker and missionary in the New Zealand Auckland Mission. He was born in Price, Utah, to Ray Gerald Morley and Sandra Rozella Craig Morley.

Sister Morley is a ward Relief Society presidency counselor and former ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, ward Young Women presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor, ward Relief Society secretary, Nursery leader, Primary music leader, Primary teacher, Relief Society teacher, Young Women adviser, ward missionary and temple ordinance worker. She was born in Phoenix, Arizona, to Meriner Dean Merrell and Connie Merrell.

Gordon Ondiek, 52, and Rose Ondiek, three children, Ruai Branch, Nairobi Kenya South Stake: Nigeria Port Harcourt South Mission. President Ondiek is a former mission presidency counselor, stake president, stake presidency counselor, bishop, high councilor, elders quorum president, elders quorum presidency counselor, institute teacher, branch clerk and temple ordinance worker. He was born in Kisumu, Kenya, to Joshua Ondiek Owiti and Jenniffer Atieno.

Sister Ondiek is a former stake Young Women president, ward Young Women president, ward Primary president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, Relief Society teacher and temple ordinance worker. She was born in Bondo, Kenya, to Antony Ogot Okoth and Monica Ngesa.

Neverson Paes, 43, and Deborah Paes, three children, Trinta e Um de Março Ward, Ponta Grossa Brazil Campos Gerais Stake: Brazil Rio de Janeiro North Mission, succeeding President Alan Dutson and Sister Joanna Dutson. Brother Paes is a former stake president, bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor and missionary in the Brazil Belo Horizonte East Mission. He was born in Ponta Grossa, Brazil, to Nelson Ribeiro Paes and Nilce Paes.

Sister Paes is a former stake Primary president, ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Young Women presidency counselor and seminary teacher. She was born in Elias Fausto, Brazil, to Vicente Gonzaga de Camargo and Margareth Aparecida Meschiari Gonzaga de Camargo.

Eduardo J. Rex, 47, and Solange Rex, four children, Dávila Ward, Santiago Chile Ochagavía Stake: Guatemala Guatemala City East Mission, succeeding President Jose Andres Bermudez and Sister Tania Bermudez. Brother Rex is a mission presidency counselor and former stake president, bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, ward mission leader, ward Young Men president and missionary in the Argentina Buenos Aires West Mission. He was born in Santiago, Chile, to Francisco Javier Rex Munich and Maria Georgina Dote Dote.

Sister Rex is a stake Young Women president and former ward Young Women presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor, Primary teacher, Relief Society teacher, Sunday School teacher and seminary teacher. She was born in Santiago, Chile, to Victor Hugo Gonzalez and Bernarda Olga Sandoval Fuentes.

David Roy, 42, and Jenna Roy, four children, Cork Ward, Dublin Ireland Stake: Philippines Manila Mission, succeeding President Janryll Fernandez and Sister Liberty Fernandez. Brother Roy is a stake presidency counselor and former district president, district presidency counselor, branch president, district Young Men president, elders quorum presidency counselor, branch Young Men president and missionary in the South Africa Cape Town Mission. He was born in Durban, South Africa, to Joseph Christie Roy and Jacqueline Bridget Roy.

Sister Roy is a stake Relief Society presidency counselor and former district Young Women presidency counselor, branch Relief Society president, branch Primary presidency counselor, institute teacher and Sunday School teacher. She was born in Cape Town, South Africa, to Peter Spear and Emy Spear.

Jared Theurer, 52, and Heather Theurer, five children, Hillside Ward, Ammon Idaho Foothills Stake: Germany Frankfurt Mission, succeeding President Douglas P. Cropper and Sister Lynne G. Cropper. Brother Theurer is a high councilor and former bishop, bishopric counselor, stake Young Men president, ward Young Men president, Young Men adviser, temple ordinance worker and missionary in the Germany Berlin Mission. He was born in Salt Lake City to Craig Brook Theurer and Carol Ann Galloway Theurer.

Sister Theurer is a ward Relief Society secretary and former ward Primary president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor, Nursery leader, Relief Society compassionate service coordinator, Young Women adviser and ward Young Women camp director. She was born in Salt Lake City to Kurt Ted Bernhisel and Elizabeth Lynne Carling Bernhisel.

Scott H. Welch, 63, and Laura Welch, four children, Waller 1st Ward, Bridgeland Texas Stake: Idaho Coeur d’Alene Mission. Brother Welch is a former stake president, temple ordinance worker, stake presidency counselor, bishopric counselor, high councilor, seminary teacher and missionary in the Canada Montreal Mission. He was born in Afton, Wyoming, to Lynn Ray Welch and Carol Haderlie.

Sister Welch is a former Primary activities leader, temple ordinance worker, senior service missionary, seminary teacher, stake Young Women camp director, stake Young Women president, ward Primary president, ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women presidency counselor and ward Young Women president. She was born in Salmon, Idaho, to Ray Baird Lyon and Marjean Dial.

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