The First Presidency has announced the creation of two new areas and new assignments in area presidencies worldwide, effective Oct. 1, 1991. The new areas bring the total number of areas in the Church to 22. (Please see story on page 4.) The new Asia North Area is shown on the map in orange, and the new Europe Mediterranean Area in red. The realigned Asia Area is shown in green and the realigned Europe Area in purple. The Europe North Area, shown in yellow, consists of the former United Kingdom/Irreland Area with the addition of the Nordic countries.
Each area prresidency is shown. The president of each area is listed first.1. Utah North
Merlin K. Jensen
Malcom S. Jeppsen
Charles Didier
2. Utah Central
Loren C. Dunn
Ben B. Banks
Lloyd P. George
3. Utah South
L. Aldin Porter
Angel Abrea
George R. Hill
4. North America Northwest
Hugh W. Pinnock
Yoshihiko Kikuchi
Robert E. Wells
5. North American West
John H. Groberg
Jack H. Goaslind
Douglas H. Smith
6. North America Central
H. Burke Peterson
Hartman Rector Jr.
Graham W. Doxey
7. North America Northeast
F. Enzio Busche
Lynn A. Sorensen
Robert K. Dellenbach
8. North America Southwest
Glen L. Rudd
W. Mack Lawrence
Cree-L Kofford
9. North America Southeast
John R. Lasater
Alexander B. Morrison
Stephen D. Nadauld
10. Mexico
F. Burton Howard
Horacio A. Tenorio
F. Melvin Hammond
11. Central America
Ted E. Brewerton
Carlos Amado
Jorge A. Rojas
12. South America North
William R. Bradford
Gene R. Cook
Julio E. Davila
13. Brazil
Joe J. Christensen
Harold G. Hillam
Helvecio Martins
14. South America South
Jacob de Jager
Lynn A. Mickelsen
Eduardo Ayala
15. Europe North
Jeffrey R. Holland
Gerald E. Melchin
Kenneth Johnson
16. Europe/Mediterranean
Spencer J. Condie
LeGrand R. Curtis
Joseph C. Muren
17. Africa
Richard P. Lindsay
J Ballard Washburn
Earl C. Tingey
18. Europe
Hans B. Ringger
Albert Choules Jr.
Dennis Neuenschwander
19. Asia
Merlin R. Lybbert
Monte J. Brough
John K. Carmack
20. Asia North
W. Eugene Hansen
Han, In Sang
Sam Shimabukuro
21. Philippines/Micronesia
L. Lionel Kendrick
Vaughn J. Featherstone
Durrel A. Woolsey
22. Pacific
Douglas J. Martin
Robert E. Sackley
Rulon G. Craven