Elder Marion D. Hanks created the Riverton Utah Summerhill Stake, which includes the Riverton 2nd, Riverton 4th, Riverton 12th, Riverton 15th, Riverton 16th, and Summerhills wards.

Elsewhere, stakes were reorganized in Idaho, Texas, Utah and Mexico.New stake

RIVERTON UTAH SUMMERHILL STAKE: (Jan. 19, 1992) Created from the Riverton Utah North Stake. President - L. Chad Campbell, 46, manager of Deseret Industries, former stake president's counselor, stake Sunday School president's counselor, bishop, high priests group leader, elders quorum president's counselor, gospel doctrine teacher, and Scoutmaster, married Verlayne Fowers. Counselors - Ned H. Wardle, 57, craftsman/carpenter, former high councilor, stake activity chairman, bishop and counselor, high priests group leader, elders quorum president's counselor, Young Men president, and Sunday School president, married Janet Torkelsen; Jay D. Turner, 36, accounting supervisor for American Express, former stake executive secretary, stake Young Men president's counselor, bishop's counselor, and Sunday School teacher, married Patricia Lynn Gowans.

Stake reorganizations

AMERICAN FALLS IDAHO STAKE: (Jan. 12, 1992) President - Martin Dirk Driscoll, 37, self-employed farmer, succeeding John Hoybjerg; former stake mission president, stake Young Men president's counselor, bishop and counselor, ward Young Men president, and Scoutmaster, married Dayna Ann Polatis. Counselors - Arthur L. Meadows, 40, self-employed farmer, former high councilor, stake Young Single Adult representative, bishop, and Young Men president, married Cheryl Lynn Duffin; Kelly Jay Hardman, 37, principal and teacher for Church Educational System, former high councilor, stake athletic director, bishop's counselor, high priests group leader, and Primary teacher, married Cindy Thayne.

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GILMER TEXAS STAKE: (Jan. 19, 1992) President - Joseph Franklin Odom, 53, administrative manager for oil company, succeeding Von W. Freeman; former stake president's counselor, stake executive secretary, stake Sunday School president, bishop, district president's counselor, and branch president, married Gay Marlene Nimmer. Counselors - Eldred "A" Caldwell, 48, district manager for insurance agency, former high councilor, bishop, elders quorum president, teachers quorum adviser, and Scoutmaster, married Elaine Troseth; George Carrol Dodd, 49, owner of auto dealership, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, ward mission leader, and elders quorum president, married Claudia Jeanette Lancaster.

PUEBLA MEXICO POPOCATEPETL STAKE: (Jan. 19, 1992) President - Zeniff Mejia Mora, 47, Church microfilm manager, succeeding Carlos Chichia Deniel; former stake president's counselor, stake mission president and counselor, and bishop, married Elizabeth Parra Trujillo. Counselors - Tomas Rangel Santillan, 32, personnel manager, former high councilor, bishop, high priests group leader, and ward Young Men president, married Marlen Chichia Cervantes; Rodolfo Becerra Mora, 40, family history researcher, former high councilor, stake executive secretary, bishop and counselor, married Maria Dolores Fajardo Loranca.

RIVERTON UTAH NORTH STAKE: (Jan. 19, 1992) President - Robert L. Petersen, 51, head custodian for Jordan School District, succeeding Duane Bruce Williams; former stake president's counselor, stake executive secretary, high councilor, bishop and counselor, and high priests group leader, married Bonnie Lou Jones. Counselors - Ronald A. Millett, 44, president and general manager of Deseret Book, former high councilor, bishop's counselor, ward clerk, and elders quorum president, married Susan Marie Christensen; J. Bryant Miller, 61, insurance agent and school bus driver, former high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop and counselor, and area Scout chairman, married Lola Dimond.

SANDY UTAH MIDVALLEY STAKE: (Dec. 8, 1991) President - George R. Devenberg, 46, owner of plumbing and heating company, succeeding George Wallace Nielsen; former stake president's counselor, bishop and counselor, and elders quorum president, married Phyllis Ann Pidcock. Counselors - David Henry Greensides, 44, vice president of moving and storage company, former stake president's counselor, stake executive secretary, high councilor, and elders quorum president, married Meda June Brown; Stephen Alan Hastings, 43, power supply controller, former high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop and counselor, and Scoutmaster, married Sharon Fay Nilsson.

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