Elder Yoshihiko Kikuchi of the Seventy created the Spokane Washington West Stake, which includes the Cheney 1st, Cheney 2nd, Cheney 3rd, Manito, Spokane 2nd, Spokane 21st, and Spokane 24th Wards.
Elder John H. Groberg of the Seventy created the Valencia California Stake, which includes the Castaic, Newhall 1st, Newhall 2nd, Saugus 1st, Valencia 1st, and Valencia 2nd wards, and the Santa Clarita 1st Branch.Elsewhere, a stake was reorganized in Washington.
New
stakes
SPOKANE WASHINGTON WEST STAKE: (Jan. 12, 1992) Created from the Spokane Washington Stake. President - Elroy C. McDermott, 58, professor and department chairman at Eastern Washington University, former high councilor, stake mission president, stake employment specialist, stake
Young Men president's counselor, bishop and counselor, ward mission leader, and institute director, married Darrelyn Owens. Counselors - Steven W. Haws, 44, vice president of commodities corporation, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop, and elders quorum president, married Dona Jean Wilding; James Stanford Black, Jr., 43, attorney, former stake mission president, stake Young Men president, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, and Scoutmaster, married Stephanie Jean Craven.
VALENCIA CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Feb. 2, 1992) Created from the Santa Clarita California Stake. President - Reed E. Halladay, 44, investment banker, former high councilor, bishop, Young Men president, and priests quorum adviser, married Christine Alene Smith. Counselors - Don Michael Halverson, 49, plant manager of packaging corporation, former high councilor, stake mission president and stake missionary, bishop and counselor, ward executive secretary, high priests group leader, and ward mission leader, married Sandra Jean Wilcox; Howard Lydell Hill, 51, chief executive officer for manufacturing company, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, seminary teacher, and Sunday School teacher, married Mary Carolyn Keysor.
Stake
reorganizations
SPOKANE WASHINGTON STAKE: (Jan. 12, 1992) President - Steven L. Bates, retained. Counselors - Garry Everett Borders, 43, unit manager for Beneficial Life Insurance Co., former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president, bishop, and elders quorum president, married Sue Elizabeth Morrison; James Harvey Rippy, 49, social work consultant, former high councilor, stake Young Men president, stake missionary, bishop and counselor, and ward Young Men president, married Sue Ellen Frederickson.