The First Presidency announced this week the calls, effective immediately, of 15 new General Authorities to serve in the Second Quorum of the Seventy. The First Presidency also announced that four Brethren serving in the Second Quorum of the Seventy have been called to the First Quorum of the Seventy.
Please see photographs on page 4.Members of the Second Quorum of the Seventy called to the First Quorum of the Seventy are Carlos H. Amado, Ben B. Banks, Spencer J. Condie and Robert K. Dellenbach.
Those newly called to the Second Quorum of the Seventy are Lino Alvarez, Dallas N. Archibald, Merrill Joseph Bateman, C. Max Caldwell, Gary Jerome Coleman, John Baird Dickson, John E. Fowler, Jay E. Jensen, Augusto A. Lim, John M. Madsen, V. Dallas Merrell, David Sorensen, F. David Stanley, Kwok Yuen Tai and Lowell D. Wood.
The calls of the new General Authorities are in anticipation of the granting of emeritus status or releases to certain members of the Seventy at the October general conference, and the division of the Mexico Area. The Mexico Area will be divided to form the Mexico North Area, with headquarters in Monterrey, and the Mexico South Area, with headquarters in Mexico City.
The new members of the First Quorum of the Seventy:
Elder Amado, 47, has served in the Second Quorum of the Seventy since April 1, 1989, and is first counselor in the Central America Area presidency.
Elder Banks, 60, was sustained to the Second Quorum of the Seventy April 1, 1989, and is first counselor in the Utah Central Area presidency.
Elder Condie, 51, has served in the Second Quorum of the Seventy since April 1, 1989, and is president of the Europe Mediterranean Area.
Elder Dellenbach, 55, was sustained to the Second Quorum of the Seventy on March 31, 1990. He is second counselor in the North America Northeast Area presidency and is first counselor in the Young Men general presidency.
The new members of the Second Quorum of the Seventy:
Elder Alvarez, 47, resides in Mexico, where he is director of the Church Educational System for Mexico. He received a master's degree in education. He was a missionary in the West Mexican Mission, and was recently released as a regional representative. He currently is a gospel doctrine teacher, and has been a mission president, patriarch, stake president's counselor and bishop. He and his wife, Argelia Villaneuva Alvarez, are parents of three children.
Elder Archibald, 53, resides in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he is an international business executive. He has a bachelor's degree in international management. He recently was released as a regional representative and is now a high councilor, and has been a mission president and stake president. He and his wife, Linda Ritchie Archibald, are parents of one child.
Elder Bateman, 56, resides in Provo, Utah, and is a regional representative. He received a doctorate in economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a management consultant. He has been a stake president and a counselor in a district presidency. He and his wife, Marilyn Scholes Bateman, are parents of seven children.
Elder Caldwell, 58, resides in Springville, Utah, and is a regional representative. He is a professor of religion at BYU, from where he received a master's degree. He has served as a mission president, stake president's counselor and bishop. He and his wife, Bonnie Adamson Caldwell, are parents of four children.
Elder Coleman, 50, resides in Pleasant View, Utah. He received a doctorate from BYU and is assistant director of the Institute of Religion at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. He is a counselor in the Utah Ogden Mission presidency, and has been a mission president, stake president's counselor and a bishop. He and his wife, Judith Rene England Coleman, are parents of six children.
Elder Dickson, 48, resides in Arlington, Wash., where he works in the lumber business. He received a bachelor's degree from BYU. He is president of the Mount Vernon Washington Stake and has been a mission president and a bishop's counselor. He and his wife, Delores Anne Jones Dickson, are parents of eight children.
Elder Fowler, 47, resides in Sandy, Utah. He is a certified public accountant. He is a ward assistant executive secretary, and has been a regional representative, mission president, stake president, counselor in a stake presidency, and a seminary and institute teacher.
Elder Jensen, 50, resides in Orem, Utah, and is a bishop. He has been a mission president and counselor in a stake presidency. He works for the Church Curriculum Department, having received bachelor's and master's degrees from BYU. He and his wife, Lorna Lee Child Jensen, are parents of six children.
Elder Lim, 58, is from Manila, Philippines, and is president of the Philippines Naga Mission. He received a bachelor of laws degree and is an attorney. He has been a regional representative, stake president and branch president. He and his wife, Myrna Garcia Lim, are parents of eight children.
Elder Madsen, 52, resides in Sandy, Utah, and is a professor at BYU, from where he received a doctorate in education. He has been a regional representative, mission president and bishop. He and his wife, Diane Dursteler, parents of six children, are advisers to Young Single Adults in the Sandy Utah Cottonwood Creek Stake.
Elder Merrell, 56, resides in Murray, Utah, and is a regional representative, public affairs area director and a member of the Missionary Advisory Council. He has been a mission president, stake president's counselor and a bishop. His profession is in management research. He received a doctorate, and master of public administration and master of science degrees. He and his wife, Karen Dixon Merrell, are parents of five children.
Elder Sorensen, 59, resides in Las Vegas, Nev. He is president of the Las Vegas Nevada Stake and has served as mission president and bishop. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Utah and is self-employed, the owner of a cattle ranch and other enterprises. He and his wife, Verla Anderson Sorensen, are parents of two children.
Elder Stanley, 56, is from Salt Lake City. He is president of the Idaho Boise Mission, and has been a regional representative, stake president, bishop and member of the Young Men General Board. He attended the University of Utah, and, at the time he was called as mission president, worked in construction and design. He and his wife, Annette Shewell Stanley, are parents of eight children.
Elder Tai, 50, is president of the Hong Kong Mission. Born and reared in Hong Kong, he has lived also in Taiwan and was residing in Fullerton, Calif., before being called as mission president. He has been a regional representative, stake president's counselor, district president and branch president. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, and did graduate study at the University of Hong Kong. He is self-employed in the import/export business and in real estate development. He and his wife, Lai Wai Wah Tai, are parents of three children.
Elder Wood, 59, is director for temporal affairs and a gospel doctrine teacher in Manila, Philippines. He received a doctorate from BYU. He has been a mission president, stake president's counselor and a bishop. He and his wife, Lorna Cox Wood, are parents of five children.