New presidents of five of the missionary training centers around the world have been called by the First Presidency. The new leaders and their wives are being trained at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, Jan. 10-20, and will begin their two-year terms of service following their training.
The new presidents and their wives and assignments are: Eran A. and Katherine (Kay) Call, Mexico; Ralph L. and Luda Lee Cottrell Jr., Philippines; Angel M. and Marta Isabel Fernandez, Argentina; Scott T. and ThoraLyn Lyman, Colombia; and Van L. and Joyce MacCabe, England.Eran Abegg Call, 65, was born in Colonia Dublan, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Anson B. and Julia Sarah Abegg Call. He married Katherine (Kay) Groesbeck and they are parents of nine children and are members of the Bonneville 5th Ward, Provo Utah Bonneville Stake. Pres. Call is a patriarch and temple sealer, and a former president of the Mexico Mexico City Mission, counselor in two stake presidencies, high councilor, bishop and bishop's counselor. He was a BYU administrator for the past 21 years and performed many service projects and was active in community affairs.
Sister Call is a registered nurse who, at the time of her call, worked in the home health care industry. She accompanied her husband to Mexico, and has served as stake and ward Primary president, Relief Society president, spiritual living teacher and education counselor, and Cub Scout den mother.
Ralph Layton Cottrell Jr., 64, was born in Kaysville, Utah, to Ralph Layton and Vera Estella Layton Cottrell. He married Luda Lee Robinson and they have three children and are members of the Ogden 80th Ward, South Ogden Utah Stake. A gospel doctrine teacher at the time of call, he is a former president of the Philippines Cebu Mission, high councilor, bishop, and counselor in a branch presidency. He recently retired from the Church Education System after 36 years of service.
Sister Cottrell was born in Logan, Utah, to Levi Ray and Alta Packer Johnson Robinson. She served with her husband in the Philippines and as ward Relief Society president and counselor, ward Primary president, compassionate service leader, FamilySearch specialist, and a counselor in the Young Women.
Scott Thomas Lyman, 63, was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, a son of Platte DeAlton and Edith Gee Lyman. He married ThoraLyn Monson and they are parents of five children. At the time of his call, he was a district president at the Provo Missionary Training Center, and has served as president of the Mexico Queretaro Mission, a counselor to the president of the England Missionary Training Center, full-time missionary in Puerto Rico and Peru with his wife, a Scoutmaster, high councilor and bishop. Pres. Lyman is a retired United States Army officer.
Sister Lyman was born in Pleasant Grove, Utah, to Byron Clifton and Casse Lyman Monson. She has served with her husband in Mexico and on three full-time missions, and as ward Relief Society president, Young Women president, in various teaching positions, and as an early morning seminary teacher.
Van Lorin MacCabe, 64, was born in Oakland, Calif., to Wilbert Lorin and Naomi Shepard Manwaring MacCabe. He married Joyce Kartchner and they have five children and are members of the Westview Ward, Sandy Utah Granite Stake. At the time of his call, he was a Sunday School president and is a former president of the Utah Salt Lake City South Mission, counselor in a stake presidency, high councilor, bishop and bishop's counselor, branch president and high priests group leader. Pres. MacCabe is a retired United States Naval officer who has worked in the Missionary Department for the past eight years.
Sister MacCabe was born in Douglas, Ariz., to Wayne Elisha and Leah Haymore Kartchner. She was a school teacher and accompanied her husband as mission president and served on the Sunday School General Board, and as stake Relief Society president, stake and ward Young Women president and ward Relief Society counselor and teacher.
Angel Miguel Fernandez, 69, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Miguel and Maria San Miguel Fernandez. He and his wife, Marta Isabel Bertuzzi Fernandez, are members of the Azul Branch in Buenos Aires. He has served as president of the Buenos Aires Argentina Temple, president of the Argentina Rosario Mission, temple president's counselor, mission president's counselor and district president. He is a retired travel agent.
Sister Fernandez was born in Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Jose and Angela Viel de Vertucci. She served as a matron in the Buenos Aires Temple, in various capacities in the auxiliary organizations, taught seminary and institute, and has served on mission auxiliary boards.