Fernando Jose Duarte Araujo, 38, of the Castelao Ward, Fortaleza Brazil Montese Stake; to serve the Brazil Fortaleza Region; former president of the Portugal Lisbon Mission, stake president and counselor, elders quorum president, and Sunday School president; received a degree in history from the Federal University of Ceara; Church Educational System coordinator; born in Cacimbinha, Alagoas, Brazil, a son of Sebastiao Fortunato Araujo and Isaura Duarte Laranjeira Araujo, married Maria Aparecida Rolim.
David Allan Bednar, 42, of the Fayetteville Ward, Rogers Arkansas Stake; to serve the Tulsa Oklahoma and Springfield Missouri regions; former stake president and counselor, bishop, and Young Men president; received bachelor's degree in communication and master's degree in organizational communication from BYU, and Ph.D. degree in organizational behavior from Purdue University; professor of business management at University of Arkansas; born in Oakland, Calif., a son of Anthony George Bednar and Lavina Whitney Bednar, married Susan Kae Robinson.Hugo A. Catron, 59, of the Caseros Ward, Buenos Aires Argentina West Stake; to serve the Buenos Aires Argentina Merlo Region; former president of the Spain Seville Mission, stake president and counselor, high councilor, bishop, and Sunday School teacher; received technical degree in drafting; coordinator for Church Educational System; born in Mar del Plata, Argentina, a son of Angel Custodio Catron and Francisca Mussa Catron, married Maria Rosario Surache.
P. Roger DeMordaunt, 58, of the Idaho Falls 28th Ward, Idaho Falls Central Stake; to serve the Blackfoot and Rexburg Idaho Ricks College regions; former stake president and counselor, high councilor, stake executive secretary, stake missionary, bishop, and ward Young Men president; received a pre-med degree from BYU, and medical degree from George Washington University; radiologist for Radiologists of Idaho Falls; born in Pocatello, Idaho, a son of Paul DeMordaunt and Alice Duckworth Snyder DeMordaunt, married Laura Jo Dunkley.
David W. Ferrel, 54, of the Gaithersburg 1st Ward, Seneca Maryland Stake; to serve the Augusta Maine Region; former president of the Ecuador Quito Mission, stake president and counselor, high councilor, bishop, and elders quorum president; received bachelor's degree in marketing and Spanish from BYU and MBA degree in corporate finance from the University of California at Berkeley; assistant to chairman and senior research executive for The Wirthlin Group; born in Modesto, Calif., a son of Rex Warne Ferrel and June Norton Ferrel, married Laurel Jennette Fisher.
Julio Enrique Otay Gomez, 44, of the Errazuriz ward, Puerto Montt Chile Stake; to serve the Santiago Chile South Region; former stake president and counselor, district president's counselor, Young Men president, Sunday School teacher, branch president, and seminary teacher; official for Bank of Chile; born in Puerto Varas, Chile, a son of Enrique Otay Vidal and Doraliza Gomez Iturra, married Elena Ampuero Navarro.
Roger L. Hunt, 52, of the Warm Springs Ward, Las Vegas Nevada Warm Springs Stake; to serve the Las Vegas Nevada West and Las Vegas Nevada North regions; former stake president, high councilor, bishop and counselor, ward executive secretary, and Aaronic Priest
hood adviser; received bachelor's degree in history from BYU, and J. D. degree from George Washington University; U. S. magistrate judge; born in Overton, Nev., a son of Ferlin Hansen Hunt and Verda Peterson Hunt, married Mauna Sue Hawkes.
Joseph L. Porter, 52, of the Mesa 76th Ward, Mesa Arizona East Stake; to serve the Mesa Arizona East and Mesa Arizona Maricopa regions; former Arizona director of public affairs, stake president and counselor, bishop, and Young Men president; received B.S. degree in business administration from Arizona State University; self-employed in real estate development and management; born in Mesa, Ariz., a son of William Sanford Porter and Hilda Webb Porter, married Sharon Kay Richey.
Collins Wise Steward, 51, of the Nottingham Country Ward, Katy Texas Stake; to serve the Lubbock Texas and Ft. Worth Texas regions; former stake president and counselor, bishop, and Sunday School teacher; received bachelor's degree in chemistry from Tarleton State University and master's degree in chemistry from Sam Houston State University; salesman for New York Life Insurance Co.; born in Brady, Texas, a son of Willie Harvey Steward and Vivian Mabel Wise Steward, married Barbara K. Howell.
Francisco Jose Vinas, 48, of the Villalba Branch, Spain Madrid Mission; to serve the Madrid Spain Region; former president of the Argentina Salta Mission, regional representative, stake president and counselor, bishop, and branch president; director for the Church Educational System; born in Seville, Spain, a son of Rafael Vinas and Sacramento Serrano Vinas, married Cristina Helena Gaminara.