Elder Lowell D. Wood of the Seventy has created the Pesega Samoa Stake, which includes the Pesega 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th wards.
Elder W. Don Ladd of the Seventy has created the Warrenton Virginia stake, which includes the Algonkian, Front Royal, Hamilton, Leesburg, Sterling Park, and Warrenton 1st wards, and the Woodstock branch.Elsewhere, stakes were reorganized in Australia, and in Arizona, Texas, Virginia, and Utah.
New stakes
PESEGA SAMOA STAKE: (Jan. 22, 1995) Created from the Apia Samoa, Apia Samoa East, Apia Samoa West, and Upolu Samoa West stakes. President - Meliula Meafou Fata, 45, director of seminaries and institutes for Church Educational System, former stake president and counselor, high councilor, bishop, and elders quorum president, married Ponaivao Punimata. Counselors - Uele Vaaulu, 39, MSR supervisor for Samoa Presiding Bishopric administrative office, former high councilor, stake clerk, bishop's counselor, and elders quorum president, married Vaaulu Lolini Aloi; Gaugau Tavana, 42, director of curriculum and teaching development for Church Educational System, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, and bishop's counselor, married Palagi Lagaaia.
WARRENTON VIRGINIA STAKE: (Jan. 29, 1995) Created from the Annandale Virginia, Fairfax Virginia, Fredericksburg Virginia, Mount Vernon Virginia, Oakton Virginia, and Winchester Virginia stakes. President - Richard L. Brown, 52, assistant comptroller general of the United States for the U.S. General Accounting Office, former high councilor, bishop, ward clerk, ward executive secretary, high priests group leader, and ward mission leader, married Helga Karen Jones. Counselors - Douglas A. Wangsgard, 48, area director for the Church Educational System, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake Young Men president's counselor, bishop, assistant high priests group leader, Church teacher development committee chairman, and teachers quorum adviser, married Linda Rae Fullmer; Michael J. Roueche, 39, communications/PR for Marriott Corp., former alternate high councilor, stake mission president's counselor, bishop and counselor, Sunday School teacher, and nursery worker, married Susan Elizabeth Smith.
Stake reorganizations
BRAMPTON ONTARIO STAKE: (Feb. 19, 1995) President - Russell Frederick Willmott, 44, partner of Devrew Merchandising; succeeding Alexander Gary Barclay; former high councilor, stake mission president's counselor, stake executive secretary, bishop, and Young Men president, married Anna Reid Poppe. Counselors - Thomas Dalziel, Jr., 44, inspector for Metropolitan Toronto, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop and counselor, high priests group leader, ward Young Men president, and Scoutmaster, married Marie Annette Odette Durepos; Brent Wynn Godfrey, 41, director of training for Royal Bank, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, ward mission leader, elders quorum president's counselor, and Young Men president, married Celine Turgeon.
CENTREVILLE VIRGINIA STAKE (FORMERLY FAIRFAX VIRGINIA STAKE): (Feb. 5, 1995) President - Robert Martin Brown, 58, engineering director for Cable & Wireless Inc.; succeeding John Richmond Thornock; former stake president and counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, seventies group leader, gospel doctrine teacher, and seminary teacher, married Linda Harvey. Counselors - Bruce Wellington Sackett, 45, claim representative for The Travelers Insurance Co., former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake missionary, bishop's counselor, elders quorum president, Young Men president's counselor, and Primary worker, married Linda Leigh Shockley; Gordon Robert Parry, 35, computer specialist for U.S. government (CIA), former high councilor, bishop's counselor, ward clerk, membership clerk, and Young Men president, married Maren Ruth Petersen.
DALLAS TEXAS STAKE: (Feb. 5, 1995) President - Curtis Kenneth Harshaw, 51, owner of Harshaw Asset Management Corp.; succeeding Monty Clive Lloyd; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop, elders quorum president, Young Men president, and Scoutmaster, married Janice Elaine Walters. Counselors - Pitt Pittman, 52, vice president of Texas Utility Services, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, assistant stake clerk, and Sunday School teacher, married Mickie Sherron Eason; Bryan Don Christensen, 39, employed in pharmaceutical sales for Pfizer, former high councilor, stake Young Men president, and bishop, married Virginia Gayle Beardall.
FREDERICKSBURG VIRGINIA STAKE: (Jan. 29, 1995) President - Bruce Alan Slater, 38, general manager for Bailey's Moving & Storage; succeeding Robert Martin Brown; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop's counselor, high priests group leader, and elders quorum president, married Kathleen Luciele Bride. Counselors - Wayne Neilsen Mathis, 49, research entomologist for Smithsonian Institution, former bishop, Young Men president, and Scoutmaster, married Necia Dianne Gibbons; Joseph Cleveland Warren, 53, production sales management for Delta Concrete, former high councilor, bishop's counselor, and assistant high priests group leader, married Judy Betts.
HUNTINGTON BEACH CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Feb. 12, 1995) President - Bruce E. Miller, 52, dentist; succeeding Dale Thomas Borgquist; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop, elders quorum president, ward Young Men president, and elders quorum teacher, married Elaine Whitehead. Counselors - Bruce M. Richardson, 52, deputy general counsel for the California State University System, former stake president's counselor, bishop and counselor, Young Men president, gospel doctrine teacher, and seminary teacher, married Virginia Pearl Goodsell; Frank B. Parker, 38, quality control manager for U. S. Gypsum, former bishop's counselor, executive secretary, Young Men president, Sunday School president's counselor, and Sunday School teacher, married Linda Diane Kirby.
MESA ARIZONA MARICOPA STAKE: (Feb. 26, 1995) President - Wilford W. Andersen, 45, managing partner of Andersen Investments; succeeding David K. Udall; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake executive secretary, bishop and counselor, and Young Men president, married Kathleen Bennion. Counselors - Darl J. Andersen, 46, chief financial officer for Bashas' Markets, former high councilor, stake clerk, stake Young Men president, bishop and counselor, ward mission leader, elders quorum president, and gospel doctrine instructor, married Kaye Layton; Jerry H. Lewis, 38, employed as seminary teacher for Church Educational System, former stake clerk, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, Young Men president, and branch executive secretary, married Janet Merkley.
NEWPORT NEWS VIRGINIA STAKE: (Feb. 5, 1995) President - A. Lyle Hughes, 56, employed in the foreign government program training MGR of the U.S. Army; succeeding Jay A. Carey, Jr.; former stake president's counselor, district president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president, bishop, ward clerk, and gospel doctrine instructor, married Fran Anne Karpinski. Counselors - Larry K. Isaacs, 45, environmental engineer for U.S. Air Force, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, and Sunday School teacher, married Marsha Lynn Allen; Kent T. Critchlow, 37, military officer in the U.S. Army, former high councilor, stake mission president's counselor, assistant high priests group leader, and gospel doctrine teacher, married Marilyn Burningham.
OAKTON VIRGINIA STAKE: (Jan. 29, 1995) President - T. LaMar Sleight, retained. Counselors - Paul Thomas Peterson, retained as 1st counselor (formerly 2nd counselor); Terry Wright Glasgow, 51, vice president of Computer Sciences Corp., former high councilor, stake elders quorum president, stake Young Men president, bishop's counselor, and ward elders quorum president and counselor, married Linda McEntire.
SYDNEY AUSTRALIA GREENWICH STAKE: (Feb. 12, 1995) President - Paul Ross Coward, 40, area financial controller for the Church; succeeding Daniel George Hamilton; former stake president's counselor, stake executive secretary, bishop and counselor, and Young Men president, married Julie Traiune Newman. Counselors - Stephen Charles Webster, 39, managing director/owner for Nature's Sunshine Prod., former high councilor, stake activities committee, bishop and counselor, and ward mission leader, married W. Rosezy Witehira; Leon Vince Alekna, 43, marketing manager NSW for Progressive Maintenance Services P/L, former high councilor, and bishop and counselor, married Glenda Rosemarie Milne.
TAYLORSVILLE UTAH NORTH CENTRAL STAKE: (Feb. 26, 1995) President - Stephen Ray Emery, 50, mail carrier for U.S. Postal Service; succeeding William Craig Luker; former high councilor, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president's counselor, and Sunday School teacher, married Myrna Mackay. Counselors - L. William Webb, 47, painter for AA Body, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, Young Men president's counselor, and Scoutmaster, married Kathleen Scott; James Andrew McMillan, 43, audit director for Intermountain Health Care, former stake clerk and assistant, bishop, elders quorum president, and gospel doctrine teacher, married Beth Ann Brown.