A new stake has been organized in Utah. Elder Gene R. Cook of the Seventy has created the Lindon Utah West Stake, which includes the Lindon 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th and 8th wards.
Elsewhere, stakes have been reorganized in Norway and in Idaho, Louisiana, Ohio and Utah.
New stake
LINDON UTAH WEST STAKE: (Aug. 20, 1995) Created from the Lindon Utah Stake. President - James L. Hacking, 46, general contractor, former stake president's counselor, stake mission president, bishop and counselor, ward mission leader, and deacons, teachers, and priests adviser, married Diane Coleen Dana. Counselors - Wayne P. Keith, 61, self-employed franchise owner and distributor of health food products, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, assistant high priests group leader, elders quorum president, Young Men president, and Aaronic Priesthood adviser, married Velma Cherie Jackson; Randy James Hoyt, 36, banker, former bishop, financial clerk, and Young Men president, married Susan Louise Hall.
Stake reorganizations
ALEXANDRIA LOUISIANA STAKE: (Aug. 20, 1995) President - Brent F. Williams, 47, manager of planning, information, service and control for Boise Cascade Corp.; succeeding Breman W. Baker; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president's counselor, stake Sunday School president, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president's counselor, Young Men president, Sunday School teacher, and Scoutmaster, married Patricia Elaine Phillips. Counselors - Gary R. Karren, 50, dentist, former high councilor, bishop, ward clerk, and elders quorum president, married Lillian Joanne Hyde; Walter R. Nope, 47, self-employed certified public accountant and consultant, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop, and seventies president, married Stephanie Gwen Hayes.
CEDAR CITY UTAH STAKE: (Aug. 13, 1995) President - Wayne K. Hinton, 55, chairman of Social Science Department at Southern Utah University; succeeding Steven Decker Corry; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, gospel doctrine teacher, and Scoutmaster, married Carolyn Spendlove. Counselors - Alan H. Crawford, retained; Dale S. Orton, 40, director of admissions at Southern Utah University, former high councilor, stake mission president, bishop and counselor, and Young Men president, married Annetta Green.
CINCINNATI OHIO NORTH STAKE: (Aug. 27, 1995) President - George R. Rahlf, 39, health and beauty care manager for Procter & Gamble; succeeding Karl Brent Somers; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president, high priests group leader, and teachers quorum adviser, married G. Lori Chaffin. Counselors - R. Scott Leckie, 42, manufacturing consultant, former high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop and counselor, and elders quorum president, married Jane Marie Carter; James F. Clark, 33, actuarial associate for Union Central Life Insurance Co., former high councilor, bishop, executive secretary, elders quorum president's counselor, Young Men president's counselor, Sunday School president, and priests quorum adviser, married Mary Ann Scoresby.
FARMINGTON UTAH NORTH STAKE: (Aug. 20, 1995) President - Glen M. Leonard, 56, director of Museum of Church History and Art; succeeding Charles Ray Norton; former stake president's counselor, stake seventies president, bishop and counselor, Young Men president, and gospel doctrine teacher, married Karen Edith Wright. Counselors - Blaine P. Jensen, 62, director of international affairs for the Presiding Bishopric Office, former president of London South Mission, temple officiator, regional representative, high councilor, bishop, and branch president, married Clarice Talbot; C. Dal Freeman, 54, vice president of engineering for Garaventa/CTET, former bishop's counselor, high priests group leader, gospel doctrine teacher, and assistant Scoutmaster, married Nola Drous.
LINDON UTAH STAKE: (Aug. 20, 1995) President - Gary J. Worthington, retained. Counselors - R. Blair Condie, 44, managing director at BYU, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, and branch president's counselor, married Renee Elizabeth Polson; Mark Flake Rogers, 45, physician, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, Young Men president, and activities committee member, married Gainell Cameron.
LOGAN UTAH EAST STAKE: (Aug. 27, 1995) President - Jay A. Monson, 57, professor and department head at Utah State University; succeeding Brian Thornley; former, stake president's counselor, bishop, ward mission leader, Young Men president, and family history representative, married Mary Jane Brinton. Counselors - Byron R. Burnham, 50, associate dean at Utah State University, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop, elders quorum president, and Young Men president, married Shirley Rasmussen; Sidney A. Smith, 57, owner of small businesses, former mission president, high councilor, stake missionary, bishop, elders quorum president, Young Men president, high priests teacher, and Aaronic Priesthood adviser, married Margaret Ann Pocock.
MERIDIAN IDAHO SOUTH STAKE: (Aug. 13, 1995) President - W. Reed Hanson, 53, general manager for M&A Moyle Co.; succeeding C. Scott Grow; former executive secretary for regional representative, regional welfare agent, stake president's counselor, stake mission president, and bishop and counselor, married Linda Moyle. Counselors - Clair A. Waite, 44, principal geotechnical engineer for Morrison Knudsen Corp., former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president, bishop, and elders quorum president, married Linda Skinner; Larry Porter, 53, employed in sales and marketing for Speedy Auto Glass, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president, bishop, and Young Men president and counselor, married Tawna Lou Bateman.
OSLO NORWAY STAKE: (July 30, 1995) President - Eivind Sterri, 34, chief accountant for Rank Xerox; succeeding Stein Pedersen; former mission president's counselor, high councilor, bishop, and elders quorum president, married Rut Harriet Hedemark. Counselors - Oystein Amundsen, 37, supervisor for Wero Public Utilities, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop, and Young Men president's counselor, married Inger-Anne Hansen; Jon Wiulsrud, 48, sales consultant for Farne-Engros, former high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop and counselor, and elders quorum president, married Lissel Jorgensen.
PROVO UTAH OAK HILLS STAKE: (Aug. 27, 1995) President - Franklin F. Rose, 47, self-employed clinical psychologist; succeeding L. Douglas Smoot; former high councilor, bishop and counselor, and teachers quorum adviser, married Jane Anne Dusek. Counselors - Kent R. Gamette, 52, obstetrics and gynecology physician, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, and high priests group leader, married Sharon Morrill; Stephen D. Clark, 51, president of Clark Mechanical Contractors, former bishop and counselor, Young Men president, and branch president's counselor, married Cynthia Sue Jones.