New stakes have been created in the Dominican Republic, Peru and Samoa.
The Piura Peru Miraflores Stake has been created by Elder Jay E. Jensen of the Seventy. The new stake includes the Angamos, Ignacio Merino, Miguel Grau, Miraflores, San Pedro and Tacala wards, and the Chulucanas and Los Algarrobos branches.The Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Villa Mella Stake, which includes the Los Palmares 1st and 2nd, Sabana Perdida, and Villa Mella 1st, 2nd and 3rd wards, and the Guaricano, and Yamasa branches, has been created by Elder F. Burton Howard of the Seventy
The Upolu Samoa Faleasiu Stake, which includes the Faleasiu, Fasitoouta, Lemoli 1st and 2nd, Lepale, and Nofoalii 1st and 2nd wards, has been created by Elder Lowell D. Wood of the Seventy.
Elsewhere, stakes have been reorganized in Chile and Peru, and in California, Idaho and Utah.
New stakes
PIURA PERU MIRAFLORES STAKE: (March 10, 1996) Created from the Piura Peru and Piura Peru Castilla stakes. President - Jose A. Castillo S., 36, owner of Cauce Industries; wife, Consuelo del Pilar Camacho B. de Castillo. Counselors - Adriano Ramirez G., 42, administrative manager for R. P. Representations; wife, Socorro Sanchez G. de Ramirez. Wilfredo Rodriguez S., 34, sales representative for TRC Commercial Industries; wife, Rosa America Saldarriaga C. de Rodriguez.
SANTO DOMINGO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VILLA MELLA STAKE: (March 17, 1996) Created from the Santo Domingo Dominican Republic and Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Ozama stakes. President - Domingo Antonio Aybar A., 26, member specialist for Church area office; wife, Gisselle del Carmen Gonzalez S. de Aybar. Counselors - Gustavo Nina, 42, sales agent for Vikton Kohn; wife, Maria Magdalena Aguiar M. de Nina. German De Jesus Castillo C., 32, Church facilities physicians technician; wife, Mildred Pequero S. de Castillo.
UPOLU SAMOA FALEASIU STAKE: (Feb. 25, 1996) Created from the Apia Samoa East, Apia Samoa West and Upolu Samoa West stakes. President - Pouono Lameko, 41, works in the import entries for Japan International; wife, Fiapito Pili Lameko. Counselors - Fesoloii
Moemoe Sila, 57, works in accounts payable for Church area office; wife, Galulolo Mailata Laulua Sila. Toataci Mataupu, 36, membership records specialist for Church area office; wife, Leone Leman Mataupu.
Stake reorganizations
APIA SAMOA EAST STAKE: (March 1996) President - Solovi Lueli U Te`o, retained. Counselors - Misikei Wong, 53, manager for temporal affairs for Church regional office; wife, Anuilagi Tauai Wong. Ualesi Kaio, 42, zone supervisor for Church area office; wife, Dora Ah Ching Kaio.
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 9TH STAKE: (March 24, 1996) President - Paul K. Sybrowsky, 51, president of Visendus Inc.; succeeding R. J. Snow; wife, Lynne Prior Sybrowsky. Counselors - Donald H. Livingstone, 53, director of Center for Entrepreneurship and professor at BYU; wife, Marsha Lou Thompson Livingstone. Michael B. Roberts, 43, area special needs coordinator for Church Educational System; wife, Karen Simpson Roberts.
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 10TH STAKE: (March 24, 1996) President - Allen C. Ostergar Jr., 54, administrative director for missionary training center; succeeding D. Dean Fairbank; wife, Nancy Sigrid Farnsworth Ostergar. Counselors - C. Eugene Hill, 54, assistant administrative director of training at missionary training center; wife, Joan Pratt Hill. Stephen G. Biddulph, 50, therapist and counselor at Provo Canyon School Adolescents; wife, Thelma Elaine Robinson Biddulph.
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 15TH STAKE: (March 24, 1996) President - Eugene L. Jones, 61, president of Midas Marketing Corp.; succeeding Guenther Fred Streuling; wife, Sandra Hugentobler Jones. Counselors - E. Odell Miner, 54, chief executive officer for Rocky Mountain Institute of Public Affairs; wife, Dorothy Renee Cook Miner. Thomas E. Myers, 48, medical director for Intermountain Health Care; wife, Marilou Dyreng Myers.
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 17TH STAKE: (March 24, 1996) President - John M. R. Covey, 60, senior consultant for Covey Leadership Center; succeeding Merrill Clayton Oaks; wife, Jane Parrish Covey. Counselors - R. Brent Ririe, 39, director of technical information for Nu SKin International Inc.; wife, Beverly Rose Thompson Ririe. E. Boyd Craig, 33, executive director for Covey Leadership Center; wife, Michelle Lynn Daines Craig.
CASTLE DALE UTAH STAKE: (March 17, 1996) President - Vaughn O. Judi, 47, plant engineer for PacifiCorp; succeeding Brent Dwight Arnold; wife, Marianne Wiser Judi. Counselors - Craig E. Johansen, 54, principal and owner of Johansen & Tuttle Engineering; wife, Jonnie Matilda Ward Johansen. Richard D. Huntington, 55, assistant manager of Coast to Coast Store; wife, Erma Lynn Rowley Huntington.
HESPERIA CALIFORNIA STAKE: (March 17, 1996) President - Glen G. Pratt, 43, deputy sheriff for San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department; succeeding G. Robert Tait; wife, Donne Lynette Bigler Pratt. Counselors - Ricky Lee Smith, 44, engineering manager for Rohr Inc.; wife, Rose Mary Thompson Smith. Jesse M. Richardson, 39, senior scientist at DowElanco; wife, Ellen Kay Williams Richardson.
IDAHO FALLS IDAHO SOUTH STAKE: (March 17, 1996) President - Kevin D. McCracken, 43, president, owner and general manager of Sunnyside Gardens Inc.; succeeding Delmer J. Simpson; wife, Marilyn Wilding McCracken. Counselors - Brent J. Simpson, 48, dentist; wife, Janice Leah Altheimer Simpson. Ross C. Hinckley Jr., 46, CPA for Business Management Service; wife, Anna Dee Pulsipher.
LOGAN UTAH UNIVERSITY 5TH STAKE: (March 10, 1996) President - Frank J. Redd, 60, professor and department head at Utah State University; succeeding Bartell Cowley Jensen; wife, Myrna Irene Christensen Redd. Counselors - Keith D. Hansen, 66, retired from Cache County School District; wife, Emma VerNae Cragun Hansen. J. Derle Thorpe Jr., 64, professor at Utah State University; wife, Margene Isom Thorpe.
LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA SANTA MONICA STAKE: (March 24, 1996) President - Richard L. Norton, 57, director of planning for Merle Norman Cosmetics; succeeding Robert Eugene Hedrick; wife, Joyce LaRae McClellan Norton. Counselors - Richard D. McBride, 55, associate professor at University of Southern California; wife, Georgia Lee West McBride. Robert K. Neilson, 48, managing partner for Price Waterhouse; wife, Margaret Frances Preator Neilson.
OGDEN UTAH WEBER HEIGHTS STAKE: (March 17, 1996) President - D. Edgar Allen, 51, physician; succeeding J. Brent Minnoch; wife, Patricia More Allen. Counselors - David G. Moore, 51, senior vice president of Key Bank of Utah; wife, Leslie Ann Rasmussen Moore. David G. Hart, 54, associate professor of computer science at Weber State University; wife, Jean Eileen Tolley Hart.
PIURA PERU CASTILLA STAKE: (March 10, 1996) President - Noe Nunez N., 36, motorcycle mechanic; succeeding Oscar Alfredo Galvez Cordova; wife, Socorro Alicia Barria L. de Nunez. Counselors - Segundon Hector Nayarro G., 36, coordinator for Nature's Sunshine; wife, Digna Maia Viera E. de Nayarro. Reynaldo Jimenez C., 38, area chief of mechanical production; wife, Berta Nelida Anastacio E. de Jimenez.
RANCAGUA CHILE STAKE: (March 10, 1996) President - Arturo B. Ramirez R., 35, custodial maintenance for Church area office; succeeding Jorge Luis Diaz Mena; wife, Anabella Luz Zuniga S. de Ramirez. Counselors - Sergio Valenzuela C., 45, performance analyst for Cadelco Division of El Teniente; wife, Nancy del Rosario Perez H. de Valenzuela. Reynaldo Monje C., 54, self-employed; wife, Olga Mercedes Gonzalez R. de Monje.
RICKS COLLEGE 3RD STAKE: (March 17, 1996) President - Sylvan F. Seely, 60, owner of irrigation company; succeeding Brent John Moss; wife, Gail Jensen Seely. Counselors - Gary W Steiner, 60, co-owner of Steiner Elevators; wife, Darline
Rae Edmiston Steiner. David G. Richards, 50, director of development and assistant to the president of COP/LDS Foundation at Ricks College; wife, Nancy Louise Brunt Richards.
RICKS COLLEGE 4TH STAKE: (March 10, 1996) President - Lynn E. Smith, 60, professor at Ricks College; succeeding Karl Lee Edwards; wife, Dora Ann Laker Smith. Counselors - Gerald C. Wolz, 62, retired; wife, LaDeen Lewis Wolz. John Scott Samuelsen, 49, teacher at Ricks College; wife, Shauna Johnson Samuelson.
SPANISH FORK UTAH SOUTH STAKE: (March 10, 1996) President - Ernest W. Hawkins, 44, BYU scientist; succeeding Allen Dredge Ward; wife, Deborah June Allen Hawkins. Counselors - Kenneth D. Hendrix, 46, marketing officer at Zions Bank; wife, Barbara Jean Carlin Hendrix. Dale S. Bills, 42, technical services supervisor for Nebo School District; wife, Rita Marjory Bates Bills.