Five new stakes have been created, in Australia, Brazil, Ecuador, the Philippines, and in Idaho.
The Curitiba Brazil Boa Vista Stake has been created by Elder Claudio R. M. Costa of the Seventy. It includes the Boa Vista, Guaraituba, Monte Castelo, Rio Verde, Santa Candida and Timbu wards.The Penrith Australia Stake has been created by Elder Vaughn J Featherstone of the Seventy. The new stake includes the Emu Plains, Leura, Penrith, Richmond and St. Marys wards, and the Lithgow, and Minchinbury (Spanish) branches,
The Pocatello Idaho University 2nd Stake, which includes the Pocatello University 1st, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 11th and 12 wards, has been created by Elder L. Aldin Porter of the Presidency of the Seventy.
The Quito Ecuador Calderon Stake has been created by Elder Richard J. Maynes of the Seventy. It includes the Carapungo, Colla Loma, Comite Del Pueblo, El Vergel and La Bota wards, and the Calderon and Moran branches.
The Santiago Philippines Stake, which includes the Cabarroguis, Cordon, Diffun, Ramon, and Santiago 1st, 2nd and 3rd wards, and the Baluarte and Maddela branches, has been created by Elder Duane B. Gerrard of the Seventy.
Elsewhere, stakes have been reorganized in Australia, Brazil, Ecuador, Ghana and Mexico, and in Colorado, Kansas and Utah.
New stakes
CURITIBA BRAZIL BOA VISTA STAKE: (March 22, 1998) Created from the Curitiba Brazil Bacacheri and Curitiba Brazil Iguacu stakes. President - Jarbas Souza, 38, security guard for Aranseg Courier Securities; wife, Christianne Coelho Arantes de Souza. Counselors - Ozair de Jesus Ribeiro Filho, 38, fire department captain; wife, Rosicler Santina Guidolin de Filho. Silvio Luiz Skraba, 27, manager for Alfa Courier Securities; wife, Cintia De Paula Skraba.
PENRITH AUSTRALIA STAKE: (April 19, 1998) Created from the Sydney Australia Hebersham Stake. President - Jeffrey D. Cummings, 42, New South Wales general manager for Pioneer Homes Australia; wife, Evelyn Margaret Hooper Cummings. Counselors - Lynden P. Cowell, 44, financial controller for Fabtek; wife, Jane Lynette Young Cowell. Randall Gordon Howard, 36, Pacific Area travel fleet manager for Church area office; wife, Nicola Margaret Chambers Howard.
POCATELLO IDAHO UNIVERSITY 2ND STAKE: (May 3, 1998) Created from the Pocatello Idaho University 1st Stake. President - Earl L. Christison III, 45, chief executive officer and hospital administrator for Intermountain Health Care; wife, Melba L. McMillan Christison. Counselors - Thomas W. Clark, 41, attorney and partner of Merrill & Merrill; wife, Camille Lynne Erickson Clark. Scott G. Waldram, 46, financial adviser for American Express; wife, Carla Jean Merrill Waldram.
QUITO ECUADOR CALDERON STAKE: (April 19, 1998) Created from the Quito Ecuador Colon Stake. President - Jorge Gonzalo Montoya C., 30, accountant for Church area office; wife, Fatima Alexandra, Urgiles C. de Montoya. Counselors - Carlos Cristobal Rosero P., 47, airplane maintenance supervisor for Ecuador Air Force; wife, Diane Mercedes R. de Rosero. Edwin Giovanni Marcillo P., 28, assistant administrator for Alemata Technician Cooperative; wife, Gioconda Noemi Escobar E. de Marcillo.
SANTIAGO PHILIPPINES STAKE: (March 22, 1998) Created from the Santiago Philippines District. President - Efren M. Lamoglia, 35, coordinator for Church Educational System; wife, Marissa Deray Macaballug Lamoglia. Counselors - Emiliano M. Capitulo, 27, plant operator for Shinsung Company; wife, Flordeliz Mutia Abellamosa Capitulo. Stephen P. Donato, 33, operations and maintenance supervisor for Church Area office; wife, Liberta Acosta Asis Donato.
Stake reorganizations
ACCRA GHANA CHRISTIANSBORG STAKE: (April 26, 1998) President - Charles Ridley Bessa-Simons, 47, procurement officer for Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority; succeeding Emmanual Ohene Opare Sr.; wife, Margaret Stoovie-Duncan Bessa-Simons. Counselors - Richard Kwesi Ahadjie, 44, managing director of Rema-Alma Co. Ltd.; wife, Emelia Mould Ahadjie. John Kodwo Buah, 40, regional manager for temporal affairs for Church Area office; wife, Augustina Anita Danso Buah.
CURITIBA BRAZIL SAO LOURENQO STAKE (FORMERLY CURITIBA BRAZIL BACACHERI STAKE): (March 23, 1998) President - Renato Mendes Petla, retained. Counselors - Julio Cesar Carneiro Costa, 38, merchant and owner of carpet cleaning business; wife, Janete Furtunato Antunes de Costa. Jose Fernando Sentone, 44, accountant; wife, Claudete Straube de Sentone.
DENVER COLORADO STAKE: (May 3, 1998) President - Dennis C. Brimhall, 49, president and chief executive officer for University of Colorado Hospital; succeeding Harry Cliffe Bullock; wife, Linda Christensen Brimhall. Counselors - John E. Montgomery, 52, senior consultant for Kennell and Assoc. Inc.; wife, Susan Maree Smith Montgomery. Richard Leonard Millett Jr., 37, vice president and general counsel of Corporate Express; wife, Julie Ann Whitlock Millett.
MANASSA COLORADO STAKE: (April 19, 1998) President - J. Steven McCarroll, 44, assistant manager of La Jara Potato Growers; succeeding Alan W. Reynolds; wife, Donna Ruth Jackson McCarroll. Counselors - Gregory H. King, 45, journeyman lineman for Public Service Co.; wife, Terri Lynn Gilleland King. Lynn Mortensen, 47, general manager for Rakhra Mushroom Farm; wife, Jolaine Linda Kay Chacon Mortensen.
MANAUS BRAZIL STAKE: (March 22, 1998) President - Alvaro Esteves Pinto, retained. Counselors - Luiz Mario de Souza Oliva, 32, sales manager for Hileia Publishers LTDA; wife, Hileia Tauares Leal de Oliva. Max Ney Gomes Do Nascimento, 27, emergency physician; wife, Fuziane Bezerra de Lima de Nascimento.
MANAUS BRAZIL SOLIMOES STAKE: (March 22, 1998) President - Ernaldo De Vasconcelos, 31, associate manager and partner; succeeding Jose Augusto Viana Gulmaraes; wife, Audrey Albuquerque Silva de Vasconcelos. Counselors - Wilson Oliveira De Melo Jr., retained. Romualdo Tavares de Oliveiro, 25, visual programmer for Bridge Brothers Group; wife, Isabel Cristina Dos Santos Oliveira.
MONTERREY MEXICO LIBERTAD STAKE: (April 19, 1998) President - Oziel Gonzalez S., 38, suppervisor for Auto Lines Reg.; succeeding Francisco Zapata O.; wife, Maria Anedelia Quiroz R. de Gonzalez. Counselors - Fernando Luna R., 40, self-employed merchant; wife, Rosa De Jesus Torres O. de Luna. Eduardo Ovalle M., 37, legal adviser for Lozano Consultants; wife, Elizabeth Enoe Martinez L. de Ovalle.
QUITO ECUADOR COLON STAKE: (April 19, 1998) President - Diego G. Flores G., 34, human resources manager for Church Area office; succeeding Danilo Augusto Paredes Onate; wife, Maria E. Vera. L. de Flores. Counselors - Marcelo Trujillo G., 53, self-employed taxi driver; wife, Zulay de Lourdes Mena R. de Trujillo. Freddy Ramon Alonzo C., 45, self-employed contractor; wife, Norma Yolanda Villegas C. de Alonzo.
SALINA KANSAS STAKE: (April 26, 1998) President - Michael H. Bradshaw, 56, state specialist of Cooperative Extension Service for Kansas State University; succeeding Thomas R. Coleman; wife, Sally Joyce Calder Bradshaw. Counselors - Jeffrey Smith Stevenson, 46, professor of animal sciences at Kansas State University; wife, Barta Morrill Stevenson. Kendall L. Elliott, 47, partner in CPA firm of Brungardt Hower Ward Elliott & Pfeifer; wife, Vickie Coleen Scott Elliott.
SALT LAKE EAGLE GATE STAKE: (April 26, 1998) President - David A. Burton, 54, vice president of health delivery research for Intermountain Health Care; succeeding Ray H. Wood; wife, Beth Benson Burton. Counselors - Cecil E. Lloyd, 70, office manager for Ogden Subaru; wife, Luacine (Sally) Sharp Lloyd. James S. Hooper, 74, retired manager of power operations for Utah Power & Light Co.; wife, Wilma Kay Sprunt Hooper.
SYDNEY AUSTRALIA HEBERSHAM STAKE: (April 19, 1998) President - Herbert James Pressler, retained. Counselors - Aukuso Schwenke, 33, bus driver for West Bus Ltd.; wife, Alauni Taumaialo Schwenke. Jonathan Edward O'Riordan, 29, solicitor for McCabes; wife, Jacquelyn Ann Naylor O'Riordan.