Eight new mission presidents have been called by the First Presidency. The mission presidents and their wives will begin their service about July 1. Their assignments will be announced later. The new mission presidents are:
Norman D. Anderson, 63, Bonneville 5th Ward, Provo Utah Bonneville Stake; Sunday School teacher; former stake president and counselor, high councilor, bishop, branch president, ward clerk, member of presidency of stake seventies quorum, elders quorum president, Scoutmaster, and missionary in the East Central States Mission; building contractor; received bachelor's degree in secondary education from BYU; born in Rigby, Idaho, to Elmer Dean and Ladine Winder Anderson; married Arnolene Snow, six children. She is a nursery worker; former counselor in stake Relief Society presidency; ward Relief Society president, Young Women president, Primary president, organist, and chorister; received bachelor's degree in business education from BYU; born in Castle Gate, Utah, to Arnold W. and Bessie Arilla Robertson Snow.Roy G. Bauer, 50, Ainaola Ward, Hilo Hawaii Stake; counselor in stake presidency; former stake executive secretary, high councilor, stake mission president, branch president, bishop's counselor, high priests group leader, and missionary in the Fiji Suva Mission; Church Educational System coordinator and institute director; received bachelor's degree in physiology from the University of California at Davis, master's degree in animal nutrition from the University of Arkansas, and doctorate in educational administration from the University of Hawaii at Manoa; born in Stockton, Calif., to Walton Ashby and Merry Mae Wagner Bauer; married Michele Parr, five children. She is stake choir pianist, ward Primary pianist and Cub Scout leader; former counselor in stake Primary presidency, stake cultural arts specialist, district Primary president and counselor, branch Primary president, and branch pianist; music teacher; received bachelor's degree in music from the University of Hawaii at Hilo; born in Stockton, Calif., to John Clifford and Dorothy Jane Edwards Parr.
Thomas M. Cherrington, 47, Providence 8th Ward, Providence Utah Stake; Sunday School teacher; former counselor in stake presidency, high councilor, bishop, Young Men president, elders quorum president and counselor, and missionary in the Japan Central Mission; associate director of Logan Institute of Religion; received bachelor's degree in history and master's degree in public administration from BYU; born in Payson, Utah, to Amyot Bert and Julia Aileen Ashby Cherrington; married Mary Miner, four children. She is Young Women president; former stake Young Women president, ward Primary president, counselor in Young Women presidency, and Primary chorister; received bachelor's degree in elementary education from BYU; born in Portland, Ore., to Richard Keith and Helen Clegg Miner.
Robert K. Lund, 61, Perry 2nd Ward, Willard Utah Stake; high priests group leader; former regional representative, stake president and counselor, high councilor, bishop, and Sunday School teacher; vice president of science and engineering for Thiokol Corporation; received bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Utah; born in Ogden, Utah, to Hyrum M. and Hazel D. Davis Lund; married Marilyn Mayberry, six children. She is visiting teaching coordinator; former stake Primary president and counselor, ward activities committee chairman, Laurel adviser, Scout advancement chairman, and Blazer Scout leader; received associate degree in homemaking education from Weber State University; born in Kanesville, Utah, to Joseph Lawrence and Margaret Cynthia Heslop Mayberry.
David M. McQueen, 52, Orchard 7th Ward, Bountiful Utah Orchard Stake; bishop; former high councilor, counselor in branch presidency, Sunday School teacher, Young Men adviser, and missionary in Denmark; physical facilities manager at Welfare Square Deseret Industries, retired Army lieutenant colonel; received bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Utah and attended Command and General Staff College; born in Price, Utah, to Isaac and Ardes Christiansen McQueen; married Susan Bennion, two children. She is a Sunday School teacher; former Relief Society president and counselor, counselor in Young Women presidency, Sunday School and Relief Society teacher, and Cub Scout leader; school teacher; received bachelor's degree in elementary education from the University of Utah; born in Chicago, Ill., to William Horne and Wanda Green Bennion.
Lanny J. Nalder, 60, Providence 5th Ward, Providence Utah South Stake; Sunday School president; former stake president, high councilor, counselor in stake mission presidency and stake missionary, bishop and counselor, branch president, high priests group leader, Sunday School teacher, and served in the Australia Sydney Mission; professor at Utah State University; received bachelor's degree in health sciences and master's degree in physical education, both from BYU, and doctorate in exercise science from the University of Utah; born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Lloyd Morgan and Virla Johnson Nalder; married Bonnie Davies, three children. She is a Relief Society teacher; former stake Young Women president, stake Primary president and counselor, counselor in stake Relief Society presidency, Relief Society and Primary teacher; attended BYU, received bachelor's degree and master's degree in English from Utah State University; born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Gilbert Wallace and Eleanor Balmforth Davies.
Michael Schulze, 54, Hannover Ward, Hannover Germany Stake; bishop's counselor; former regional representative, stake president, stake mission president, counselor in mission presidency, district president, branch president, temple sealer, and missionary in the Austria Mission; Church Educational System coordinator; received bachelor's degree in German, science and special education from Pedagogical University; born in Alfersham, Austria, to Gerhard and Elfriede Kohler Schulze; married Karin Hasemann, seven children. She is Relief Society homemaking leader, Sunday School teacher, and seminary teacher; former counselor in stake Young Women presidency, counselor in ward Primary presidency, Relief Society teacher, and missionary in the France Mission; born in Hamburg, Germany, to Siegfried Theodor and Hannchen Margarete Haanch Hasemann.
Robert H. Slover II, 50, Smoky Hill Ward, Arapahoe Colorado Stake; bishop; former counselor in stake presidency, bishop, district president, assistant area director of public affairs, regional director of public affairs, and missionary in the Korean Mission; pediatric endocrinologist; received bachelor's degree in pre-med from BYU, doctorate in medicine from the University of Utah, and studied pediatric endocrinology at the University of Colorado; born in Washington, D.C., to Robert Henry and Rosemarie Wood Slover; married Robin Baker, five children. She is Mia Maid adviser; former member of stake Relief Society board, counselor in ward Relief Society presidency, teacher development leader, Sunday School and Relief Society teacher; director of pain management at the University of Colorado School of Medicine; received bachelor's degree in pre-med and doctorate in medicine from the University of Utah, and studied anesthesiology at the University of Colorado; born in Seattle, Wash., to Forrest Sandusky Baker Jr. and Carol Fry Baker.