The Farr West Utah Stake, which includes the Cottonwood Creek, Farr West 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th, Poplar and Westwood wards, has been created by Elder Bruce D. Porter of the Seventy.
Elsewhere, stakes have been reorganized in Mexico, and in California, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana and Wyoming.
NEW STAKE
FARR WEST UTAH STAKE: (Dec. 3, 2000) Created from the Plain City Utah Stake. President — Steven Merrill Petersen, 44, chief executive officer and president of Petersen Inc.; wife, Polly Grange Petersen. Counselors — Gene E. Stephens, 49, owner of Terran-Omni Corp.; wife, Cathy Etherington Stephens. Boyd E. Ferrin, 37, employed in sales and marketing for Fire Protection Service Corp.; wife, Pamela Ann Wilkerson Ferrin.
STAKE REORGANIZATIONS
AFTON WYOMING STAKE: (Jan. 28, 2001) President — McKell W Allred, 53, engineering projects administrator for Lower Valley Energy; succeeding Val J. Call; wife, Glenae Draney Allred. Counselors — Clyde Rainey Jr., 46, owner of Rocky Mountain Stone; wife, Mary Jane Stock Rainey. M. Bart Kunz, 46, teacher for Lincoln Co. School #2 and owner of Bart Kunz Pumping; wife, Denice Fraser Kunz.
HONOLULU HAWAII WEST STAKE: (Jan. 21, 2001) President — Colin D. White, 45, chief executive officer and founder of 21st Century LTG.; succeeding Richard Hideo Kiyabu; wife, Renee Poulson White. Counselors — Jonathan J. Serrao, 47, construction representative for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; wife, Lynette Kam Serrao. Frederick K. Watson, 43, data engineer for Verizon; wife, Deborah Lee Aston Watson.
MIAMI FLORIDA (SPANISH) STAKE: (Jan. 21, 2001) President — Avimael Arevalo M., 36, sales representative for Diplomat Trading; succeeding Johnny Rutherford West; wife, Odalys Concepcion Hernandez Arevalo. Counselors — JeFre Richard Brown, 37, production manager for Fah's Health IT; wife, Mayra Isabel Mena Brown. Juan Carlos Zeron, 35, self-employed landscaper; wife, Sonia Esperanza Zeron.
NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA STAKE: (Jan. 14, 2001) President — Scott N. Conlin, 34, information technology manager for Monsanto; succeeding David L. Clawson; wife, Melanie Ann Wilde Conlin. Counselors — Hector M. Garcia, 46, newspaper wholesaler for Times-Picayune; wife, Marguerite Katherine Sessum Garcia. F. Lee Shafer, 45, chief finance officer and chief development officer for Summit Health Group; wife, Julie Elaine Hayden Shafer.
SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA SOUTH STAKE: (Jan. 14, 2001) President — Richard A. Hunter, 62, self-employed attorney; succeeding Lynn R. Shurtleff; wife, Nan Greene Hunter. Counselors — N. Gary Sowards, 57, vice president of Coates & Sowards Inc.; wife, Faye Ann Johnson Sowards. Mark K. Laugenour, 43, partner of Garage Doors Inc.; wife, Claudia Joy Busath Laugenour.
TAMPICO MEXICO STAKE: (Nov. 26, 2000) President — Jorge Guillermo Reynoso Diaz, retained. Counselors — Jose Antonio Vazquez A., 36, supervisor for Primex; wife, Elvira Martinez P. de Vazquez. Eduardo Perez V., 32, agent for Valle; wife, Maria del Carmen Reynoso D. de Perez.