A new stake has been created in Portugal.
The Coimbra Portugal Stake, which includes the Aveiro, Coimbra 1st and 2nd and Viseu 1st and 2nd wards, and Figueira Da Foz, Leiria and Pombal branches, has been created by Elder Harold G. Hillman of the Seventy.
Elsewhere, stakes have been reorganized in Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Mexico and Korea, and Kansas, Utah and Virginia.
NEW STAKE
COIMBRA PORTUGAL STAKE: (April 14, 2002) Created from the Coimbra Portugal District. President — Joaquin Teixeira da Silva, 30, industrial druggist for Pfizer Company S.A.; wife, Maria Aluerde Sauparo de Silva. Counselors — Miguel Carlos da Ponte, 32, self-employed businessman; wife, Natalia Manuela Monteiro da Ponte. Armindo Moreira Tavares, 53,; wife, Judite da Graca Rodrigues de Tavares.
STAKE REORGANIZATIONS
ASAHIKAWA JAPAN STAKE: (April 28, 2002) President — Ryouzou Satou, 53, managing director of design department for Shibataki Construction and Design; succeeding Katsuo Fuji; wife, Yoshiko Satou Satou. Counselors — Katsuyuki Iwayama, retained. Toyohaur Sekine, 32,; wife, Kaoru Nakano Sekine.
CONTAGEM BRAZIL STAKE: (March 5, 2002) President — Geraldo Magela Da Mata, 35, consultant for Camara Mun; succeeding Evandro Chevitarese Parada; wife, Carla Monique Cruz da Mata. Counselors — Gilberto Carlos Pereira, 41, team leader for Tersio of Brazil LTDA; wife, Bila Mayo de Lourdes Ferreira Silva de Pereira. Nivaldo Caetano da Cunha, 44, official administrator for court of justice; wife, Leni Goncalves de Lima de Cunha.
CURITIBA BRAZIL TARUMA STAKE: (May 5, 2002) President — Geraldo de Assis Portela, 53, executive official for government; succeeding Ildefonso de Castro Deus Neto; wife, Lucrecia Helena Gomes Cruz de Portela. Counselors — Joao Jose Marques, 44, stockbroker; wife, Solange Cristina Princival Marsques. Ives de Souza Gomes, 32, credit operator for Itau Bank S/A; wife, Sandra Regina Fiani Macedo Gomes.
HANNOVER GERMANY STAKE: (May 5, 2002) President — Helmut-Peter Hopf, 50, businessman; succeeding Mathias Leben; wife, Rebecca Torke Hopf. Counselors — Gunter Borcherding, 45, coordinator for Church Educational System; wife, Ingrid Thoma Borcherding. Ernst-Erich Rehse, 58, accountant; wife, Angelika Guntzel Rehse.
INCHON KOREA STAKE: (April 28, 2002) President — Young Kwon Kil, 43, construction assistant for Korea Service Center; succeeding Dong Hwa Park; wife, Young Sil Im Kil. Counselors — Jun Young Choi, 43, president of company; wife Mi Seong Park Choi. Bon Hoon Koo, 42, Kia Motors Corp. manager; wife, Jae Won Seo Koo.
OLATHE KANSAS STAKE: (May 5, 2002) President — Ralph N. Christensen, 50, self-employed human relations consultant; succeeding Nathan Y. Jarvis; wife, Teresa Tibbitts Christensen. Counselors — Kendal S. Ross, 44, local markets director for Sprint; wife, Taleen Wilson Ross. Cory B. Wofford, 44, national account manager for Nestle USA; wife Christine Larsen Wofford.
RESISTENCIA ARGENTINA STAKE: (April 21, 2002) President — Daniel Enrique Isendorf, 47, self-employed contractor; succeeding Carlos Ruben Fernandez; wife, Maria Eua Nelida Diaz de Isendorf. Counselors — Mario Ricardo Cardozo, retained. Martin Pablo Fernandez, 29, manager for Group Education; wife, Gabriela Rosana Lopez de Fernandez.
RICHMOND VIRGINIA STAKE: (May 5, 2002) President — Bradley R. Anderson, 40, dentist; succeeding James Christopher Lansing; wife, Robyn Ann Rice Anderson. Counselors — W. Frederick Mullins II, 44, trainer for Capital One; wife, Jennifer Gale Smith Mullins. Norman G. Rainock, 53, self-employed artist and illustrator; wife, Nancy Jane Davenport Rainock.
ROSARIO ARGENTINA : (April 21, 2002) President — Raul N. Cabrera, 44, administrative manager for F.V.S.A.; succeeding Sergio Luis Krasnoselsky; wife, Mirta Olga Quidelaf Cabrera. Counselors — Claudio Ariel Lazzara, 35, supervisor for Argental SAIC; wife, Caina Alejanda Medina de Lazzara. Carlos Guillermo Burgueo, 33, chauffeur for Soda America; wife, Analia Elsaidi Burgueo.
TAYLORSVILLE UTAH VALLEY PARK STAKE: (May 19, 2002) President — Earl S. Swain, 53, preservice director and institute instructor for Church Educational System; succeeding Roger L. Kehl; wife, Kathy LaRayne Blackmun Swain. Counselors — Wesley P. Walker, 49, chief executive officer and president and owner of Aspenwood Physical Therapy; wife, Christine Weight Walker. Dale Hart Schipaanboord, 52, program administrator for Utah Department of Corrections; wife, Janice Carling Schipaanboord.
TEZIUTLAN MEXICO STAKE: (April 14, 2002) President — Ricardo Lagunas C., 31, veterinarian; succeeding Alejandro Perez Alvarez; wife, Cristina Gastelum P. de Lagunas. Counselors — Gilberto Alarcon B., 32, engineer; wife, Maria Olga Juarez S. de Alarcon. Guillermo Vazquez C., 37, custodian for Church area office; wife, Guadulupe Angelica Maria Aburto L. de Vazquez.