A new stake has been created in Ukraine.
The Kiev (Kyiv) Ukraine Stake, which includes the Kharkivs'kyi, Moskovs'kyi, Novo-Darnyts'kyi, Nyvky, Pechers'kyi, Voskresens'kyi and Vynohradars'kyi wards, and the Brovars'ka Branch, has been created by Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve.
KIEV (KYIV) UKRAINE STAKE: (May 30, 2004) Created from the Kyiv Ukraine District. President — Vladimir Akimovich Kanchenko, 55, real estate assistant; wife, Tatiana Vladimirovna Kanchenko. Counselors — Aleksandr Nikolaievich Davydov, 41, travel agency owner; wife, Yelena Aleksandrovna Davydova. Viktor Vladimirovich Vaschenko, 39, helicopter designer; wife, Mariia Aleksandrovna Vaschenko.
AMERICAN FORK UTAH CENTRAL STAKE: (May 16, 2004) President — Dennis Ray Bowen, 46, insurance agent; succeeding Paul Joseph Rasband; wife, Brenda DeGering Bowen. Counselors — Bruce Max Hoggard, 53, head counselor for Alpine School District; wife, Terree Joy Hullinger Hoggard. Paul Bowen Larson, 55, teacher; wife, Sharon Ottley Larson.
BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA WEST STAKE: (May 23, 2004) President — Hector Marcelo Cardus, 38, project supervisor for the Church; succeeding Alfredo Luis Salas; wife, Claudia Jaqueline Cerda Cardus. Counselors — Emilio Osvaldo Vergelli, 48, database administrator; wife, Alejandra Mercedes Fucci Vergelli. Claudio Daniel Salerno, 41, marketing director at Eastman Kodak Company; wife, Rosana Cristina Garcia Salerno.
CAMARILLO CALIFORNIA STAKE: (May 16, 2004) President — Kurt Lee Blickenstaff, 47, general surgeon; succeeding Gary Fred Miller; wife, Catherine Yuan Ling Chao Blickenstaff. Counselors — Paul Buell Lewis, 60, teacher; wife, Mar Jean Anderson Lewis. Gene Howard Figueroa, 48, teacher; wife, LaRay Ann Bartlett Figueroa.
CONCEPCION CHILE STAKE: (April 25, 2004) President — Jaime Alfredo Fuentealba Esparza, 33, foreign trade analyst; succeeding Raul Benigno Gallardo Martinez; wife, Tatiana del Carmen Sanhueza Ortiz de Fuentealba. Counselors — Leonardo Enrique Cuadra Andrade, 37, lathe turner; wife, Monica Graciela Iturra Regla Cuadra. Pedro Leonardo Sepulveda Escalona, 36, sales representative; wife, Ingrid Nadia Hidalgo Villa Sepulveda.
ELKO NEVADA WEST STAKE: (May 23, 2004) President — Lee Merrill Shumway, 42, director of materials management; succeeding Kurt Glenn Alleman; wife, Rebecca Crockett Shumway. Counselors — Brent Leon Chamberlain, 51, human resources manager; wife, Kathryn Ott Chamberlain. Dale Russell Johnson, 46, vice president of administration; wife, Cindy Lee Johnson.
GARANHUNS BRAZIL STAKE: (May 23, 2004) President — Eraldo Ferreira de Lima, 39, business representative; succeeding Jose Claudio Furtado Campos; wife, Rosilene de Araujo Lima. Counselors — Alexandre Ferreira Medeiros, 33, office manager; wife, Juraci Caetano Ferreira. Oliver Fabio Franca Andrade, 28, business representative; wife, Joselma Barbosa da Silva Andrade.
GARLAND UTAH STAKE: (May 16, 2004) President — William Lloyd Rose, 54, engineer for ATK Thiokol; succeeding James Kelly Riley; wife, Linda Lee Dahle Rose. Counselors — Brent Lyle Larson, 49, school principal; wife, LeVae Nelson Larson. Gary Doyle Huber, 46, co-owner and vice president of Leavitt Group of Northern Utah; wife, Denise Lucile Jensen Huber.
GRAND JUNCTION COLORADO WEST STAKE: (May 16, 2004) President — Kenneth Kelly Summers, 62, attorney; succeeding Jerald Fay Chadwick; wife, Clarissa Gertrude Eames Summers. Counselors — Glen Royden Dean, 57, pediatric dentist; wife, Alison Langford Dean. Dale Eugene Bowen, 51, clinical psychologist; wife, Janalee Henrichsen Bowen.
IQUIQUE CHILE SOUTH STAKE: (May 16, 2004) President — Jorge Enrique Torres Cruz, 36, medical technologist; succeeding Ruperto Arnoldo Reyes Tello; wife, Wilma Moyra Fuentes Felmer de Torres. Counselors — Patricio Alberto Barrios Flores, 33, administrative worker; wife, Karina Valeska Calderon Avila de Barrios. Osvaldo Enrique Pea Tapia, 65, retired; wife, Violeta Rosario Barraza Zepeda de Pea.
KYOTO JAPAN STAKE: (April 25, 2004) President — Kosei Tamaya, 57, self-employed; succeeding Tamaya Akio; wife, Tomiko Nagamune. Counselors — Ryoichi Shibata, 44, employee of Mikata Business Service Co.; wife, Nobue Shibata. Sakae Itatani, 43, subsection chief at Yamaguchi Seikyoudo Co.; wife, Hiroko Itatani.
MALOLOS PHILIPPINES STAKE: (April 25, 2004) President — Fidelito Sumait Cunanan, 44, business owner; succeeding David Delos Santos Soriano; wife, Maria Teresita Giron Bayro Cunanan. Counselors — Arwin Pugay Manalo, 31, project manager; wife, Marjorie Estabaya Dadal Manalo. Daniel Martin Robles, 39, maintenance technician; wife, Esmeralda Frias Mercado Robles.
MEXICO CITY MEXICO CUAUTEPEC STAKE: (May 23, 2004) President — Antonio Jorge Alvarado, 30, school counselor; succeeding Jose de Jesus Delgado Heredia; wife, Araceli Garcia Delgado de Alvarado. Counselors — Reyes Alberto Mendoza, 36, office coordinator for the Mexico City Mexico Temple; wife, Margarita Alfaro Salinas de Mendoza. Eloy Rodriguez Tovar, 35, systems analyst; wife, Eoga Lidia Ceron Barrera de Rodriquez.