New stakes have been created in Brazil, Nicaragua and Nigeria, and in Idaho and Utah.
The BYU-Idaho 8th (Student Married) Stake, which includes the BYU-Idaho 11th, 33rd, 51st, 67th, 74th, 75th and 76th wards, has been created by Elder John H. Groberg of the Presidency of the Seventy.
The Cariacica Brazil Stake, which includes the Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Cariacica, Estrelinha, Itaciba and Marcilio de Noronha wards, has been created by Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Seventy.
The Eagle Mountain Utah East Stake, which includes the Cedar Pass 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 11th and 12th wards, has been created by Elder Donald L. Staheli of the Seventy.
The Lagos Nigeria West Stake, which includes the Agege, Egbeda, Festac, Ikotun, Okokomaiko and Oshodi wards, as well as the Apapa Branch, has been created by Elder R. Conrad Schultz of the Seventy.
The Masaya Nicaragua Stake, which includes the Las Flores, Masaya, Monimbo, San Carlos and San Miguel wards, as well as the Nindiri Branch, has been created by Elder E. Israel Perez of the Seventy.
New stakes
BYU-IDAHO 8TH (STUDENT MARRIED) STAKE: (Feb. 27, 2005) Created from the BYU-Idaho 4th (Student Married) Stake. President — Jay Martin Harris, 55, dentist; wife, Trudy Ann Hanchett Harris. Counselors — Brent Marvin Strong, 65, faculty member and chair of Department of Foreign Languages and Literature at BYU-Idaho; wife, Karolyn Ashby Strong. Randall Carl Johnson, 55, electrical engineer; wife, Lynette LaFollette Johnson.
CARIACICA BRAZIL STAKE: (March 13, 2005) Created from the Vila Velha Brazil and the Vitoria Brazil stakes. President — Ailton Aguirres, 30, contractor; wife, Viviane de Oliveira Soares Aguirres. Counselors — David Moraes da Silva, 38, employed by Planfoto; wife, Eracilda Barbosa Moraes. Rodrigo Pereira Costa, 29, nursing technician; wife, Josiane Argollo Freitas Costa.
EAGLE MOUNTAIN UTAH EAST STAKE: (March 13, 2005) Created from the Eagle Mountain Utah Stake. President — Robert Scott Buys, 41, administrative director at Utah State Hospital; wife, Vera Anna Doney Buys. Counselors — Michael Allen Kidd, 34, seminary teacher and principal; wife, Holly Denise Lemke Kidd. Gary Eugene Salisbury, 57, human resource manager for the Church; wife, Renae Barrett Salisbury.
LAGOS NIGERIA WEST STAKE: (Feb. 20, 2005) Created from the Lagos Nigeria Stake. President — Olusegun Charles Oyewole, 37, materials management supervisor for the Church; wife, Jennifer Ekaette Oyewole. Counselors — Adeyinka Ayodeji Ojediran, 37, accountant; wife, Olyfunmilayo Omolola Akinbebije Ojediran. Ikpe George Nkanang, 38, managing director of Benig Nigeria; wife, Brenda Ikpe Nelson Nkanang.
MASAYA NICARAGUA STAKE: (Feb. 20, 2005) Created from the Masaya Nicaragua District. President — Jose Bismarck Contreras Rosales, 40, warehouse manager; wife, Laura Isabel Sanchez Contreras. Counselors — Fernando Ferdinando Garay Espinoza, 32, tailor; wife, Marta Hernandez Garay. Manuel Enrique Latino, 46, shoemaker; wife, Maria Auxiliadora Calero Latino.
Stake reorganizations
BAHIA BLANCA ARGENTINA VILLA MITRE STAKE: (March 6, 2005) President — Adalberto Oscar Italia, 47, bank employee; succeeding Jorge Horacio Cizek; wife, Roxana Munoz Rios de Italia. Counselors — Luis Atilio Guzman, 54, retired from the armed forces; wife, Griselda Haydee Sanchez de Guzman. Enrique Eduardo Triches, 50, businessman; wife, Laura Clotilda dela Loza de Triches.
BRISTOL ENGLAND STAKE: (March 6, 2005) President — Martin Jonathan Turvey, 44, managing director at Global Address; succeeding Patrick Robert David Kearon; wife, Debra Louise Christie Turvey. Counselors — John William Crew, 54, manager at Connexions Somerset; wife, Jacqueline Elizabeth Kemp Crew. Martin Geoffrey Hill, 44, group managing director at Window & Glazing Group; wife, Susan Hammond Hill.
BOUNTIFUL UTAH VAL VERDA STAKE: (March 13, 2005) President — James LaGrand Terry, 53, president of Horizon Investment & Management; succeeding Richard Morris Siddoway; wife, Judy Anne Warburton Terry. Counselors — Melvin J. Hawley Jr., 62, retired operating engineer; wife, Paige Bassett Hawley. Gerald Lyle Allred, 59, pediatrician; wife, June Hardy Allred.
BYU-IDAHO 1ST (STUDENT SINGLE) STAKE: (Feb. 27, 2005) President — Stephen Don McGary, 54, professor at BYU-Idaho; succeeding Shayne Martell Bowen; wife, Debra Faye Perkes McGary. Counselors — Val Dean Dalling Jr., 46, attorney; wife, Kathleen Larsen Dalling. George Holbrook Groberg, 52, pediatrician; wife, Bonnie Gay Jensen Groberg.
CEDAR CITY UNIVERSITY 2ND (STUDENT SINGLE) STAKE: (Feb. 27, 2005) President — Dane Okerlund Leavitt, 48, CEO of Leavitt Group; succeeding David James Grant; wife, Ruth Marie Jolley Leavitt. Counselors — Stephen Ralph Platt, 57, county engineer; wife, Sage Pauline Lunt Platt. William Howard Thorley, 52, elementary school teacher; wife, Janet Smith Thorley.
CEDAR CITY UTAH CANYON VIEW STAKE: (March 13, 2005) President — Mark Elbert Eastmond, 37, CES preservice trainer; succeeding Robert Browning Platt; wife, Becky Ann Burgess Eastmond. Counselors — Joseph William Sanders, 57, in claims operations for State Farm Insurance; wife, Lana Rae Poulsen Sanders. Rick Benton Holman, 48, administrative services director for Cedar City Corp.; wife, Donna Kaye Lindquist Holman.