New stakes have been created in Brazil, Mexico, Zimbabwe and Ohio.
The Bulawayo Zimbabwe Stake, which includes the Entumbane, Famona, Luveve, Mpopoma, Nketa and Nkulumane 1st wards, and the Gwabalanda Branch, has been created by Elder Stephen E. Snow of the Seventy.
The Columbus Ohio South Stake, which includes the Canal Winchester, Chillicothe, Gahanna, Lancaster, Pickerington and Reynoldsburg wards, and the Athens and Jackson branches, has been created by Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Seventy.
The Rio de Janeiro Brazil Itaguai Stake, which includes the Angra dos Reis, Campo Lindo, Engenho, Itaguai, Rosa dos Ventos and Santa Cruz wards, has been created by Elder Adhemar Damiani of the Seventy.
The Tijuana Mexico Florido Stake, which includes the Florido, Las Fuentes, Las Villas, Matamoros and Villas del Bosque wards, has been created by Elder Ned B. Roueche of the Seventy.
New stakes
BULAWAYO ZIMBABWE STAKE: (March 20, 2005) Created from the Bulawayo Zimbabwe District. President — Tasara Makasi, 31, CES coordinator; wife, Shamiso Mberenciwa Makasi. Counselors — Thamsanqa Chesa, 24, technical representative for Libra Chemicals; wife, Kudakwashe Gene Matare Chesa. Rabson Maphosa, 66, parts salesman for Bobbies Motor Spares; wife, Betty Khoza Maphosa.
COLUMBUS OHIO SOUTH STAKE: (Nov. 14, 2004) Created from the Columbus Ohio, Columbus Ohio East and Columbus Ohio North stakes. President — Steven Matley Wood, 44, senior researcher at Abbott Laboratories; wife, Jenny Ann Sturm Wood. Counselors — Benjamin McKay Ogles, 44, professor and chair at Ohio University; wife, Maureen Garrett Ogles. Michael Morello, 53, area sales manager for Motorola Inc.; wife, Pauline Haskell Morello.
RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL ITAGUAI STAKE: (March 20, 2005) Created from the Rio de Janeiro Brazil Campo Grande Stake and the Volta Redonda Brazil Stake. President — Altino Carlos de Oliveira Rosa, 40, attorney; wife, Debora Knupp da Cunha Rosa. Counselors — Homero Pio de Morais Filho, 41, military; wife, Maria Lucia da Silva Morais. Israel de Oliveira e Souza, 46, police officer; wife, Maria Jose Entringer Souza.
TIJUANA MEXICO FLORIDO STAKE: (March 13, 2005) Created from the Tijuana Mexico Insurgentes Stake and the Tijuana Mexico La Mesa Stake. President — Jose Alberto Fernandez Hernandez, 32, operations manager; wife, Leticia Flores Perez de Fernandez. Counselors — Juan Rodrigo Delgado Rodriguez, 47, business owner; wife, Amalia Alvarez Gallardo de Delgado. Arturo Ochoa Soto, 37, manager; wife, Consuelo Villagrana Gonzalez de Ochoa.
Stake reorganizations
AMBATO ECUADOR STAKE: (March 20, 2005) President — Angel Ivan Romo Martinez, 36, owner of a clothing shop; succeeding Jorge Humberto Verdesoto Pareno; wife, Tania Yanez de Romo. Counselors — Augusto Arnaldo Chiluisa Castaneda, 26, business owner; wife, Yuvica Lorena Vera Guevara de Chiluisa. Juan Carlos Mayorga Molina, 32, business manager; wife, Hipatia Monserrat Paredes Llerena de Mayorga.
ATIQUIZAYA EL SALVADOR STAKE: (Feb. 20, 2005) President — Oscar Armando Hidalgo Mejia, 34, supervisor for the Church; succeeding Jose Salvador Molina Linares; wife, Elsa Marina Arevalo de Hidalgo. Counselors — Jose Porfirio Herrera Salinas, 45, self-employed; wife, Petronila Antonia Orellana de Herrera. Jose Salvador Galicia Flores, 39, bricklayer; wife, Rubia Marisol Arevalo de Galicia.
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 11TH (STUDENT MARRIED) STAKE: (March 20, 2005) President — John Conley Lewis, 50, associate advancement vice president at BYU; succeeding Marion Gawain Wells; wife, Ann Laemmlen Lewis. Counselors — Ronald A. Bybee, 56, assistant registrar at BYU; wife, Lynette Ada Eyre Bybee. Michael Joseph Swenson, 48, professor and department chair at BYU; wife, Kathy Boyer Swenson.
CASTLE DALE UTAH STAKE: (March 20, 2005) President — Allan Musser Sharp, 52, owner and vice president of X-L Cable; succeeding Vaughn Oviatt Judi; wife, Victoria Lee Hill Sharp. Counselors — Lewis D Stilson, 54, instructor at the College of Eastern Utah; wife, Edna Leigh Young Stilson. Garth Lee Johnson, 51, school principal; wife, Peggy May Jorgensen Johnson.
CHIHUAHUA MEXICO CHUVISCAR STAKE: (March 13, 2005) President — Jose Carlos Murillo Gomez, 32, self-employed; succeeding Jose Francisco Santana Baca; wife, Imelda Cecilia Reza Neave de Murillo. Counselors — Cristobal Sibaja Juarez, 45, supervisor at Cocinas el Chalet; wife, Flor Georgina Aragn Rodrguez de Sibaja. David Caballero Garcia, 30, self-employed; wife, Elma Nidia Baldemar Lievano de Caballero.
COLUMBUS OHIO EAST STAKE: (Nov. 14, 2004) President — Roger Merrill Bird, 48, general manager and vice president at Abbott Laboratories; succeeding Steven Matley Wood; wife, Paige Willie Bird. Counselors — Scott Eric Williams, 42, dentist; wife, Sarah Lynn Warner Williams. Steven Craig Barclay, 44, director of training at Ross Labs; wife, Dena Marie Dahlgren Barclay.
COCHABAMBA BOLIVIA JAIHUAYCO STAKE: (Feb. 27, 2005) President — Winsor Balderrama Sejas, 28, business owner; succeeding Ivan Jorge Gutierrez Allaga; wife, Rocio Maribel Quinones Vargas de Balderrama. Counselors — Freddy Epifanio Lopez Torrez, 40, pharmaceutical sales representative; wife, Ana Matilde Diaz Nino de Guzman Lopez. Hugo Lopez Cardenas, 39, independent contractor; wife, Marieta Sainz Guzman de Lopez.
CORONA CALIFORNIA STAKE: (March 20, 2005) President — Paul A. Burch, 50, owner of Burch A.I. Services; succeeding Robert Craig Horton; wife, Pamela Jones Burch. Counselors — Vessie August Pearson III, 47, vice president of sales at GM Roofing Co.; wife, Caroline Sue Hansen Pearson. Darryn Leigh Flexman, 38, GIS analyst for Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District; wife, Heather Yvonne Suva Flexman.
GUADALAJARA MEXICO INDEPENDENCIA STAKE: (March 20, 2005) President — Ruben Alvaro Martinez Ramirez, 48, general sales manager at Shering Plough; succeeding Lehi Aparicio Rincon; wife, Sitallin Gil Coronado de Martinez. Counselors — Martin Jesus Gonzalez Mantecon, 50, programmer; wife, Elizabeth Encinas Montoya de Gonzalez. Jaime Calleja Trevilla, 40, real estate broker; wife, Monica Maria Anaya Acuna de Calleja.
IDAHO FALLS IDAHO SOUTH STAKE: (March 20, 2005) President — Kenneth Willard Turley, 57, ophthalmologist; succeeding Kevin DeMar McCracken; wife, Sharon Jones Turley. Counselors — Alan G Avondet, 53, attending physician at Idaho Falls Clinic; wife, Callie Ann Sharp Avondet. David Ray Jensen, 54, CFO at Docutech Corp.; wife, Linda Marie Cook Jensen.
LIMA PERU SAN JUAN STAKE: (March 13, 2005) President — Luis Jacinto Avila, 36, maintenance employee; succeeding Jose Andres Valenzuela Sotelo; wife, Maria del Pilar Candiotti Trillo de Jacinto. Counselors — Yvan Fredy Valenzuela Sotelo, 39, sales supervisor; wife, Maria Carbajal Fernandez de Valenzuela. Marco Antonio Arana Martinez, 35, executive secretary for the Church; wife, Karem Salas Nouchi de Arana.
LOGAN UTAH EAST STAKE: (March 13, 2005) President — Kent Robert Wallis, 60, artist; succeeding Jay Albert Monson; wife, Laureen Taylor Wallis. Counselors — Robert Budge Wardle, 46, director of research and development labs at ATK Thiokol; wife, Christine Frame Wardle. James Gregory Lambert, 41, dentist; wife, Julie Johnston Lambert.
LONGVIEW WASHINGTON STAKE: (March 20, 2005) President — Gary Dean Bolen, 45, business owner; succeeding Edwin Richard Ivey Jr.; wife, Martha Joy Miyasato Bolen. Counselors — Ronald Tracy Rodeback, 66, owner or Columbia Chem-Dry; wife, Gelene Hill Rodeback. Steven Howard Pond II, 36, dentist; wife, Tracy Diane Heyland Pond.
MARYSVILLE WASHINGTON STAKE: (April 10, 2005) President — Ronald Joseph Southworth, 54, owner and personal fitness trainer at Bodyworks Fitness Inc.; succeeding Keith Guy Leonard; wife, Carolyn Lindsay Southworth. Counselors — David Lyman Ellsworth, 63, health and safety trainer at Skagit Valley College; wife, Gloria Nadine Cady Ellsworth. Wayne Nolan Wilcox Jr., 51, quality inspector at Boeing; wife, Janet Crockett Wilcox.
MESA ARIZONA ALTA MESA STAKE: (March 20, 2005) President — Charles Dale Willis Jr., 46, president and CEO of Willis Property Co.; succeeding Donald Milford Erickson; wife, Shellie Lyn Perkins Willis. Counselors — Scott David Hunt, 49, partner and CPA at Rynd, Carneal & Ewing; wife, DaeAnne Dickerson Hunt. Robert Henry Cochran, 57, CES coordinator; wife, Linda Kay Kemppel Cochran.
MURRAY UTAH PARKWAY STAKE: (March 20, 2005) President — Stephen Johnson Hunter, 46, physical therapy manager for IHC; succeeding Douglas Cloyd Tye; wife, Anne Hatch Hunter. Counselors — Bryan Willard Call, 48, administrative law judge; wife, Lynda Kay Gertsch Call. Daryl Nancollas, 44, CFO at CaseData; wife, Nansi Lee Richards Nancollas.
NANAIMO BRITISH COLUMBIA STAKE: (March 13, 2005) President — Collin James Van Horne, 47, accountant; succeeding William Bert Nilsson; wife, Catherine Denise Anderson Van Horne. Counselors — Harry Kenneth Slobodan, 52; wife, Patricia Lynne Brenton Slobodan. Raymond Louis Dykes, 57, president of PR PLUS Communications; wife, Muriel Heitkamp Dykes.
PARK CITY UTAH STAKE: (March 20, 2005) President — Luther Scott Palmer, 47, owner and president of Link Trucking; succeeding David Ray Evans; wife, Suzanne Karen Colt Palmer. Counselors — Mark William Lisonbee, 43, marketing vice president at Nutraceutical; wife, Terri Ann Lisonbee. Richard Scott Hardman, 44, home builder; wife, Sherry Jean Boyle Hardman.
PUERTO MONTT CHILE STAKE: (March 13, 2005) President — Victor Hugo Valderas Guerrero, 44, self-employed thermal fitter; succeeding Gerardo Jose Wilhelm Kretschmar; wife, Aneloren Lorgen Cardenas Valesquez de Valderas. Counselors — Fernando German Landskron Velis, 30, collector; wife, Marcela Orfilia Trivino Villagran de Landskron. Juan Carlos Maldonado Torres, 35, phone supervisor; wife, Carmen Gloria Fuentes Salvo de Maldonado.
RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL CAMPO GRANDE STAKE: (March 20, 2005) President — Alex Pereira, 41, obstetrician; succeeding Jackson Alves dos Santos; wife, Eva Bernardo de Oliveira Pereira. Counselors — Marcelo Alexandre Vascurado, 35, employed by Telsul; wife, Maria Eliane Oliveira de Abreu Vascurado. Juarez Gomes Curty, 37; wife, Rita de Cassia Silva de Oliveira Curty.
SALT LAKE BUTLER WEST STAKE: (March 13, 2005) President — Phil Brent Petersen, 59, chairman of the department of child psychiatry at Primary Childrens Hospital and medical director of Pingree School for Autism; succeeding Gregory Allan Schwitzer; wife, Carol Jean Gold Petersen. Counselors — Earl Bart Hopkin, 60, director of administrative services for the Utah State Department of Human Services; wife, Gayle Gillespie Hopkin. Steven Gary Crandall, 42, physical therapist and director and owner of Hand & Orthopedic Rehab; wife, Nancy Kay Scott Crandall.
SANTIAGO CHILE VICUA MACKENNA STAKE: (March 6, 2005) President — Guillermo Claudio Moris Santander, 37, statistical assistant; succeeding Heriberto Arturo Rojas Hidalgo; wife, Claudia Liliana Munoz Prieto de Moris. Counselors — Aldo Bruno Pons Medina, 40; wife, Cecilia de los Mercedes Gonzalez Faundez de Pons. Ruben Andres Concha Leiva, 31, property administrator for the Church; wife, Claudia Alejandra Mendez Gatica de Concha.
SOUTH JORDAN UTAH RIVER RIDGE STAKE: (March 20, 2005) President — Clayton Crosby Snow, 48, owner and manager of American Car Care; succeeding William Henry Webb; wife, Sally Benson Snow. Counselors — Lynn Carl DeMill, 53, teacher for Jordan School District; wife, Eva Jean Sheppick DeMill. Chad R Duke, 47, assistant facilities director for Salt Lake Community College; wife, Jill Parcell Duke.
TAYLORSVILLE UTAH NORTH STAKE: (March 13, 2005) President — John Jay Jewkes, 44, executive producer for KSL-TV News; succeeding L Jay Williams; wife, Marianne Wright Jewkes. Counselors — Preston Brooks Valora, 38, project manager for Johnson Controls; wife, Betsy Sumner Valora. Jose Ottoniel Fajardo, 59, account reconciliations representative at American Express; wife, Rosario E. Molina Fajardo.
THE HAGUE NETHERLANDS STAKE: (March 13, 2005) President — Frank Robert Oddens, 36, regional manager for Endeca Technologies; succeeding Christian Hugo Kleijweg; wife, Tjarda Hogervorst Oddens. Counselors — Daniel Adrianus Johannes Peschier, retained. Sylvain Gfeller, 32, sales manager at Dom-Nederland; wife, Anouchka Nyenhuis Gfeller.
TIJUANA MEXICO STAKE: (Feb. 27, 2005) President — Jose Alberto Aguirre Maderias, 37, yard man for Herz Corp; succeeding Andres Ramirez Benitez; wife, Blanca Guadalupe Carrillo Rivera de Aguirre. Counselors — Lorenzo Sosa Vizcarra, 46, self-employed; wife, Noe Delia Ibarra de Sosa. Victor Hugo Ojeda Sanchez, 35, business manager; wife, Veronica Mendez Servin de Ojeda.
UPPER HUTT NEW ZEALAND STAKE: (Feb. 27, 2005) President — Lance John Harvey, 42, general manager at Eurocell; succeeding Douglas Meiklen; wife, Vanessa Anne Meiklen Harvey. Counselors — William Ross Gardner, 52, meat industry consultant; wife, Here Frances Gardner. Ricky James Miller, 35, regional manager at Work and Income; wife, Te Admardma Hendre Miller.
WENDELL IDAHO STAKE: (March 13, 2005) President — Michael Alvin Owsley, 50, area operation supervisor for Idaho Power; succeeding Roger Dixon Cheney; wife, Kathleen Choules Owsley. Counselors — Brigham Sherman Young Jr., 57, owner of Sherman Young Livestock; wife, Rosalie Dennis Young. Charles Keith Turner, 47, self-employed; wife, Stacey Beck Turner.