Seven new mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First Presidency to begin service about July 1.
Gary Ray Beynon, 53, Brazil Maceio Mission; Olympus 8th Ward, Salt Lake Olympus Stake; former counselor in a bishopric, high councilor, stake and ward Young Men president, ward executive secretary and missionary in the Brazil Rio de Janeiro Mission. Owner, president and chief executive officer of OMNI Brokerage Inc. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to John Charles and June Amalia Kunze Beynon. Married Robyn Mauss, four children.
A ward Relief Society president, Sister Beynon is a former counselor in stake and ward Young Women presidencies, counselor in a ward Relief Society presidency, ward Primary teacher, enrichment leader and Young Women adviser. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Kenneth Lawrence and Dorothy Lundgreen Mauss.
Alan Roy Dance, 55, Alaska Anchorage Mission; Snoqualmie Falls Ward, Bellevue Washington South Stake; stake president; former counselor in a stake presidency, high councilor, bishop, seminary teacher and missionary in the Quebec Mission. Vice president, 1031 Exchange Coordinators. Born in Seattle, Wash., to David Orin and Jean Richards Dance. Married Julienne Nash, six children.
A seminary teacher, Sister Dance is a former ward Young Women president, counselor and adviser, ward Primary president, Sunday School teacher and nursery leader. Born in Logan, Utah, to Brent Isaac and Beverly Bell Nash.
J. Peter Hansen, 58, Mexico Veracruz Mission; Brentwood 3rd Ward, Antioch California Stake; bishop of the Antioch 5th (YSA) Ward; former counselor in a stake presidency, bishop and counselor, high councilor, ward Young Men president and missionary in the West Spanish American Mission. Institute director, Church Educational System. Born in Stockton, Calif., to Jay Clayton and Ardelle Hamilton Hansen. Married JoElla Haines, four children.
A ward young single adult adviser, Sister Hansen is a former stake Relief Society president, ward Young Women president and Primary teacher. Born in Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., to Albert Edwyn Haines Jr. and Thelda Gwilliam Haines.
Yoshiaki Isa, 55, Japan Hiroshima Mission; Chiba Ward, Chiba Japan Stake; counselor in the Japan Tokyo Mission presidency; former counselor in a stake presidency, high councilor, bishop, ward mission leader and missionary in the Japan Okayama Mission. Institute director, Church Educational System. Born in Okinawa, Ginowan City, Japan, to Zenzo Isa and Masako Tokumoto. Married Reiko Yumoto, one child.
A ward Relief Society teacher and organist, Sister Isa is a former stake and ward Primary president, ward Young Women president, Relief Society president and counselor and ward choir director. Born to Atsushi Atsuta and Eiko Yumoto.
Christopher George Jackson, 56, Brazil Sao Paulo Interlagos Mission; Mueller Park 2nd Ward, Bountiful Utah Mueller Park Stake; high priest group leader; former counselor in a stake presidency, high councilor, bishop, gospel doctrine teacher and missionary in the Brazil South Mission. Professor of Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine. Born in Oak Park, Ill., to George Gee and Amy Smith Cox Jackson. Married Rebecca Lee Horne, five children.
A counselor in the ward Relief Society presidency, Sister Jackson is a former ward Primary chorister, counselor in a ward Young Women presidency, Cub Scout leader and missionary in the France Toulouse Mission. Born in Washington, D.C., to Conrad Phyll and Leila Rae Welling Horne.
Kenneth Wayne Jennings, 58, Korea Busan Mission; Alpine 6th Ward, Alpine Utah Stake; high priest group instructor; former bishop, high councilor, counselor in a branch presidency, ward Primary teacher and missionary in the Korea Mission. Partner, Colter Jennings Attorneys. Born in Richland, Wash., to Kenneth Wayne and Georgia Lee Powers Jennings. Married Catherine Elizabeth Coltrin, four children.
A ward music director, Sister Jennings is a former ward Primary president, counselor and chorister, ward emergency preparation specialist, ward Relief Society teacher and counselor in a district Primary presidency. Born in Monterey, Calif., to Byron Richard and Betty Alice Elcock Coltrin.
Timothy Quinn Sloan, 49, Ecuador Quito Mission; Cedar Hollow 6th Ward, Lehi Utah North Stake; high councilor; former bishop and counselor, ward Young Men president, seminary teacher, elders quorum president and missionary in the Bolivia Santa Cruz Mission. Director of LDS Employment Resource Services and member of the PEF Executive Committee. Born in Banning, Calif., to Max Kearl and Virginia Rosalie Parkhurst Sloan. Married Cynthia Sanders, five children.
A ward Relief Society president, Sister Sloan is a former ward Primary president, counselor in a ward Relief Society presidency, ward enrichment leader, ward choir director, nursery leader and stake music chairwoman. Born in Lompoc, Calif., to John Parry and Geraldine Smith Sanders.