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The stake president holds the priesthood keys to lead the work of the Church in the stake. He and his counselors form a stake presidency. They care for stake members with love, helping them become true followers of Jesus Christ.2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
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By Church News Staff, Church News
Following is a list of newly reorganized stake presidencies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from around the world.
NOTE: When a new stake is created or a stake presidency is reorganized in an existing stake, leaders are given time to report the changes and provide brief biographical information for each member of the new stake presidency. A list of stakes reporting changes is compiled and published at the end of each month. The actual date of the stake’s creation or reorganization is in parentheses following the name of the stake.
Reorganized Stakes
AREQUIPA PERÚ HUNTER STAKE: (May 28, 2023) President — Efrain Edgardo Manchego Quispe, 51, Concretos Supermix S.A. head of quality control; succeeding Wilbert Molero; wife, Letty Virginia de Manchego Navarro. Counselors — Denis Aldo Zavaleta Zavaleta, 45, Seguridad Prosegur manager; wife, Jessika de Zavaleta Gutierrez. Robert Humberto Cortez Figueroa, 43, Designing Smiles EIRL insurance manager; wife, Melissa Sugey de Cortez Barriga.
BANGKOK THAILAND NORTH STAKE: (May 7, 2023) President — Kiatanan Kwanmuang, 46, Church temple facilities assistant; succeeding Sathit Kaiwanwanthana; wife, Natcha Nakowong Kwanmuang. Counselors — Silpachai Prasitchai, 57, shop owner; wife, Tarawan Prasitchai. Wisuthiporn Kanakham, 40, chef.
BARTLESVILLE OKLAHOMA STAKE: (May 7, 2023) President — Brendon Miles Swisher, 43, dentist; succeeding Matthew L. Bell; wife, Rosalinda Echeverria Martinez Swisher. Counselors — Stephen Paul Wood, 61, Phillips 66 pipeline management employee; wife, Barbara Maureen Adams Wood. Brian Lee Critchfield, 44, Phillips 66 business transformation lead and process engineer; wife, Jill Melissa Barnhart Critchfield.
BENIN CITY NIGERIA SOKPONBA STAKE: (May 14, 2023) President — Pedro Ekuobase Ohanmu, 48, Fore Sight Art Concept director; succeeding Peter E. Yahaya; wife, Blessing Evbareke Ohanmu. Counselors — Victor Godwin Uwaifo, 53, Church facilities manager; wife, Mandu John Eshiet Uwaifo. Ikponmwosa Igbinobaro, 32, Omoetin Multi-Links Services manager; wife, Jessica Edoghogho Etisi Igbinobaro.
BENNION UTAH STAKE: (June 11, 2023) President — Joshua Lynn Smith, 45, Grenx senior vice president of operations and sales; succeeding Chad B. Stewart; wife, Mindy Marie Skeem Smith. Counselors — Kevin Alan Walker, 46, sleep medicine physician; wife, Arica Craven Walker. Scott Allan Harmon, 45, Yardi Systems Inc. software engineer; wife, Shawna Leigh Sanderson Harmon.
BOYNTON BEACH FLORIDA STAKE: (June 18, 2023) President — Donald C Kelly, 38, The Sales Evangelist LLC founder and CEO; succeeding Andy H. Lustig; wife, Cristina Mercedes Perez Kelly. Counselors — Brian Hamilton Jones, 58, Piedmont Capitol national sales manager; wife, Julie Ann Jump Jones. Luis Edison Palacios Yataco, 49, Progressive Insurance claims adjuster; wife, Cinthya Natalia Aravena Barahona Palacios.
BROKEN ARROW OKLAHOMA STAKE: (May 7, 2023) President — Michael Dean Bright, 51, BRC Real Estate Corp. president; succeeding Mark J Cluff; wife, Kerry Anna Hoeft Bright. Counselors — Daniel Jensen Griffiths, 42, dentist; wife, Tara Leigh Curran Griffiths. David LeRoy Tingey Jr., 54, University of Tulsa German and comparative literature professor; wife, Heidrun Jäkel Tingey.
BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA ALDO BONZI STAKE: (May 28, 2023) President — Javier Solano Lugo, 47, self-employed general manager; succeeding Nestor H. Ferrari; wife, Maria Laura Beron Lugo. Counselors — Pablo Andres Avila, 31, Inducon Contenedores Flexibles SRL senior accounting and administrative analyst; wife, Wendy Melani Spitale Avila. Paul Sabu Pizarro Segovia, 37, City Microenterprises commercial executive; wife, Laura Elina Sepulveda Pizarro.
BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA GONZÁLEZ CATÁN STAKE: (April 30, 2023) President — Luis Emanuel Ferreira, 35, Ministerio Publico Fiscal senior IT VoIP employee; succeeding Jorge D. Quinteros; wife, Paola Cintia Espinoza. Counselors — Tito Weimar Padilla, 44, merchant; wife, Vanesa Valeria Padilla. Antonio Villalba, 40, Colegio Vilfrid Baron administrator; wife, Carolina Elizabeth Villalba.
CASCAVEL BRAZIL STAKE: (June 4, 2023) President — Alexandre Cerqueira da Silva, 52, W&M Com Produtos Médicos Hospitalares Ltda entrepreneur; succeeding Jonas Marcelo Chapuis; wife, Adeilda Mariano da Silva. Counselors — Dhione de Oliveira, 38, entrepreneur; wife, Elisana Claudiane Mendes de Oliveira. Antonio Marcos Tasso, 49, Tasso representative; wife, Adalgisa Pinheiro Tass.
CHETUMAL MÉXICO STAKE: (May 21, 2023) President — Abraham Ordaz Azueta, 41, Sky general administrator; succeeding Francisco Herrera; wife, Chantal Rodriguez Echeverria. Counselors — Nestor Adriel Rivero Chacon, 40, Secretary of Education of Quintana Roo national English program academic advisor; wife, Cynthia Evelin de Rivero Rojas. Cesar Jared Uicab Cetina, 31, Bloom peer mentor, and contractor and advisor; wife, Gloria Maria de Uicab Chi.
COLIMA MÉXICO STAKE: (May 28, 2023) President — David Padilla Blanco, 37, Electrical Constructions owner; succeeding Oscar N. Cortes; wife, Lourdes Cecilia Alcauter Panduro. Counselors — Blas Padron Lechero, 60, chief of surgery; wife, Rosa del Carmen de Padron Vazquez. Leopoldo Duran Rolón, 57, supervisor; wife, Aída Veronica Mendez Miranda.
CÓRDOBA ARGENTINA SOUTH STAKE: (May 7, 2023) President — Hernan Matías Morales, 38, National University of Córdoba professor, Spatial Data Infrastructure of Córdoba project coordinator and independent geotechnology consultant; succeeding Alejandro G. Camejo; wife, Giannina Mariela Spitale Morales. Counselors — Emanuel Sarmiento, 42, Sarmiento Aluminum founder; wife, Maria de los Angeles Fantini Sarmiento. Alfredo Exequiel Ardaist, 45, Anavi S.A. production manager; wife, Natalia Elisa Gorosito Ardaist.
DIATA REPUBLIC OF CONGO STAKE: (May 21, 2023) President — Gabin Moundzieho, 40, Church distribution center supervisor; succeeding Dieudonne E. Enyegue-Mbida; wife, Emeraude Ketsia Mialoundama. Counselors — Marc Antoine Nganga, 52, GMR Services manager; wife, Carine Prisca Ngangou Massengo. Luc Berllins Moungo, 51, Limonaderie Coca Cola machinist; wife, Immaculee Ephrasie Tchissambou Moungo.
EAGLE MOUNTAIN UTAH SILVER LAKE STAKE: (April 16, 2023) President — Matthew Aaron King, 47, Alpine School District school administrator; succeeding Russell M. Clayton; wife, Mary Louise Jorgensen King. Counselors — Julian A. Barrio, 34, Summit Partners managing director; wife, Sarah Lynn Johnson Barrio. Kedrick Tucker Morris, 34, TravelPass Group search engine marketing director; wife, Lydia Pearl Forbes Morris.
EL ALTO BOLIVIA LOS ANDES STAKE: (June 18, 2023) President — Wilson Villanueva Choque, 32, Futuro de Bolivia AFP S.A. pensions professional; succeeding Humberto F. Poma; wife, Amira Yoselin Chuquimia de Villanueva. Counselors — Rene David Cruz Calle, 52, furniture builder; wife, Flora Mamani Ayala. Ronald Rudy Medrano Vasquez, 36, Gedesa Ltda. endodontic solutions head and executive institutions employee; wife, Sandra Paola Paredes Arevalo.
ELKO NEVADA WEST STAKE: (June 4, 2023) President — Alberto Jimenez, 62, Great Basin College director of interactive video; succeeding Paul M. Lewis; wife, Maria de Lourdes de Jimenez. Counselors — David Lane Pulley, 53, Dowl civil engineer and office manager; wife, Kaylyn Harris Pulley. Steven E Simpson, 48, Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital CEO; wife, Kelsi Marie Osborn Simpson.
FLORENCE ITALY STAKE: (May 21, 2023) President — Alessio Ferrini, 39, real estate agent; succeeding Pasquale Fiorelli; wife, Simona Gessati. Counselors — Daniele Ioanna, 50, freelance condominium administrator and real estate firm clerk; wife, Minaca Cedeno Rubalcava. Marco Ferrini, 43, Hotel Pitti Palace on the Ponte Vecchio project coordinator; wife, Raffaella Ranucci.
FREETOWN SIERRA LEONE STAKE: (May 28, 2023) President — Joseph Moses Morgan, 35, Trocaire USAID project finance and administration manager; succeeding Kenneth Pambu; wife, Cordelia Catherine Pratt Dunsona Morgan. Counselors — Christopher Edward Nyalopo, 44, Webs Sec Comp LTD roving supervisor; wife, Jestina Mommy Tucker Nyalopo. Augustine Jumu, 30, African Peer Review Mechanism communications manager; wife, Dominica Doris Kamara Jumu.
FRIENDSWOOD TEXAS STAKE: (June 4, 2023) President — Dustin Bryan Peterson, 43, Proof Leadership Group founder and president; succeeding Daryl A. Scott; wife, Samye Jean Martino Peterson. Counselors — Matthew Neil Rasband, 53, Baylor College of Medicine professor; wife, Ruth Ann Acor Rasband. Bradley Stanford Owens, 53, optometrist; wife, Sabrina Lynn O’Quinn Owens.
FRUIT HEIGHTS UTAH STAKE: (June 11, 2023) President — Michael Doyle Batt, 47, self-employed business owner; succeeding Stephen M. Sargent; wife, Anne Michelle Nixon Batt. Counselors — Burton Victor Matthews, 55, Grant Victor LLC principal and executive; wife, Rebecca Ann Jones Matthews. Ryan Jessen Dent, 49, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP partner; wife, Karen Kellett Dent.
GILMER TEXAS STAKE: (June 18, 2023) President — David Lance Seahorn, 49, UT Health East Texas director of nursing; succeeding Jeffrey M. Sant; wife, Sarah Sue Hill Seahorn. Counselors — Mark Alan Richins, 45, BYU–Idaho adjunct professor and Seminaries and Institutes of Religion coordinator; wife, Kellie Anne Fuller Richins. Mark William Greenwell, 52, nephrologist; wife, Sara Lynn Bennett Greenwell.
GUAYAQUIL ECUADOR VIA DAULE STAKE: (June 18, 2023) President — César Humberto Aguilera Segura, 44, Datafast technology change management officer; succeeding Eduardo M. Leon; wife, Marjorie Janeth Ajila de Aguilera. Counselors — Victor Hugo Cruz Mendoza, 40, occupational physician and CBM Occupational Solutions family chief medical officer of family entrepreneurship; wife, Maria Magdalena Barberan de Cruz. Meguel Angel Cuenca, 53, salesman; wife, Monica Zoraya de Cuenca Analuiza.
HOOPER UTAH STAKE: (Feb. 12, 2023) President — Scott Reed Perkes, 55, Trace Minerals Research owner; succeeding Brent D. Jones; wife, Nikkol Lynch Perkes. Counselors — Tanner Thomas Mickelson, 46, Cerrowire engineering manager; wife, Devri Koyle Mickelson. David Scott Gurney, 61, FamilySearch computer software engineer; wife, Elaine Madsen Gurney.
IDAHO FALLS SOUTH STAKE: (June 11, 2023) President — Brady Scott Burton, 49, Stifel financial adviser and branch manager; succeeding John J. Strobel; wife, Mardell Terry Burton. Counselors — Franklin Gerald Egbert, 53, pharmacist; wife, Jeri Tucker Egbert. Heath Brad Gordon, 46, Walker Produce vice president of sales and marketing; wife, Haley Johnson Gordon.
ILE-IFE NIGERIA STAKE: (June 11, 2023) President — Amos Akinbiyi Abioye, 32, Bloom peer mentor support agent; succeeding Joseph Onuegbu Mbah; wife, Oluwashola Maria Awolope Abioye. Counselors — Spencer Efe Idemudia, 34, Lap Microfinance Bank LTD client support; wife, Damilola Eniola Olukoya Idemudia. Olalere Titus Ojo, 37, Marie Stopes Internation Organisation Nigeria social behavioral change communication advisor; wife, Abejide Oluwakemi Ruth Oyerinde Ojo.
IQUITOS PERÚ NUEVE DE OCTUBRE STAKE: (May 21, 2023) President — Neil Jesu Araujo Carpio, 34, Inlearning Institutes teacher training and development specialist, Lozhur SAC - Chocohuayo shareholder, NJAC Consulting Advisory Services consultant, and Zegel Ipae teacher; succeeding Joseph J. Garcia Peña; wife, Anna Sariah de Araujo Lozano. Counselors — Ricardo Melendez Fonseca, 50, Church technician; wife, Frida Ursula de Melendez Ramirez. Percy Paolo Piña Jesus, 29, Loreto Regional Education Department school premises maintenance supervisor; wife, Giannina Katterin Primo Rosales.
JOPLIN MISSOURI STAKE: (May 21, 2023) President — Joseph Kirk Sheppard, 41, physician; succeeding Jared R. Young; wife, Alyson Jo Lund Sheppard. Counselors — Adam Lynn Compton, 50, college professor; wife, Dawn Marie Creek Compton. Adam Mead Duncan, 34, occupational therapist; wife, Jacquelyn Rose Done Duncan.
KUMASI GHANA SUAME STAKE: (April 30, 2023) President — Isaac Akwasi Nkrumah, 44, Building Excellence CEO and construction project manager; succeeding Kofi G. Sosu; wife, Veronica Ekua Baako Nkrumah. Counselors — Nana Agyemang Emmanuel Asamoah, 38, ARB Apex Bank banking operations head; wife, Joyce Agyemang. Emmanuel Kwame Abrokwah, 35, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion coordinator; wife, Dorothy Ohenewaa Abrokwah.
LA RIOJA ARGENTINA STAKE: (May 21, 2023) President — Enrique Daniel Rios, 51, Consumo SA branch manager; succeeding Cesar A. Alvarez; wife, Graciela Susana Rios. Counselors — Carlos Rafael Ovejero, 44, Ministry of Security justice and human rights administrator; wife, Monica del Pilar Ovejero. Hugo Manuel Pavon, 58, Municipality of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca department head; wife, Gladys Mirta Pavon.
LAGOS NIGERIA OJUDU STAKE: (June 18, 2023) President — Osamuyimen Osadiaye, 41, contractor and Muyamengo Enterprises CEO; succeeding Adegbenro O. Adekunle; wife, Ngozi Dorothy Mwosu Osadiaye. Counselors — Adelani Oluwadare Faderin, 39, Alcon Laboratories field service engineer; wife, Anone Ughorjo Akomah-Mordi Faderin. Success Enyinnaya Levi, 35, Ace Facades Ltd. store manager; wife, Ezinne Amadi Success Levi.
LOGAN UTAH YSA 6TH STAKE: (Feb. 5, 2023) President — Eric Edward Andersen, 57, pharmacy manager; succeeding Bradley K. Johnson; wife, Shanna Alee Medrain Andersen. Counselors — Robert William Wagner, 52, Utah State University executive vice president; wife, Tracy Diane Bridge Wagner. Clayton Reed Carter, 57, SAE Inc. principal; wife, Dianne Summers Carter.
OGDEN UTAH EAST STAKE: (June 11, 2023) President — Matthew R Godfrey, 53, Datafy owner, Better City co-owner and Missionary Department worldwide finding manager; succeeding C.F. Diamond; wife, Monica Allen Godfrey. Counselors — Timothy John Eck, 61, Weber State University director; wife, Kristine Jensen Eck. Brian Patrick Smith, 60, business owner; wife, Amy Evans Smith.
OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA STAKE: (June 18, 2023) President — Jacob William Buster Mendenhall, 48, oral and maxillofacial surgeon; succeeding Thomas R. Gray; wife, Leslie Ann Blackhurst Mendenhall. Counselors — Peter Loren Carlson, 41, Oklahoma City Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery owner and surgeon; wife, Christine Ridge Carlson. Cory Dawson Toole, 43, Clearesult senior engineering manager; wife, Gloria Janine Rivera Rios Toole.
PLEASANT GROVE UTAH NORTH FIELD STAKE: (Jan. 15, 2023) President — Jason Colby Allen, 49, Church business program analyst; succeeding Krist R. McFarland; wife, Sara Oswald Allen. Counselors — William David Harris, 60, Church division director; wife, Desiree Duvall Harris. Scott Sterling Anderson, 53, E-Green Exterior Solutions LLC owner; wife, Julie Hadfield Anderson.
PROVO UTAH PARKWAY STAKE: (April 16, 2023) President — Peter Brent Gardner, 48, BYU Brand & Creative controller and Y Magazine editor; succeeding Rodney L. Campbell; wife, Camille Anderson Gardner. Counselors — Preston Eugene Luke, 56, FranklinCovey managing director; wife, Rachel Ries Luke. Trenton Hayes Beesley, 43, real estate developer and brokerage and asset manager; wife, Angela Harward Beesley.
RICHFIELD UTAH STAKE: (June 11, 2023) President — Mark Freelyn Stewart, 46, high school principal; succeeding R. Bryce Warner; wife, Marilyn Brinkerhoff Stewart. Counselors — Daniel Fred Goold, 40, neuroradiologist; wife, Stephanie Hart Goold. David Bracken Davis, 46, Utah Department of Transporation manager; wife, Carmen Faucett Davis.
SALTA ARGENTINA WEST STAKE: (June 11, 2023) President — Pablo Darío Perez, 43, Libreria San Pablo SRL administrative manager; succeeding Miguel A. Condori; wife, Rocío Soledad Perez. Counselors — Gustavo Ramon Tejerina, 50, Wurth Argentina SA traveling salesman; wife, Daniela Baldiviezo Tejerina. Carlos Emanuel Reales, 37, Judiciary of the Province of Salta secretary; wife, Rocio de los Angeles Reales.
SEATTLE WASHINGTON NORTH STAKE: (May 7, 2023) President — Brian Wilchoi Chan, 45, Coast Spine & Sports Medicine PLLC partner and Chan Healthcare Group PS president; succeeding Trevor J. Boll; wife, Hsiao Ching Shen Chan. Counselors — Eric Karl Ringger, 55, Zillow Group distinguished scientist; wife, Kirsti Jean Asplund Ringger. James Andrew Nelson, 50, dentist; wife, Lisa White Nelson.
SONZACATE EL SALVADOR STAKE: (June 18, 2023) President — Fernando Billy Martinez Rodas, 31, Municipal Mayor of Sonzacate treasurer; succeeding Daniel O. Sintigo; wife, Sara Lizzette Jacinto de Martinez. Counselors — Emerson Alexander Rosales Ortiz, 38, Autonomous Executive Port Commission Port of Acajutla supervisor of civil works; wife, Alejandra Stephanie Rodriguez Moran. Julio Antonio Orellana Cruz, 37, C.D.E.Thomas Jefferson Educational Complex warehouse and maintenance manager; wife, Yenny Lisseth González de Orellana.
STOCKHOLM SWEDEN STAKE: (April 16, 2023) President — Henrik Ingemar Gleissman, 42, Swedbank Capital Markets investment banker; succeeding Jakob C. Hagman; wife, Louise Marianne Sophie Loeskow Gleissman. Counselors — Bengt Ulf Anders Kärn, 60, Groth & Co. patent consultant; wife, Berna Anette Magnusson Kärn. Lars Kristian Hahne, 48, Söderberg & Partners AB senior portfolio manager; wife, Liz Jessica Gabriella Häger Hahne.
TEGUCIGALPA HONDURAS UYUCA STAKE: (June 4, 2023) President — Nestor Evany Velasquez Vasquez, 35, Kimzey Software support tech manager; succeeding Norlan R. Briceño Chapas; wife, Ada Jazmín Amador de Velasquez. Counselors — Sabino Rolando Espinal Rivera, 35, Church assistant registrar; wife, Lourdes Patricia Macias Ramirez. Wilmer Alfredo Lopez Serrano, 50, CIT operations manager; wife, Alejandra Arevalo de Lopez.
TWIN FALLS IDAHO WEST STAKE: (June 11, 2023) President — Robert Ricks Wallace, 51, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion coordinator; succeeding David D. Tarkalson; wife, Nicole Morris Wallace. Counselors — Brent Bradford Nielson, 44, attorney; wife, Andrea Barborka Nielson. Bryce Ray Barfuss, 45, dentist; wife, Heidi Ward Barfuss.
WASHINGTON UTAH STAKE: (June 11, 2023) President — Nicholas Lynn Behunin, 41, ophthalmologist; succeeding Emerson B. Carnavale; wife, Jodie Kay Ellsworth Behunin. Counselors — Martin Todd Spriggs, 56, GT Title escrow officer; wife, Julie Gaye Smith Spriggs. Daniel Brigham Johnson, 35, banker; wife, McKayla Jean Vowles Johnson.
WEST JORDAN UTAH MOUNTAIN VIEW STAKE: (Jan. 29, 2023) President — Jonathan Gregory Marble, 52, IRS Office of Chief Counsel Criminal Tax Division deputy area counsel; succeeding Joel S. Melton; wife, Jennifer Wilson Marble. Counselors — Douglas Coats McDougal, 56, Ensign College dean of applied sciences; wife, Michelle Anderson McDougal. Rodney Carl Hawker, 64, retired; wife, Sandra Roberta Ramsey Hawker.