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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 created stakes and 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.
New Stakes
A new stake has been created from the Caldwell Idaho and Caldwell Idaho East stakes. The Caldwell Idaho Snake River Stake, which consists of the Jordan Valley Branch and the Caldwell 6th, Caldwell 16th, Caldwell 4th, Homedale 1st, Homedale 2nd, Marsing 1st and Marsing 2nd wards, was created by Elder Chi Hong (Sam) Wong, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Kenneth J. Firmage, an Area Seventy.
CALDWELL IDAHO SNAKE RIVER STAKE: (March 26, 2023) President — Jason Robert Nielsen, 51, ONE Grounds Management CEO and owner; wife, Stephanie Lynn Child Nielsen. Counselors — Dwayne Michael Fisher, 48, Champion Produce Sales vice president of marketing, and Tamura Farms Inc. general manager; wife, Tracy Lynn Tewalt Fisher. Matthew Wayne Duckett, 48, South Mountain Cattle Inc. owner; wife, Pyper Kensington Schade Duckett.
A new stake has been created from the Iloilo Philippines North Stake. The Iloilo Philippines Central Stake, which consists of the Jaro 1st, Jaro 2nd, Lapaz, Lapuz, Leganes 1st and Pavia wards, was created by Elder Carlos G. Revillo Jr., General Authority Seventy, and Elder Bartolome L. Madriaga, an Area Seventy.
ILOILO PHILIPPINES CENTRAL STAKE: (Feb. 5, 2023) President — James Gumboc Garcia, 43, business owner; wife, Kristine Aligaen Sorilla Garcia. Counselors — Carlito Ismael Pablero, 48, Lemacel Trading Corp. field supervisor; wife, Flordeliza Nardo Eyao Pablero. Jecks Randall Dullete Andrada, 41, aircraft maintenance technician school instructor; wife, Estrellita Obungen Ong Andrada.
A new stake has been created from the Lehi Utah Holbrook Farms Stake. The Lehi Utah Cold Spring Ranch Stake, which consists of the Cold Spring Ranch 1st, Cold Spring Ranch 2nd, Evans Farm, Hardman Farms, Holbrook Farms 2nd and Holbrook Farms 3rd wards, was created by Elder Clark G. Gilbert, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Blaine R. Maxfield, an Area Seventy.
LEHI UTAH COLD SPRING RANCH STAKE: (March 19, 2023) President — Eric Ronald Sharp, 55, Oracle sales director; wife, Ira Lou Arbogast Sharp. Counselors — Cesar Manuel Orrego Larrosa, 60, Church IT project manager; wife, Martha Serrana Pereira Viega Orrego. Kenneth Arthur Corbett, 60, artist; wife, Jayne Kathryn Folsom Corbett.
A new stake has been created from the Pucallpa Perú Stake. The Pucallpa Perú Centenario Stake, which consists of the Campo Verde Branch and the Bolognesi, Centenario, Primavera, Sáenz Peña and Ucayali wards, was created by Elder Jorge F. Zeballos, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Víctor R. Calderón.
PUCALLPA PERÚ CENTENARIO STAKE: (March 5, 2023) President — Gilberto Salomón Linares Abril, 64, self-employed; wife, Yorcy de Linares Davila. Counselors — Hamlet Torres Maldonado, 57, Avicola Torres owner; wife, Zulma de Torres López. Eduardo Vela Rojas, 37, merchant; wife, Janeth del Pilar de Vela Gonzales.
Reorganized Stakes
AMMON IDAHO EAST STAKE: (March 5, 2023) President — Aaron Howard Gardner, 45, Idaho Falls Community Hospital pediatric services medical director, Just 4 Kids Health president and chief medical officer, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services medical officer; succeeding Fredrick G. Pieper; wife, Amy Lee Barentsen Gardner. Counselors — Joshua Benjamin Roos, 41, Idaho Falls Power chief financial officer; wife, Jamie Marie Lyon Roos. Mark Warren Marlowe, 49, pediatric dentist; wife, Michelle Kunz Marlowe.
BEDFORDVIEW SOUTH AFRICA STAKE: (Feb. 5, 2023) President — Sibusiso Vincent Nkosi, 46, City of Ekurhuleni Municipality chief engineer; succeeding Vusimuzi N. Msiza; wife, Glendrose Pindiwe Koti Nkosi. Counselors — Landon Kyle Dade, 31, Seef property practitioner; wife, Sarah Bester Dade. Darryn Quentin Baird, 39, Baird Financial Services self-employed; wife, Melissa Leigh Van Zyl Baird.
BLUFFDALE UTAH STAKE: (March 26, 2023) President — Derek Bradley Taylor, 48, Briargate Partners managing director; succeeding Adam F. Ghiz; wife, Kristen Burrup Taylor. Counselors — Christopher Lee Swank, 57, Becton Dickinson director of operations; wife, Michelle Durfey Swank. John Ryan Bevan, 42, Gardner Group president of construction; wife, Sarah Jean Tutt Bevan.
BOUNTIFUL UTAH VAL VERDA STAKE: (March 12, 2023) President — James Brett Finklea, 47, Church digital finance transformation lead; succeeding Jeffrey K. Anderson; wife, Heidi Jo Hillstead Finklea. Counselors — Lance Eldon Lewis, 47, Church area planning manager; wife, Bobbi Jo Andrew Lewis. Mark Andrew Hyde, 46, DermTech area medical director; wife, Jamie Jensen Hyde.
BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA MONTE GRANDE STAKE: (March 5, 2023) President — Eduardo Andres Pedersen, 43, Church area leader and member support manager; succeeding Marcelo J. Paz; wife, Laura Jazmin Castellani Pedersen. Counselors — David Nahuel Pitarch, 46, insurance businessman; wife, Gabriela Cecilia Scoccimarro Pitarch. Emmanuel Fuentes, 41, Church warehouse supervisor; wife, Carolina Elisabet Fuentes
CALDWELL IDAHO STAKE: (March 26, 2023) President — Christopher William Stratton, 50, State of Idaho financial officer; succeeding Jason R. Nielsen; wife, Amylee Severe Stratton. Counselors — Daniel Powell Rhoton, 46, Southwark Metal plant manger; wife, Aja Leigh Nope Rhoton. Philip John Bevington, 63, Ada County database administrator; wife, Lisa Jo Cheney Bevington.
CALDWELL IDAHO EAST STAKE: (March 26, 2023) President — Jon Cortney Stauffer, 47, Nampa School District director of operations; succeeding Christopher W. Stratton; wife, JLynne Joanne Bailey Stauffer. Counselors — Jonathan Paul Cole, 44, Sensata Technologies engineering manager; wife, Andrea Eileen Shackelford Cole. Kamron K Eck, 39, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion seminary principal; wife, Lisa Anne Ashby Eck.
COTONOU BENIN STAKE: (March 19, 2023) President — Ange Odilon Mahuénan Sahoui, 31, Church distribution clerk; succeeding V. Modeste Kpadonou; wife, Eveline Genevieve Dokoui. Counselors — Lamine Baoua Sadou, 41, handyman; wife, Eloise Baoua Sodogandji. Kotchegnin Oluwa Daniel Adjilé, 45, SOS Children’s Village International ESL teacher; wife, Philoméne Aïssoun.
DENVER COLORADO STAKE: (March 12, 2023) President — Benjamin Bruce Bassett, 40, dentist; succeeding Peter J. Krumholz; wife, Kacey Lanai Walker Bassett. Counselors — Jermaine Alexander Carroll, 45, C&C Solutions LLC general counsel; wife, Zabel Anoush Ouzounian Carroll. Ryan Finsrud Howell, 44, attorney; wife, Kristen Weed Howell.
EUGENE OREGON SANTA CLARA STAKE: (March 5, 2023) President — Russell James Roll, 58, Slocum Orthopedics administrator; succeeding Todd L. Knapp; wife, Denise Daniels Roll. Counselors — Lance Richard Jorgensen, 50, Papé Group executive vice president and chief financial officer; wife, Alison Egnew Jorgensen. Gregory Kent Hansen, 52, financial advisor; wife, Margaret Jane Jash Hansen.
FRESNILLO MÉXICO STAKE: (March 5, 2023) President — Luis Francisco Miranda Mendez, 55, gym owner and manager; succeeding Spencer R. Wilson; wife, Noelia de Miranda Mora. Counselors — Hilario de Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar, 36, Óptima Solutions owner; wife, Lessly Sariah Ramirez Arambula. Jesus Leonardo Bernal Gallegos, 37, Nagakura Engineering Works México EHS coordinator; wife, Lucia Alonso Acuña.
GUATEMALA CITY MARISCAL STAKE: (Jan. 15, 2023) President — Hector Tiberio Santos Portillo, 35, EzCorp software development manager; succeeding H. Jared Choy; wife, Celeste Araly Diaz de Santos. Counselors — Victor Manuel Veliz Enriquez, 42, SERTOconsultores owner; wife, Marilyn Jeannette Alfonso Garcia de Veliz. Renato Benjamin Perez Chacon, 32, Canvas Solutions project manager; wife, Genesis Betzary Juarez Orellana.
GUATEMALA CITY PALMITA STAKE: (March 5, 2023) President — Manuel Enrique Recinos Enriquez, 47, Church temple facilities manager; succeeding Byron L. López Castillo; wife, María Alejandra Reguero Porta de Recinos. Counselors — David Fernando Echeverria Abularach, 40, EducA Learning education director; wife, Priscila Emperatriz Sagastume Peña de Echeverria. José Alberto López Zepeda, 37, Church welfare and self-reliance manager; wife, Vivian Sofía Álvarez de López.
HARTFORD CONNECTICUT STAKE: (March 5, 2023) President — Keith Douglas Andersen, 59, Travelers Insurance Company business insurance vice president; succeeding William C. Elwell; wife, Leslie Sue Dubois Andersen. Counselors — James William Steele, 52, SS&C Technologies strategic initiatives and program management office head; wife, Sarah Ann Dibb Steele. Conway Chuong, 41, Pratt & Whitney engineering manager; wife, Karen Virginia Viglione Chuong.
ILOILO PHILIPPINES NORTH STAKE: (Feb. 5, 2023) President — Harold Malapitan Quimba, 36, self-employed business owner and manager; succeeding Cyrus C. Suya; wife, Erlinda Yermo Panes Quimba. Counselors — Arron Galeno Democrito, 42, high school teacher; wife, Cathyrin Chan Razonable Democrito. Jomar Doromal Salimbot, 37, Nearsol Philippines Inc. procore system administrator; wife, Jenkie Amihan Lubrido Salimbot.
KAMAS UTAH STAKE: (Feb. 26, 2023) President — Bronson Sid Smart, 46, National Resources Conservation Service national watershed rehabilitation program manager; succeeding Mark T. Durham; wife, Stephanie Ruth Weller Smart. Counselors — Jeffrey Jay Spencer, 51, Stein Eriksen Realty Group associate broker; wife, Julie Ann Granger Spencer. Wesley Neal Harris, 42, Uinta Medical partner; wife, Jody Adena Rydalch Harris.
KAYSVILLE UTAH CRESTWOOD STAKE: (March 5, 2023) President — Bryan Reid Bush, 43, self-employed; succeeding Robert L. Mellor; wife, Camille Cook Bush. Counselors — Edward Kennedy Barker, 52, Davis School District principal; wife, Diana Lee Catenzaro Barker. Corbett Truman Carver, 48, Pfizer account management employee; wife, Stephanie Moon Carver.
LAIE HAWAII MARRIED STUDENT STAKE: (March 12, 2023) President — Po Nien Felipe Chou, 52, BYU–Hawaii professor of religion; succeeding Steven W. Tueller; wife, Petra Mei Wah Sin Chou. Counselors — Alfred Tung-Teh Lee, 46, Palo Alto Networks vice president of product management; wife, Cherisse Suk Ling Goo Lee. Joel David Reece, 41, BYU–Hawaii faculty; wife, Linda Ann Erickson Reece.
LIMA PERÚ VILLA MARÍA STAKE: (Feb. 19, 2023) President — Ciro Alberto Caytuiro Soto, 55, Social Security of Health of Peru insurance and economic benefits office manager; succeeding Alex J. Arangoitia Solar; wife, Rocio de Caytuiro Vela. Counselors — Jorge Luis Castillo Muñoz, 60, AUTOESPAR customer service assistant; wife, Maria de Castillo Davila. Ramon Ricardo Rabanal Cortegana, 56, Exhibition Lawn Tennis Club head of maintenance; wife, Alida Maria de Rabanal Garcia.MURRAY UTAH PARKWAY STAKE: (March 5, 2023) President — Blake Adam Facer, 42, Fiserv client operations director; succeeding Daryl Nancollas; wife, Stacey Lynne Hunt Facer. Counselors — Erik Graham Varney, 50, Verizon managing director; wife, Victoria Ann Lawrence Varney. Thomas Scott Brown, 59, Sun Print Solutions sales representative; wife Jennifer Brown.
LIMA PERÚ OLIVAR STAKE: (March 19, 2023) President — Carlos Alberto Bardales Nuñez, 40, distribution center supervisor; succeeding José A. Araujo Saavedra; wife, Jessica Alexandra Bardales de Mendez. Counselors — Nestor Ismael Vega Ormeño, 40, Ascensores Schindler del Peru S.A. safety and quality inspector; wife, Gloria Ines Perez de Vega. Eduardo André Moncada Escalante, 32, Aero Transporte S.A. treasurer; wife, Aileen Beatriz Costa Cárdenas.
LOGAN UTAH EAST STAKE: (March 26, 2023) President — John Michael Miller, 46, Cache Valley Bank loan and trust officer; succeeding Alfred B. Burns; wife, Cassandra Ann Rawson Miller. Counselors — Michael James Jensen, 59, Jensen Consulting Inc. third-party administrator; wife, Lauralee Griffin Jensen. David McKay Christensen, 57, Electric Power Systems director of government operations; wife, Mara Rae Duffin Christensen.
MESA ARIZONA HERMOSA VISTA STAKE: (Feb. 5, 2023) President — Troy Arthur Rule, 44, Arizona State University professor of law; succeeding Todd R. Kerr; wife, Amy Dawn Steed Rule. Counselors — Charl Whiting Riggs Jr., 56, Supporting Strategies - Phoenix and Summit Strategies president and owner; wife, Sheli Griffin Riggs. Benjamin Wallace LeSueur, 52, dermatologist; wife, Emily Jayne Porter LeSueur.
NAMPULA MOZAMBIQUE STAKE: (Jan. 8, 2023) President — Abílio Francisco, 51, entrepreneur; succeeding Cirio F. Agostinho; wife, Filomena Rafael Alberto Francisco. Counselors — Jalilo Amade Maquina, 31, Ministry of Health administrator and manager; wife, Virginia Armando Lourenco Faquia Maquina. Mazezo Antonio Sumaera, 41, pharmacist; wife, Brenda Rui Ivo Florindo Sumaera.
PERTH AUSTRALIA ROCKINGHAM STAKE: (Feb. 12, 2023) President — Elam Gundersen Semu, 38, Strategix Training Group state manager; succeeding Rhys G. Standley; wife, Serene Marguerite Lauaki Semu. Counselors — Tanielu Margraf, 47, business owner; wife, Nikki Ann Bianezos Margraf. William Te-Maihengia White Jr., 42, Steel Works Construction project manager; wife, Chantelle Karina Osborne White.
POWAY CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Feb. 26, 2023) President — Anthony Joseph Newman, 51, Ramona Unified School District human resources assistant superintendent; succeeding Robert H. Walton; wife, Cristie Darlene Caten Newman. Counselors — Richard Chad Whitehead, 52, Ernst & Young LLP partner; wife, Sarah Ann Little Whitehead. Mikkel Lauritz Christensen, 50, Synergy Management management consultant; wife, Marissa Lambert Christensen.
PROVO UTAH YSA 1ST STAKE: (March 12, 2023) President — Jonathan William Johnson, 45, More Good Foundation president; succeeding David B. McGinn; wife, Heather Armstrong Johnson. Counselors — Steven Len Embley, 54, Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine clinical sciences assistant dean; wife, Heidi Sue Christensen Embley. Michael Aaron Johanson, 44, BYU alumni director; wife, Katrina Marie Jones Johanson.
RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA STAKE: (March 19, 2023) President — Scott Dwain Batchelor, 49, Conga senior director of partner marketing; succeeding William G. Thornton; wife, Lynell Farrah Hamlin Batchelor. Counselors — Blake Reid Boggess, 52, Duke University professor; wife, Amelia Catherine Rich Boggess. Bryan Lynne Cope, 58, tax audit supervisor; wife, Gena Lynnette Barnes Cope.
SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA NORTH STAKE: (March 19, 2023) President — Timothy James Nally, 42, Global Regulatory Writing & Consulting Inc. corporate counsel, and attorney; succeeding K. Wessley Larson; wife, Kathryn Stephens Nally. Counselors — Christian Nilsson Brown, 48, A. Teichert & Son director of operations; wife, Jeanine Fry Brown. Jason Alexander Smith, 47, Teichert aggregate resource development project manager; wife, Lisa Marie Simmons Smith.
SALT LAKE GRANITE PARK STAKE: (Jan. 22, 2023) President — Rollin Grover Johnson, 58, Suburban Land Reserve and Property Reserves Inc. asset manager; succeeding Todd H. Neubert; wife, Leslie Anne Benton Johnson. Counselors — Alex Von Marshall, 39, University of Utah Department of Theatre music director; wife, Jackie Jensen Marshall. Timothy Mark Clark II, 36, Granite School District principal; wife, Melissa Lyn Dean Clark.
SALT LAKE HUNTER COPPERHILL STAKE: (March 26, 2023) President — Cody Martin Hopkins, 49, Metro Repair owner; succeeding Chris T. Dennison; wife, Merrilee June Williams Hopkins. Counselors — Matthew Charles Zito, 46, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion institute instructor; wife, Lisel Marie Sorenson Zito. Nathan Jared Dent, 49, Discover Financial Services senior workforce manager; wife, Angela Kay Nebeker Dent.
SAN NICOLÁS ARGENTINA STAKE: (Feb. 26, 2023) President — Esteban Abel Maraude, 44, freelancer; succeeding Alejandro L. Mazzeo; wife, Melina del Rosario Maraude. Counselors — Hipolito Benigno Morera, 33, Lervu S.A. salesperson; wife, Maria Victoria Reynero. Fabio Valentin Vazquez, 39, self-employed; wife, Pamela Vazquez.
SANTA CRUZ BOLIVIA LA COLORADA STAKE: (March 5, 2023) President — Henry Emilio Davalos del Castillo, 41, manager; succeeding Roger Rojas; wife, Karen Jhessenia Davalos Ledezma. Counselors — Nelson Javier Poma Taborga, 46, Farmedical SRL maintenance manager; wife, Laura Jimena Torrez Cano. Amhed Zarate Llanos, 40, sales manager; wife, Ana Luisa de Zarate Romero.
SÃO PAULO BRAZIL PENHA STAKE: (Jan. 29, 2023) President — Tiago Aurelio Zaccanini Carraro, 40, mechanical engineer; succeeding Ricardo Augusto Faria de Souza; wife, Morgana Almeida Carraro. Counselors — Diego Tadeu Balieiro, 39, marketing consultant; wife, Andrea Batista Balieiro. Thiago Ramos Santiago, 39, Reaglan Surfboards owner and partner; wife, Marina Dias Sola Santiago.
SOWETO SOUTH AFRICA STAKE: (Jan. 29, 2023) President — Anathi Qinisile, 38, Liberty Life MI and legal specialist; succeeding George Ntakwile-Shongwe; wife, Zandile Precious Ngubane Qinisile. Counselors — Fulufhelo Lawrence Tshilande, 37, Liberty general accountant; wife, Katty Masuku Tshilande. Nkululeko Mlondolozi Nkosi, 41, Investec Bank settlements officer; wife, Agnes Maria Masemola Nkosi.
SPRINGVILLE UTAH WEST STAKE: (Feb. 26, 2023) President — Kenneth Boyd Packer, 47, Provo MTC director of language training and development; succeeding Blake D. Rapier; wife, Cari Marie Robinson Packer. Counselors — Kyle Bruce Bills, 41, Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine associate dean of research and Migraine and Neurological Research Center owner and medical director; wife, Stephanie Ann Alexander Bills. Robert Laird Peterson, 58, self-employed engineering consultant; wife, Katherine Kiester Peterson.
SYRACUSE UTAH STAKE: (March 19, 2023) President — Richard Mark Partridge, 46, Church product management manager; succeeding Erik D. Hjorten; wife, Heidi Herrscher Partridge. Counselors — Daniel Jed Snedaker, 39, dentist; wife, Kathryn Lorraine Tingey Snedaker. Burke Jay Adams, 42, City First Mortgage Services chief financial officer; wife, Nykol Howard Adams.
TEHUACÁN MÉXICO STAKE: (March 19, 2023) President — Marcos Luna Caballero, 44, Caja Popular Mexicana head of administrative collection; succeeding Tomas E. Pazos; wife, Veronica Osorio Reyes. Counselors — Jesus Hernandez Garcia, 38, business owner; wife, Carolina de Hernandez Martinez. Jaime Martinez Tapia, 36, The Phone House Telcel moto chip salesman; wife, Fabiola de Martinez Alvarez.
UBERLÂNDIA BRAZIL STAKE: (Feb. 5, 2023) President — Everson Da Silva, 44, Algar Tecnologia employee; succeeding Raul Vitor Gabriel Lopes; wife, Elizangela Carvalho de Oliveira Silva. Counselors — Lucas Vinicius Silva Pereira, 27, Cargill Inc. credit and risk team manager; wife, Natasha Mouzinho Borges Pereira. Pedro Paulo Marques de Souza, 33, Santander Brazil S.A. individual business manager; wife, Diana Raquel Moreira Souza.
WENDELL IDAHO STAKE: (Feb. 12, 2023) President — Reid Wayne Lofgran, 54, physician and medical director; succeeding David C. Gines; wife, Danielle MacArthur Lofgran. Counselors — Brad Arlington Nebeker, 71, teacher; wife, Jennifer Lynn Schuyler Nebeker. Mark Whitney Henslee, 51, farm and ranch manager; wife, Brenda Ann Stewart Henslee.