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NOTE: When a new stake is created or a new stake presidency is called in an existing stake, leaders are given time to report the changes and provide brief biographical information for each member of the 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.
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.
New Stakes
A new stake has been created from the Cococodji Benin District and Cotonou Benin Stake. The Cococodji Benin Stake, which consists of the Gbegame and Hilacondji branches and the Agla, Aibatin, Cococodji, Cocotomey, Fidjrosse and Hevie wards, was created by Elder Larry S. Kacher, General Authority Seventy, and Elder D. Martin Goury, an Area Seventy.
COCOCODJI BENIN STAKE: (June 20, 2021) President — Lionel Joseito Missigbeto, 40, Seminaries and Institutes coordinator; wife, Megnissoun Diane Hounton. Counselors — Ecué-Mathé Robert Mensah, 32, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints student teacher and assistant administrator; wife, Edo Sefako Julie Danikey. Fagla Delphin Hounsounou, 36, secondary school teacher; wife, Fidele Ayina.
A new stake has been created from the Dayton Ohio East and Dayton Ohio stakes. The Dayton Ohio North Stake, which consists of the Greenville and St. Marys branches and the Bellefontaine, Huber Heights, Lima, Piqua, Springfield and Tipp City wards, was created by Elder Sean Douglas, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Kevin W. Birch, an Area Seventy.
DAYTON OHIO NORTH STAKE: (Nov. 21, 2021) President — Jeremy Michael Lutz, 49, Wright State University adjunct professor; wife, Michele Delia Woodward Lutz. Counselors — Daniel Timmins Smith, 54, Emerson vice president of product planning; wife, Valerie Ward Smith. Michael Keith Cotrell, 48, University of Saint Francis nurse anesthesia assistant program director; wife, Heather Ann Pempin Cotrell.
A new stake has been created from the Likasi Democratic Republic of the Congo Stake. The Kikula Democratic Republic of the Congo Stake, which consists of the Fungurume and Kambove branches and the Dipeta, Kakanda, Kakontwe 1st, Kakontwe 2nd, Kelangile, Kikula 1st and Kikula 2nd wards, was created by Elder Thierry K. Mutombo, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Pungwe S. Kongolo, an Area Seventy.
KIKULA DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO STAKE: (July 4, 2021) President — Bunda Franck Ilunga, 35, SMCO team leader chemist; wife, Justine Bunda Kutemba. Counselors — Bin Patauli Joseph Patauli, 49, RAS Liberal employee; wife, Wa Ntambwe Mika Malongo. Makwala Eric Ngwewa, 36, employee; wife, Mbuya Joris Ngoie.
A new stake has been created from the Kossoh Town Sierra Leone District. The Kossoh Town Sierra Leone Stake, which consists of the Forut, Grafton, Ibo Town, Jui, Kossoh, Lumpa and Waterloo wards, was created by Elder Larry S. Kacher, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Samuel Annan-Simons, an Area Seventy.
KOSSOH TOWN SIERRA LEONE STAKE: (Dec. 5, 2021) President — Abibu Saidu Charles, 47, Seminaries and Institutes region director; wife, Aminata Martha Charles. Counselors — Alie Kargbo, 37, self-employed; wife, Christiana Bintu Adams Kargbo. Simeon Pessima, 41, Grace Christian Nursery & Primary School teacher; wife, Marian Mcdonald Pessima.
A new stake has been created from the Rexburg Idaho Center, Rexburg Idaho Henry’s Fork and Rexburg Idaho stakes. The Rexburg Idaho West Stake, which consists of the Burton 2nd, Burton 4th, Hibbard 1st, Oakbrook, Rexburg 13th, Summerfield 1st, Summerfield 2nd and Willowbrook wards, was created by Elder José A. Teixeira, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Fernando R. Castro, an Area Seventy.
REXBURG IDAHO WEST STAKE: (Dec. 12, 2021) President — Kyle Jefferson Rawson, 34, Darci Media founder and Syphon LLC founder; wife, Nicolette Webster Rawson. Counselors — Daniel Murrie Moldenhauer, 44, Moldenhauer Inc. chief operating officer; wife, Teresa Mae Berning Moldenhauer. Kendall D Peck, 54, BYU–Idaho online vice president; wife, Kari Lyn Sears Peck.
A new stake has been created from the Sipocot Philippines District. The Sipocot Philippines Stake, which consists of the Del Gallego and Ragay branches and the Libmanan, Lubigan, Pamplona, Pasacao and Sipocot wards, was created by Elder Yoon Hwan Choi, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Jose G. Manarin, an Area Seventy.
SIPOCOT PHILIPPINES STAKE: (July 25, 2021) President — Christian Renales Repuya, 32, Bicol State College of Applied Sciences and Technology instructor; wife, Glorie Gullpan Sumalinog Repuya. Counselors — Carl Jan De Leon Torres, 24, Central Bicol State University of Agriculture instructor and BYU–Pathway instructor. Christopher Evalla Jueves, 46, Department of Education teacher; wife, Erlinda Gonzales Cedron Jueves.
A new stake has been created from the Smithfield Utah North, Smithfield Utah South and Smithfield Utah stakes. The Smithfield Utah West Stake, which consists of the Smithfield 1st, Smithfield 2nd, Smithfield 4th, Smithfield 8th, Smithfield 9th, Smithfield 16th and Smithfield 25th wards, was created by Elder Lynn G. Robbins, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Michael J. Hess, an Area Seventy.
SMITHFIELD UTAH WEST STAKE: (Nov. 7, 2021) President — Scott Earl Perkes, 66, retired; wife, Rebecca Sue Johnson Perkes. Counselors — Jared Hall Thayne, 58, self-employed; wife, RaeAnne Robinson Thayne. Benjamin T Loertscher, 44, Seminaries and Institutes instructor; wife, Mary Margaret Durtschi Loertscher.
A new stake has been created from the Annapolis Maryland and Washington DC YSA stakes. The Washington DC YSA North Stake, which consists of the Annapolis YSA, Eastern Market YSA, Friendship Heights YSA, Strathmore YSA and Waldorf YSA wards, was created by Elder Kelly R. Johnson, General Authority Seventy, and Elder David L. Buckner, an Area Seventy.
WASHINGTON DC YSA NORTH STAKE: (Nov. 14, 2021) President — Alvin Bernard Jackson Jr., 54, The Jackson Group LLC principal; wife, Juleen Rose Beesley Jackson. Counselors — Jan Willard Friis Jr., 66, Council for Higher Education Accreditation senior vice president; wife, Theresa Marie Locke Friis. Robert Dean Nelson, 65, Administrative Office of the United States Courts branch chief of project management; wife, Kathy Lynn Okerlund Nelson.
A new stake has been created from the Kissy Sierra Leone Stake and Kossoh Town Sierra Leone District. The Wellington Sierra Leone Stake, which consists of the Allen Town Branch and the Calaba Town, Congo Water, Grassfield, Wellington 1st and Wellington 2nd wards, was created by Elder Jörg Klebingat, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Daniel Kabason, an Area Seventy.
WELLINGTON SIERRA LEONE STAKE: (Oct. 10, 2021) President — Sammy Baldwin Moses, 41, Petroleum Regulatory Agency fleet clerk; wife, Hassanatu Tarawallie Moses. Counselors — Patrick Amara Momoh, 45, Heritage General Services LTC security coordinator; wife, Stella Demeh Momoh. Yusufu Bindi, 39, Sierra Leone Police inspector; wife, Ann Marie Bindi.
A new stake has been created from the Winnipeg Manitoba Stake. The Winnipeg Manitoba West Stake, which consists of the Dauphin, Neepawa, Portage La Prairie, Selkirk and Thompson branches and the Brancon, River Heights, St. James, Waverley and Wellington YSA wards, was created by Elder S. Gifford Nielsen, General Authority Seventy, and Elder David C. Stewart, an Area Seventy.
WINNIPEG MANITOBA WEST STAKE: (Nov. 14, 2021) President — Christopher David Palmer, 43, G3 Canada Limited director of commodity risk management; wife, Chastity Lee Pilling Palmer. Counselors — Marvin Richard Beaumont, 68, retired; wife, Karen Leslie Stouffer Beaumont. Angelo de Francesco, 46, Province of Manitoba acting director of capital planning and agreement management; wife, Meredith Dawn Oler de Francesco.
New Stake Presidencies
ABAKALIKI NIGERIA STAKE: (Nov. 21, 2021) President — Nnanna Oko Chukwu, 40, Ebonyi State Library Board principal library assistant; succeeding Erhiori G. Idudu; wife, Queendaline Oguchukwu Anah Chukwu. Counselors — Matthew Onyinyechi Kalu, 41, self-employed; wife, Precious Obianuju Nnaeto Kalu. Emmanuel Uwakwe Akpu, 26, self-employed manager.
ABIDJAN CÔTE D’IVOIRE YOPOUGON ATTIE STAKE: (Nov. 14, 2021) President — Anderson Mongneni, 48, CTP Abidjan surveyor; succeeding Pauwa T. Traoré; wife, Tia Irene Koue Mongneni. Counselors — Gildas Igor Madou Lokpo, 39, African Development Bank team assistant and United Nations Mission in Liberia senior administrative supervisor; wife, Debora Théa Lokpo. N’guessan Fabrice Roland Aka, 39, Akademy & Services CEO; wife, Meliane Ginette Elodie Agnero Aka.
ABU DHABI STAKE: (Oct. 29, 2021) President — Curtis Willard Kofoed, 51, oil company planning manager and drilling engineer; succeeding Marcus D. Oates; wife, Michelle Alder Kofoed. Counselors — Remigio Ubaldo Mesina, 47, electrical equipment manufacturing company material planner; wife, Claudialyn Fabian Costales Mesina. Scott Jarl Halverson, 53, military adviser; wife, Karyn Jean Esplin Halverson.
ACAPULCO MÉXICO COSTA AZUL STAKE: (Oct. 31, 2021) President — Cesar Jared Melchor Nuñez, 33, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints administrative assistant; succeeding Rene Lagunas Mayo; wife, Ivonne Elizabeth Quiroz Hernandez. Counselors — Jose Pablo Huerta Raya, 44, freelance accountant; wife, Thamara Beatriz de Huerta Martinez. Miguel Angel Garcia Barrera, 43, Teleperformance bilingual customer service agent and Yamaha maestro; wife, Martha Selene Suazo Balanzar.
ATLIXCO MÉXICO STAKE: (Nov. 7, 2021) President — Moises Hernandez Contreras, 37, Leonali S. de R.L. de C.V. project coordinator; succeeding José A. Hidalgo; wife, Gabriela Alvarez Salazar. Counselors — Antonio Pérez Sánchez, 48, South Puebla Distributor SA De CV maintenance employee; wife, Patricia de Perez Ojeda. Jaime Alfonso Lopez Villalobos, 27, self-employed; wife, Yoseline Alejandra Lopez Amador.
AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND PAPAKURA STAKE: (Nov. 28, 2021) President — Patrick Teariki O’Halloran, 53, Rice Craig lawyer; succeeding Toni M. Elkington; wife, Elizabeth Ormond O’Halloran. Counselors — Ian Lavea, 45, Air New Zealand systems analyst; wife, Talya Natasha Eley Lavea. ‘Esione Soane Kepa ‘Asi, 61, Winstone Aggregates Ltd. senior technician; wife, Otili Paasi ‘Asi.
BLOEMFONTEIN SOUTH AFRICA STAKE: (Nov. 28, 2021) President — Ngwako Jonas Moroole, 52, Free State Provincial Government manager; succeeding Newton T. Nyatshoba; wife, Joyce Thato Lethiba Moroole. Counselors — Johnannes Maleke Maretele, 47, Mangaung Metro Municipalilty senior customer care officer; wife, Matshidiso Monica Mphana Maretele. Olehile Abram Mmusi, 56, SAPS police official; wife, Tsoakae Maria Nakeli Mmusi.
CALDWELL LIBERIA STAKE: (Nov. 28, 2021) President — Peterson Soneh Swen Jr., 33, school administrator; succeeding D. Blamo Kofa; wife, Yassa Mellisa Togba Swen. Counselors — Nyumah Kollie, 38, self-employed engineer; wife, Lovette Tweh Kollie. Jusu Kromah, 41, self-employed driver and mechanic; wife, Josephine Kormassa Akoi Kromah.
CENTRALIA WASHINGTON STAKE: (Dec. 12, 2021) President — Casey Alexander Ruiz, 42, Providence Home Health medical social worker; succeeding Kenneth D. Smith; wife, Emily May Pryor Ruiz. Counselors — James Patrick Tripp, 55, Ricoh USA sales manager; wife, Lee Anne T. Berry Tripp. Ryan Dale Langhaim, 52, Pinehurst Homes general contractor; wife, Carlie K. Andrews Langhaim.
CHAMPAIGN ILLINOIS STAKE: (Nov. 21, 2021) President — Michael Kay Bednar, 43, University of Illinois business professor; succeeding Jeffrey R. Stowell; wife, Charlotte Hintze Bednar. Counselors — William Thomas Fulton, 51, Terminix Services Inc. president and owner; wife, Emily Carol Parker Fulton. Jessen Law Hobson, 47, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign professor; wife, Linda Ruth Huband Hobson.
COLORADO SPRINGS EAST STAKE: (Nov. 21, 2021) President — Jonathan Ryle Harvey, 47, Comfort Dental Falcon Hills dentist and partner; succeeding David G. McConkie; wife, Kymberlee Denise Almond Harvey. Counselors — Robert Allen Drollinger, 53, Keysight Technologies strategic planning director; wife, Suzanne Lee Slaugh Drollinger. Mark Slater, 64, Bailey’s Moving and Storage general manager; wife, Debra Jane Randall Slater.
HAMILTON NEW ZEALAND GLENVIEW STAKE: (Nov. 21, 2021) President — Marouna Graham Colin James, 42, The Ministry of Social Development communications adviser; succeeding Thomas Sutcliffe; wife, Amy Elliott Pearse James. Counselors — Derald Robert Jones, 67, Westland Construction foreman; wife, Tui Airini Newman Jones. Alonzo Iharaira Mason, 44, Te Puni Kokiri — The Ministry of Māori Development senior adviser; wife, Jodie Ngahuia Smith Mason.
HARRISVILLLE UTAH STAKE: (Oct. 24, 2021) President — Duane William Richards, 47, Ewing Irrigation and Landscape Supply regional manager; succeeding Jason L. Langeveld; wife, Hallie Davis Richards. Counselors — Mark David Mangum, 47, SAE Inc. senior project engineer; wife, Janna Elise Call Mangum. Ryan Cameron Richter, 48, Waterfall Canyon Academy clinical director and self-employed therapist; wife, Keri Larsen Richter.
KEARNS UTAH EAST STAKE: (Dec. 5, 2021) President — Brinton Kirk Baggaley, 47, SLCC lead electrician; succeeding Barry W. Larsen; wife, Melanie Bodily Baggaley. Counselors — Luis Arturo Becerra Martínez, 36, Healing Center of Utah chief operations officer; wife, Gazelem Becerra. Kraig Ryan Fisher, 41, JMG Services owner and Murry School District IT employee; wife, Brenda Lynn Roberts Fisher.
LA PLATA ARGENTINA STAKE: (Nov. 21, 2021) President — Dervis Alberto Atencio Vargas, 32, HSBC Seguro de Vida S.A. financial adviser; succeeding Rolf W. Salvioli; wife, Magdalena Laura Atencio Krasnoselsky. Counselors — Leonardo Miguel Gonzalez, 51, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints SPD regional sourcing specialist; wife, Liliana Mabel Gonzalez. Marcelo Jesus Richard, 62, retired; wife, Elisa Beatriz Richard.
LAS VEGAS NEVADA SUNRISE STAKE: (Nov. 21, 2021) President — Erick Delfino Villatoro Agustin, 41, Allstate — The Villatoro Family Agency owner; succeeding Gary M. Winder; wife, Nadia Judith Villalpando Villatoro. Counselors — Bryce Kent Gines, 60, Simple Cremation manager; wife, Kristi Diane Jaynes Gines. David Samuel Davis, 60, optometrist; wife, Karen Christine Keeley Davis.
MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA BRAESIDE STAKE: (Dec. 5, 2021) President — David Jonathan King, 51, Spark Connect enterprise solutions manager; succeeding Craig Tennant; wife, Rachael Leigh Tang King. Counselors — Nicholas Kimberley, 61, Associated British Food human resources director; wife, Tracy Ann Amos Kimberley. Mathew Rua Hema, 51, Partners Wealth Group head of IT; wife, Cynthia Louise Sey Hema.
MONTERREY MÉXICO VALLE VERDE STAKE: (Dec. 5, 2021) President — Luis Fernando Malacara Santana, 45, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints regional facilities manager; succeeding Jaime E. Castillo Rivera; wife, Sariah Yesica de Malacara Guzman. Counselors — David Eduardo Gallardo Fernandez, 41, Schneider-
Electric implementation lead; wife, Norma Idalia Garza Arguelles. Miguel Angel Trejo Zaleta, 43, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple recorder; wife, Brenda Tenorio Santoyo.
MUNICH GERMANY STAKE: (Nov. 14, 2021) President — Jendrik Hasse, 41, MAN Energy Solutions SE development engineer; succeeding Michael P. Auras; wife, Raphaela Konietz Hasse. Counselors — Roland Staiger, 46, Volaris Group manager; wife, Steffi Albrecht Staiger. Philipp Gabriel Radnoti, 39, teacher; wife, Louisa Brown Radnoti.
PLAIN CITY UTAH STAKE: (Dec. 5, 2021) President — Glen Ernest Remy, 49, NICE marketing director; succeeding Phillip F. Meyer; wife, Nicole Robyn Hales Remy. Counselors — Daren Vernon Saunders, 53, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints seminary principal; wife, Paula Jean Neuenswander Saunders. McKay Monroe Parrish, 42, ARW Engineers associate principal; wife, Holly Naser Parrish.
POINTE-NOIRE REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO STAKE: (Dec. 12, 2021) President — Bertin Okili, 50, Loandjili General Hospital doctor; succeeding Charden Ndinga; wife, Glodesie Montali Wholove. Counselors — Eric Martial Madzela, 51, BRALICO Quality, Health, Safety and Environment and CSR department head; wife, Christelle Carine Moyo Bongolo Madzela. Adner Sodrel Lephoyo, 29, Congolese State provider teacher; wife, Piergeline Ngalessami Yoka Ndinga.
PRESTON ENGLAND STAKE: (Oct. 17, 2021) President — Rafii Joseph Haji, 40, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple recorder; succeeding Michael A. Parkin; wife, Emily Rose Driscoll Haji. Counselors — Richard Arthur Gallagher, 38, One School Global U.K. national curriculum lead for mathematics; wife, Ruth Lesley Carr Gallagher. Rune Borgen, 51, Savant Ltd. software engineer; wife, Lynne Shepherd Borgen.
SALT LAKE WILFORD STAKE: (Dec. 5, 2021) President — Jeffrey Carlos Miner, 53, Morgan, Minnock, Rice & Miner L.C. mediator and arbitrator; succeeding M. Scott Newbold; wife, Loralee Quinn Miner. Counselors — Ryan Russell Fuhriman, 49, Hand and Orthopedic Physical Therapy Specialists physical therapist; wife, Mary Ann Egan Fuhriman. Steven Douglas Green Jr., 48, Med One Group senior vice president and director of corporate development; wife, Caroline Erickson Green.
SALTILLO MÉXICO REPÚBILCA STAKE: (Nov. 28, 2021) President — Limhi Hernandez Zamora, 34, General Motors business planner; succeeding Raul Marines Gomez; wife, Nidia Gabriela Morales de Hernandez. Counselors — Heriberto Blanco Ramirez, 48, HC Hospital PC and Laptop director; wife, Maria de Rosario de Blanco Velazquez. Hector Manuel Perales Treviño, 43, Mando Corporation México senior project engineer; wife, Melissa de Perales Ramos.
SAN LORENZO PARAGUAY STAKE: (Oct. 24, 2021) President — Eliseo Benicio González Ayestarán, 35, SACI Parts Center employee; succeeding Juan A. Lopez Colman; wife, Silvina Esther Giménez de González. Counselors — Luis Carlos Rios Benites, 32, Paraguayan Air Force air maintenance group; wife, Lilian Beatriz Prieto de Rios. Juan Carmelo Lugo Acosta, 47, independent salesman; wife, Analia del Carmen Amarillla de Lugo.
SANTIAGO CHILE OCHAGAVÍA STAKE: (Nov. 7, 2021) President — Manuel Alejandro Riquelme Moscoso, 30, Bureau Veritas sales leader; succeeding Eduardo J. Rex Dote; wife, Fernanda Angelina Pacheco Inostroza. Counselors — Patricio Alejandro Zapata Mardones, 40, chef; wife, Celmira Fabiola Roa Flores. Rolando Manuel Rojas Garrido, 29, RCM and Associates legal manager; wife, Stefanie Alejandra Cartes Bustos.
SPANISH FORK UTAH WEST STAKE: (Nov. 7, 2021) President — Ryan Swenson Dart, 49, Swire Coca-Cola USA sales manager; succeeding David B. Isaac; wife, Amy Loree Taylor Dart. Counselors — Glen Gordon Tanner, 43, Utah County Government associate public works director; wife, Regina Joye Bascom Tanner. Brian Aaron Brown, 41, Simple Auto Solutions LLC owner and director of operations; wife, Jordan Hollingshead Brown.
TREINTA Y TRES URUGUAY STAKE: (Nov. 14, 2021) President — German Alberto Beltran, 35, small business owner; succeeding Marcos G. Dutra Rocha; wife, Camila Tarán Miraballes. Counselors — Jose Gabriel Diogo Gorbea, 41, Feral S.A. traveling salesperson; wife, Lorena Gramatica Silvera. Elias Natanael Goycoechea Jackson, 35, employee; wife, Barbara Karen Ferreira Araujo.
WASHINGTON DC YSA SOUTH STAKE: (Nov. 14, 2021) President — Dennis Kyle Sampson, 52, King & Spalding LLP partner; succeeding F. Wayne Janzen; wife, Noelle Lee Tanstrum Sampson. Counselors — Howard DeVirl McKeon, 56, The McKean Group Inc. president; wife, Heather Gale McKeon. Adam Day Boone, 51, Fidelity Investments workplace financial consultant.
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