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NOTE: When 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 reorganized stake presidencies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from around the world.
New Stake
A new stake has been created from the Hyde Park Utah and North Logan Utah stakes. The Hyde Park Utah North Park Stake, which consists of the Pioneer Retirement Branch and the Aspen Meadows, Green Canyon, Greenville, Hyde Park 3rd, Hyde Park 9th, Hyde Park 10th and Meadow View wards, was created by Elder Allen D. Haynie, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Robert T. Smith, an Area Seventy.
HYDE PARK UTAH NORTH PARK STAKE: (March 27, 2022) President — Brad Max Benson, 52, Intel Corporation senior director; wife, Cheryl Ann Papworth Benson. Counselors — Randall Dee Bennion, 56, Cache County School District school administrator; wife, Julie Ann Glover Bennion. Royce Leon Yorgason, 58, business broker; wife, Dawn Michelle Oyler Yorgason
A new stake has been created from the Escondido California and Vista California stakes. The San Marcos California Stake, which consists of the Las Posas (Spanish) Branch and the Buena Creek, Double Peak, Palomar YSA, Santa Fe Hills, Shadowridge and Twin Oaks Valley wards, was created by Elder Mark D. Eddy, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Voi R. Taeoalii, an Area Seventy.
SAN MARCOS CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Sept. 11, 2022) President — Robert Todd McMaster, 56, dentist; wife, Deon Dow McMaster. Counselors — Matthew Thomas Borgquist, 39, Genentech - Roche field compliance liason and field reimbursement manager; wife, Meleah Susan Shupe Borgquist. Christopher John Fellars, 41, self-employed president; wife, Lacey Ann Dalton Fellars.
Reorganized Stakes
ANONKOUA COTE D’IVOIRE STAKE: (Aug. 28, 2022) President — Yobo Didier, 50, Ivorian Electricity Company company driver; succeeding Ali B. Traore; wife, N’guessan Ouffoue Fabiola Kouame. Counselors — Akah Serge Aristide Lamittian N’guessan, 38, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints distribution clerk; wife, Kouakou Marie Claude Anokoi Kouassi. Djakpa Constantin Dalougou, 35, real estate logistics manager; wife, Mariam Koné Dalougou.
ARIMO IDAHO STAKE: (Sept. 18, 2022) President — Bryan James Stucki, 48, Idaho Central Credit Union mortgage underwriter; succeeding Kurttis B. Smith; wife, Kristen Hall Stucki. Counselors — Stephen Vernal Sutton, 45, general dentist and ARCH Dental Partners partner; wife, Quincy Anderson Sutton. Martin T Pope, 46, Marsh Valley School District science teacher, Yago Ranch farm laborer and self-employed construction laborer; wife, Bekki Dahl Pope.
BALTIMORE MARYLAND STAKE: (April 10, 2022) President — Leo Austin McCafferty III, 53, Verizon senior account manager; succeeding Michael P. Brady; wife, Jeannette Ballve McCafferty. Counselors — Anderson Coppedê Gonçalves, 52, Warner Music finance transformation consultant; wife, Regina Aparecida Silva Coppedê Gonçalves. Jonathon Owen Russell, 41, Johns Hopkins surgeon; wife, Natalie Ruth McClure Russell.
BARQUISIMETO VENEZUELA OBELISCO STAKE: (Sept. 25, 2022) President — Edwin Johan Barco Torres, 29, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion administrative assistant; succeeding Ricardo A. Rico; wife, Ana Maria Castellano de Barco. Counselors — Eugenio Cedeño, 47, entrepreneur; wife, Neira Melisa de Cedeńo Jaramillo. Benjamin Jose Blatch Colina, 55, Moroni Group Integral Center physiotherapist; wife, Ana Graciela de Blatch Villegas.
BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA STAKE: (Aug. 28, 2022) President — Isaac Michael Jones, 36, Amazon senior operations manager; succeeding Eric J. Bascom; wife, Leah Jane Pearce Jones. Counselors — Seth Bernard Richardson, 43, Platinum Funding Group national director of sales; wife, Courtney Gae Carlson Richardson. Ryan Lee Nelson, 47, University of Louisiana at Lafayette department head and professor; wife, Tammie Rae Lindblom Nelson.
CHINANDEGA NICARAGUA WEST STAKE: (Sept. 11, 2022) President — Hector Antonio Romero Potosme, 37, MINED-Nicaragua and Monte Rosa S.A. master of education; succeeding Norman R. Vado; wife, Karla Patricia Arauz Tercero. Counselors — Oscar Danilo Valdivia Reyes, 45, Ingenio Monte Rosa Pantalón S.A. industrial mechanic; wife, Yahaira Sabely De Valdivia. Josue Andres Centeno Zapata, 46, Comercializadora de Mani S.A. senior technical support; wife, Gladys Raquel Miranda de Centeno.
CÓRDOBA ARGENTINA EAST STAKE: (Sept. 11, 2022) President — Juan Manuel Vera, 44, Centro de Interacción Multimedia S.A. administrative employee; succeeding Marcelo J. Daniele; wife, Ana Carla Vera. Counselors — Luis Alejandro Sanchez, 30, Greentech ER commercial deputy manager, business intelligence analyst, and academic coordination and user experience employee; wife, Natalia Mercedes Sanchez. Ezequiel Alejandro Daniele, 34, Sica S.A. sales manager and business owner; wife, Laura Cecilia Daniele.
FARMINGTON UTAH NORTH STAKE: (Aug. 7, 2022) President — Stephen Longstroth Richards, 49, Layton High School physics teacher; succeeding G. Andrew Barfuss; wife, Rebekah Ann Summerhays Richards. Counselors — Michael Louis Schwab, 64, Schwab & Hardcastle LLC attorney and partner; wife, Jane Marie Littlefield Schwab. Tyler William Farnes, 49, self-employed entrepreneur; wife, Anne Michelle Mangum Farnes.
HUNTINGTON BEACH CALIFORNIA NORTH STAKE: (Sept. 25, 2022) President — Jarrod Scott Morgan, 49, Whittier Hills Healthcare Center executive director; succeeding Clay E. Johnson; wife, Jennifer Lynn Leidecker Morgan. Counselors — Luis Gerardo Perez, 55, Costa Mesa Transmission and Auto Care owner; wife, Nancy Elizabeth Perez-Martinez. Scott Anthony Smith, 47, TopGolf Callaway business and IT relationship partner; wife, Stephanie Lynne Ferguson Smith.
JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA SOUTH STAKE: (Sept. 18, 2022) President — Michael Sean Lavoie, 49, Uniti Fiber regional vice president; succeeding David K. Bennion; wife, Lisa Nielson Lavoie. Counselors — Jeffrey Wayne Oldham, 62, Xerox Corporation systems analyst; wife, Colette Binkley Oldham. David Nylas Carlson, 45, Memorial Hospital Jacksonville physician; wife, Anika Christine Forbes Carlson.
KINGSTON JAMAICA STAKE: (June 12, 2022) President — Vaughn Al-Duane Pinnock, 35, JN Bank Ltd. service desk analyst; succeeding Andrew G. Lue; wife, Alexia Laurianne Latoya Pommells Pinnock. Counselors — Shun Robert Lawton, 41, The Ministry of Education and Youth visual arts education officer; wife, Tamara Antionette Morris-Lawton. Sean Patrick Michael Clayton, 27, JN Bank ATM operation officer; wife, Kereisha Nichcola Johnson Clayton.
KISANGA DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO STAKE: (Aug. 28, 2022) President — Kabemba Patrice Ilunga, 45, self-employed; succeeding Tondoy T. Tshibanda; wife, Nadine Tshala Kalonji. Counselors — Tshimbankundi François Mukengela, 53, Gecamines post chief; wife, Mutanga Anastasie Mutanga Mukengela. Kalinde Emmanuel Mupimbi, 50, coordinator; wife, Marie Ukete-Kaji.
LINDON UTAH WEST STAKE: (Aug. 21, 2022) President — Andrew Varner Wright, 45, Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar attorney; succeeding Daron M. Jones; wife, Sarah Louise Sebring Wright. Counselors — Martin Wesley Mashburn, 54, Deseret Trust Company chairman, president and CEO; wife, Janine Hiatt Mashburn. Kevin Wayne Nelson, 43, Big-D Construction project manager; wife, Heather Velene Crowley Nelson.
NUKU’ALOFA TONGA HARBOUR STAKE: (Aug. 28, 2022) President — Langitoto ’Ofa Vaha’i, 53, license customs broker; succeeding Daniel J. Kivalu; wife, ‘Anahuni Hala’api’api Fakalata Foukimoana Vaha’i. Counselors — Sumalea Etizion Liutai Fonua, 32, Ministry of Infrastructure building inspector; wife, Kuatalupe Fa Vatuvei Fonua. Filipe Hanipale Huni, 38, Ramanlal Vallabh radio announcer; wife, Fale tofa Uili ki Moana Taufalele Huni.
OKPUALA NGWA NIGERIA STAKE: (Aug. 28, 2022) President — Victor Pecker Francis, 51, Secretary of Education principal; succeeding Prince Alaoma Ebere; wife, Glory Francis. Counselors — Ugochukwu Ogbonna, 50, self-employed director; wife, Happiness Jonatharn Ogbonna. Kingsley Ezeudo Theophilus, 39, Abia State Primary Health Care Development Agency senior environmental health technologist; wife, Ezenwanyi Queen Chibuike Theophilus.
PROVIDENCE UTAH YSA STAKE: (Aug. 28, 2022) President — Eldon Scott Roe, 55, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion teacher; succeeding James D. Clawson; wife, Jody Lynn Daniels Roe. Counselors — Blake Lyle Evans, 50, Border States account manager; wife, Holli Anne Johnson Evans. Robert Todd Thornley, 54, Cook Martin Poulson P.C. firm administrator; wife, Deanne Pope Thornley.
PUERTO PLATA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC STAKE: (March 6, 2022) President — Carlos Emmanuel Gardner Hurtado, 41, Polanco Fernández & Associates accounts receivable manager; succeeding Eddy W. Morrobel; wife, Elizabeth Gardner Chevalier. Counselors — Lonni Smaillin Quezada Melo, 36, Ministry of Education regional educational adviser; wife, Griselda Rosibel Lopez de Quezada. Edwin Manuel Durán Sánchez, 26, Colgate Palmolive compliance executive and Inversiones R&M owner and co-founder; wife, Jiany Carolina Reynoso Eve.
ROCK SPRINGS WYOMING STAKE: (Sept. 18, 2022) President — Benjamin Craig Brewster, 43, J.R. Simplot senior engineering manager; succeeding Christopher M. Winward; wife, Hilary Catherine Knighton Brewster. Counselors — Robert Winward Young, 48, J.R. Simplot project manager; wife, Kristi Clark Young. Eric Alan Aanerud, 41, Aanerud Appraisal Service owner and certified residential appraiser; wife, Sarah Colleen Asay Aanerud.
ROGERS ARKANSAS STAKE: (Aug. 28, 2022) President — Rand Owen Waddoups, 45, Walmart senior director; succeeding Gregory L. Chandler; wife, Sarah Lorimer Waddoups. Counselors — Randy Duane Conover, 53, family physician; wife, Michelle Lehnardt Conover. Todd Russell Owen, 39, Sam’s Club vice president and divisional merchandise manager; wife, Laura Marie Thornburgh Owen.
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ MÉXICO BENITO JUÁREZ STAKE: (Aug. 21, 2022) President — Eduardo Pantoja Solis, 49, Las Supremas manager; succeeding Jorge U. Ramirez Cardenas; wife, Fani Osorio Canseco. Counselors — Aristeo Contreras Torres, 29, Valeo Kapec heat treatment process engineer; wife, Fatima Olibilsh Favela Atienzo. Rolando Gallalrdo Alvarez, 34, Secretary of Public Education physical education and healthy life teacher; wife, Abigail Silva Rodriguez.
SAN GABRIEL PHILIPPINES STAKE: (June 26, 2022) President — Keith Legaspi Cruz, 47, Globe Telcoms Inc. manager; succeeding Sherwin C. Nones; wife, Maria Concpecion Epino Pica Cruz. Counselors — Roy Caloobanan Cornista, 43, BRISCOR Machine Shop proprietor; wife, Cristina Berlon Langadan Cornista. Glenn Bantigue Tompong, 40, Grow Vite Staffing Services Inc. lead; wife, Maria Patricia Daquel Libria Tompong.
SANDY UTAH LONE PEAK STAKE: (Sept. 18, 2022) President — Alan Kenji Walbeck, 59, Surepay Finance president; succeeding Lyle L. Beecher; wife, Lucile Blauer Walbeck. Counselors — Christopher Aaron Howells, 52, Terramerica Corporation president; wife, Katherine Horman Howells. Andrew Vincent Collins, 42, Mitchell Barlow & Mansfield P.C. partner; wife, Shanade Christine Challman Collins.
SÃO BERNARDO BRAZIL STAKE: (Aug. 7, 2022) President — Pierre Delvaux, 51, Welfare and Self-Reliance manager; succeeding Luiz Carlos Jardim; wife, Melissa Grahl Delvaux. Counselors — Daniel Boscolo, 45, construction and retail entrepreneur; wife, Daniela Grolin Benevides Boscolo. Homero Puerta Amato, 33, Residential Jardim da Saúde, Inspect Cloud LTDA and Servitec Brasil LTDA owner; wife, Aline Buono Machado Amato.
WEST JORDAN UTAH YSA STAKE: (Sept. 25, 2022) President — Bradley Charles Partridge, 62, Intermountain Healthcare executive project manager; succeeding Michael H. Metcalf; wife, Alison Ogden Partridge. Counselors — Brian Allen Oldham, 63, retired; wife, Julie Ann Horrocks Oldham. Ephraim Zamora, 40, Utah State Board of Education civil rights coordinator; wife, Kyrsi Gell Zamora.