stake presidency
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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.
AUSTIN TEXAS STAKE: (March 3, 2024) President — Russell Warren Aldridge, 42, SISU president and co-founder; succeeding Scott Charles Kelley; wife, Abbey Lee Edelman Aldridge. Counselors — Michael Shawn Salisbury, 59, Dell Technologies product line manager; wife, Gina Yvonne Martineau Salisbury. Jared Kelly Thomas, 42, freelancer; wife, Amber Naomi Overton Thomas.
AYAUCHO PERÚ STAKE: (March 10, 2024) President — Eduardo Huamaní Quispe, 35, ThinkLand instructor and DOIT manager; succeeding Carlos Atauria Mañuico; wife, Maria Isabel Vasquez Hinojosa. Counselors — Hernan Alex Quispe Juscamaita, 42, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints maintenance technician; wife, Janet de Quispe Zea. Maximo Cardenas Huaman, 55, independent stylist; wife, Enma de Cardenas Palomino.
BEIRA MOZAMBIQUE MANGA STAKE: (Feb. 25, 2024) President — Mario Bernardo Pumbumua, 30, Desperte Africa manager; succeeding Elias Joaquim; wife, Maria Domingos Manuel Massiua Pumbumua. Counselors — Joaquim Mawane, 40, health care department head; wife, Rita Oliveira Maramba. Fernando Carlos Lino, 32, self-employed business owner; wife, Cleide Da Gloria João De Sousa Lopes.
BOGOTÁ COLOMBIA EL SALITRE STAKE: (Jan. 28, 2024) President — Jonathan Monroy Vargas, 39, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints administrative assistant; succeeding Rafael Ernesto Guzman Perez; wife, Shirley Vanessa Monroy Olarte. Counselors — Javier Felipe Ladino Casas, 34, HDI Seguros general compensations deputy director and SBS Seguros auto compensation director; wife, Sara Patricia Martinez Montaña. Jorge William Quintero Perdomo, 28, attorney general’s office public servant; wife, Loren Tatiana Sanchez Barrera.
BOTHELL WASHINGTON STAKE: (Feb. 18, 2024) President — James Graham Urey, 55, Visa vice president; succeeding Kenneth Todd Williams; wife, Jane Sarah Rose Urey. Counselors — David Gonyer Mann, 52, RevRoad Capital co-founder and executive managing director; wife, Meggin Lynn Morrill Mann. Joshua Riley Elvidge, 47, Microsoft finance director; wife, Melynie James Elvidge.
CEDAR PARK TEXAS STAKE: (Feb. 25, 2024) President — Hyrum Michael Smith, 53, OpenText regional vice president of sales; succeeding Ryan Dee Robinson; wife, Jenifer Jane Cook Smith. Counselors — Tyson David Smith, 39, attorney; wife, Kristina Wirthlin Smith. Aldo Fernandez Zapien, 44, USAA software engineer; wife, Dafne Ivett De Fernandez Carrillo.
CIUDAD VICTORIA MÉXICO NORTH STAKE: (Feb. 11, 2024) President — Heber Neftali Vazquez Hernandez, 37, Tamaulipas State Government federal tax supervisor; succeeding Nazario Antonio López Barrios; wife, Andrea Yajaira Oliva Cruz. Counselors — Abel Leobardo Garcia Covarrubias, 47, Secretary of Education in Tamaulipas designer; wife, Alba Delia de Garcia Lopez. Emiliano Vidal Jimenez Manzano, 32, independent contractor and project leader; wife, Alejandra Lizbeth García Álvarez.
CURITIBA BRAZIL BOQUEIRÃO STAKE: (Feb. 4, 2024) President — Marcos Roberto Schmidt, 54, businessman; succeeding Ricardo Francis Reghin; wife, Ruia Mara Penteado Schmidt. Counselors — Gérson Passos Camargo, 65, Business Management Clinic Ltd. executive director; wife, Ana Relindes Camargo. Evandro Dionisio Pazinatto de Moura, 57, Pazinatto de Moura Transport Ltd. managing partner; wife, Isabel Cristina Cadamuro de Moura.
CURITIBA BRAZIL STAKE: (Jan. 14, 2024) President — José Augusto Roque, 45, attorney; succeeding Edson Arruda Cavalcante; wife, Katia Regina Aguiar Roque. Counselors — Bruno Leiva Cavaleiro, 35, ExxonMobil infield logistics product manager; wife, Ingrid Sontag Cavaleiro. Rickel Stenzel Fittipaldi, 39, Oficina Fittipaldi director; wife, Mywmy Steyoy Ketheryn Teixeira Fittipaldi.
DRAPER UTAH MEADOWS STAKE: (Feb. 4, 2024) President — Tyler Thure Borg, 49, physician; succeeding James E Mac Pherson; wife, Shawna Berrett Borg. Counselors — Lehi U. Rodriguez, 46, Serenity Funeral Homes LLC president and CEO; wife, Melissa Anne Wilhelm Rodriguez. Jason Scott Carroll, 51, Brigham Young University Wheatley Institute family initiative director and BYU School of Family Life professor; wife, Stefani Wood Carroll.
FARMINGTON UTAH SOUTH STAKE: (Feb. 25, 2024) President — John Edward Crowley, 55, Cambridge Financial Group financial adviser; succeeding Robert Donald Howell; wife, Janet Ann Nilsen Crowley. Counselors — Justin Ralph Baer, 50, attorney; wife, Krista Fuller Baer. John Spencer Mordue, 53, John Henry Smith insurance president and owner; wife, Kimberly Ann Farr Mordue.
GUATEMALA CITY LA ESPERANZA STAKE: (Feb. 11, 2024) President — Marvin Estuardo Alvarado Secaida, 37, Telus International application analyst; succeeding Sergio Armando Castañon Lopez; wife, Lesvia Victoria Ramirez Garcia. Counselors — Edgar Geovanny Martinez Gonzalez, 43, sales executive; wife, Ruth Azucena Garcia Gonzalez. Pablo Raul Cal Jul, 31, Conduent customer service agent; wife, Flor de Maria Linares Garcia.
HIROSHIMA JAPAN STAKE: (Jan. 28, 2024) President — Yusuke Sawa, 45, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion coordinator; succeeding Mitsuji Matsushige; wife, Yuki Sawa. Counselors — Hiroyuki Akagi, 52, Hiroshima Prefecture councilor; wife, Yuko Akagi. Kei Kiribayashi, 56, Smile Medical Corp. director; wife, Chiwa Kiribayashi.
JOÃO PESSOA BRAZIL STAKE: (Feb. 25, 2024) President — Victor de Souza Petrucci, 41, Court of Justice of Paraíba judicial analyst; succeeding Alvaro Carvalho de Farias; wife, Raquel Sales Abreu Petrucci. Counselors — André Luis Gomes, 42, Zap Controle Environmental CEO and founder; wife, Juliana Rodrigues Gomes. John David França Vasconcelos, 41, General Comptroller of the Union auditor; wife, Márcia Vieira Mariz Vasconcelos.
MABOPANE SOUTH AFRICA STAKE: (Dec. 10, 2023) President — Keith Bosao Zacharia Moletsane, 41, Athinos marketing manager; succeeding Arthur Maditsi Mashila; wife, Noxolo Antoinette Maseko Moletsane. Counselors — Hilton Wiblin, 60, retired; wife, Carol Anne Tiska Borain Wiblin. Calvin Malebe Marumo, 40, City of Tshwane Municipality assessor; wife, Dorcas Mmakolobe Mofomme Marumo.
MADISON WISCONSIN STAKE: (Feb. 18, 2024) President — Thomas Moroni Martin, 47, Baker Tilly managing director; succeeding Devan Charles Thompson; wife, Nancy Jean Petersen Martin. Counselors — Steven Wayne Schaefer, 47, Summit Credit Union vice president; wife, Jamie Lynn Nash Schaefer. Jeremy David Wright, 42, Epic technical services employee; wife, Erika Shawcroft Wright.
MEDICINE HAT ALBERTA STAKE: (March 10, 2024) President — Clark Benjamin Hyde, 40, optometrist; succeeding Dale Alan Salmon; wife, Jayne Elizabeth Roberts Hyde. Counselors — Mark Allan Heinricks, 56, Prairie Rose Public Schools deputy superintendent; wife, Laurie May Jones Heinricks. Jon Merrill Nielson, 54, Grasslands School Division teacher; wife, Cori Ann Danielle Gibb Nielson.
MESA ARIZONA KIMBALL STAKE: (Feb. 4, 2024) President — Jeremy Lee Sharp, 42, self-employed; succeeding Trent Walker Montague; wife, Liisa Lee Taylor Sharp. Counselors — Jacob Randal Hyatt, 42, Atlas Healthcare Partners CEO; wife, Sunny Marie Goodman Hyatt. Randall Durrant Adams, 70, retired orthodontist; wife, Shelly Barker Adams.
NEPHI UTAH STAKE: (Jan. 14, 2024) President — Joel Billy Gardiner, 45, Utah Community Credit Union branch manager and commercial loan officer; succeeding Douglas Alfred Petersen; wife, Jessie Elizabeth Reimshiissel Gardiner. Counselors — Bryan Thomas Jacobson, 59, Sunset Rail Inc. owner; wife, Lisa Marie Fausett Jacobson. Robert Lyle Nielson, 39, Salt Creek Anesthesia partner; wife, Rachel Janine Taylor Nielson.
NORTH LAS VEGAS NEVADA STAKE: (Feb. 25, 2024) President — Mark Alan Turner, 51, physical therapist; succeeding Robert William Stewart; wife, Kimberley Susan Jackson Turner. Counselors — Boyden Evan Nelson, 54, Nelson Surveying LLC professional land surveyor; wife, Mary Ellen Hafen Nelson. Palota Purcell, 63, Robertson’s Ready-Mix Concrete and Aggregate dispatch operator and service agent; wife, Anna Taupaolo Falelua Tenney Purcell.
OAKLAND CALIFORNIA STAKE: (March 3, 2024) President — David Keith Kimball, 53, Prosper Marketplace CEO; succeeding Darryl Paul Rains; wife, Sara Jo Loosli Kimball. Counselors — Jeffrey John Logan, 53, Granny B’s Cookies chairman; wife, Michelle Marie Esplin Logan. Donald Nelson Sherwood, 63, Turo senior director of corporate FP&A; wife, Amanda Jane Burgi Sherwood.
OCUMARE DEL TUY VENEZUELA STAKE: (Feb. 25, 2024) President — Jesus Leonardo Rodriguez Romero, 36, Ministry of Popular Power for Education mathematics teacher; succeeding Carlos Alberto Santeliz Zamora; wife, Eliany Magdalena Leon Rodriguez. Counselors — Luis Alfonso Briceño Cortes, 50, Command and Communications Control Center operations coordinator; wife, Yelitza Yolimar Azuaje de Briceño. Airon Alexander Piñero Peña, 31, administrative assistant for the Church; wife, Genesis Osmarit Matehus Carrero.
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON STAKE: (Feb. 18, 2024) President — Dan Austin Jensen, 47, Office of the Attorney General of Washington revenue and finance division chief; succeeding Norman Kimball Mitchell; wife, Karla Susana Luna Jensen. Counselors — Blake Aaron Crockett, 47, self-employed; wife, Jennifer Dee Jacobia Crockett. Wesley Grant, 41, Grant Fine Homes LLC owner; wife, Julie Norene Vance Grant.
PAGO PAGO SAMOA WEST STAKE: (Feb. 4, 2024) President — William Ena Spitzenberg, 47, PIOA Consulting CEO and owner; succeeding Adney Marion Ma’anaima Reid; wife, Leleagaatutuila Sisi Levalasi Loi-On Spitzenberg. Counselors — Gary Afi Tipa, 34, Courts of American Samoa interpreter and probation officer; wife, Charity Sasaotimuga Aiava Tipa. Faaogea Fiu, 48, Pritchard Airport Service traffic agent; wife, Silotoa Luavasa Fiu.
PEÑAFLOR CHILE STAKE: (March 3, 2024) President — Claudio Andres Navarro Alegria, 42, CLM Digital Solutions business developer; succeeding Marco Antonio Vidal Saavedra; wife, Paulina Andrea De Navarro Rodriguez. Counselors — Francisco Javier Cortés Jofre, 36, Church temple construction project manager; wife, Rosina Angélica Vergottini Podestá. Jesus Rafael Luces Manrique, 49, Importer of KYM Tires from Chile head of logistics and warehouses; wife, Yngrid Anabel de Luces Lara.
PINHAIS BRAZIL STAKE: (Jan. 21, 2024) President — Diogemenez Carlos Ferreira, 38, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion coordinator; succeeding Lucas Tulio Petla; wife, Juliana França Ribeiro Ferreira. Counselors — Saulo Skraba, 46, Renault of Brazil S.A. quality technician; wife, Gislaine F. Batista Pires Skraba. Marcelo Rodrigues Staben, 53, construction contractor; wife, Leda Mirian Seefeldt Staben.
PROVO UTAH YSA 10TH STAKE: (Feb. 4, 2024) President — Boyd Kenneth Blake, 57, DoTerra IT vice president; succeeding Larry Chris Wells; wife, Tamela Greenwood Blake. Counselors — Douglas Brian Kohler, 55, Provo Missionary Training Center training manager; wife, Cheri Michelle Clark Kohler. Michael Jeffrey Lemmon, 62, Jojo’s Chocolate LLC CEO; wife, Nal Allison Jones Lemmon.
PROVO UTAH YSA 15TH STAKE: (March 3, 2024) President — Michael Dean Barnes, 59, Brigham Young University professor of public health; succeeding David Lee Tueller; wife, Stephanie Ann Morrison Barnes. Counselors — Mark Anthony Jackson, 59, BYU MPS security; wife, Anita Marie Olsen Jackson. Gregory Spencer Moffat, 55, Moffat Co. president of construction; wife, Cheryl Jo Gilbert Moffat.
PROVO UTAH YSA 17TH STAKE: (Feb. 25, 2024) President — Gregory Paul Cook, 54, DoTerra International co-founder and board of directors member; succeeding Gregory John Heiner; wife, Julie Larson Cook. Counselors — Kevin Randall Snow, 57, operations and financial manager, and Church area auditor; wife, Tara Lynn Young Snow. Teotihuacan Packer Ngatuvai, 53, Fidelity Investments financial consultant; wife, Claudia Elizabeth Rojas Ngatuvai.
READING PENNSYLVANIA STAKE: (March 3, 2024) President — Jonathan Michael Stapley, 50, B. Braun senior director of product management; succeeding Keith Brian Wills; wife, Sarah Elizabeth Watson Stapley. Counselors — Phillip Knight Brinton, 49, pediatric dentist; wife, Malesa Ruth Weber Brinton. Jhommpy Bladimir García, 50, Perkiomen School world language department head; wife, Betiania Duarte Nuñez García.
SALT LAKE EAST MILL CREEK STAKE: (Feb. 4, 2024) President — Seth Bryant Johnson, 48, Envestnet Financial Technologies Inc. billing development head; succeeding Gregory Phillip Randall; wife, Emily Graham Johnson. Counselors — Richard Vernon Israelsen, 55, Downeast CEO; wife, Jennifer Brewer Israelsen. Christian Olene Rowe, 44, Savage business development vice president; wife, Tracy Dawn Olson Rowe.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS LA CANTERA STAKE: (Feb. 18, 2024) President — Jonathan Michael Villarreal, 38, self-employed president; succeeding Lisle Chandler Updike; wife, Elizabeth Veronica Villarreal. Counselors — Thomas Ryan Baum, 49, Thomas Stone & Materials owner; wife, Kimberly Morris Baum. Benjamin Edward Thatcher, 45, City of Boerne city manager; wife, Summer Gillis Thatcher.
SÃO LUÍS BRAZIL EAST STAKE: (Jan. 14, 2024) President — Luciano Sousa dos Santos, 36, City Hall of São Luis- MA history teacher; succeeding João Carlos Lima Martins; wife, Maria Vera Pereira Gomes dos Santos. Counselors — André Luis Soares Rodrigues, 37, Paço do Lumiar City Hall-MA geography teacher; wife, Alinny France Botelho Barbosa Soares. Eudes de Jesus Costa Barbosa, 56, General Maritime Service Ltd. port operator; wife, Terezinha de Jesus Costa Barbosa.
ST. GEORGE UTAH YSA 1ST STAKE: (March 3, 2024) President — Shane Austin Flowers, 54, Compass Group/Foodbuy CEO of health care and education; succeeding Timothy Scott Hollingshead; wife, Andrea Maria Jorgensen Flowers. Counselors — John Hartwell Reedy, 61, retired ExxonMobil technical and supervisory professional; wife, Mabel Leigh Potter Reedy. Kip Allen Kint, 58, BNI Utah South owner and executive director; wife, Rebecca Leigh Booras Kint.
TAPACULA MÉXICO IZAPA STAKE: (Feb. 4, 2024) President — Joel Ramírez López, 50, Promoter Sahuayo administrative lead; succeeding Ricardo Mendez Anzú; wife, Amyneth Idaly de Ramírez Bello. Counselors — David Alejandro Moo Llanes, 39, National Institute of Public Health biologist; wife, Maria Cristina de Moo Cruz. Nefi Alejandro Sanchez Cuanalo, 33, freelancer and business owner; wife, Mery Quetzalli Gonzalez Castillo.
THE WOODLANDS TEXAS STAKE: (Feb. 18, 2024) President — Roy Vance Richter, 41, Exxon Mobil Corp. manager and senior counsel; succeeding Alton Craig Sorensen; wife, Jessica Ann Davis Richter. Counselors — Chad William Workman, 43, business co-founder and president; wife, Taylor Ash Workman. Alan L Christensen, 58, Waste Connections U.S. Inc. corporate claims manager; wife, Cheryl Lynn Frank Christensen.
TWIN FALLS IDAHO STAKE: (Jan. 28, 2024) President — Rustin Mark Hatch, 51, optometrist; succeeding Mitchell Jackson Moffitt; wife, Kimberly Patterson Hatch. Counselors — Nathan Kent Adams, 46, Wilbur-Ellis sales representative; wife, Maria Kristine Krohn Adams. Nathan Ford Lyda, 53, real estate broker; wife, Wendy Lee Guest Lyda.
VALENZUELA PHILIPPINES STAKE: (Feb. 11, 2024) President — Rene Boy Martin Ariola, 40, Philippines Area presidency management control auditor; succeeding Danilo Fabian Costales; wife, Mary Grace Fajardo De Sotto Ariola. Counselors — Wilson Yap Paredes Jr., 43, Dewan Architects & Engineers BIM operations manager; wife, Lalaine Ollet Lim Paredes. Josef Matthieu Dagal Bassig, 38, Tanay Rural Bank Inc. chief information security officer; wife, Gracielle Baluyot Dela Cruz Bassig.
WEST JORDAN UTAH SUNSET RIDGE STAKE: (Feb. 11, 2024) President — Michael Scott Harwood, 41, Scott Roofing Inc. vice president; succeeding Mark Davis Wensel; wife, Erica Evelyn Johnson Harwood. Counselors — Paul Bryant Shaw, 42, CHG Healthcare learning and development director; wife, Kellie Lynne Beames Shaw. Mark Charles Davies, 47, Brigham Young University student dining director; wife, Heidi Ann Wollenzien Davies.