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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.