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New Temple Presidents and Matrons Called in 2026

The First Presidency has called 62 couples to serve as temple presidents and matrons

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62 temple presidents
A map shows the number of houses of the Lord with new presidents and matrons called to serve in each area of the world in 2026. Graphic courtesy of Church News. Copyright 2026 Deseret News Publishing Company.
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The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has called 62 couples to serve as temple presidents and matrons.

The newly called leaders listed below comprise those called to serve beginning in September 2026 or when the new temples (indicated with an asterisk) or remodeled temples are dedicated.

The couples’ names and temple assignments are listed below alphabetically by temple name. Click on the names to read the couples’ brief biographies in the Church News.

The Church has 383 temples — dedicated, under construction or announced. Temple presidents and matrons typically serve three years.

Temple

Temple President and Matron

Adelaide Australia

Colin Wayne and Karyn Dawn Mutton Clements

Bacolod Philippines*

Gregorio Horlandor and Maria Luisa Arnaiz Nain Lagaña

Bangkok Thailand

Umporn and Am-On Khanathong Parapan

Belo Horizonte Brazil*

Victor Pereira and Márcia Maria Ferreira de Salles

Bentonville Arkansas

David Owen and Carolyn Lee Stout

Bern Switzerland

Martin Andreas and Ruth Schmid Müller

Bismarck North Dakota

Jerry L and Cyndee May Ward Parker

Bogotá Colombia

Edgar Agen Mantilla Vargas and Claudia Patricia Arciniegas Carreño de Mantilla

Brasília Brazil

Natan Ruiz and Eva Ferraz Fontes

Cedar City Utah

Dane Okerlund and Ruth Marie Jolley Leavitt

Cody Wyoming*

Jerry Michael and Clarlyn Ellen Workman Snyder

Columbia South Carolina

Timothy Bruce and Kandi Marie Bender Guffey

Detroit Michigan

David Peter and Fara Lark Johnson Jensen

Edmonton Alberta

David Clarence and Roxanne Noreen Pierson McCue

Ephraim Utah*

Thomas Fredrick and Michelle Peterson Bailey

Feather River California

Jason James and Joan Garner Cardinet

Fort Lauderdale Florida

Wayne Orson and Rebecca Kay Beckstrand Whitaker

Guayaquil Ecuador

Byron Wladimir Manzo Castillo and Fanny Margoth Robles Espinoza de Manzo

Hamilton New Zealand

Tony Paul and Erina Dee Elkington Osborne

Helena Montana

Lance C and Heather Naomi Brimhall

Logan Utah

Bryan R and Jacqueline Brunson Larsen

Los Angeles California

Bruce Edward and Kathryn Spencer Ghent

Louisville Kentucky

Ronald Lynn and Gayle Platt Spjut

Lubbock Texas

Jeffrey Howard and Elizabeth Corey Burkhardt

Managua Nicaragua*

Johnny Cristobal Andino Delgado and Lucia del Carmen Tiffer Ramírez de Andino

Manti Utah

Brent T and Joyce Lorraine Anderson Cottle

McAllen Texas

Arnold Duran and Maria Alicia Rivera Elkins

Memphis Tennessee

David Mark and Karen Maxine Mahlum Lewis

Meridian Idaho

Dell Elliott and Donna Jean Winegar Jemmett

Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala*

César Augusto Hernández Galindo and Marie Judith Peñate Escobar de Hernández

Montpelier Idaho*

Bart Orr and Cherie Lynn Bullock Christensen

Moses Lake Washington

Jay Dee and Trina Joy Walter Bair

Mount Timpanogos Utah

Allen Bert and Denise Allridge Alexander

Neiafu Tonga*

Tukia-’I-Vava’U and Linita Fekitoa Havea

Newport Beach California

Richard Elmer and Barbara Roberts Lamprecht

Ogden Utah

John Palmer and Connie Raye Wilmot Porter

Okinawa Japan

Tsukasa and Sae Nakaima Nagamine

Oklahoma City Oklahoma

Kevin Owen and Daphne Lanay Packard Coles

Orem Utah

Dan Dyreng and Cindy Andersen Gagon

Pago Pago American Samoa*

Kalilimoku Sola August and Tuputausi May Asayo Hirata Hunt

Phnom Penh Cambodia*

Sophon Sam and Sovan Chan

Phoenix Arizona

Neuel Edwin and Cheryl Ann Steele Weathersby

Praia Cape Verde

Austelino Silva and Emilia de Jesus Andrade Fonseca Moreira

Preston England

Michael Wayne and Jacqueline Mary Brownlow Gilmore

Raleigh North Carolina

Enos and Bertha Pauline Milner Tracy

Red Cliffs Utah

Michael Scott and Denise Bergener Wilstead

Richmond Virginia

William Frederick Mullins II and Jennifer Gale Smith Mullins

San Antonio Texas

Ernest Kent and Jane Ann VanderStek Richter

San Diego California*

Richard Gayne and Stephanie Lou Hansen Whittier

San Luis Potosí Mexico*

Javier Romero Cuellar and Leticia Escobarete Aranda de Romero

San Salvador El Salvador

Ángel Antonio Duarte Escobar and Silvia Esperanza Ayala Duarte

Saratoga Springs Utah

Rodney Lee and Danette Lea Davenport Chugg

Smithfield Utah*

Michael Lee and Linda Ann Gardner Staheli

Snowflake Arizona

Kenneth Dale and Roni Erin Gibson VanWinkle

St. George Utah

Lyman Kelton and Debra Frei Hafen

Toronto Ontario

Bradley Albert and Joanne Thompson

Torreón Mexico*

Gustavo Castillo Ibarra and Hipólita Landeros Viveros Castillo

Tucson Arizona

Zane Alan and Suzy Tuttle Kartchner

Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico

Indalecio Tomas Morales and Isidora Elba Aragon Villatoro de Tomas

Vernal Utah

Tim and Ellen Kay Ufford Hadlock

Wichita Kansas*

Brian Lee Rawson and Linda Christine Glines Rawson

Willamette Valley Oregon*

Gregory Lee and Christina Lynne Demery Stevens