The following new temple presidents and matrons have been called to serve by the First Presidency. They will begin their service in September, with the exception of the leaders of the Bentonville Arkansas Temple, who will begin when the temple is dedicated.
Jeffrey R Burbank and Kimberli Ann Eyre Burbank, Foothill 1st Ward, Logan Utah East Stake, called as president and matron of the Logan Utah Temple, succeeding President Thomas M. Cherrington and Sister Mary Cherrington. President Burbank is a patriarch and temple sealer, and a former stake president, bishop and elders quorum president. A retired judge for the State of Utah, he was born in Brigham City, Utah, to Douglas R Burbank and Marjorie Cleo Burbank.
Sister Burbank is a stake patriarch scribe and temple ordinance worker and a former stake Relief Society president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor and ward Young Women presidency counselor. She was born in Logan, Utah, to Vern Bingham Eyre and Emma Rae Anderson Eyre.
Scott Boyd Clark and Sandra Gail Curtis Clark, Bentonville 2nd Ward, Bentonville Arkansas Stake, called as president and matron of the Bentonville Arkansas Temple. President Clark is a temple ordinance worker, area mission specialist and high councilor, and a former Philippines MTC president, Philippines Angeles Mission president, stake president and bishop. A retired legal counsel in the healthcare and automotive industry, he was born in Murray, Utah, to Wallace Ivan Clark and Colleen Clark.
Sister Clark is a stake Relief Society president and temple ordinance worker and a former MTC president companion, mission president companion, ward Young Women presidency counselor and ward Primary president. She was born in Salt Lake City to Jay Kent Curtis and Bonnie Jean Curtis.
Lindsay Thomas Dil and Christine Mary Patrick Dil, Takapuna Ward, Auckland New Zealand Harbour Stake, called as president and matron of the Hamilton New Zealand Temple, succeeding President Michael A. Roberts and Sister Christine Roberts. President Dil is a former Area Seventy, Ghana Cape Coast Mission president, New Zealand MTC president, stake president and bishop. A retired CEO of Dil’s Funeral Services, he was born in Auckland, New Zealand, to Wilfred Thomas Dil and Gloria May Dil.
Sister Dil is a former mission president companion, MTC president companion, stake Relief Society president and area Church history advisor. She was born in Thames, New Zealand, to Jack Charles Cathro Patrick and Daphne Myrtle McLean Dawson.
Rodney James Larsen and Diane Bernice Bywater Larsen, Garden Ridge Ward, San Antonio Texas Cibolo Valley Stake, called as president and matron of the San Antonio Texas Temple, succeeding President Randall F Baum and Sister Robin Baum. President Larsen is a temple sealer and a former temple presidency counselor, high councilor, stake mission president and bishopric counselor. A retired vice president of auditing for MicroStrategy, he was born in Salt Lake City to Alma Gordon Larsen and Marjorie Fay Larsen.
Sister Larsen is a director of public affairs and temple ordinance worker, and a former assistant to the matron, stake and ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president and ward Primary president. She was born in Salt Lake City to Abram Hatch Bywater and Bernice Katherine Bywater.
Adriano Feliciano Lopes and Teresinha Da Cruz Constancio Lopes, Praia 3rd Ward, Praia Cape Verde Stake, called as president and matron of the Praia Cape Verde Temple, succeeding President Roberto F. Oliveira and Sister Eliana Oliveira. President Lopes is temple presidency counselor and a former patriarch, assistant temple recorder, stake presidency counselor, high councilor and bishop. He was born in Cape Verde to Feliciano Tiburcio Lopes and Albertina Rosa Silva.
Sister Lopes is an assistant to the matron and a former ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, ward Primary president and branch Relief Society presidency counselor. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Manoel Constancio and Olinda da Cruz Constancio.
Andy Howard Lustig and Gay Miriam Rumper Lustig, West Boca Ward, Boynton Beach Florida Stake, called as president and matron of the Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple, succeeding President Donald Smarinsky and Sister Jan Katharine Smarinsky. President Lustig is a stake president and temple ordinance worker and a former high councilor and bishop. A retired business owner of a piano tuning company, he was born in Jamaica, New York, to Fredrick Edward Lustig and Adele Blanche Nissenfeld.
Sister Lustig is a Relief Society teacher, public affairs specialist and temple ordinance worker, and a former ward Relief Society president. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to William Rumper and Louisa Marietta Dawdy.
Ronald Joseph Peterson and Sherry Lynn Peterson, Wapiti Ward, Grande Prairie Alberta Stake, called as president and matron of the Edmonton Alberta Temple, succeeding President Robert Mendenhall and Sister Dixie Mendenhall. President Peterson is a temple sealer and elders quorum presidency counselor and a former stake presidency counselor, branch president and elders quorum president. He was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, to Joseph Howard Peterson and Eva Giesbrecht.
Sister Peterson is a ward Relief Society presidency counselor and temple ordinance worker and a former stake Relief Society president and ward Young Women president. She was born in Taber, Alberta, to Ernest Samuel Moline and Betty Moline.
Paul David Sorensen and Julienne Kjergard Sorensen, Sierra Verde Ward, Phoenix Arizona Thunderbird Park Stake, called as president and matron of the Phoenix Arizona Temple, succeeding President Steven Campbell and Sister Loretta Campbell. President Sorensen is a priests quorum assistant adviser and a former Idaho Nampa Mission president, stake president, bishop and temple sealer. A retired president of LSW Engineers, he was born in Phoenix, Arizona, to James Peter Sorensen and Mary Jane Sorensen.
Sister Sorensen is a former mission president companion, ward Relief Society president and ward Young Women president. She was born in Salt Lake City to William Edward Kjergard and Lydia Eve Kjergard.
