The following new temple presidents and matrons have been called to serve by the First Presidency. They will begin their service in September or when the temples are dedicated.
Ben Murphy Allen and Monica Ann Allen, Edgewood Ward, Albuquerque New Mexico East Stake, called as president and matron of the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple, succeeding President Robert C. Rhien and Sister Rebecca Rhien. President Allen is a temple sealer and patriarch, and a former stake presidency counselor, high councilor and bishop. He was born in Santa Monica, California, to Ashael Lester Allen and Marilyn Murphy Allen.
Sister Allen is a patriarch’s scribe and a former stake Young Women presidency counselor, ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president and seminary teacher. She was born in Tucson, Arizona, to Edward Albert Hunter and Gail Marie Hackendahl.
Michael Clark Cannon and Shauna Kaye Leek Cannon, Country Crossing 2nd Ward, South Jordan Utah Country Crossing Stake, called as president and matron of the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple, succeeding President Dallan Sohm and Sister Becky K. Sohm. President Cannon is a temple sealer and elders quorum president, and a former Kentucky Louisville Mission president, stake president, high councilor and bishopric counselor. He was born in Lewiston, Maine, to John Quayle Cannon Jr. and Susan Flora Daniels Cannon.
Sister Cannon is a temple ordinance worker and Relief Society compassionate service coordinator, and former mission president companion, stake Relief Society president, stake Young Women presidency counselor, ward Relief Society president and ward Young Women president. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Thomas Arvel Leek and Janet Milne Leek.
Sergio Luis Carboni and Edite Liana Freire Carboni, Tambaú Ward, João Pessoa Brazil Stake, called as president and matron of the Recife Brazil Temple, succeeding President Yatyr M. Cesar and Sister Angela Cesar. President Carboni is an institute teacher and a former Area Seventy, Brazil Salvador South Mission president, stake presidency counselor, bishop and temple sealer. He was born in São Carlos, Brazil, to Oswaldo Carboni and Thereza Palombo Carboni.
Sister Carboni is a temple ordinance worker and a former mission president companion, stake Young Women president, stake Primary president, ward Relief Society president and ward Young Women presidency counselor. She was born in João Pessoa, Brazil, to Astrogildo Fernandes Freire and Mariza Barbosa Freire.
Guillermo Francisco De Sousa and Mercedes Elba Hammond De Sousa, Unquillo Ward, Córdoba Argentina Sierras Stake, called as president and matron of the new Salta Argentina Temple. President De Sousa is a Córdoba Argentina Temple presidency counselor and a former district president, high councilor, bishop and branch president. He was born in Corotelo, Portugal, to Vitalino Rosa De Sousa and Berta Da Luz.
Sister De Sousa is an assistant to the matron and a former stake Relief Society president; stake Young Women presidency counselor; and ward Relief Society, Young Women and Primary president. She was born in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina, to Hugo Hammond and Elva Jerez.
Douglas Dean Gilbert and Kathy Faye Tate Gilbert, Douglas 2nd Ward, Tifton Georgia Stake, called as president and matron of the new Tallahassee Florida Temple. President Gilbert is a temple ordinance worker and stake financial auditor, and a former stake president, branch president and ward Young Men president. He was born in Alamosa, Colorado, to Donald Dean Gilbert and Lois Jean Gilbert.
Sister Gilbert is a temple ordinance worker and Sunday School teacher and a former ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president and seminary teacher. She was born in Starkeville, Mississippi, to Jon Douglas Tate and Alice Faye Tate.
Holger Detlef Rakow and Stephanie Hildegard Elisabeth Broich Rakow, Potsdam Branch, Berlin Germany Stake, called as president and matron of the Freiberg Germany Temple, succeeding President Ralf Bartsch and Sister Beate Bartsch. President Rakow is a branch president and temple worker, and a former Area Seventy, Germany Munich/Austria Mission president, stake president and bishop. He was born in Berlin, Germany, to Hans Friedrich Karl Rakow and Gertrud Hildegard Förster.
Sister Rakow is a ward Primary president and temple worker and a former mission president companion, stake Young Women president, stake Primary presidency counselor, ward Primary president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor and ward Young Women presidency counselor. She was born in Jülich, Germany, to Werner Theodor Alfons Broich and Elisabeth Karola Bertha Kuckertz.
Bradley Reed Wilde and Debra Lou Krammer Wilde, Blue Creek Ward, Billings Montana South Stake, called as president and matron of the Billings Montana Temple, succeeding President Vernan Hogge and Sister Marjorie T. Hogge. President Wilde is a transient bishop and temple sealer and a former temple presidency counselor, mission presidency counselor, stake president, high councilor and bishop. He was born in Magrath, Alberta, Canada, to Gordon Wayne Wilde and Ruth Wilde.
Sister Wilde is a nursery leader and temple ordinance worker and a former assistant to the matron, stake Young Women presidency counselor, ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president and ward Primary president. She was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, to Louis James Krammer and Marilyn Krammer.
Brian Kent Zarkou and Mary Catherine Van Wagenen Zarkou, Shamrock Ward, Meridian Idaho East Stake, called as president and matron of the Boise Idaho Temple, succeeding President Kirk L. Jenkins and Sister Judy A. Jenkins. President Zarkou is a ward temple and family history consultant and temple sealer, and a former stake president, bishop, high councilor, and ward Young Men president. He was born in Salt Lake City to Donald Ray Zarkou and Charlotte Watson Zarkou.
Sister Zarkou is a Sunday School teacher and temple ordinance worker and a former stake Relief Society president and ward Young Women president. She was born in Salt Lake City to Bernard Parley Van Wagenen and Mary Patricia Young Van Wagenen.
