New stakes
A new stake has been created from the American Fork Utah South Stake. The American Fork Utah Harbor Stake, which consists of the Harbor 1st, Harbor 3rd, Harbor 5th, Harbor 6th, Harbor 7th, Harbor 8th and Harbor 9th wards, was created by Elder Juan Pablo Villar, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Robert T. Smith, an Area Seventy.
AMERICAN FORK UTAH HARBOR STAKE: (Sept. 10, 2023) President — Brent Michael Wight, 41, self-employed CEO; wife, Tricia Ann Terry Wight. Counselors — Robin Carl Wright, 67, Action Target Inc. customer experience manager; wife, Sherry Lynn Thomas Wright. Gerald Thomas Dibb, 53, junior high science teacher; wife, Raquel Scott Dibb.
A new stake has been created from the Bouake Cote d’Ivoire District. The Bouake Cote d’Ivoire Stake, which consists of the Ahougnanssou, Bouake 4th and Tiebissou branchs and Assabou, Bouake 1st, Bouake 2nd, Bouake 3rd, Habitat and Morofe wards, was created by Elder Alfred Kyungu, General Authority Seventy, and Elder D. Martin Goury, an Area Seventy.
BOUAKE COTE D’IVOIRE STAKE: (Aug. 20, 2023) President — Gondouai Edvis Dih, 37, Compagnie Ivoirienne d’Électricité electrician; wife, Lia Diana Camille Carine Jose Fernande Dih. Counselors — Bi Irié Serge Irié, 46, self-employed; wife, Annick Gertrude Irie. Kouakou Thomas Yao, 45, family business production manager; wife, Adjoua Kouadio Yao.
A new stake has been created from the Columbia South Carolina and Conway South Carolina stakes. The Hartsville South Carolina Stake, which consists of the Cheraw Branch and Camden, Elgin, Florence, Hartsville and Sumter wards, was created by Elder Jonathan S. Schmitt, General Authority Seventy, and Elder John D. Amos, an Area Seventy.
HARTSVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA STAKE: (Oct. 22, 2023) President — Dennis Lane McDaniel, 53, elementary school principal; wife, Christi Barfield McDaniel. Counselors — Mark Eric Judson, 63, Judson Builders Inc. president, W&J Investments and Merewether Judson LLC managing member; wife, Patricia Mary Swaney Judson. Erik Keim, 57, SKF USA Inc. North America quality industrial market sales director; wife, Katrina Kay Krohn Keim.
A new stake has been created from the Benson utah and Richmond Utah stakes. The Lewiston Utah Stake, which consists of the Cornish, Cove, Lewiston 1st, Lewiston 2nd, Lewiston 3rd, Lewiston 4th and Trenton wards, was created by Elder Brian K. Taylor, General Authority Seventy, and Elder John W. Boswell, an Area Seventy.
LEWISTON UTAH STAKE: (Sept. 24, 2023) President — Joseph Earl Creech Jr., 47, Utah State University professor and Creech Farms LLC owner and operator; wife, Megan Lee Christy Chreech. Counselors — Michael Darrel Gibbons, 44, Gibbons Bros. Dairy owner; wife, Kallie Anne Kent Gibbons. Leonard Scott Ward, 50, Logan Coach Trailers sales and marketing manager; wife, Natalie Manning Ward.
Reorganized stakes
ELKO NEVADA EAST STAKE: (Oct. 8, 2023) President — Mathew Norman Spieth, 40, Nevada Gold Mines capital projects superintendent; succeeding Shawn K. Jones; wife, Brittena Wood Spieth. Counselors — Thomas Hugh Claridge, 54, Netafim USA relationship sales manager; wife, Shelly Skinner Claridge. Kurt Wyatt Knudsen, 45, Nevada Gold Mines reliability specialist; wife, Allison Rene Pendley Knudsen.
GOIÂNIA BRAZIL NORTH STAKE: (Oct. 8, 2023) President — Wellis Alves da Silva, 42, Construtora Centro Leste financial manager; succeeding Rafael Santos Nunes; wife, Joelma Albuquerque Rocha Silva. Counselors — Tony Laurindo da Silva Arantes, 43, State of Goiás military police; wife, Maria Luiza Pereira Ferreira Arantes. Pedro Henrique de Medeiros Figueiredo, 30, Flowair Compressores e Serviços LTDA services director; wife, Raquel Lemos Noronha Vieira Santos.
LIMA PERÚ LA CAMPIÑA STAKE: (Sept. 10, 2023) President — Manuel Eduardo Otero Quinteros, 43, Anders Peru S.A.C. corporate head of information technology; succeeding Frank G. Camarena; wife, Gabriela Beatriz Hinojosa Coral. Counselors — Nilton Rios Mendoza, 42, Mentors Peru civil association financial mentor; wife, Sonia Lola de Rios Ponte. Victor Manuel Vivanco Medina, 33, Vaenco metal structures manager; wife, Claudia De Vivanco Ruiz.
LUBBOCK TEXAS NORTH STAKE: (Sept. 17, 2023) President — Derid Shane Ure, 45, BlueSky Orthodontics doctor; succeeding Thomas G. Kimball; wife, Rachel Callister Ure. Counselors — Mark Stephen Summers, 37, veterinarian; wife, Jenelyn Debra Perry Summers. Jonathan Lyman McNaughtan, 38, Texas Tech Univeresity associate professor and associate department chair, and self-employed organizational culture and leadership coach; wife, Elisabeth Day McNaughtan.
SIOUX FALLS SOUTH DAKOTA STAKE: (Oct. 8, 2023) President — Jonathan Grant Eastman, 37, Vikor Teleconstruction president; succeeding Matthew R. Ulrich; wife, Jaygan Jaysen Ray Johnson Eastman. Counselors — Eric Chancey Towe, 44, pediatric cardiologist; wife, Nita Danyelle Palfreeman Towe. Preston George Meline, 52, Levo Credit Union executive vice president; wife, Breanne Bolingbroke Meline.
SODA SPRINGS IDAHO STAKE: (Sept. 24, 2023) President — Richard Blaine Evans, 43, Bayer Crop Science reliability and maintenance engineer; succeeding Wade E. Clark; wife, Katharine Ann Masters Evans. Counselors — Jared William Hunsaker, 54, Bayer maintenance area lead; wife, Susanne Thomas Hunsaker. Chad Wade Harris, 42, rancher; wife, Lacey Erickson Harris.
TAICHUNG TAIWAN EAST STAKE: (Sept. 10, 2023) President — Bang-Jian Liu, Church area publishing services manager; succeeding Kou Chien Lo; wife, Qiaoyi Lin. Counselors — Chih Yuan Li, 45, Dayin Microsystems software engineer; wife, Jingyi Lai. Chih Hsiang Huang, 47, Yamauchi Casting Co. Ltd. businessman; wife, Wanru Chen.
TAIPEI TAIWAN SOUTH STAKE: (Sept. 10, 2023) President — Chen Shun Huang, 51, Bibliotheca Co. Ltd. business development manager; succeeding Hsien Tso Hsieh; wife, Lifen Li. Counselors — Wen Pin Wang, 62, Qinglai Machinery Co. Ltd. paper machinery assistant manager of production; wife, Peiling Ma. Jung Ling Wang, 50, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion coordinator; wife, Ping Yuan Lin.
TEGUCIGALPA HONDURAS STAKE: (Aug. 27, 2023) President — Kennet Michelly Ortega Nieto, 38, Military Hospital and Central Laboratory clinical laboratory technician; succeeding German Laboriel Espinal; wife, Waleska Sarahi Aceituno Andino de Ortega. Counselors — Wilson Alexzander Amador Gálvez, 40, Incomp Educational Center general manager; wife, Nadiezna Janeth Rodríguez Gálvez. Jose Daniel Triminio, 25, Academia Europea international coordinator.
VILLA NUEVA GUATEMALA EL FRUTAL STAKE: (Sept. 17, 2023) President — Edwin Ernesto Colindres Perez, 42, Inasol Group general manager; succeeding Saul D. Castellanos Hurtado; wife, Monica Lorena de Paz Moreno. Counselors — Amilcar Jared Calderon Tanchez, 42, Supli Services sales supervisor; wife, Betsayda Lissete Samayoa Chilin de Calderón. Vickman Farentino Chavez Tuchez, 42, Church real estate project manager; wife, Mayra Esperanza Mejia Garcia de Chavez.
WORCESTER MASSACHUSETTS STAKE: (Sept. 17, 2023) President — Christopher Todd Burt, 52, retired Fidelity Investments senior vice president of artificial intelligence; succeeding David F. Holland; wife, Dawn Alyce Nielsen Burt. Counselors — Spencer Montgomery Gold, 54, Nvidia Corp. director; wife, Emily Ann Davis Gold. Anywhere Sikochi, 43, Harvard University assistant professor; wife, Shlawna Marie Degener Sikochi.
