New stakes
A new stake has been created from the Lomé Togo Tokoin Stake. The Lomé Togo Agoe Stake, which consists of the Adetikope, Djagble and Tsevie branches and the Adidogome, Agoe Nyive, Apedokoe, Kélegougan and Sanguéra wards, was created by Elder Alfred Kyungu, General Authority Seventy, and Elder D. Martin Goury, an Area Seventy.
LOMÉ TOGO AGOE STAKE: (May 7, 2023) President — Komlan Emmanuel Amehouenou, 29, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion administrative assistant; wife, Amivi Felicite Mariane Koumedjro. Counselors — Baguibassa Ali, 28, Togocom fleet manager; wife, Baniki Koutoumna Ali. Kossi Atisso Biova Attiogbe, 38, aluminum carpentry technician; wife, Ablavi Ahoefa Attiogbe.
A new stake has been created from the Riobamba Ecuador District. The Riobamba Ecuador Stake, which consists of the Bellavista, Guaranda, La Joya, La Primavera and Los Álamos wards, was created by Elder Jorge F. Zeballos, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Yan Carlos Vega, an Area Seventy.
RIOBAMBA ECUADOR STAKE: (May 21, 2023) President — Alex Javier Salazar Luna, 34, university teacher; wife, Anita Valeria Narvaez de Salazar. Counselors — Edison Fernando Vega Jimenez, 47, self-employed; wife, Narciza del Carmen Ochoa Paladines. Cristian Fernando Mayo Torres, 35, business owner; wife, Carolina Fernanda Toapanta Arévalo.
A new stake has been created from the Saratoga Springs Utah Mount Saratoga Stake. The Saratoga Springs Utah Quailhill Stake, which consists of the Lexington Green, Quailhill 1st, Quailhill 2nd, Quailhill 3rd, Quailhill 4th and Talus Ridge 1st wards, was created by Elder Adeyinka A. Ojediran, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Jason C. Jensen, an Area Seventy.
SARATOGA SPRINGS UTAH QUAILHILL STAKE: (June 11, 2023) President — Randy Howard Powell, 49, MetaSource chief financial officer; wife, Shauna Margaret Lifferth Powell. Counselors — Shay Don Bingham, 45, Rexall Drug of Lehi owner and pharmacist in charge; wife, Kimberly Anne Barker Bingham. Michael David Trimmell, 42, Jordan School District special education assistant director and California State University Long Beach adjunct professor; wife, Shawna Marie Ibey Trimmell.
A new stake has been created from the Saratoga Springs Utah Mount Saratoga, Saratoga Springs Utah Saratoga Hills and Saratoga Springs Utah Springside stakes. The Saratoga Springs Utah Riverside Stake, which consists of the Neptune Park, Riverside 1st, Riverside 2nd, Saratoga Springs 10th, Sunset Haven, Thunder Ridge and Wander wards, was created by Elder Adeyinka A. Ojediran, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Jason C. Jensen, an Area Seventy.
SARATOGA SPRINGS UTAH RIVERSIDE STAKE: (June 11, 2023) President — Gary William Nelson, 51, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion institute director and teacher; wife, Maria Ines Munoz Nelson. Counselors — Benjamin Scott Fowler, 45, PacifiCorp director; wife, Kira Paulsen Fowler. Glenroy Carlitos Watson, 41, SkyWest Airlines captain; wife, Nicola Blake Watson.
Reorganized stake
SAN JOSÉ COSTA RICA LOS YOSES STAKE: (May 7, 2023) President — Alejandro Cristobal Del Rio Quesada, 37, Del Río DCD SA president; succeeding Juan C. Fallas Aguero; wife, Chaverri Leon Maria Fernanda de Del Rio. Counselors — Minor Enrique Montero Rodriguez, 54, Soined Innovative Solutions for Education manager; wife, Ana Cristina Brizuela Picado de Montero. Christian Aaron Campos Lucas, 30, Henry Schein One senior software engineer; wife, Mariana Ortega Floris.