New leaders recently called for 20 stakes

The following new stake presidents have been called.

New participation

A new stake was created from the Lagos Nigeria Egbeda Stake. The Ikotun Lagos Nigeria Stake, which includes the wards of Akesan, Egan, Ejigbo, Igando, Ikotun, Isolo, and Jakande, was established by Elder Hugo E. Martinez, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Solomon Ijoma Aliche and Elder Christian C. Chigbundu, Seventies Region.

LAGOS NIGERIA IKOTUN STAKE: (June 26, 2022) Chairman — Uzochukwu Leroy Onuoha, 35, founder of LeeRoy Contractors and chief content officer of BeeDarzle Media; wife, Peace Efe Ohikhuare Onuoha. Advisors — Sam Okon Sam, 41, auditor of FamilySearch International and CEO of Forte Liahona International Ltd. ; wife, Joy Osamagieghomwenwi Uwagboe Sam. Kelly Jituboh-Williams, 26 years old, independent entrepreneur; wife, Chiamaka Ann Akatobi Williams.

Reorganized stakes

ALASKA NORTH ANCHOR PILE: (June 12, 2022) President — Amir Joseph Azimi-Tabrizi, 54, owner of All Alaska Electric Inc.; succeeding Siuea A. Mahe; wife, Elisa Michelle Hodges Azimi-Tabrizi. Advisors — Timothy James Morgan, 62, facility manager for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; wife, Linda Moser Morgan. Fautua Fautua Jr., 60, retired; wife, Repeka Luafau Fautua.

CAMPINA GREAT BRAZIL ISSUE: (Feb. 20, 2022) Chair — Jose Ronaldo Lemos da Silva, 59 years old, self-employed refrigeration technician; succeeding Sharles Barbosa de Aguiar; wife, Iracema Freitas da Silva. Advisors — Felipe Felix da Silva, 32, CEO of Grow Up; wife, Candice Almeida Macedo Norte Silva. Ari Rodrigues Araujo, 35, Clinica Radiológica Dr. Wanderley Accounting; wife, Maria Gorete Gomes Santos.

FERNANDO DE LA MORA PARAGUAY SOUTH STAKE: (June 12, 2022) President — Gregorio Ewaldino Correa Amarilla, 53 years old, owner of a construction company; succeeding Hugo A. Romero Peralta; wife, Zulma Luisa Vera Barrio de Correa. Advisors — Rodrigo Ariel Bernal Canellas, 46 years old, Núcleo SA leader in services and projects; wife, Laura Leticia Bernal. Matthew Joseph Handy, 43, freelance web designer; wife, Alice Portillo Handy.

PARTICIPATION OF GUAYAQUIL ECUADOR PROSPERINA: (June 19, 2022) President — Daniel Fernando Saltos Arroyo, 40, shareholder and Chairman of Casmorsa SA; succeeding Nolfo N. Zambrano Pincay; wife, Rebeca Lorena de Saltos Maldonado. Advisors — Patricio Orlando Estrada Gonzalez, 46, administrative assistant to the temple presidency; wife, Adriana Emma de Estraeda Cruz. Hector Byron Acuna Chong, 48, director of an automobile parts company; wife, María Gabriela Díaz Carcelén.

HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA Stake: (June 19, 2022) President — James Andrew Wolfe, 53, GIS Director of MU Research Corp. ; succeeding Robert R. Cox; wife, Amy Beth Myers Wolfe. Advisors — Sven Thomas Berg, 62, CEO of Quality Insights Inc.; wife, A’Lynn Ann Johnson Berg. Kevin James Osborne, 50, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife camp superintendent; wife, Alma Kaye Wyatt Osborne.

KOBE’S PARTICIPATION IN JAPAN: (May 15, 2022) President — Nobuto Oshima, 40 years old, independent entrepreneur; succeeding Jun’ichiro Kojima; wife, Ryoko Oshima. Advisors — Kazuhiko Taneda, 42 years old, teacher; wife, Akie Taneda. Tatsuo Tokuno, 46 years old, director of the city of Suita; wife, Atsuko Tokuno.

LAKE OSWEGO OREGON STAG: (August 7, 2022) President — Robert Ruel Russell, 47 years old, oral surgeon; succeeding David B. Lake; wife, Christy Dunn Russel. Advisors — Ted Richard Jeffries, 51, senior director of environmental and operational procurement at Intel Corp.; wife, Margaret Suzanne Slingerland Jeffries. Bart Cheney Dickson, 45, president of Cobalt Development; wife, Amanda Nicole Silliman Dickson.

PARTICIPATION LAGOS NIGERIA EGBEDA: (June 26, 2022) Chairman — Sunday Folorunsho Oyedeji, 45, Managing Director of Heleman Global Links Co.; succeeding Sunday O. Adejuwon; wife, Cecilia Charles Awortu Oyedeji. Advisors — Onyemaobi Oliver Azuonwu, 55, real estate project manager for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; wife, Ngozi Oka Azuonwu. Chukwuemeka Henry Ekufu, 36, Director of Security Operations at TTMC Consulting and Head of Security at H&W Rice Co.; wife, Chioma Tochukwu Iheanacho Ekufu.

PARTICIPATION OF LIMA PERU EL OLIVAR: (Feb. 27, 2022) Chair — Jose Alfredo Araujo Saavedra, 35 years old, head of GLACOR operations; succeeding Jorge A. Pastor; wife, Isaura Angela de Araujo Young. Advisors — Moises Ormeno Barrios, 57, Ministry of the Interior of Peru Employee of the National Police of Peru; wife, Carmen Floriza de Ormeño Yauricasa. Nestor Ismael Vega Ormeño, 39 years old, Ascensores Schindler del Peru SA safety and quality inspector; wife, Gloria Ines Perez de Vega.

PARTICIPATION LOS CHILLOS ECUADOR SAN RAFAEL: (July 10, 2022) Chairman — Javier Santiago Canar Cisneros, 48, leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and member support coordinator; succeeding Pablo D. Guaminga Guerrero; wife, Maria Belén Espin de Cañar. Advisors — Franklin Xavier Rodriguez Cajas, 52, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Support Coordinator for Area Leaders and Members; wife, Flory Cumanda de Rodriguez Revelo. Juan Pablo Iza Felix, 44 years old, independent CEO; wife, Karla Tatiana Villacis de Iza.

MAHINA TAHITI ISSUE: (June 19, 2022) President — Nelson Taihia I Te Aronui Graffe, 49 years old, Reva Immo real estate negotiator; succeeding Emile N. Aumerand; wife, Christelle Dorothey Brodien Graffe. Advisors — Iona Manarani, 54 years old, business manager; wife, Jo Ann Ariioehau Teuira Manarani. Teratonuu Opuu, 61 years old, retired; wife, Lea Vaiarii Mapuhi Opuu.

PARTICIPATION OF MANAGUA NICARAGUA: (August 7, 2022) Chair — Ramon Emmanuel Ramos Rodríguez, 35 years old, Deputy Director of Sales Solutions 2GO; succeeding Freddy A. Castillo Rodriguez; wife, Maria Esther López Saravia de Ramos. Advisors — Kenet Jafeth Gallegos Leiva, 29 years old, commercial director of the Nómago agency and director of projects and public relations of the National University of Engineering; wife, Dany del Socorro Condega Baez. Felix Ricardo Menocal Calero, 36 years old, Design Studio project manager and web research specialist SPI — Global Technologies; wife, Dianny Lidieth Navarro de Menocal.

PENASQUITOS INVOLVEMENT IN CALIFORNIA: (August 14, 2022) Chair — Gregory James Gosch, 59, CEO of Genece; succeeding Todd P. Clyde; wife, Pamela Eldredge Gosch. Advisors — Christopher B Isaac, 52 years old, Associate General Counsel of Sempra Energy; wife, Anna Maria Catanzariti Isaac. Spencer Eugene Mauseth, 46 years old, pediatric dentist; wife, Melodee Anne Smith Mauseth.

RIVERTON UTAH SOUTH STAG: (August 7, 2022) Chair — Darren John Kirkham, 42, owner and founder of Frontline Pest Professionals; succeeding Shawn J. Neilson; wife, Shari Flynn Kirkham. Advisors — Russell Dean Simon, 45, online director of Seminaries and Institutes of Religion; wife, Hilary Ann Craig Simon. David Leland Boardman, 39, CEO of DEVCO Foods Management LLC; wife, Tiffany Kristine Wardle Boardman.

EL SALVADOR BRAZIL ISSUE: (March 13, 2022) Chair — Irapuan Araujo Garcia, 60, warehouse manager of commercial Java tools; succeeding Jailton Silva dos Santos; wife, Deuraydis Teles Garcia. Advisors — Diego Amorim Silva 31, Maia Lawyers and Associates legal counsel; wife, Luciana do Nacimento Silva. Leandro Gramosa Reis, 30 years old, accounting entrepreneur Gestabilis Accounting and Management Control; wife, Camila Moraes Vieira Reis.

TOOELE UTAH VALLEY VIEW STAKE: (August 14, 2022) Chair — Adam Zachary Rogers, 51, director of the US Army’s biotesting division; succeeding J. Craig Sellers; wife, Kristen Dickerson Rogers. Advisors — Brandon Wade Nay, 44, independent Pride Build Homes; wife, Jennifer Lynn Gambles Nay. Jon Ray Griffith, 51, Selecthealth Vice President of Operations and Chief Experience Officer; wife, Anne Richins Griffith.

PARTICIPATION URDANETA PHILIPPINES: (July 3, 2022) Chairman — Richard Ferrer Servinias, 39, virtual assistant Keller Williams Realty; succeeding Terence Q. Terceño; wife, Rhodora Valdez Ingaran Servinias. Advisors — Callip de Randale Llarenas, 41 years old, teacher at the Ministry of Education; wife, Mylyn Mangasar Dolor Dalip. Hanniel Dulay Purisima, 47, Industrial & Transport Equipment Inc. and Isuzu INTECO sales manager; wife, Jacquelyn Malenab Madayag Purisima.

PARTICIPATION VITÓRIA DA CONQUISTA BRAZIL: (August 7, 2022) Chair — Marlon Sales dos Santos 49 years old, micro-entrepreneur MS Tratores; succeeding Melquiades Bernardo da Silva; wife, Valdirene Alves dos Santos. Advisors — Brayan Ribeiro Cavalcanti, 35 years old, independent financial market analyst; wife, Liliam Souza Viana Cavalcanti. Antonio da Silva, 49 years old, painter in a car paint shop; wife, Veronica Meres da Silva.

CALIFORNIA YORBA LINDA STAKE: (August 7, 2022) President — Adam Lee Sharp, 45, associate professor at Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine and physician for the Southern California Permanente Group; succeeding Charles L. Flake; wife, Amy Elizabeth Losser Sharp. Advisors — Justin West Dalton, 43, CEO of Certified Recycling; wife, Jennifer Dawn Parker Dalton. Jared Bonman, 42, physician with Southern California Permanente Medical Group; wife, Christy Ann Fisher Goodman.