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New mission presidents

Published: Saturday, Feb. 25, 1989

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The calling of six more mission presidents has been announced by the First Presidency.

They, along with their wives, will assume their responsibilities about July 1. The new mission presidents are:William B. Martin, 67, Spencer 3rd Ward, Magna Utah Central Stake; assigned to the Ireland Dublin Mission; temple sealer and high priests group leader, former regional representative, stake president, bishop and gospel doctrine teacher; pharmacist; received bachelor's degree from Utah State University and did graduate work at BYU; born in Ogden, Utah, a son of Samuel and Sarah Ann Cameron Martin; married Betty Jeanne Allen; three children. She is a temple ordinance worker and Relief Society teacher, former stake Relief Society president, ward YWMIA president, Relief Society president and board member, and Relief Society teacher; born in Nampa, Idaho, a daughter of James Sidney and Eleanora Benson Allen.