Elder Vaughn J Featherstone of the Seventy created the Iligan Philippines Stake, which includes the Camague, Iligan Central, Initao, Rabago, and Tambo wards, and the Kolambugan, Manticao, Maranding, Tubod, and Tubod Capital branches.

      The Mississauga Ontario Stake, which includes the Etobicoke, La Esperanza, Lehi, Mississauga, Oakville, and Toronto 1st wards, and the La Esperanza Branch was created by Elder Rex D. Pinegar of the Presidency of the Seventy.Elder Merlin R. Lybbert of the Seventy has created the Prince George British Columbia Stake, which includes the Blue Mountain, Fraser, Nechako, Quesnel, and Vanderhoof wards, and the Bella Coola, Burns Lake, Horsefly, Mackenzie, One Hundred Mile House, and Williams Lake branches.

      Elsewhere, stakes were reorganized in Canada, Denmark, France and the Philippines, and in Idaho, Iowa, New York, Ohio, Texas, and Utah.

      New stakes

      ILIGAN PHILIPPINES STAKE: (Oct. 18, 1992) Created from the Iligan Philippines and Cagayan De Oro Philippines stakes. President - William C. Garife, 36, tool keeper, former district president, branch president, Sunday School president and teacher, married Olivia Mailed Tan. Counselors - Emmanuel A. Neo, 38, maintenance mechanic and electrician, former branch president, married Editha Estavillo Pamesa. Counselors - Norman N. Daroy, 31, instructor , former district clerk, branch president, branch mission leader, branch quorum instructor, and seminary teacher, married Jean Lubguban Daniel.

      MISSISSAUGA ONTARIO STAKE: (Oct. 18, 1992) Created from the Toronto Ontario and Hamilton Ontario stakes. President - Lawrence R. Fuller, 39, president and chief executive officer of insurance company, former mission president's counselor, regional representative's executive secretary, stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, married Debra Anne Avison. Counselors - Bradley C. Miller, 46, LDS Social Services agency director, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop, and Young Men president, married Nancy Diane Allen; Alan G. Merriam, 37, music company owner, former stake president's counselor, stake Young Men president, bishop, financial clerk, elders quorum president, ward Young Men president, and Primary teacher, married Joanne Sharon McIntosh.

      PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA: (Sept. 27, 1992) Created from the Prince George British Columbia District. President - A. Brice Gurney, 46, manager of Canada Immigration, former stake mission president, stake missionary, Melchidezek Priesthood leader, district president's counselor, branch president's counselor, and high priests instructor, married Linda Gunnell. Counselor - Eugene K. Marks, 30, school teacher, former district councilor, branch president, branch mission leader, and seminary teacher, married Kathleen Elizabeth Dancause; Scott Shettell, 34, controller, former district executive secretary, branch president's counselor, and elders quorum president, married Lisa Rene Gregson.

      Stake reorganizations

      BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 17TH STAKE: (Oct. 11, 1992) President - Merrill C. Oaks, 56, ophthalmologist, succeeding Stanley Armond Taylor; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop, ward financial clerk, Young Men president, and teachers quorum adviser, married Josephine Ann Christensen; V. Robert Westover, 56, assistant professor of history and Indian educaton at BYU, former high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop, high priests group leader, and ward Young Men president, married Lynda Sue Birchett; Ronald S. Eliason, 58, president of credit union, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, and Scoutmaster, married Marcia Carol Knight.

      CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA STAKE: (Oct. 11, 1992) President - Cordell "E" Jeppsen, 44, senior television engineer, succeeding Paul L. Garvin; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president, stake Sunday School president's counselor, branch president's counselor, and elders quorum president, married Joyce Lorene Lewis. Counselors - Eric G. Andersen, 42, professor of law, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake executive secretary, bishop's counselor, Melchizedek Priesthood group leader, and high priests group leader, married Catherine Hardy; Taggart F. Frost, 46, professor of management and organizational behavior, former high councilor, stake Young Men president, stake missionary, bishop, high priests group leader, and seminary teacher, married Kimm Michele Peterson.

      COPENHAGEN DENMARK STAKE: (Oct. 11, 1992) President - Johan Stenholm Koch, 48, company director, succeeding Richardt Andersen; former stake president's counselor, bishop, district president's counselor, branch president's counselor, and elders quorum president's counselor, married Lisa Karlebo. Counselors - Jens Kristen Kristoffersen, 55, employed by Church Educational System, former national public affairs director, mission president's counselor, high councilor, and bishop, married Sonja Schmith; Torben Engbjerg, 37, consultant, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president, bishop's counselor, ward mission leader, and ward Young Men president, married Anette Fisker.

      CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS STAKE: (Oct. 18, 1992) President - Joe S. Graham, Jr., 51, associate professor at Texas A&I University, succeeding John Carlos Perez; former high councilor, bishop's counselor, branch president, and ward mission leader, married Marjatta Helena Vainio. Counselors - V. Alan Curtis, 51, regional coordinator for Church Educational System, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, branch president, and elders quorum president, married Carolyn Cutler; T. Bryan Grande, 45, claims representative for Social Security Administration, former high councilor, stake executive secretary, bishop's counselor, ward executive secretary, elder's quorum president, and seminary teacher, married Rachel Cortez.

      KIRTLAND OHIO STAKE: (Oct. 25, 1992) President - Timothy J. Headrick, 39, coordinator of safety and health at steel company, succeeding Zane F. Lee; former stake president's counselor, bishop and counselor, seventies president, elders quorum president's counselor, and seminary teacher, married Debra Lynn Parratt. Counselors - Richard L. McClellan, 43, financial planner, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, married Cheryl Jane Felix; William E. Betts, 46, forging technician, former high councilor, stake clerk, bishop's counselor, ward executive secretary, branch president, ward mission leader, and elders quorum president, married Ann Belle Mallett.

      LILLE FRANCE STAKE: (Sept. 20, 1992) President - Joel Nivard, 42, business executive, succeeding Dominique Degrave; former stake president's counselor, district president's counselor, branch president and counselor, married Joselle Rivoal. Counselors - Gerard Crouet, 45, chief engineer of subway maintenance, former stake president's counselor, stake executive secretary, district president's counselor, district councilor, branch president and counselor, married Sabina Regina Janowski; Alain H. Doit, 45, executive president of LeBrun Corporation, former high councilor, stake mission president, branch president, and elders quorum president, married Veronique Marie De Baere.

      MERIDIAN IDAHO SOUTH STAKE: (Oct. 25, 1992) President - C. Scott Grow, 44, president of certified public accountant firm, succeeding Wenden W. Waite; former mission president, executive secretary to regional representative, stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake Young Men president, and bishop's counselor, married Rhonda Lee Patten. Bryce E. Jeppsen, 47, program manager, former high councilor, stake executive secretary, stake Young Men president, bishop, and Sunday School teacher, married Karen Anne Otteson; Clair A. Waite, 42, geotechnical engineer, high councilor, former stake mission president, stake missionary, bishop, and elders quourm president, married Linda Skinner.

      SYRACUSE NEW YORK STAKE: (Nov. 1, 1992) President - Dallas W. Jones, 51, president of Trim-A-Lawn corporation, succeeding Phillip Joe Nelson, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, Young Men president, and seminary teacher, married Sandra Lee Schenk. Counselors - John P. Biggs, 62, engineering program manager, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake executive secretary, bishop's counselor, and branch president's counselor, married Ruth G. Russell; Marvin P. Evans, 39, insurance operations manager, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, Young Men president, and Scoutmaster, married Alice Paula Joyner.

      TORONTO ONTARIO STAKE: (Oct. 18, 1992) President - Terry Harrison, retained. Counselors - Stanley G. Weiss, 36, owner and president of music company, former high councilor, stake Young Men president's counselor, bishop and counselor, ward clerk, and Primary teacher, married Lori Nelson; Kerry T. Shirakawa, 35, general manager of operations for restaurant company, former stake mission president's counselor, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, and Young Men president, married Beverly Elaine Cambell.