A new stake, the Nuku`alofa Tonga Halaliku Stake, has been created by Elder Lowell D. Wood of the Seventy. The new stake includes the Fatumu, Fua`Amotu 1st and 2nd, Hamula, Mu`a 1st, and Nakolo wards, and the Alaki and Lavengatonga branches.

Elsewhere, stakes have been reorganized in Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, England, Japan, Philippines, South Africa and Tonga, and in Nevada.

New stake

NUKU`ALOFA TONGA HALALIKU STAKE: (Aug. 4, 1995) Created from the Nuku`alofa Tonga Vaini and Nuku`alofa Tonga East stakes. President - Sitaleki Tonga Faeamani, 44, distribution and purchasing supervisor for Church Area Office, former stake president's counselor, stake executive secretary, and bishop's counselor, married Elisa Faiana Tongi. Counselors - Sisiteni Tupou, 57, farmer and businessman, former high councilor, stake clerk, bishop's counselor, ward clerk, branch president, and branch clerk, married `Ana Nai Tonga; Lavemai Funganitao, 40, farmer, former high councilor, and bishop and counselor, married Kalatiola Matileti Vanisi.

Stake reorganizations

LA CARLOTA PHILIPPINES STAKE: (June 25, 1995) President - Emmanuel C. Guevarra, 36, manager of Leonor Guevarra; succeeding Emillo A. Quinosa; former stake president and counselor, high councilor, stake mission leader, bishop and counselor, assistant ward clerk, ward mission leader, elders quorum president's counselor, Sunday School president and teacher, Young Men teacher, Young Adult representative, branch clerk, and branch executive secretary, married Ivie Piccio Elefante. Counselors - Danilo De Los Santos, 33, school teacher at Bago City College, former bishop's counselor, ward clerk, ward mission leader, and Young Men president, married Jona Pullicar Fegidero; Ariel Piloto Baquinquito, 29, former bishop's counselor, ward mission leader, institute teacher, and seminary teacher, married Melina Duenas Bering.

LA PLATA ARGENTINA STAKE: (Aug. 20, 1995) President - Esteban Lubomirsky, 36, commerce manager for DATA S.A.; succeeding Federico Alejandro Tundidor; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, and bishop and counselor, married Ruth Astrid Olaiz. Counselors - Juan Americo Casco, 51, temple hotel administrator for Church Area office, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, and branch president, married Gloria Corte Alba; Gustavo Edgardo Tundidor, 40, visiting physician, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, and branch president, married Violeta Celia Correa.

MACHIDA JAPAN STAKE: (Aug. 13, 1995) President - Kiyoshi Sakai, 56, Tokyo Temple recorder; succeeding Hitoshi Kashikura; former president of Japan Sendai Mission, stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop, and branch president, married Mitsuyo Sakai Ogawa. Counselors - Shu Akatsuka, 42, systems engineer for Fuji Film, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop, elders quorum president, Sunday School president and teacher, and branch president, married Keiko Ueki; Yukihiko Hattori, 41, engineering supervisor for Schlumberger Ltd., former high councilor, stake executive secretary, stake single adult council president, ward executive secretary, elders quorum president, and branch president's counselor, married Kazuyo Muramatsu.

NORTH LAS VEGAS NEVADA STAKE: (Sept. 10, 1995) President - Harold H. Tanner, 61, general manager for Berthas Home Furniture; succeeding Anthony Ray Stephenson; former high councilor, stake Sunday School president, bishop and counselor, and high priests group leader, married Lela Stewart. Counselors - Raymond L. Hodson, 59, master plumber for Desert Plumbing & Heating Co. Inc., former high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop and counselor, and ward Young Men president, married Joann Larkin; Peter G. Shields, 38, self-employed stucco contractor, former high councilor, stake mission president's counselor, bishop's counselor, Young Men president, and gospel doctrine teacher, married Terri Lynn Hafen.

NUKU`ALOFA TONGA SOUTH STAKE: (Aug. 4, 1995) President - Sosaia Tukumuli Paongo, retained. Counselors - `Aisake Kauvaka Tukuafu, 40, managing director for Oregon Pacific Int., former high councilor, stake Young Men president, stake Sunday School president, bishop's counselor, ward executive secretary, and ward mission leader, married Lose Yaiokema Kinikini; Le`omolotu Havea, 34, health education technician, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, ward clerk, and executive secretary, married Loseli Tu`itupou.

NUKU`ALOFA TONGA VAINI STAKE: (Aug. 4, 1995) President - Siaosi `Etika Moleni, 51, employed in personnel by Church Educational System; succeeding Sitaleki Tonga Faeamani; former stake president's counselor, stake mission president, stake executive secretary, stake Sunday School president, bishop, and branch president, married Mele Fetutuki Hu'akau. Counselors - Siope Havea, 59, clerk for Church Area Office, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake clerk, and bishop and counselor, married Vaimasiniake `Ilava; Sipiloni Tatafu, 44, farmer, former bishop and counselor, Young Men's president, and Aaronic Priesthood adviser, married Kalesito Kafo`atu Katoa.

QUEVEDO ECUADOR STAKE: (Aug. 20, 1995) President - Jose Felix Lara Castro, 40, attorney for Superior Court of Justice; succeeding Luis Humberto Fuentes; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, and bishop's counselor, married Maritza Araceli Villota Guevara. Counselors - Justo Pastor Campoverde, 54, health inspector, former bishop, married Gladys Victoria Balcazar Campoverde; Tito Alejandro Barraeiro, 28, bookkeeping and finance manager for Manos & Lomos Exporting, former stake family history adviser, bishop's counselor, and executive secretary, married Luisa Germania Tobar Castro.

ROODEPOORT SOUTH AFRICA STAKE: (Aug. 6, 1995) President - Robert Eppel, 50, director of temporal affairs for Church Area Office; succeeding Christoffel Golden Jr.; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president, bishop's counselor, and branch president, married Pamela Anne Greenhaigh. Counselors - Lewellyn N. Donly, 50, bank manager for Standard Bank, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, ward mission leader, and high priests group leader, married Deborah Van Zyh; Kenneth S. Moroasehla, 40, dental technician, former elders quorum president's counselor, branch president and counselor, and branch clerk, married Mary Mafania Mokgaudi.

SAO PAULO BRAZIL STAKE: (July 16, 1995) President - Reinaldo Barreto, 36, systems manager for Church Area Office; succeeding Claudio Cuellar; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president, bishop and counselor, and seminary teacher, married Claucia Regina Cavern. Counselors - Nilo Maria Leal, retained; Eduardo Vicente Thomazini, retained.

SAO PAULO BRAZIL TABOAO STAKE: (July 2, 1995) President - Jose Carlos Scisci, retained. Counselors - Mario Helio Emerick, retained; Adilson De Paula Parrella, 32, general manager for Harman International, former high councilor, bishop, executive secretary, Sunday School teacher, and branch president, married Elaine Finholdt.

SHEFFIELD ENGLAND STAKE: (Aug. 6, 1995) President - Brian R. Nettleship, 49, managing director for Gethall Ltd.; succeeding John Maxwell; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop, and high priests group leader, married Patricia Barbara Booth. Counselors - Elon Eric Howells, 44, aerospace quality engineer, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, and bishop and counselor, married Barbara Lucas; Robert D. Brownlow, 41, finance director for Lambert Smith Hampton (property surveyors), former high councilor, stake clerk, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, and Young Men president, married Erica Clarke.