Three new stakes have been created in Latin America.

The Las Piedras Uruguay Stake and the Rosario Argentina West Stake have been created by Elder Claudia R. M. Costa of the Seventy.The Las Piedras Uruguay Stake includes the Dieciocho De Mayo, Las Piedras 1st and 2nd, Obelisco 1st, and Santa Lucia wards, and the Canelones, Obelisco 2nd, Progreso, and San Jose 1st and 2nd branches. The Rosario Argentina West Stake includes the Azcuenaga, Belgrano, Canada De Gomez, Echestortu and Godoy wards, and the Carcarana and Funes branches.

The Maipu De Cuyo Argentina Stake has been created by Elder Lynn A. Mickelsen of the Seventy. The new stake includes the Gutierrez, La Gloria, Maipu De Cuyo, Palmira, San Martin, and Unimev wards, and the Colonia Bombal and Rivadavia branches,

Elsewhere, stakes have been reorganized in Argentina, Chile, Samoa, Tonga, and Uruguay, and Utah.

New stakes

LAS PIEDRAS URUGUAY STAKE: (July 2, 1995) Created from the Montevideo Uruguay North and Montevideo Uruguay Cerro stakes and the Santa Lucia Uruguay and Florida Uruguay districts. President - Gustavo Eduardo Sarasua, 28, assistant technician for Saman, former bishop, ward clerk, Young Men president, gospel doctrine teacher, and institute teacher, married Claudia Silvina Salas. Counselors - Wilson Giudici, 50, foreman for Steverlin, former stake president's counselor, bishop and counselor, and elders quorum president, married Marta Yris Alvarez; Carlos Anselmo Gorospe, 36, salesman, former stake president and bishop's counselor, married Aracy Sandra Lara.

MAIPU DE CUYO ARGENTINA STAKE: (June 4, 1995) Created from the Godoy Cruz Argentina and Guaymallen Argentina stakes and the San Martin Argentina District. President - Luis Wajchman, 36, Church Educational System coordinator, former mission president's counselor, stake president's counselor, and bishop, married Alicia Molto. Counselors - Carlos Eloy Amalla, 43, commercial employee, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop, and elders quorum president, married Erlinda Guerrero; Oscar Raul Saez, 40, self-employed speciality carpenter, former district president and counselor, elders quorum president, Sunday School president and branch president's counselor, married Rosa Alicia Sosa.

ROSARIO ARGENTINA WEST STAKE: (May 28, 1995) Created from the Rosario Argentina North Stake. President - Esteban Gabriel Resek, 29, judicial government employee, former high councilor, bishop's counselor, ward executive secretary, and ward mission leader, married Estela Raquel Vargas. Counselors - Guillermo Walter Knudsen, 36, merchant for Bisutti Optical, former high councilor, stake mission president, stake Young Men president, bishop, and branch president, married Norma Elisa Fontana; Dante Osmar Antuna, 29, administrative manager for Geiero Manuel, former high councilor, stake mission president, stake executive secretary, and bishop and counselor, married Sandra Viviana Palazo.

Stake reorganizations

APIA SAMOA EAST STAKE: (May 21, 1995) President - Lueli Te`o, 59, owner of Te`o Kitchen Restaurant; succeeding Herman L. Hunt; former president of Samoa Apia Mission, regional representative, bishop's counselor, Young Men president, and gospel doctrine teacher, married Wai Alvina Leung. Counselors - Huto Nan Yan, retained; Ronald Theron Keil, retained.

GODOY CRUZ ARGENTINA STAKE: (June 4, 1995) President - Alejandro Hugo Rastelli, retained. Counselors - Gustavo Alberto Sanchez, retained; Freddy Dana, 30, assistant administrator for Algas S.A., former bishop's counselor, ward clerk, and Young Men president, married Claudia Mabel Vargas.

GUAYMALLEN ARGENTINA STAKE: (June 4, 1995) President - Angel Licursi, retained. Counselors - Jose Victoriano Ontiveros, 56, retired police officer and police consultant, former high councilor, executive secretary, elders quorum president's counselor, Young Men president's counselor, and Sunday School president and counselor, married Maria de los Angeles Guevara; Ernesto Gustavo Lier, retained.

LOGAN UTAH UNIVERSITY 3RD STAKE: (June 25, 1995) President - Glen O. Jenson, 56, professor and extension specialist of Family Human Development at Utah State University; succeeding Wayne B May; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, and high priests group leader, married Kathylene How

ard. Counselors - H. Grant Vest Jr., 59, head of department of plants, soils and biometeorology at Utah State University, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, and bishop, married Gayle Pixton; E. Bruce Godfrey, 54, professor at Utah State University, former bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, Young Men president, and Scoutmaster, married Judy R. Matson.

MONTEVIDEO URUGUAY CERRO STAKE: (July 2, 1995) President - Daniel Kraft, retained. Counselors - Daniel Edwardo Correa, retained; Gabriel Acosta, 31, carpenter, former high councilor, and bishop, married Rosario del Carmen Perez.

MONTEVIDEO URUGUAY NORTH STAKE: (July 2, 1995) President - Romulo Victor Cabrera, 42, partner in lumber company; succeeding Carlos Atilio Perez; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, and seminary teacher, married Ada Veropalumbo. Counselors - Jose Luis De Los Santos Rosa, 36, repair shop manager, former bishop and counselor, and Young Men president, married Gladys Norma Mercadal; Jose Enrique Calcelia, 52, computer manager, former high councilor, bishop's counselor, and branch president and counselor, married Sonja Ester Bueno.

NUKU`ALOFA TONGA WEST STAKE: (June 11, 1995) President - Sione Vaioleti Losei, 34, manager and owner of Smart Image Textile; succeeding Mosese Y. Kaumatule; former high councilor, stake executive secretary, and branch president, married Mamana Fine. Counselors - Tevita Tu`a-ki-Hakau Funaki, 44, supervisor for Oceanic Pacific Construction, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, married Sela Lolohea Fosita; Sione Ika`e`e Fa`ulao, 49, temple grounds supervisor, former high councilor, stake mission president, bishop, and elders quorum president, married Seilose Tavo.

ROSARIO ARGENTINA NORTH STAKE: (May 28, 1995) President - Jorge Alberto Prieto, retained. Counselors - Roque Cabrera, 58, self-employed merchant, former bishop's counselor, and branch president, married Martha Isabel Celada; Nestor Eduardo Orozco, 30, self-employed worker, former high councilor, stake clerk, and bishop, married Silvia Ines Barilleau.

SANTIAGO CHILE GRAN AVENIDA STAKE: (July 9, 1995) President - Osvaldo Guerra Mosqueira, 45, salesman for Montserrat Super Market; succeeding Andres Moya Basaez; former stake president's counselor, and bishop, married Patricia Isabel Bermudez Salgado. Counselors - Alberto Enrique Alfaro Tapia, 33, finance manager for Liahona College, former bishop's counselor, young adult leader, and Sunday School teacher, married Maria Guadalupe Dubo; Antonio Pallauta Schlick, 27, employee of Nicolas Rodillo Norero, former bishop's counselor, and seminary teacher, married Ana Virginia Moscoso Ahumada.