Two new stakes have been created in Iowa and Missouri.

The Ames Iowa Stake has been created by Elder William R. Bradford of the Seventy. The new stake includes the Ames, Ankeny, Boone, Fort Dodge, Marshalltown, and Mason City wards, and the Carroll, Iowa State University, and Newton branches.The Springfield Missouri South Stake, which includes the Ava, Branson, Harrison, Mountain Home, Springfield 1st and 3rd, and West Plains wards, and the Springfield University Branch, has been created by Elder F. Enzio Busche of the Seventy.

Elsewhere, stakes were reorganized in Australia and Samoa, and in California, Idaho, Michigan, Missouri and Utah.

New stakes

AMES IOWA STAKE: (May 21, 1995) Created from the Des Moines Iowa Stake. President - Robert Blaine Schafer, 56, professor of sociology at Iowa State University, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, high priests group leader, and elders quorum president and counselor, married Elisabeth Alice Nielson. Counselors - Dwayne R. Buxton, 56, research leader for Agricultural Research Service of U.S. Department of Agriculture, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, executive secretary, Young Men president, teachers quorum adviser, and seminary teacher, married Mary Barbara Cowan; Joseph G. Cheney Jr., 42, Church Educational System coordinator, former high councilor and bishop's counselor, married Eileen Pratt.

SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI SOUTH STAKE: (May 21, 1995) Created from the Springfield Missouri Stake. President - Robert C. Brusman, 39, owner and operator of convenience center, former stake president and counselor, high councilor, stake mission president's counselor, Young Men president, and Sunday School president, married Carol Lynn Raymond. Counselors - Stanley D. Petersen, 41, owner and instructor of Ozark Institute of Natural Therapies and private practice therapist, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop's counselor, elders quorum president's counselor and instructor, and Young Men president, married Vernene Cluff; Mark S. Lovelady, 39, assistant professor for College of the Ozarks, former bishop and counselor, high priests group leader, and Primary teacher, married Teressa Bobette Morisset.

Stake reorganizations

ANN ARBOR MICHIGAN STAKE: (April 9, 1995) President - Thomas Peter Nielson, 58, chief executive officer and president of Balance Dynamics Corporation; succeeding Kim Sterling Cameron; former president of Taiwan Taipei Mission, stake president's counselor, and bishop, married Bonnie Pace. Counselors - Robert E. Quinn, 49, professor at University of Michigan, former mission president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, Young Men president, and seminary teacher, married Delsa Brown; Richard J. DeVries, 39, president of Citizens Bank, former mission president's counselor, stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president's counselor, bishop, and stake Young Men president, married Dyana Bridges.

CARLSBAD CALIFORNIA STAKE: (June 4, 1995) President - Clyde J. Barson, 55, dentist; succeeding Richard Fred Dickerson; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president, stake Young Men president, bishop, ward mission leader, and deacons quorum adviser, married Dora Jeannette Smith. Counselors - Roy D. Atkin, retained; Michael D. Shirley, retained.

IDAHO FALLS IDAHO STAKE: (May 21, 1995) President - Bud L. Stevenson, 58, senior training specialist for Argonne National Laboratory; succeeding W. Benson Allen; former stake president's counselor, bishop's counselor, ward mission leader, membership clerk, gospel doctrine teacher, and teachers quorum adviser, married Myrna Jane Griffin. Counselors - John B. Murdoch, 45, director of elementary education for Idaho Falls School District, former high councilor, stake missionary, bishop and counselor, Young Men president, and gospel doctrine teacher, married Marie Brady; Steve E. Holtom, 56, high school principal, former high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop and counselor, and priesthood instructor, married Jan L. McNamara.

MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA DEER PARK STAKE: (May 21, 1995) President - David J. Hoare, 42, finance manager for Government Department of Health and Community Services; succeeding Paul Crichton Louws; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake clerk, stake Young Men president, stake young adult leader, and bishop, married Susan Lorna Brown. Counselors - Russell B. J. Bielenburg, 42, technical services manager, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, and Young Men president's counselor, married Julie Christine Bennallack; David N. Cowan, 39, area representative for Goodwill Products, former high councilor, stake mission president, bishop and counselor, ward mission leader, and Young Men president, married Rowena Catherine Crabtree.

PAGO PAGO SAMOA WEST STAKE: (April 16, 1995) President - Falemao M. Pili, 50, president and chief executive officer for International Development Corp.; succeeding Gata Edwin Gurr; former regional representative, stake president and counselor, stake mission president, bishop, and gospel doctrine teacher, married Vickie J. Lua. Counselors - Edward Stevenson, 48, assistant program director for American Samoa Education Department, former high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop, high priests group leader, and Sunday School teacher, married Faaeseina Magalei; Melila Purcell Jr., 43, personnel manager for Star Kist, former regional sports director, high councilor, stake Young Men president, stake institute teacher, bishop, and high priests group leader, married Sauimoana Marjorie Mauga.

ST. GEORGE UTAH PINE VIEW STAKE: (June 4, 1995) President - Leo Grimshaw Richardson, 45, package car driver for United Parcel Service; succeeding H. Carlyle Stirling; former high councilor, bishop, and elders quorum president, married Helen Dianne Peery. Counselors - Richard L. Judd, 48, institute instructor, former high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop and counselor, and ward executive secretary, married Nancy Albrecht; Orlo K. McEwen, 56, real estate appraiser for Washington County assessor's office, former stake clerk, and bishop and counselor, married Delfina Hinojosa.

SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI STAKE: (May 21, 1995) President - G. Tim Goodman, 41, rancher; succeeding Robert Charles Brusman; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop, and elders quorum president, married Deborah Lynn Johnson. Counselors - Gary W. Pulsipher, 38, chief executive officer for Breech Medical Center, former bishop's counselor, ward clerk, elders quorum president, teachers quorum adviser, and branch president, married Vickie Gates; Michael H. Richins, 33, pensions trust officer, former stake clerk, bishop, ward clerk, Young Men president, and Scoutmaster, married Margaret Rose Armbruster.

SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA WEST STAKE: (June 4, 1995) President - Rand R. Ollerton, 39, dentist; succeeding Jeremiah I. Alip; former high councilor, stake mission president, elders quorum president's counselor, branch president, and seminary teacher, married Lisa Dawn Greenquist. Counselors - Robert Hunt Terry, retained; Terry W. Conger, 54, vice president for CSE Insurance Services, Inc., former stake president's counselor, and bishop and counselor, married Elaine Gail Clark.