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A new stake has been created in Sweden by President Thomas S. Monson, first counselor in the First Presidency. New stakes have also been created in Brazil, Peru and Utah.
The new Swedish stake, the Malmoe Sweden Stake, includes the Halmstad, Helsingborg, Lund, Malmo and Limhamn wards, and the Hassleholm, Kalmar, Karlskrona, Kristianstad and Vaexjoe branches.The Orem Utah Cascade Stake, which includes the Cascade 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th and Center wards, has been created by Elder Ben B. Banks of the Seventy.
The Santa Rita Brazil Stake, which includes the Bayeux, Bayeux Centro, Dos Municipios, Joao Pessoa, Santa Rita and Tibiri wards, has been created by Elder W. Craig Zwick of the Seventy.
The Ventanilla Peru Stake, which includes the Angamos, Arenas, Naval, Pedro Beltran and Ventanilla wards, and the Los Alamos and Mi Peru branches, has been created by Elder Jay E. Jensen of the Seventy.
Elsewhere, stakes have been reorganized in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Denmark and Uruguay, and in California, Idaho and Utah.
New stakes
MALMOE SWEDEN STAKE: (Aug. 18, 1996) Created from the Malmoe Sweden District. President - C. Urban Girhammar, 51, senior lecturer in food chemistry at University of Kalmar; wife, Gunnel Elisabeth Martinson Girhammar. Counselors - Claus Wrang, 47, traffic schoolteacher; wife, Monica Kerstin Linnea Jonsson Wrang. P. Arnold Ahlstrom, 35, self-employed sales trainer, consultant and writer; wife, Ingrid Monica Elisabeth Andersson Ahlstrom.
OREM UTAH CASCADE STAKE: (Sept. 8, 1996) Created from the Orem Utah Stake. President - Richard B. Brady, 43, vice president of Sawvel and Associates Inc.; wife, Janice Manwaring Brady. Counselors - Q. Val Hale, 39, assistant athletic director at BYU; wife, Nancy Allred Hale. Gordon C. Smith, 49, marketing manager for Novell Inc.; wife, Madeline "June" Smith Smith.
SANTA RITA BRAZIL STAKE: (Sept. 1, 1996) Created from the Joao Pessoa Brazil and Joao Pessoa Brazil Rangel stakes. President - Jose Joel Alves Fernandes, 35, Church area office coordinator; wife, Maristela Aglian Silva de Fernandes. Counselors - Joao Cordeiro Guedes, 35, secretary at medical facility; wife, Wsmerei N. de Guedes. Luciano Da Silva, 33, technician; wife, Maria de Fatima Pereira Souza de Silva.
VENTANILLA PERU STAKE: (Sept. 8, 1996) Created from the Ventanilla Peru District. President - Luis Arnaldo Alvarado Z., 41, employed in archive department for business newspaper; wife, Maria Gladys Luna R. de Alvarado. Counselors - Jaime Vargas G., 36, manager for J.V. Representatives; wife, Rosa Yolanda Chumbes A. de Vargas. Mathias Armando Cavero P., 33, administrator for Cleaning Power; wife, Regina Jessica Garcia F. de Cavero.
Stake reorganizations
AARHUS DENMARK STAKE: President - Erik Ryttersgaard, 46, retirement and investment counselor; succeeding Carsten John Larsen; wife, Lis Boerge Ryttersgaard. Counselors - Peter Lynn Meline, 33, Church employee; wife, Annette Rohde Pedersen Meline. Michael Stenholm Paulsen, 36, police officer; wife, Annette Rasmussen Paulsen.
BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA BELGRANO STAKE: (Aug. 25, 1996) President - Benjamin Rodriguez, 34, owner of locksmith business; succeeding Nestor Esteban Curbelo; wife, Andrea Gabriela Klammer de Rodriguez. Counselors - Oscar Alberto Ormeno, 44, antique store clerk; wife, Andrea Fabiana Bermudez de Ormeno. Juan Lorenzo Orquera, 29, real estate partner for Florentino Orquera SA; wife, Silvina Yael Michalek de Orquera.
JOAO PESSOA BRAZIL STAKE: (Sept. 1, 1996) President - Emiliano Castor de A. Neto, 34, managing partner for Atlanta Informations Ltd.; succeeding Jose Joel Alves Fernandes; wife, Veronica Maria A. Lucena de Castor. Counselors - Everaldo de Egito Andrade, 34, bank officer; wife, Maria Jacy Morais de Andrade. Sergio de Sousa Silva, 31, sales supervisor; wife, Fatima Nery Gomes de Silva.
LIVERMORE CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Sept. 8, 1996) President - Harmon D. Probst, 59, dentist; succeeding Willis A. Sandholtz; wife, DeAnn Didericksen Probst. Counselors - Donald L. Vickers, 53, group leader for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; wife, Marilyn Seegmiller Vickers. Ronald Steven Hahn, 48, director of sales for Sunshine Biscuits Inc.; wife, Cheryle Lee Tresidder Hahn.
MONTEVIDEO URUGUAY MARONAS STAKE: (May 5, 1996) President - Miguel Hector D'Amore, 64, president and director of tailoring business; succeeding Juan Carlos Sana Iturria; wife, Yolanda Heda Cal de D'Amore. Counselors - Alfredo Baltasar Gomez O., 29, secretary for Church Educational System; wife, Maria Elena Sana de Gomez. Edgardo Bobba G., 32, industrial technician supervisor for Harden SA; wife, Sandra Mariela Gomez Perez de Bobba.
OGDEN UTAH TERRACE VIEW STAKE: (Aug. 25, 1996) President - Douglas R. Hurst, 48, financial vice president for Overland West Inc.; succeeding James Albert Carter; wife, Kathleen Leigh Flannery Hurst. Counselors - Bradley L. Dee, 46, human resource director for Weber County; wife, Marsha Carpenter Dee. Scott L. Barker, 37, self-employed in construction; wife, Robyn Dana Trimble Barker.
OTTAWA ONTARIO STAKE: (Aug. 18, 1996) President - Gordon A. de Savigny, 37, network planning consultant for Stentor Cdn. Network Management; succeeding Daniel Edward Kane; wife, Natalia Cecylia Ratkiewicz de Savigny. Counselors - Gay M. McRae, 51, vice president of Advantage Audio Visual Rentals Ltd.; wife, Carole Ernestine Burling McRae. R. Bruce Wilson, 55, self-employed; wife, Ruth Ellen Bailey Wilson.
POCATELLO IDAHO WEST STAKE: (Aug. 18, 1996) President - John A Wright, 41, engineering manager for AMI; succeeding Thomas Herbert Carlyle; wife, Elizabeth Mason Wright. Counselors - William Lamond Thiemann, 41, pipefitter and plumber for Atlas Mechanical; wife, Debra Lou Dixon Thiemann. R. Mark Blanscett, 36, corporate sales manager for Standard Plumbing; wife, Joyce Ferrin Blanscett.
RIBEIRAO PRETO BRAZIL IPIRANGA STAKE: (Aug. 18, 1996) President - Daniel Aparecido Barbosa B., 23, technical consultant; succeeding Valter Augusto Margoni; wife, Marlia Aparecida Baptista Silva de Barbosa. Counselors - Francisco Faustino F., 26, contractor for Deseret Association; wife, Claudia Simone Martins de Faustino. Marco Antonio Justiniano, 32, technician; wife, Telma Aparecida Fernandes de Justiniano.
SALT LAKE HUNTER SOUTH STAKE: (Sept. 15, 1996) President - Brian D. Lloyd, 36, structural engineer for Roberts & Schaefer; succeeding Steven Lee Palmer; wife, Trisha Marie Young Lloyd. Counselors - Jaren L. Jones, 45, computer consultant for CompUtah; wife, Deborah Christensen Jones. Ron C. Bigelow, 47, manager of finance for the Church; wife, Charlene Larsen Bigelow.
