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New area assignments

Published: Saturday, July 4, 1998

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With 28 areas in the Church, a majority of the members of the First and Second Quorums of the Seventy serve in area presidencies. Additional positions in the area presidencies are filled by Area Authority Seventies of the Third, Fourth and Fifth Quorums of the Seventy.

Members of the Seventy who are not in area presidencies serve in the Presidency of the Seventy, and as executive directors or assistant executive directors of various departments at Church headquarters. Members of the Seventy also serve as the Young Men and Sunday School general presidencies and on committees and special assignments.

1. Utah North

Alexander B. Morrison, President

Robert K. Dellenbach, First Counselor

John H. Groberg, Second Counselor

2. Utah South

Ben B. Banks, President

Dennis B. Neuenschwander, First Counselor

Neil L. Andersen, Second Counselor

3. North America Northwest

F. Melvin Hammond, President

Rex D. Pinegar, First Counselor

D. Lee Tobler, Second Counselor

4. North America West

John B. Dickson, President

John M. Madsen, First Counselor

Cecil O. Samuelson, Second Counselor

5. North America Central

Hugh W. Pinnock, President

Kenneth Johnson, First Counselor

Yoshihiko Kikuchi, Second Counselor

6. North America Northeast

Jay E. Jensen, President

Donald L. Staheli, First Counselor

Gary J. Coleman, Second Counselor

7. North America East

John K. Carmach, President

Loren C. Dunn, First Counselor

W. Don Ladd, Second Counselor

8. North America Southeast

Monte J. Brough, President

Gordon T. Watts, First Counselor

Stephen A. West, Second Counselor

9. North America Southwest

Lynn A. Mickelsen, President

Angel Abrea, First Counselor

Merrill C. Oaks, Second Counselor

10. Mexico North

Eran A. Call, President

Dale E. Miller, First Counselor

*Tomas Valdes, Second Counselor

11. Mexico South

Carl B. Pratt, President

Richard E. Turley Sr., First Counselor

*Octaviano Tenorio, Second Counselor

12. Central America

William R. Bradford, President

Lynn G. Robbins, First Counselor

*Julio E. Alvarado, Second Counselor

13. South America North

Francisco J. Vinas, President

Robert J. Whetten, First Counselor

*Walter F. Gonzalez, Second Counselor

14. Brazil North

Claudio R. M. Costa, President

J. Kent Jolley, First Counselor

*Iraja B. Soares, Second Counselor

15. Brazil South

W. Craig Zwick, President

Athos M. Amorim, First Counselor

*Adhemar Damiani, Second Counselor

16. South America West

Richard J. Maynes, President

Ned B. Roueche, First Counselor

*Juan Uceda, Second Counselor

17. South America South

Carlos H. Amado, President

Richard D. Allred, First Counselor

*Hugo A. Catron, Second Counselor

18. Chile

Dallas N. Archibald, President

Jerald L. Taylor, First Counselor

*Eduardo A. Lamartine, Second Counselor

19. Europe North

Spencer J. Condie, President

W. Rolfe Kerr, First Counselor

*John Maxwell, Second Counselor

20. Europe West

Dieter F. Uchtdorf, President

Gene R. Cook, First Counselor

F. Burton Howard, Second Counselor

21. Europe East

Charles Didier, President

F. Enzio Busche, First Counselor

Wayne M. Hancock, Second Counselor

22. Africa West

James O. Mason, President

Glenn L. Pace, First Counselor

*Emmanuel O. Opare Sr., Second Counselor

23. Africa Southeast

Dennis E. Simmons, President

Ray H. Wood, First Counselor

*Christoffel Golden Jr., Second Counselor

24. Asia North

L. Lionel Kendrick, President

L. Edward Brown, First Counselor

E. Ray Bateman, Second Counselor

25. Asia

Cree-L Kofford, President

Richard E. Cook, First Counselor

H. Bryan Richards, Second Counselor

26. Philippines

Sheldon F. Child, President

Duane B. Gerrard, First Counselor

Val R. Christensen, Second Counselor

27. Pacific Islands

Quentin L. Cook, President

Ronald T. Halverson, First Counselor

Earl M. Monson, Second Counselor

28. Australia/New Zealand

Vaughn J. Featherstone, President

Burce C. Hafen, First Counselor

*P. Bruce Mitchell, Second Counselor

*Area Authority Seventies