A new stake has been created in Utah.

The Brigham Young University 21st Stake, which includes the BYU 41st, 48th, 91st, 122nd, 123rd, 188th, 189th, 206th, 207th, and 216th wards has been created by Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Seventy.

Elsewhere, stakes have been reorganized in Argentina, Brazil, Tonga, and in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Oregon and Utah.

NEW STAKE

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 21ST STAKE: (Feb. 6, 2000) Created from the Brigham Young University 5th and 19th Stakes. President — James M. Harper, 49, dean of the school of Family Life at BYU; wife, Colleen Hull Harper. Counselors — Campbell B. Gray, 47, director of BYU Museum of Art; wife, Jeanette Edith Southerton Gray. Robert F. Stahmann, 60, professor at BYU; wife, Kathleen Cook Stahmann.

STAKE REORGANIZATIONS

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 5TH STAKE: (Feb. 6, 2000) President — Ned C. Hill, 54, dean of Marriott school of management; succeeding Truman G. Madsen; wife, Claralyn Martin Hill. Counselors — Phillip R. Kunz, 63, professor of sociology at BYU; wife, Joyce Sheffield Kunz. Bruce L. Brown, 58, professor of psychology at BYU; wife, Susan Brinton Brown.

CORDOBA ARGENTINA WEST STAKE: (Oct. 31, 1999) President — Miguel Angel Alasia, 39, licensed nurse; succeeding Ruben Luis Spitale; wife, Carmen Mercedes Moreno de Alasia. Counselors — Raul Hector Spitale, 39, businessman; wife, Monica Beatriz Francisquetti de Spitale. Pedro David Agazzani, 31, self-employed importer and distributor; wife, Maria Eugenia Spitale de Agazzani.

FORTALEZA BRAZIL STAKE: (Oct. 9, 1999) President — Eduardo Lucio Mendes Tavares, 31, coordinator for Church Educational System; succeeding Sebastiao Lino Ramos De Vasconcelos Cint; wife, Fatima Scarante Tavares. Counselors — Francisco Rubens de Castro Maia, 65, lawyer; wife, Elba Medeiros Paulino Maia. Sergio Ricardo Castro Guimaraes, retained.

HENDERSON NEVADA BLACK MOUNTAIN STAKE: (Nov. 21, 1999) President — Kent Joseph Dawson, 55, judge for Clark County; succeeding L. Joseph Belingheri; wife, Ruth Maria Walker Dawson. Counselors — Douglas Craig Stoker, 41, dentist; wife, Annette Marie Lovell Stoker. Jeffrey Kenneth Austin, 41, optometrist; wife, Lisa Jentzsch Austin.

LAKE HAVASU CITY ARIZONA STAKE: (Feb. 13, 2000) President — Dennis A. Levie, 49, self-employed general contractor; succeeding Larry E. McEntire; wife, Linda Joy Passey Levie. Phillip H. Wach, 63, retired teacher for Southwestern Oregon College; wife, Elizabeth Olson Wach. H. Richard Rogers Jr., 46, bank manager for Bank One; wife, Sandra Prestwich Rogers.

MILWAUKIE OREGON STAKE: (Feb. 20, 2000) President — O. David Knight, 62, retired manager of Hi-Tech Tropical Fish; succeeding Terry L. Gassaway; wife, Carla Faye Purvis Knight. Counselors — Gordon G. Gipson, 54, library media specialist for North Clackamas School District No.12; wife, Kathryn Ellen Pancoast Gipson. Gerald L. Reynolds, 58, account executive for Poorman Douglas Corp.; wife, Judy Ann Thompson Reynolds.

NUKU'ALOFA TONGA HA'AKAME STAKE: (Feb. 2, 2000) President — Usaia Kalamafoni, 48, teacher for LDS Schools Tonga; succeeding Sosaia Lehonitai Mateaki; wife, Siosi'ana Lauhingoa Kalamafoni. Counselors — Frederick Feletiliki Fa'aoso, 33, 1st class clerk for Civil Aviation; wife, Kilisitina Fa'aoso. Sosaia Neiufi, 31, painter; wife, Mauo Fatafiti Muti Neiufi.

ROSWELL GEORGIA STAKE: (Nov. 21, 1999) President — Frederick D. Woolf, 47, vice president of operations and manager for Suntrust Bank; succeeding Boyd P. Hoglund; wife, Melissa Jane Ormsby Woolf. Counselors — Ronald E. Shaver, 52, regional administrative officer for Equitable; wife, Rebecca Ann McCarter Shaver. Rene R. Alba, 49, business manager for IBM; wife, Kathleen Tenney Alba.