New temple presidents
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Alan Frank Hogben, 67, George Branch, Cape Town South Africa Stake, called as president of the Johannesburg South Africa Temple, succeeding President C. Kenneth Powrie. President Hogben's wife, Pauline Marie Rogers Hogben, will serve as temple matron. President Hogben, a patriarch, served as district president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and branch president. A retired production manager, he received a diploma as a chemical technician. He was born in Cape Town, South Africa, to James Walter and Beatrice Lilian Sala Hogben. Sister Hogben is a former Relief Society and Young Women president, counselor in a Primary presidency, and Relief Society, Sunday School and Primary teacher. She was born in Benoni, South Africa, to William Sebastian and Ida Dora Marcus Rogers.
