New temple presidents
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George Howell Jones, 79, Chichester Ward, Portsmouth England Stake, called as president of the London England Temple, succeeding President Peter L. Morely. President Jones' wife, Edna Mildred Nutter Jones, will serve as temple matron. President Jones served as mission president, stake president, area presidency's executive secretary, and bishop. A retired shoe company display executive, he graduated from a college of art. He was born in Coedpoeth, North Wales, to Gwynfryn and Jane Cathrene Roberts Jones. Sister Jones is a former ward and stake Young Women president, ward Relief Society president, and seminary and institute teacher. She was born in Portsmouth, England, to William Charles and Nellie Kate Parker Nutter.
Carwin Young Peterson, 59, Southlake Ward, Colleyville Texas Stake, called as president of the Dallas Texas Temple, succeeding President Frank N. Martino. President Peterson's wife, Susanne N. Lunt Peterson, will serve as temple matron. President Peterson, first counselor in the Dallas Texas Temple presidency, served as mission president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and bishop's counselor. A retired chief financial officer of a public company, he is a certified public accountant. He received a bachelor's degree from BYU and master's of business degree from the University of Utah. He was born in St. Johns, Ariz., to Brigham Y. and Phoebe Turley Peterson. Sister Peterson is a former stake Young Women and Primary president, ward Relief Society president and seminary teacher. She received a bachelor's degree from BYU and a master's degree from the University of Arizona. She was born in in Flagstaff, Ariz., to Olas A. and Charlotte Nelson Lunt.
