Richard Morris Andrus, 68, San Luis Obispo 1st Ward, San Luis Obispo California Stake, called as president of the Los Angeles California Temple, succeeding President Paul R. Hatch. President Andrus' wife, Darlene Ann Hill Andrus, will serve as temple matron. President Andrus has served as a temple sealer, mission president, stake president, high councilor and bishop. He is a retired school principal, personnel director and teacher. He was born in Bell, Calif., to Richard Morris and Roma Irene Boston Andrus.

Sister Andrus has been a teacher in seminary, Sunday School, Primary, Relief Society and Young Women and served as Young Women president. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to John Hyrum and Clara Vada Horne Hill.

Philip Hichborn Besselievre, 72, Fort Worth 3rd Ward, Fort Worth Texas Stake, called as president of the Dallas Texas Temple, succeeding President Carwin Y. Peterson. President Besselievre's wife, Peggy Jones Besselievre, will serve as temple matron. President Besselievre, a counselor in the temple presidency, served as a temple sealer, patriarch, stake president's counselor and bishop. He is a retired aircraft engineer. He was born in New Rockford, N.D., to Philip Hichborn and Evelyn Grace Batesole Besselievre.

Sister Besselievre, assistant to the matron, is a former ward and stake Young Women adviser, Primary president and family history center librarian. She was born in Dallas, Texas, to Samuel Timothy and Georgia Annie Renfro Jones.

Farrell Newren Binns, 75, Leavenworth Branch, Wenatchee Washington Stake, called as president of the Spokane Washington Temple, succeeding President Frank E. Wagstaff. President Binns' wife, Joyce Enid Leishman Binns, will serve as temple matron. President Binns served as temple sealer and ordinance worker, temple president's counselor, high councilor and branch president. He is a retired dentist. He was born in Scofield, Utah, to Moyle Thomas and Evelyn Marie Newren Binns.

Sister Binns is a former assistant to the matron, stake Relief Society president, seminary teacher and ward and stake Young Women president's counselor. She was born in Seattle, Wash., to Robert B. and Vera Malan Leishman.

Gary E. Cox, 67, Wendell 2nd Ward, Wendell Idaho Stake, called as president of the Anchorage Alaska Temple, succeeding President Merrill D. Briggs. President Cox's wife, Joyce Stephenson Cox, will serve as temple matron. President Cox is a former mission president, regional welfare agent, stake president, mission president's executive secretary, and bishop. He is a retired Lt. Colonel in the USAF. He was born in Pocatello, Idaho, to Jordan Everett and Lois A. McBroom Cox.

Sister Cox served with her husband when he was a mission president, and is a former ward Young Women president, stake and ward music chairman, and with her husband as a full-time missionary. She was born in Preston, Idaho, to Loren Kye and Dorothea Virginia Andersen Stephenson.

J. David Echard, 67, of the Ellijay Branch, Marietta Georgia East Stake, called as president of the Atlanta Georgia Temple, succeeding President Clifford E. Carroll. President Echard's wife, K. Caroline Smith Echard, will serve as temple matron. President Echard is a former stake president, stake president's counselor, bishop, family history center director and high priests group leader. A retired electrical engineer, he was born in Richmond, Va., to James Thomas and Ann Lee Garrett Echard.

Sister Echard is a temple ordinance worker, former stake and ward Relief Society president, ward Primary president and seminary teacher. She was born in Cut Bank, Mont., to Roy W. and Katherine Fuller Smith.

Royden John Glade, 70, Monument Park 17th Ward, Salt Lake Monument Park North Stake, called as president of the Lima Peru Temple, succeeding President Dean L Larsen. President Glade's wife, Rebecca Bennion Glade, will serve as temple matron. President Glade has served as a general missionary committee member, general priesthood committee member, general Sunday School board member, mission president and bishop. Retired from IBM Corp., he was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to George Blair and Velma Nuttall Glade.

Sister Glade is a former Primary, Young Women, Relief Society president, and ward and stake choir and music director. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to M. Lynn and Katherine Snow Bennion.

James Wayne Hansen, 64, Evansville Ward, Evansville Indiana Stake, called as president of the Louisville Kentucky Temple, succeeding President Curtis H. Ault. President Hansen's wife, Karen Lyon Hansen, will serve as temple matron. President Hansen, a counselor in the temple presidency, is a former stake president, temple recorder, high councilor and bishop. He is a retired research physician, pediatrician and neonatologist. He was born in Hollister, Calif., to Wayne and Leona Brown Hansen.

Sister Hansen, assistant to the matron, is a former ward Young Women and Primary president and stake Young Women and Primary presidents' counselor. She was born in Overton, Nev., to Warren McLachlan and Dorothy Bowman Lyon.

Blaine W. Johnson, 71, Ocoee Ward, Orlando Florida Stake, called as president of the Orlando Florida Temple, succeeding President Bruce E. Belnap. President Johnson's wife, Jeanette Mecham Johnson, will serve as temple matron. President Johnson, a counselor in the temple presidency, is a former temple ordinance worker, stake president and counselor and patriarch. He is a retired director of maintenance for Ryder System Inc. He was born in Lindon, Utah, to Blaine Walker and Wanda Whatcott Johnson.

Sister Johnson, assistant to the matron, is a former ward and stake Young Women president and ward Relief Society and Primary president. She was born in Hiawatha, Utah, to Leroy Keetch and Ethel Warnick Mecham.

Charles Allen Kropf, 63, Madera 1st Ward, Fresno California West Stake, called as president of the Fresno California Temple, succeeding President W. Lynn Dredge. President Kropf's wife, Shirlee Ann Morrison Kropf, will serve as temple matron. President Kropf, a counselor in the temple presidency, has served as a temple ordinance worker, stake president's counselor, stake Young Men president and bishop. He was born in Woodland, Calif., to Charles Burnest and Zella Jane Stewart Kropf.

Sister Kropf, assistant to the matron, is a former temple ordinance worker, stake and ward Relief Society president, and Young Women and Primary president's counselor. She was born in Lovell, Wyo., to Francis Elggren and Cleopatra Mickelson Morrison.

James Anthony Morely, 63, Flaxmere 2nd Ward, Hasting New Zealand Flaxmere Stake, called as president of the Hamilton New Zealand Temple, succeeding President William Campbell. President Morely's wife, Tepua Solomon Morely, will serve as temple matron. President Morely, a branch president, is a former stake president, high councilor, Young Men president and bishop. He is a retired business owner and sales contractor. He was born in Masterton, New Zealand, to Frederick William and June Valencia Millward Morely.

Sister Morely, branch Relief Society president, is a former ward and stake Relief Society president, ward Young Women and Primary president. She was born in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, to Nootoa and Teuira Napa Solomon.

John Brentnell Robinson III, 62, Dublan Ward, Colonia Dublan Mexico Stake, called as president of the Colonia Juarez Chihuahua Mexico Temple, succeeding President Meredith I. Romney. President Robinson's wife, Ellen Louise Jacobson Robinson, will serve as temple matron. President Robinson, a counselor in the temple presidency, is a temple sealer, and former mission president, stake president and stake mission president. He is a semi-retired, self-employed farmer. He was born in El Paso, Texas, to John Brentnell Jr. and Rinda Anderson Robinson.

Sister Robinson, assistant to the matron, is a former stake family history center director, stake Relief Society president and board member and Primary teacher. She was born in Blackfoot, Idaho, to Alfred Clarence and Edith Ruth Jacklin Jacobson.

David Ray Shurtz, 61, Pontiac Branch, Grand Blanc Michigan Stake, called as president of the Detroit Michigan Temple, succeeding President Cyrus J. Webber. President Shurtz' wife, Bonnie Lou King Shurtz, will serve as temple matron. President Shurtz, a counselor in the temple presidency, is a temple ordinance worker, former high councilor, branch president and bishop. He is a retired Ford Motor Co. employee. He was born in Escalante, Utah, to Lorenzo Chase and Helen Zobell Shurtz.

Sister Shurtz, assistant to the matron, is a former Primary president and teacher, Relief Society teacher and stake missionary. She was born in Royal Oak, Mich., to Vernon William and Virginia Grover King.

Gene B Welling, 70, Eureka 1st Ward, Eureka California Stake, called as president of the Medford Oregon Temple, succeeding President Richard M. Ericson. President Welling's wife, Carol Lee Reynolds Welling, will serve as temple matron. President Welling, a patriarch, is a former stake president's counselor, bishop and seminary teacher. He is a retired dentist. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to L. Darrel and A. Bertha Bowring Welling.

Sister Welling is a former Primary president and teacher, Young Women president and teacher and Relief Society president and teacher. She was born in Blackfoot, Idaho, to Boyd V. and Melba M. Reynolds.

Earl J Wheelwright, 76, Crestview Ward, Richland Washington Stake, called as president of the Columbia River Washington Temple, succeeding President Allan D. Alder. President Wheelwright's wife, Rayola Howell Wheelwright, will serve as temple matron. President Wheelwright, a counselor in the temple presidency and a temple sealer, is a former stake president's counselor, stake mission president and mission president's counselor. He is a retired senior staff scientist for Battelle Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. He was born in Rexburg, Idaho, to William Henry and Mary Arvilla Woolston Wheelwright.

Sister Wheelwright, assistant to the matron, is a former Primary president, and served as stake Relief Society board member, temple ordinance worker and teacher. She was born in Moreland, Idaho, to William Alfred and Alicia Naomi Virgin Howell.