Published: Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006
Eight more mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First
Presidency to begin service about July 1, 2006. Assignments will be
announced later. The new leaders are:
Tamara L. and Matthew G. Bradley
Matthew Guy Bradley, 49, Sharon Park
5th Ward, Orem Utah Sharon Park Stake; bishop; former counselor in a
bishopric, high priests group leader, high councilor, ward Young Men
president and missionary in the Ecuador Mission. Marriage and family
therapist, United Healthcare Services. Born in Palo Alto, Calif., to Hugh
and Arlene Joy Bradley. Married
Tamara Lynne
Justice, four children.
Sister Bradley is a former ward Primary president and teacher, counselor
in ward Relief Society presidencies, stake Young Women camp director and
Young Women adviser. Born in Los Angeles, Calif., to Robert Volney and
Barbara Anne Brach Justice.
Peggy W. and Jeffrey C. Elmer
Jeffrey Charles Elmer, 51, Spokane 6th
Ward, Spokane Washington Stake; counselor in the stake presidency; former
bishop, stake mission president and missionary, stake clerk, elders quorum
president and missionary in the
Argentina Buenos Aires North Mission.
Physician, Spokane Respiratory Consultants. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah,
to Golden Charles Elmer and Dorothy Jean Peterson Elmer Woolf. Married
Margaret Susan Wilder, five children.
A seminary teacher, Sister Elmer is a former stake missionary, counselor
in a stake Young Women presidency, counselor in ward Young Women and
Primary presidencies, nursery leader, and missionary in the Argentina
Buenos Aires North Mission. Born in Palo Alto, Calif., to Arthur Graves and
Virginia Sawyer Parker Wilder.
Parker J. and Rebecca D. Fuhriman
Parker John Fuhriman, 65, Oak Hills
Ward, Cedar Mill Oregon Stake; former stake president, bishop, high
councilor, stake mission president, Sunday School teacher and missionary in
the French Polynesian Mission. Retired orthodontist. Born in Glendale,
Calif., to David Hyrum and Maurine Parker Fuhriman. Married
Rebecca Day, four children.
A member of the ward activities committee, Sister Fuhriman is a former
ward Young Women president, counselor in ward Relief Society, Young Women
and Primary presidencies, teacher in Relief Society, Primary and Sunday
School and stake missionary. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Orson and
Annie Rebecca Brown Day.
David W. and Candace M. Gingery
David William Gingery, 57, Union City
Ward, Hayward California Stake; former stake president, bishop, counselor
in a bishopric, high councilor, ward Young Men president and elders quorum
president. Retired captain of inspectors, Alameda County. Born in Oakland,
Calif., to Richard Harry and Phoebe Evelyn Macdonald Gingery. Married
Candace Renee Mares, five children.
A ward Relief Society secretary, Sister Gingery is a former stake and
ward Young Women president, ward Relief Society president, ward missionary
and stake Young Women camp director. Born in Riverside, Calif., to Paul and
Bette Maxine Storm Mares.
Roger D. and Karen W. Hoggan
Roger D. Hoggan, 66, Rexburg 12th
Ward, Rexburg Idaho Center Stake; former patriarch, stake president,
counselor in a stake presidency, bishop and missionary in the Brazilian
South Mission. Professor at BYU-Idaho. Born in Ogden, Utah, to Arvard
Robert and Vera May Scadden Hoggan. Married
Karen
White, two children.
Sister Hoggan is a former counselor in a stake Primary presidency, ward
Young Women and Primary president and counselor in a ward Relief Society
presidency. Born in Ogden, Utah, to Thomas Frank and Maxine Mercer White.
Lynn J. and Ardith N. Poulsen
Lynn James Poulsen, 61, Lundstrom Park
2nd Ward, Logan Utah East Stake; former counselor in a stake presidency,
bishop, counselor in a bishopric, missionary in the Europe Central Area and
missionary in the Norwegian Mission. Retired associate vice president at
Utah State University. Born in Logan, Utah, to Rex E. and Frances Whinham
Poulsen. Married
Ardith Nielson, seven
children.
Sister Poulsen is a former missionary in the Europe Central Area, ward
Relief Society secretary and teacher, and Young Women adviser. Born in
Moab, Utah, to Clyde and Bernice Bailey Nielson.
Cintia N. and Getulio W. J. Silva
Getulio Walter Jagher Silva, 49,
Curitiba 5th Ward, Curitiba Brazil Boqueirao Stake; stake president; former
counselor in a stake presidency, bishop and missionary in the Brazil Sao
Paulo North Mission. Institute director. Born in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil,
to Getulio Walter Cordeiro e and Maria Emilia Jagher Silva. Married
Cintia Fatima Nadolny, five children.
A counselor in the ward Young Women presidency, Sister Silva is a former
ward Relief Society president, counselor in a ward Relief Society and stake
Young Women president. Born in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil, to Victorio and
Carmen Barbosa Nadolny.
Jenny C. and Richard W. Thomas
Richard William Thomas, 57, Kalamazoo
2nd Ward, Kalamazoo Michigan Stake; missionary in the Chile Santiago East
Mission; former counselor in stake presidencies, bishop, seminary and
institute teacher and missionary in the Andes Mission. Retired clinical
scientist, Pfizer Inc. Born in Boise, Idaho, to Cecil Albert and Margie
Louise Thomas. Married
Jenny Ann Callister,
eight children.
A missionary in the Chile Santiago East Mission, Sister Thomas is a
former ward Relief Society president, counselor in a stake Primary
presidency, counselor in a ward Young Women presidency and seminary
teacher. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Marion Jones and Nina Lynn Hayes
Callister.
Incorrect information was provided announcing
the calling as mission president of Gary L. Marshall and his wife, Ramona
Dee Batt Marshall, in the Jan. 14 issue. Below is corrected
information.
Ramona B. and Gary L. Marshall
Gary L Marshall, 57, Osgood Ward,
Idaho Falls Idaho Eagle Rock Stake; former bishop, counselor in a
bishopric, high councilor, stake mission president, stake Young Men
president, Scoutmaster and missionary in the Switzerland Mission. Professor
of History at Brigham Young University-Idaho. Born in Idaho Falls, Idaho,
to Dean Y. and Ceola Purcell Marshall. Married
Ramona Dee Batt, seven children.
A Cub Scout committee chairman, Sister Marshall is a former counselor in
a stake Primary presidency, ward Primary president, counselor in ward
Primary and Relief Society presidencies, ward Primary chorister, and Young
Women adviser. Born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Melvin Lee and Nora Maud
Martin Batt.