Eight more mission presidents and their wives have been called by the
First Presidency to begin ab\out July 1, 2006. Assignments for all new
mission presidents are on pages 8-9. New leaders are:
James C. and Trudy W. Beck
James Clayton Beck, 55, California
Oakland Mission; Federal Heights Ward, Salt Lake Emigration Stake; high
priests group leader; former counselor in a stake presidency, bishop, ward
Young Men president and missionary in the Germany West Mission. Partner,
Automated Business Products. Born in Nyssa, Ore., to John Melvin and
Eleanor Ruth Ord Beck. Married
Trudy Weixler,
five children.
A compassionate service leader, Sister Beck is a former stake Young
Women president, counselor in a stake Primary presidency, president and
counselor in a ward Relief Society and ward Primary president. Born in
Uhingen, Germany, to Friedrich Georg and Gertrud Burkhard Weixler.
Nancy B. and J. Wayne Brockbank
Joseph Wayne Brockbank, 59, Nigeria
Uyo Mission; Ann Arbor 2nd Ward, Ann Arbor Michigan Stake; gospel doctrine
teacher; former bishop, counselor in a bishopric, high councilor and
missionary in the South German Mission. Professor of business. Born in Salt
Lake City, Utah, to Mark Joseph and Helen Cook McAllister Brockbank.
Married
Nancy Ellena Bloomquist, three
children.
A Relief Society teacher, Sister Brockbank is a former stake and ward
Young Women president, member of the stake Relief Society board and
missionary in the South German Mission. Born in Seattle, Wash., to Stanford
Freeman and Berenice May Ryan Bloomquist.
Clark A. and Linda M. Davis
Clark A. Davis, 64, Florida Tampa
Mission; Chico 3rd Ward, Chico California Stake; multi-stake public affairs
director; former regional representative, stake president, bishop and
missionary in the British Mission. Professor. Born in Wallsburg, Utah, to
Elden Robert and Nola Sabey Davis. Married
Linda
Mahoney, six children.
A seminary teacher and ward organist, Sister Davis is a former stake
Young Women camp director, ward Relief Society and Young Women president.
Born in Heber City, Utah, to Vestus Addison and Mary Tippets Mahoney.
Chad L. and Karen F. Evans
Chad Larsen Evans, 53, Nigeria Lagos
Mission; Bell Canyon Ward, Sandy Utah Granite View Stake; director of
operations for the Perpetual Education Fund; former bishop, Church Service
missionary and missionary in the Texas South Mission. Chairman of the
Board, Wasatch Corp. Born in Murray, Utah, to Elvis Henry and June Larsen
Evans. Married
Karen Virginia Ford, five
children.
Sister Evans is a former stake missionary, ward Young Women president
and Primary teacher. Born in New York City, N.Y., to Kenneth Wilfred and
Vivian Ann Scott Ford.
Aileen S. and John Galanos
John Galanos, 61, Greece Athens
Mission; Doncaster Ward, Melbourne Australia Maroondah Stake; counselor and
recorder in the
Melbourne Australia Temple presidency; former stake
president, high councilor, district president and branch president.
Managing director, Professional Engineering Services. Born in Cairo, Egypt,
to Constantine and Androniki Theodossiadis Galanos. Married
Aileen Lanai Smith, eight children.
Assistant to the matron in the Melbourne Australia Temple, Sister
Galanos is a former ward Relief Society and Primary president, counselor in
a ward Relief Society presidency and seminary teacher. Born in Rosyth,
Fife, Scotland, to Thomas Victor and Bina Jeffrey Smith.
Brian H. and Carol B. Moss
Brian Hart Moss, 61, Mexico Tampico
Mission; Federal Heights Ward, Salt Lake Emigration Stake; counselor in the
Utah Salt Lake City Mission presidency; former bishop, high councilor and
missionary in the Mexican Mission. President of the Utah Life Science
Association. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Frank Edward and Phyllis Hart
Moss. Married
Carol Mary Brennan, four
children.
A family history consultant and Church service missionary, Sister Moss
is a former member of the Primary General Board, stake and ward Primary
president and member of the "Day of Celebration" committee. Born in
Pittsburgh, Pa., to Thomas Robert and Jane Frances McGraw Brennan.
Wynnette L. and Richard M. Searle
Richard Maurice Searle, 61, New York
New York City North Mission; El Segundo Ward, Inglewood California Stake;
stake president; former regional executive secretary, bishop and missionary
in the California Mission. Retired managing director, Citigroup. Born in
Shelley, Idaho, to Earl Joseph and Emma Elaine Yancey Searle. Married
Wynnette Lewis, seven children.
A ward music chairman, organist and choir director, Sister Searle is a
former counselor in stake Young Women and Primary presidencies, ward Young
Women president, president and counselor in a ward Primary and counselor in
a ward Relief Society presidency. Born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Claude L
and Luella Cook Lewis.
Rosemary M. and B. Jackson Wixom
B. Jackson Wixom, 62, Washington D.C.
South Mission; Olympus 5th Ward, Salt Lake Olympus Stake; gospel doctrine
teacher; former stake president, bishop, ward Young Men president and
missionary in the South German Mission. Executive vice president, Jacobsen
Construction. Born in Murray, Utah, to Blaine Jackson and Rhoda Myrtle Stay
Wixom. Married
Rosemary Mix, six children.
A member of the Primary General Board, Sister Wixom is a former
president and counselor in stake Young Women presidencies, ward Young Women
president and Lambda Delta Sigma Adviser. Born in Ogden, Utah, to Robert
Wayne and Mary Cannon Mix.