Seven more mission presidents and their wives have been called by the
First Presidency to begin their service about July 1. Assignments were
announced in the March 4 issue of Church News. The new leaders are:
Hernando and Claudia I. Camargo
Hernando Camargo Pedraza, 42, Colombia
Bogota North Mission; Piedecuesta Ward, Bucaramanga Colombia Stake;
counselor in the
Colombia Bogota North Mission presidency; former stake
executive secretary, high councilor, counselor in a bishopric and stake
Young Men president. Manager of Hernando Camargo & Co. Born in Bucaramanga,
Colombia, to David Camargo Contreras and Maria Celina Pedraza Camargo.
Married
Claudia Ines Suarez, four children.
A counselor in the stake Relief Society presidency, Sister Camargo is a
former ward Relief Society and Primary president, counselor in a ward Young
Women presidency, Sunday School teacher and ward family history consultant.
Born in Bucaramanga, Colombia, to Hernando Suarez Rujeles and Cecilia
Cepeda Salgar Suarez.
Man Goo and Young-Jae Cho
Man Goo Cho, 58,
Korea Seoul Mission;
Jungnang Ward, Seoul Korea Dongdaemun Stake; patriarch; former stake
president and counselor, bishop and high councilor. Coordinator, CES. Born
in Chun Chon City, Korea, to Dong Hyeon and Tae Soon Cho. Married
Young-Jae Min, three children.
A Primary teacher, Sister Cho is a former stake Relief Society president
and counselor, ward Relief Society president and teacher and ward Primary
president. Born in Chun Chon City, Korea, to Chi-Ho Min and Tal-Sun Sin.
Craig G. and Julia W. Fisher
Craig George Fisher, 55, Montana
Billings Mission; Morgan 6th Ward, Morgan Utah Stake; bishop and institute
instructor; former high councilor, counselor in a bishopric, elders quorum
president and missionary in the Southwest Indian Mission. CEO & President
of Don Julio Foods/Clover Club. Born in Ogden, Utah, to Marvin George and
Georganna Bates Fisher. Married
Julia Walker,
five children.
A Relief Society teacher, Sister Fisher is a former counselor in a stake
Primary presidency, Young Women adviser and Cub Scout leader. Born in Idaho
Falls, Idaho, to Verl A. and Dorotha Hazle Green Walker.
G. Walter and Katie F. Gasser
G. Walter Gasser, 58, Hungary Budapest
Mission; Mueller Park 9th Ward, Bountiful Utah Mueller Park Stake; sealer
in the
Bountiful Utah Temple and ward mission leader; former high
councilor, bishop, Scoutmaster and missionary in the Swiss Mission. Real
estate developer. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to George Walter and Amy
Ilene Bigelow Gasser. Married
Katie Farnes,
seven children.
A Primary teacher, Sister Gasser is a former ward Young Women and
Primary president, ward Young Women camp director, Relief Society teacher
and stake missionary. Born in Blackfoot, Idaho, to Lawrence Merlin and Kate
Dunkley Farnes.
Patrice and T. Dean Moody
Thurmon Dean Moody, 55, Maryland
Baltimore Mission; Edison Ward, Kennewick Washington Stake; counselor in
the stake presidency; former bishop and counselor, high councilor, high
priests group leader and missionary in the
Norway Oslo Mission. Owner and
president of Intermountain West Insulation. Born in Delta, Utah, to Juel
Thurmon and Eva Dean Pace Moody. Married
Patrice
Alane Bishop, eight children.
A temple ordinance worker, Sister Moody is a former counselor in ward
Relief Society, Young Women and Primary presidencies, counselor in a stake
Primary presidency and Relief Society teacher. Born in Salt Lake City,
Utah, to Verdell R. and Dana Wood Bishop.
Lynn L. and Ann F. Summerhays
Lynn Lee Summerhays, 57, Scotland
Edinburgh Mission; Canyon View Ward, Farmington Utah North Stake; former
bishop and counselor, high councilor, member of the Young Men general board
and missionary in the New Zealand Mission. Senior partner, Tegra Healthcare
Properties. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Preston Lindsay and Cleo
Margaret Patton Summerhays. Married
Ann
Frischknecht, seven children.
Sister Summerhays is a former stake Relief Society board member,
counselor in stake and ward Relief Society presidencies, Young Women
adviser and visiting teaching coordinator. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to
Reed Lund and Cleone Rich Frischknecht.
Linda E. and W. Budge Wallis
William Budge Wallis, 65, North
Carolina Raleigh Mission; Montgomery Ward, Cincinnati Ohio East Stake;
patriarch; former stake president and counselor, bishop, high councilor,
high priests group leader and missionary in the North Central States
Mission. Retired president, book division of F&W Publications. Born in
Vernal, Utah, to William Budge and Muriel Smart Wallis. Married
Linda Elizabeth Brown, seven children.
A nursery leader, Sister Wallis is a former stake Relief Society
president and counselor, ward Young Women president, stake Primary
president and counselor in a ward Primary presidency. Born in Denver,
Colo., to Carl Ernest and Elizabeth Dorthea Marie Todd Brown.