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 leaders are:
Dany T. and Arceli A. Daquioag
Dany Tapiru Daquioag, 46, Philippines
Bacolod Mission; Laoag 1st Ward, Laoag Philippines Stake; counselor in the
Philippines Laoag Mission presidency; former counselor in the Philippines
Baguio Mission presidency, stake president, counselor in a district
presidency and branch president. Principal, Ilocos Norte National High
School. Born in Abulug, Cagayan, Philippines, to Exequiel Batara and
Carmelita Tapiru Daquioag. Married
Arceli Agustin
Pedro, four children.
A stake public affairs and employment specialist, Sister Daquioag is a
former stake Young Women president, counselor in a stake Relief Society
presidency, Sunday School teacher and institute instructor. Born in Laoag
City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, to Bernardino Agcaoili and Eugenio
Josefina Agustin Pedro.
Tevita and Lolina Funaki
Tevita Hualela'Imoana Funaki, 57,
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Mission; Liahona 1st Ward, Nuku'alofa Tonga
Liahona Stake; patriarch; former high councilor, high priests group leader,
branch president, seminary teacher and missionary in the Tonga Mission.
Seminary Coordinator, CES. Born in Ha'atu'a, 'Eua, Tonga, to Sione Kolo and
Nau Kakala Napa'a Funaki. Married
Lolina
Tupou, five children.
A patriarch's scribe, Sister Funaki is a former stake and ward Relief
Society president, ward Primary president and missionary in the Tonga
Mission. Born in Tongatapu, Tonga, to Semisi 'Anitema and 'Elenoa Tupou.
Carolyn J. and P. Randy Johnson
Paul Randy Johnson, 55, Brazil Belo
Horizonte East Mission; Olivenhain Ward, Del Mar California Stake; stake
executive secretary; former bishop, high councilor, stake and ward Young
Men president, seminary teacher and missionary in the Brazil South Mission.
Retired chief financial officer, PepperBall Technologies. Born in Salina,
Utah, to Thomas Floyd and Gladys Ogden Johnson. Married
Carolyn Jeannette Thatcher, three children.
A temple ordinance worker, Sister Johnson is a former ward Young Women
president and counselor, stake Young Women camp director, ward Primary
president, Relief Society teacher and enrichment leader. Born in San
Gabriel, Calif., to George Oren and Carolyn Jeannette Nelson Thatcher.
Solanda and Sofocles E. Moran
Sofocles Euripides Moran, 44, Chile
Santiago East Mission; Las Penas Ward, Guayaquil Ecuador East Stake;
counselor in the
Ecuador Guayaquil North Mission and country public affairs
director; former district president and counselor, counselor in a stake
presidency, bishop, high councilor and missionary in the Ecuador Quito
Mission. Institute director, CES. Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to Colon
Filiberto Moran Gallegos and Rosa Blanca Munoz Sanchez. Married
Solanda Asucena Piedrahita Morante, six children.
A nursery leader and seminary teacher, Sister Moran is a former ward
Relief Society and Primary president, counselor in a ward Young Women
presidency and Sunday School teacher. Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to
Riquelme Gonzalo Piedrahita Morante and Gloria Azucena Morante Cordero.
Monica and Raul H. Spitale
Raul Hector Spitale, 45, Argentina
Bahia Blanca Mission; Rosedal Ward, Cordoba Argentina West Stake; stake
president; former counselor in a stake presidency, counselor in the
Argentina Cordoba Mission presidency, stake mission president, bishop and
missionary in the
Argentina Buenos Aires North Mission. Owner of Motorcycle
Parts Shop. Born in Cordoba, Argentina, to Lorenzo and Maria Bettega
Spitale. Married
Monica Beatriz
Francisquetti, five children.
A ward Relief Society president, Sister Spitale is a former stake and
ward Young Women president, ward Primary president, temple ordinance worker
and seminary teacher. Born in Malargue, Argentina, to Florentino and
Antonia Mariette Olmos Francisquetti.
Ernesto R. and Patricia Toris
Ernesto Rene Toris, 43, Mexico
Monterrey West Mission; Agua Azul Ward, Puebla Mexico Valsequillo Stake;
former stake president and counselor, bishop and counselor and missionary
in the
Mexico Merida Mission. Regional manager, COP. Born in Taxco
Guerrero, Mexico, to Alejandro Toris and Maria Teresa Fortanel de Toris.
Married
Patricia G. Guerrero Jimenez, four
children.
A counselor in the ward Relief Society presidency, Sister Toris is a
former ward Relief Society president and counselor, ward Young Women
president, counselor in a ward Primary presidency and seminary teacher.
Born in Mexico City, Mexico, to Sergio Guerrero Calderon and Maria
Ascencion Jimenez de Guerrero.
Sonia T. and Omar Villalobos
Omar Villalobos, 42, Mexico Hermosillo
Mission; Santa Monica Ward, Mexico City Lomas Verdes Stake; stake
president; former counselor in a stake presidency, bishop, counselor in a
stake Young Men presidency, high councilor and missionary in the Mexico
Mexico City North Mission. Manager of Communications and Information
Systems, COP. Born in Mexico City, Mexico, to Benito Villalobos Vazquez and
Ruth Josefina Saunders Morales Villalobos. Married
Sonia Tavera, five children.
A ward Primary president, Sister Villalobos is a former counselor in
ward Relief Society and Primary presidencies, Primary teacher and Sunday
School teacher. Born in Mexico City, Mexico, to Felipe Tavera Gonzalez and
Maria De La Luz Escarcega Ramirez Tavera.