Three new stakes have been created.

Apple Valley California Stake, which includes the Desert Knolls, Granite Hills, La Paz (Spanish), Mojave Narrows, Ranchos, Ridgecrest (YSA) and Spring Valley Lake wards, has been created by Elder Gary J. Coleman of the Seventy.

Lehi Utah Traverse Mountain Stake, which includes the Lehi 38th (Spanish) branch and Bull River 1st, Pheasant Pointe 1st, Pheasant Pointe 2nd, Pheasant Pointe 3rd, Traverse Mountain 1st, Traverse Mountain 2nd, Traverse Mountain 3rd and Traverse Mountain 4th wards, has been created by Elder W. Rolfe Kerr of the Seventy.

Recife Brazil Casa Amarela Stake, which includes the Guabiraba branch and Beberibe, Casa Amarela, Casa Forte, Jenipapo and Macaxeira wards, has been created by Elder Walter F. Gonzalez of the Seventy.

New stake presidents

APPLE VALLEY CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Sept. 10, 2006) Created from the Victorville California and Hesperia California stakes. President Craig Carleton Garrick, 52, CEO of Aviation Assurance; wife, Barbara Horton Garrick. Counselors — David Gale Faylor, 55, vice president of Cambridge Homes Inc.; wife, Laurine Larkin Faylor. John Melvin Tucker, 53, sales area manager at Service Rock Products; wife, Tiffany Durnford Tucker.

LEHI UTAH TRAVERSE MOUNTAIN STAKE: (Sept. 10, 2006) Created from the Lehi Utah West Stake. President Christopher Scott Yadon, 31, general manager at Apex EDI; wife, Christy Ann Oliver Yadon — Clyde Everett Weeks III, 57, CEO at InfoCentre; wife, Janice Marrott Weeks. Carlton Dale Hinton, 48, investment representative at Edward Jones Investments; wife, Rebecca Joan Pullan Hinton.

RECIFE BRAZIL CASA AMARELA STAKE: (Sept. 3, 2006) Created from the Recife Brazil Stake. President Ednei Vieira de Moura, 31, senior engineer, Recife Brazil Temple; wife, Eliane Araujo da Silva Moura — Fernando da Silva Ribeiro, 35, founding partner of Ribeiro Attorneys at Law; wife, Vera Lucia dos Reis Camargo Ribeiro. Jose Carlos Braz Diniz, 46, security department supervisor at Federal Regional Courthouse; wife, Rosilene Maria de Moura Braz Diniz.

Stake reorganizations

HESPERIA CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Sept. 10, 2005) President — Dennis Roy Saunders, 57, senior executive vice president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer of First Mountain Bank, succeeding Glen Gordon Pratt; wife, Sandra May Duffy Saunders. Counselors — Steven Lewis Andersen, 48, president of Andersen Industries; wife, Gaylene Patten Andersen. John William Ellars, 55, president of Ellars Inc.; wife, Kandie Peacock Ellars.

HOMESTEAD FLORIDA STAKE: (Sept. 10, 2005) President — Mark Steven Brown, 32, owner of Investments & Asset Management, succeeding Mitchel Anthony Burns; wife, Lisa Marie Derrick Brown. Counselors — Kurtis Scott Tucker, 49, account executive at Hartford Life; wife, Vaylene Hansen Tucker. Samuel Hernandez, 37, art director at Viacom/CBS; wife, Vicki Lynn Carr Hernandez.

JEROME IDAHO STAKE: (Sept. 10, 2005) President — Paul Kenji Tateoka, 47, farmer, succeeding Leon Leavitt; wife, Nadine Lani Tsutae Saito Tateoka. Counselors — Gordon Ray Ford, 56, farmer; wife, Elaine Marie Cartwright Ford. Elray Call Bingham, 50, partner at Westec Construction; wife, Roberta Lee Davis Bingham.

KALISPELL MONTANA STAKE: (Sept. 10, 2005) President — Vern Perry Stanfill, 49, farmer and ranch manager, succeeding Kim Stuart Anderson; wife, Alicia Cecile Cox Stanfill. Counselors — Parley Kurt Thorderson, 44, physician at Kalispell Regional Medical Center; wife, Tera Ramsay Thorderson. Lee Morris Wight, 74, dentist and orthodontist; wife, Florence Harper Wight.

PUEBLO COLORADO STAKE: (Sept. 10, 2005) President — George Reuben Garcia, 57, fire fighter in City of Colorado Springs, succeeding Kenneth Barnhurst; wife, Serafina Marie Albo Garcia. Counselors — Keith Lynn John, 52, regional manager at Loof 'N Jay Stones; wife, Coleen Cramer John. Mark Donald Reed, 52, mortgage and insurance at The Reed Agency; wife, Susan Mortensen Reed.

TEMPE ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (STUDENT) STAKE: (Sept. 10, 2005) President — Talmage Dennis Barney, 60, contractor, succeeding David K. Udall; wife, Ann Pomeroy Barney. Counselors — Jeffrey Stanton Curry, 49, attorney at Gallagher & Kennedy; wife, Michelle Nilsson Curry. Daniel Albert Skinner, 54, chief executive operation at Gold Tech Industries; wife, Michelle Buckley Skinner.

VICTORVILLE CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Sept. 10, 2005) President — Larry Dale Skinner, 56, vice president at Commercial Wood Products, succeeding Dee Richins Edgeworth; wife, Vicki Ellen Hodge Skinner. Counselors — Douglas Merrill Hutchins, 48, manager, LRS cost management at Northrop Grumman; wife, Roseann Young Hutchins. Owen Dee Spencer, 46, senior transportation engineer in California Department of Transportation; wife, Paula Thomas Spencer.