Seven mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First
Presidency to begin their service about July 1.
Heidi and Shane V. Argyle
Shane Vernon Argyle, 38, Argentina
Buenos Aires North Mission; Prairie 8th Ward, West Jordan Utah Prairie
Stake; Varsity Scout Coach; former high councilor, bishop and counselor,
stake mission president, ward mission leader and missionary in the Costa
Rica San Jose Mission. CEO of IntegraCore Inc. Born in Salt Lake City,
Utah, to Bill L. and Junette Shepherd Argyle. Married
Heidi Baker, four children.
A ward Relief Society president, Sister Argyle is a former Relief
Society teacher, gospel doctrine teacher, visiting teaching coordinator,
family history consultant and missionary in the Italy Milan Mission. Born
in Logan, Utah, to Barry Alden and Tamra Hyde Baker.
Lorena and Oscar W. Chavez
Oscar Wilfredo Chavez, 50, Chile
Concepcion Mission; Las Vinas Ward, Santiago Chile La Reina Stake; Area
Seventy and second counselor in the Area Presidency; former stake president
and counselor, bishop, high councilor and missionary in the Chile
Concepcion Mission. Area welfare manager for the Church. Born in
Humberstone, Iquique, Chile, to Oscar Alfredo Chavez Inda and Eulalia Lopez
Munoz de Chavez. Married
Lorena Beatriz Vidal
Soto, three children.
A ward Primary president, Sister Chavez is a former stake Young Women
president and camp director and ward Relief Society president. Born in
Santiago, Chile, to Marino O'Higgins Vidal Aguero and Eusebia Soto Vergara
de Vidal.
Stanley E. and Virginia Everett
Stanley Eugene Everett, 62, Russia
Vladivostok Mission; Solon Ward, Kirtland Ohio Stake; counselor in stake
presidency; former bishop, high councilor, counselor in bishoprics, elders
quorum president and seminary teacher. Attorney, Brouse McDowell. Born in
San Mateo, Calif., to Billy Eugene and Rosemary Anna Finley Everett.
Married
Virginia Linda Lotzman, eight
children.
A ward family history center director, Sister Everett is a former ward
missionary, ward Young Women president, counselor in ward Relief Society
and Primary presidencies, temple ordinance worker and seminary teacher.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Vincent William and Helen Evelyn Glaze Lotzman.
Mark A. and Cheryl A. Ferrin
Mark Allen Ferrin, 56, Philippines
Naga Mission; Nordic Valley Ward, Huntsville Utah Stake; gospel doctrine
teacher, ward young single adult adviser and ward Young Men president;
former counselor in stake presidencies, high councilor, seminary teacher,
counselor in a stake Young Men presidency and missionary in the Philippines
Mission. Attorney. Born in Dallas, Texas, to J. Jay and Jeanne Ashton
Ferrin. Married
Cheryl Anne Collett, five
children.
A ward chorister, Sister Ferrin is a former ward Relief Society
president, counselor in ward Young Women and Primary presidencies, seminary
teacher and ward young single adult adviser. Born in Murray, Utah, to
Edward Reuben and Mildred Ellen Page Collett.
L. Alma and Margurite Mansell
L. Alma (Al) Mansell, 63, Washington
D.C. North Mission; Willow Creek 4th Ward, Sandy Utah Willow Creek Stake;
former bishop and counselor, high councilor, counselor in an elders quorum
presidency and missionary in the East Central States Mission. Past
president, Utah Senate and former president of the National Association of
Realtors. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Lloyd B and Lollieta Anderson
Mansell. Married
Margurite Van Der Wouden,
eight children.
Sister Mansell is a former counselor in a ward Young Women presidency,
member of a stake Relief Society board, Relief Society teacher, ward Young
Women camp director and nursery leader. Born in Brunsuum, Netherlands, to
Jan and Ursula Kaczor Van Der Wouden.
Kristee and Richard B. Roach
Richard B. Roach, 59, Illinois Chicago
South Mission; Palmyra Ward, Spanish Fork Utah Palmyra Stake; counselor in
branch presidency at the Provo Missionary Training Center; former stake
president and counselor, bishop and counselor, stake and ward Young Men
president and missionary in the Southern Far East Mission. Vice president
and manager of Zions First National Bank. Born in Spanish Fork, Utah, to
Myles B. and Emily Marie Simkins Roach. Married
Kristee Marie Axelgard, two children.
Sister Roach is a former counselor in a stake Relief Society presidency,
ward Relief Society and Young Women president, ward Young Women adviser and
Relief Society teacher. Born in Provo, Utah, to Aage Thuesen (Bill) and
Remola Colleen (Pat) Miller Axelgard.
Donald L. and Peggy Showalter
Donald Lamborn Showalter III, 55,
Washington Everett Mission; Bountiful 25th Ward, Bountiful Utah South
Stake; bishop; former high councilor, high priest group leader, ward
executive secretary and missionary in the Taiwan Mission. Vice president
and senior trust officer, Wells Fargo Bank. Born in San Jose, Calif., to
Donald Lamborn Showalter Jr. and Marian Ellen Hebel Showalter. Married
Peggy Walgren, five children.
A counselor in the ward Primary presidency, Sister Showalter is a former
counselor in a ward Young Women presidency, Cub Scout leader, Relief
Society teacher, branch Relief Society president, enrichment leader and
Young Women adviser. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Ralph Castleton and
Wilma Hawkins Walgren.