Seven mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First
Presidency to begin their service about July 1.
W. Mark and Angela Bassett
William Mark Bassett, 40, Arizona Mesa
Mission; Antelope 4th Ward, Antelope California Stake; stake president;
former bishop and counselor, high councilor, ward mission leader and
missionary in the Guatemala Guatemala City Mission. CFO and co-owner, West
Coast Auto Auctions. Born in Carmichael, Calif., to William Lynn and Edwina
Acker Bassett. Married
Angela Brasher, five
children.
A Primary teacher, Sister Bassett is a former counselor in ward Young
Women and Primary presidencies, stake Young Women secretary, teacher in
Relief Society, Primary and gospel doctrine. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah,
to Larry Frank and Anne Hansen Brasher.
Earl L. and Melba L. Christison
Earl L. Christison, 54, Colorado
Denver South Mission; Rock Creek Ward, Maple Valley Washington Stake; high
priests group instructor; former stake president, bishop, stake mission
president and missionary in the Kansas-Missouri Mission. Retired chief
administrative officer of Providence Health Services. Born in Salt Lake
City, Utah, to Earl Leone Christison Jr. and Glennis Lenae Winn Christison.
Married
Melba Lynn McMillan, six children.
Sister Christison is a former counselor in a stake Young Women
presidency, ward Young Women president and seminary teacher. Born in Ogden,
Utah, to Howard E and Beverly Richardson McMillan.
Elizabeth and Paul A. Jones
Paul Allen Jones, 43, Chile Santiago
West Mission; Walnut Hills 2nd Ward, Kearns Utah West Stake; counselor in
the stake presidency; former bishop and counselor, stake mission president,
high councilor, ward Young Men president and missionary in the Chile
Santiago North Mission. Vice president of human resources, USANA Health
Sciences. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Sharman Bruce and Kathy Marie
Frisbey Jones. Married
Elizabeth Broulim,
five children.
A counselor in the ward Relief Society presidency, Sister Jones is a
former stake Young Women camp director, Cub Scout leader, gospel doctrine
teacher and ward Primary chorister. Born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Charles
Richard and Vonnie Lue Dabell Broulim.
Maylene and Mark B. Millburn
Mark Branch Millburn, 55, Virginia
Richmond Mission; Reading Ward, Centerville Utah North Stake; Aaronic
Priesthood adviser; former counselor in a stake presidency, bishop, ward
executive secretary, gospel doctrine teacher and missionary in the Eastern
States Mission. President and CEO of EquiMark Properties. Born in Salt Lake
City, Utah, to Frank Branch and Bertha Frieda Aste Millburn. Married
Maylene Allen, seven children.
A Relief Society teacher, Sister Millburn is a former counselor in a
ward Primary presidency, stake Primary secretary, ward Relief Society and
Young Women president, gospel doctrine teacher and Primary teacher. Born in
Fairfield, Calif., to LeGrande and Marva Genevieve Stevens Allen.
Michael R. and Joyce Murray
Michael Rodney Murray, 51,
Pennsylvania Philadelphia Mission; Novelty Hill Ward, Redmond Washington
Stake; bishop of the Sammamish Valley (YSA) Ward; former high councilor,
ward mission leader and Sunday School teacher. Chairman and co-founder of
Unitus. Born in Klamath Falls, Ore., to Rodney Nelson and Marie Doherty
Murray. Married
Joyce Bleak, four children.
Sister Murray is a former ward Young Women president and counselor,
counselor in a ward Primary presidency, nursery leader, Sunday School
teacher and seminary teacher. Born in Klamath Falls, Ore., to Merlin Wells
and Renae Allred Bleak.
Carol and David T. Sanchez
David Trembath Sanchez, 56, California
San Bernardino Mission; Rivergrove 1st Ward, Provo Utah Central Stake;
counselor in the stake presidency; former bishop and counselor, high
councilor, Scoutmaster, stake Young Men president, high priests group
leader and missionary in the Florida South (Spanish) Mission. Owner and
CEO, Total Property Management. Born in Oakland, Calif., to John Edward and
Ruth Irene Johnson Sanchez. Married
Carol
Stewart, six children.
A stake Young Women camp director, Sister Sanchez is a former stake
Relief Society and Young Women president, counselor in a ward Young Women
presidency, stake music chairman, Relief Society teacher and ward choir
director. Born in Reno, Nev., to Ralph Boyd and Jo Ann Spencer Stewart.
Rebecca and Wesley B. Thompson
Wesley Bruce Thompson, 58, Germany
Hamburg Mission; East Mill Creek 4th Ward, Salt Lake East Mill Creek Stake;
Aaronic Priesthood adviser; former stake president, bishop, high councilor
and missionary in the Austria Mission. Vice president, Intermountain
Healthcare. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Clyde and Alice Rohrbach
Thompson. Married
Rebecca Louise Landward,
four children.
A ward Relief Society president, Sister Thompson is a former ward Young
Women president, counselor in a stake Young Women presidency, Primary
teacher and Sunday School teacher. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to John
and Marian Richards Landward.