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New mission presidents

Published: Saturday, April 21, 2007

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Seven mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First Presidency to begin their service about July 1.

D. Allen and Jill Andersen
Dee Allen Andersen, 55, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mission; Victoria 1st (English) Branch, Hong Kong China (English) District; Area Seventy and second counselor in the Asia Area presidency; former district president, bishop and counselor, high councilor and missionary in the Taiwan Mission. Corporate adviser. Born in Ogden, Utah, to Dee Floyd and Frances Alene Andersen. Married Jill Thompson, three children.

Sister Andersen is a branch Primary teacher and branch choir director. Born in Provo, Utah, to Woodrow Marsh and Veryl Thompson.

David J. and Pauline Davis
David Jonathan Davis, 56, Peru Arequipa Mission; Klamath Falls 4th Ward, Klamath Falls Oregon Stake; regional welfare specialist and ward mission leader; former stake president and counselor, bishop and counselor, ward Young Men president, elders quorum president and counselor and missionary in the West Spanish American Mission. Retired superintendent of Klamath County School District. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to David J and Norma Marie Browning Davis. Married Pauline Hatch, six children.

A ward missionary, Sister Davis is a former ward Young Women president and counselor, counselor in a stake Young Women presidency, ward Relief Society president and counselor, counselor in a ward Primary presidency and Cub Scout leader. Born in Lordsburg, N.M., to Harvey Hugh and Vanita Karen Pace Hatch.

Mary and Alan G. Perriton
Alan Gordon Perriton, 60, Korea Daejeon Mission; South Mountain 11th Ward, Draper Utah South Mountain Stake; gospel doctrine teacher; former stake and district president, counselor in a bishopric, counselor in the Michigan Detroit Mission presidency, high priest group leader and missionary in the Korea Seoul Mission. Retired executive-in-charge, GM Asia Pacific. Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, to William Edgar John and Evelyn May Paton Hislop Perriton. Married Mary Lou Howard, five children.

Sister Perriton is a former district and ward Relief Society president, district and ward Young Women president, counselor in a ward Young Women presidency and seminary teacher. Born in San Diego, Calif., to John Elmer and Darlene Lunt Howard.

Bruce F. and Leanne Traveller
Bruce Frank Traveller, 51, Japan Nagoya Mission; Cherry Creek Ward, Richmond Utah Stake; ward mission leader; former counselor in a stake presidency, bishop and counselor, high councilor, stake mission president, Scoutmaster and missionary in the Japan Fukuoka Mission. Director of operations, Icon Health and Fitness Inc. Born in Logan, Utah, to Wayne Peart and Melba Christensen Traveller. Married Leanne Erekson, five children.

An interchapter council adviser of the Institute Women's Association, Sister Traveller is a former counselor in stake and ward Young Women and Primary presidencies, ward Relief Society president and counselor, ward Young Women president and stake Young Women camp director. Born in Ames, Iowa, to Norman Toone and Annie Paul Erekson.

Raul S. and Jessie Ann E. Villanueva
Raul Santos Villanueva, 39, Philippines Cauayan Mission; Balanga Ward, Balanga Philippines Stake; stake president; former bishop, high councilor, elders quorum president, ward Sunday School president and missionary in the Micronesia Guam Mission. CES Coordinator. Born in Paranaque, Metro Manila, Philippines, to Florante E Villanueva Sr. and Cecilia Nuguid Santos Villanueva. Married Jessie Ann Lapuz Escalona, three children.

A counselor in the ward Primary presidency, Sister Villanueva is a former ward Young Women and Primary president and counselor in a ward Relief Society presidency. Born in Numancia, Aklan, Philippines, to William Carpio Escalona and Yolita Dela Cruz Lapuz Escalona.

Terry L. and Gina Wade
Terry Lee Wade, 51, Paraguay Asuncion North Mission; Washington Fields 4th Ward, St. George Utah Washington Fields Stake; stake president; former bishop, high councilor, Scoutmaster, ward Young Men president and missionary in the Colombia Bogota Mission. Attorney. Born in Alva, Okla., to Arnold Lee and Shirley Anne Armstrong Wade. Married Gina Green, six children.

A counselor in the ward Young Women presidency, Sister Wade is a former counselor in a stake Young Women presidency, stake Young Women camp director and assistant, counselor in ward Young Women and Primary presidencies and Relief Society teacher. Born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Robert Irel and Glenda Rammell Green.

Bruce H. and Karen Winegar
Bruce H Winegar, 60, New Jersey Cherry Hill Mission; Cedar 3rd Ward, Pocatello Idaho Central Stake; counselor in the bishopric; former stake president and counselor, high councilor, ward Young Men president and missionary in the Korean Mission. Environmental engineer manager, J.R. Simplot. Born in Payson, Utah, to Grant Leonard and Betty Louise Haacke Winegar. Married Karen Finch, eight children.

A stake Relief Society president, Sister Winegar is a former ward Relief Society, Young Women and Primary president, ward Primary chorister and Cub Scout leader. Born in Logan, Utah, to Vernon Jay and Kathleen Toolson Finch.