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.