The First Presidency has called the following to serve as temple presidents and matrons:

William James Frost, 66, Manhattan 1st Ward, New York New York Stake; Manhattan New York Temple, succeeding President John Roger Stone. President Frost's wife, Lois Ann Allen Frost, will serve as temple matron. Counselor in the Manhattan New York Temple presidency, former patriarch, bishop and counselor and temple ordinance worker. Retired vice president of administration for EDO Corp. Born in Payson, Utah, to William Henry and Vesta Holdaway Frost.

Sister Frost is an assistant to the matron and temple ordinance worker; former stake Primary president, stake Young Women camp director and branch Primary president and Relief Society and Young Women presidency counselor. Born in Mesa, Arizona, to Ben Rich and Lois Palmer Allen.

Blaine Taylor Harper, 57, Mapleton 5th Ward, Mapleton Utah Stake; Aba Nigeria Temple, succeeding President Jerry Valient Kirk. President Harper's wife, Miriam Ecker Harper, will serve as temple matron. He is in a branch presidency at the Provo MTC; former president of the Nigeria Ibadan Mission, stake president, bishop and counselor. Retired president, owner of American Glass Exchange. Born in Provo, Utah, to Blaine Broadhead and Hazel Joyce Taylor Harper.

Sister Harper served in the Nigeria Ibadan Mission; former ward Young Women president and adviser, and counselor in ward Relief Society and Primary presidencies. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Harold Sand and Beverly Jean Snyder Ecker.

Teodoro Hoffmann Ilica, 63, Caurimare Ward, Caracas Venezuela Palo Verde Stake; Caracas Venezuela Temple, succeeding President David Craig Hoopes. President Hoffmann's wife, Estela Margarita Aumaitre de Hoffmann, will serve as temple matron. He is first counselor in the Caracas Venezuela Temple presidency; former president of the Venezuela Maracaibo, Venezuela Caracas East, and the Venezuela Caracas missions, stake president and regional welfare agent. Retired independent distributor of nutritional supplement products. Born in Wels, Austria, to Bartolome Hoffmann Muller and Ana Ilica.

Sister Hoffmann, an assistant to the matron of the Caracas Venezuela Temple, served with her husband as he presided over three missions; former stake Relief Society president and counselor, stake Primary president, ward Young Women president and counselor. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, to David Bendayan and Mercedes Margarita Aumaitre.

Boyd Park Hoglund, 71, Metrowest Ward, Orlando Florida South Stake; Orlando Florida Temple, succeeding President Blaine W Johnson Jr. His wife, Ladene Dorothy Nash Hoglund, will serve as temple matron. He is a temple sealer; former president of the Montana Billings Mission, stake president and counselor, and tri-state public affairs director. Retired as vice-president of finance and accounting for Horizon Systems. Born in Ogden, Utah, to Joseph Wilford and Catherine Sophia Park Hoglund.

Sister Hoglund, a temple ordinance worker, served with her husband when he was mission president; former stake Primary president, stake Relief Society counselor, and ward Relief Society President. Born in Murray, Utah, to Fred and Dorothy Larsen Nash.

Hans Gunnar Gustav Ljungh, 69, Trollhattan Ward, Goteborg Sweden Stake; Copenhagen Denmark Temple, succeeding President Dee Valentine Jacobs. President Ljungh's wife, Elvy Kristina Lundborg Ljungh, will serve as temple matron. He is a temple sealer and high councilor; former counselor in the Copenhagen Denmark Temple presidency, bishop, temple missionary and senior couple missionary. Retired sea pilot. Born in Goteborg, Sweden, to Filip and Mary Hegardt Ljungh.

Sister Ljungh, a Sunday School teacher; former assistant to the matron of the Copenhagen Denmark Temple, stake Young Women president's counselor, ward Relief Society president, counselor in a ward Young Women presidency. Born in Goteborg, Sweden, to Josef and Jenny Hansson Lundborg.

Robert Frederick Lowe, 74, Crestwood 2nd Ward, Louisville Kentucky Stake; Louisville Kentucky Temple, succeeding President James Wayne Hansen. President Lowe's wife, Svea E Pearson Lowe, will serve as temple matron. He is a former counselor in the Louisville Kentucky Temple presidency, temple ordinance worker, stake president's counselor, bishop and counselor. Retired actuary for Casualty Actuaries Inc. Born in Springfield, Mass., to Frederick Bruce Roose and Helen Marie Gdovin Lowe.

Sister Lowe is an assistant to the matron; former ward Relief Society and Primary president and counselor, temple ordinance worker, and senior missionary with her husband. Born in Usulutan, El Salvador, to Jakob Alfred and Emma Elvira Cornejo Pearson.

Merrill Clayton Oaks, 71, Foxhill Ward, North Salt Lake Utah Stake; Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple, succeeding President Robert B Harbertson. President Oak's wife, Josephine Ann Christensen Oaks, will serve as temple matron. He is a sealer at the Bountiful Utah Temple; former member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy, president of the Washington Seattle Mission, stake president and bishop. Retired ophthalmologist. Born in Twin Falls, Idaho, to Lloyd Edress and Stella Harris Oaks.

Sister Oaks is an ordinance worker and ward organist; served with her husband as he presided over mission, former stake Relief Society president, stake and ward Primary president and ward Young Women president. Born in Provo, Utah, to McKay and Josephine Johnson Christensen.